Daily Announcements

January 17, 2025

GENTLE REMINDERS:

• LOCKER ROOM ANNOUNCEMENT:  Locker Rooms and Team Rooms will be cleaned and disinfected this weekend. Please be sure to have everything out of the lockers after the final games TODAY, Friday 1/17 (including locks off) and do not put anything back in the lockers until after 10:00am on Monday 1/20.
• STUDENT MC EMAIL REMINDER:  As we begin a new year, all students are reminded to continue to read and respond to all MC student emails daily so important information and deadlines are not missed.  

SCHOOL AND COLLEGE COUNSELING UPDATES:

•  SENIORS: 
  • Scholarship opportunities are beginning to come into our office every week. Scholarships are listed in Naviance regularly and are also posted on the bulletin boards in the counseling area. Please see your counselor with any questions.
  • College Acceptances  MC School and College Counseling would like to remind Grade 12 students to update Naviance with college acceptances. Please reach out to Ms. DelGenio with any questions at delgenios@maldencatholic.org.

MC CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP INTERNSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES

• UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Edge Summer College Program:  Applications are now open for rising high school juniors or seniors. For more information and how to apply, please visit: Edge Summer College Program | University of Delaware . 
• WPI SUMMER PROGRAM APPLICATIONS OPEN:  Worcester Polytechnic Institute has opened their in-person and virtual summer offerings.   For more information, please visit:  Summer Programs | Worcester Polytechnic Institute.  Information sessions via Zoom will be held on January 16 at 7PM and January 31 at 12PM.  Registration is required.
• Northeastern C2C Summer Youth Jobs Program (Mark your calendars - Applications Open in March 2025):  Attention Boston residents:  This summer, Northeastern University is offering a wide array of positions open on their campus for Boston resident teens ages 14-18 including opportunities to work in Administration, Marketing, Community Engagement, Student Services, Facilities, as a participant in their Bridge to Calculus program.  The program runs from June 23-August 18. For more information, please visit: Northeastern University C2C Summer Youth Internship | Impact Enginesor email Lynn Sanders at c2c-impact@northeastern.edu .
• DF/HCC SUMMER CURE PROGRAM:  APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN (APPLICATIONS CLOSE FEBRUARY 3, 2025)!  Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) , a comprehensive cancer center that brings together the cancer research efforts of seven member institutions (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Massachusetts General Hospital), is committed to building the most diverse and well-trained cancer research workforce in the world. The Summer-Only Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) program is a highly competitive 8 - 12 WEEK summer program for high school and undergraduate students from underrepresented populations. Students conduct hands-on, mentored basic, nursing, clinical, and/or population science research at DF/HCC. HIGH SCHOOL Program Dates: June 18, 2025 - August 8, 2025.  The link for more information and to apply can be found here: DF/HCC IECD Application

CAMPUS MINISTRY

• BROTHER PUCCIO CHAPEL HOURS:  The Brother Puccio Chapel is open and available to faculty, staff and students for silent prayer and meditation every weekday between the hours of 7AM and 2:20PM when not in use.  
• Catholic Schools Week Essay Contest:  We celebrate Catholic Schools Week from January 27-31.   There will be several  special events that week, one of which is an essay contest.  We invite you to submit an entry.   Details: 350 – 500 words, typed, double-spaced.  Topic: “What Catholic Schools Mean to Me.”    Due by Tuesday, January 28, 9:00am, emailed to Brother Puccio:  tpuccio@maldencatholic.org.   1^st Prize   --   $50   ;   2^nd Prize  --   $25 .    Open to all MC students!
• BREAD OF LIFE: Please join Mrs. Mustone at the Bread of Life to serve dinner on the first Tuesday of every month. The time is 3:15-6pm.  We will meet at 3:15 in the lobby and travel by van together.   Please sign up here, Bread of Life Dinner Service  Please email Mrs. Mustone at mustonem@maldencatholic.org with any questions. 

CLUBS

• QUIZ BOWL: There will be a meeting for anyone interested in volunteering for the Quiz Bowl on Thursday 1/23 at 2:30 in Rm. 102. Every year, MC students run a trivia competition for local middle schools and we need students to be scorekeepers, judges, question readers, and more at the event on Saturday 2/8. Service hours are available. See Mr. Cleary or Mr. Lee-Masiello with any questions.
• MC SKI CLUB:  Ski/Snowboard Trip:  January 22nd (Wednesday) after school to Wachusett Mountain; transportation provided. $100 total per person for lift ticket and bus. Payment and permission forms due January 15^th.  Ski /snowboard rentals must be done by yourself, if needed. Sign up on Google Classroom; code: cjkkqo2.  Please email Mr. Borick with any questions.
• MC DANCE COMPANY: The Malden Catholic Dance Company will be starting rehearsals for the spring Performing and Visual Arts  Night and Dancers Against Cancer this week. Rehearsals are Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays after school and new members are welcome! See Mrs. Ferreira for details.
• STEM FAIR RESEARCH HELP NEEDED:  Please spare a few minutes to fill out the following survey to help:
  • team Katherine A. and Quinn M. with their STEM fair research:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KJxc7NqRLx-8F0wRXw5BMQ6kxd_oFIOuRt7nYwjNKrY/edit  and 
  • team Veer G. and Jack B. with theirs: https://forms.gle/GNRVboxPsgVN6Xz59
• INTERNATIONAL FILMBUILDING WORKSHOP:  Please email Ms. Pierrette to sign up; there are only 2 slots available for MC students!

ATHLETIC ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

• Locker Rooms and Team Rooms will be cleaned and disinfected this weekend. Please be sure to have everything out of the lockers after the final games TODAY, Friday 1/17 (including locks off) and do not put anything back in the lockers until after 10:00am on Monday 1/20.
• Today's Athletic Events: 
• • 3:15 PM Boys Varsity Swim (Home) vs. Xaverian Brothers High School @ Mystic Valley Pool
  • 3:30 PM Boys FR Basketball @ Boston College High School (1:55 PM Early Dismissal, 2:05 PM Departure)
  • 3:30 PM Girls FR Basketball (Home) vs. Notre Dame Academy – Hingham
  • 5:00 PM Boys JV Basketball @ Boston College High School (1:55 PM Early Dismissal, 2:05 PM Departure)
  • 5:00 PM Girls JV Basketball (Home) vs. Notre Dame Academy Hingham
  • 6:30 PM Boys Varsity Basketball @ Boston College High School - (3:15 PM Departure)
  • 6:30 PM Girls Varsity Basketball (Home) vs. Notre Dame Academy Hingham
• Saturday's Athletic Events: 
  • 9:00 AM Wrestling @ Woburn Memorial High School (6:50 AM Departure)
  • 10:30 AM Boys JV Ice Hockey (Home) vs. Milton High School @ Malden Valley Forum 
• Sunday's Athletic Events:
  • 8:30 AM Boys Varsity Indoor Track @ The Track at New Balance (7:15 AM Departure)
  • 2:30 PM Boys Varsity Hockey vs. St. John's Shrewsbury @ Canton Icehouse (12:45 PM Departure)
  • 7:30 PM Boys Varsity Basketball @ Emmanuel College (6:15 PM Departure) 
• Monday's Athletic Events:
  • 10:15 AM Boys Varsity Swim (Home) vs. St. John's Shrewsbury @ Mystic Valley Pool
  • 12:00 PM Girls Varsity Ice Hockey (Home) vs. Haverhill High School @ Malden Valley Forum
  • 5:00 PM Girls JV Hockey (Home) vs. Pope Francis @ Malden Valley Forum
  • 5:15 PM Boys JV Hockey vs. Boston College High School @ UMASS Boston (3:45 PM Departure)
  • 6:30 PM Boys FR Hockey vs. Boston College High School @ UMASS Boston (3:45 PM Departure) 

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE:  

Friday, January 17 - Day B

Weekly Mass - 7:25 AM

President's Coffee - 8 AM

Monday, January 20

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes/Offices Closed