High School Reunion
On Wednesday, November 23rd at 7:00 Mystic Valley held its first ever High School Reunion. The event was held in our new facility on Eastern Avenue. There were over one hundred alums in attendance. Those in attendence were given a tour of the new facility.
If you would like more information regarding upcoming alumni events contact Mr. Gately at mgately@mvrcs.org .
Scholarships Available to Mystic Valley Grads
Financial scholarship and grant opportunities continue to be available to you even though you are already matriculated to your college. In particular, we would like to highlight the ADELAIDE BREED BAYRD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. The Bayrd Foundation awards up to $3,000.00 per student and the award may be renewable each year provided that students maintain a certain GPA at college. This opportunity is available to any student who resided in Malden at the time of graduation from high school. Other requirements are as follows:
• Completed application.
• Official transcript.
• A short, concise essay written by the applicant addressing his or her academic, career, and life goals.
• A copy of the Financial Aid Award Package from the college or university the applicant is planning to attend (or attending), to include a tuition statement, showing gross due, reduced by credits for scholarships, grants and work study programs, and statement of net balance payable.
Please contact the college counseling office at Mystic Valley to obtain a high school transcript. We are happy to help! You may also wish to contact a member of the financial aid office at your current institution to inquire about other scholarship opportunities. For scholarship guidelines click here.
Class of 2011 Graduation
On Friday, June 10th the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School graduated the Class of 2011. The Commencement Ceremony was be held at the Chevalier Theatre in Medford with a reception for the graduates and their families and Mystic Valley faculty and staff held immediately after in the Boys and Girls Club in the basement of the building.
The Class of 2011 was the first one to attend classes at Mystic Valley from Kindergarten to graduation. Forty-one of the students were awarded John and Abigail Adams Scholarships which entitle them to four years of tuition free education at any state college or university in Massachusetts. For a complete list of all of the colleges that the graduates will be attending click here.
The Valedictoian address was delivered by Joanna McPherson. Joanna is the President of the National Honor Society. She was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist as well as an All Star soccer player. She will be heading to Princeton in the fall.
Valedictorian Joanna McPherson
The Salutatorian's address was delivered by Jeffrey Yee. Jeffrey was also a member of the National Honor Society. He was a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student.
During the ceremony awards were presented to the students whose performance in different areas surpassed those of their classmates. The following awards were given: Science Stephanie Martorana; History Taylor Roseen; Math Joanna McPherson; English Kelly Finn; Art Samantha Childs; Spanish Joanna McPherson; Latin Kelly Finn and Outstanding Effort Alana Casullo. Awards for Leadership Nicholas Krasco and Service Meredith Williams were presented prior to the ceremony at the senior luncheon.
The Commencement Speaker was Anthony A. Williams, the former Mayor of Washington, D.C. (1999 – 2007) and the current Executive Director of the Global Government Practice at the Corporate Executive Board in Arlington, Virginia. During his two terms as Mayor, he is widely credited with leading the comeback of Washington, D.C., restoring the finances of our nation’s capital and improving the performance of government agencies, all while lowering taxes and investing in infrastructure and human services. Before his election as Mayor, he was the independent Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia from 1995 to 1998, working with and on behalf of local officials, the D.C. Financial Control Board, and the U.S. Congress. Before his service in local Washington, Mr. Williams worked in a variety of positions in federal, state, and local government, including as the first CFO for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, appointed by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
The members of the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Class of 2011 are Erika Aiello, Evanah Bernard, Michael Bonet, Leah Brown, Samantha Brown, Brennan Bushee, Audrey Cain, Alana Casullo, Ryan Cerrato, Cailyn Chiccuarelli, Samantha Childs, Taylor Cossette, Margaret Coughlin, Hayley Cunningham Amanda DiBenedetto, John Dion Jr., Evan Dolber, Amanda Ellis, Nicola Fabrizio, Kyle Finch, Kelly Finn, Jean Giraldo, Zachary Hamhoomis, Brendan Hogan, Sean Hooley, Calvin Huynh, Michelle Jaynes, Jamie Kerner, Colin Kinnon, Joan Kinnon, Patrick Kinnon, Nicholas Krasco, Tiffany Kwong, Miranda Lai, Derek Lee, William Leung, Stephanie Lin, Stephanie Martorana, Joanna McPherson, Kevin Mei, Rebecca Milley, Ausjoli Minichiello, James Monzione, Nicole Mui, Marissa Munafo, Eric Natale, Michael Pascal, Aaron Payne, Gina Pedro, Hunter Poulos, Jessica Poutre’, Rachel Rennie, Taylor Roseen, Jessica So, Clori St. Paul, Gardy St. Paul, Kayla Teves, Emalee Thomas, Krithiknath Tirupapuliyur, Rachel Touayl, Stephanie Venezia, Jenna Walker, Jonathan Walker, Hillary Wen, Helena Whitlow, Meredith Williams, Rebecca Wright and Jeffrey Yee.
The Class of 2011
Alumni College Acceptances
More than 90% of Mystic Valley graduates have been accepted to a four year college or university!
Students from the classes of 2008 – 2011 have gained admission to the following schools:
Adelphi University
Albertus Magnus College
American International College
Aquinas College
Art Institute of Boston
Assumption College
Bennington College
Bentley College
Berkeley College
Boston College
Boston University
Bridgewater State University
Bryant University
Carnegie Mellon University
Clark University
Connecticut College
Cornell University
Curry College
Dean College
Denison College
Emerson College
Emmanuel College
Endicott College
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fisher College
Fitchburg State University
Fordham University
Framingham State University
Franklin Pierce University
George Washington University
Gordon College
Hampshire College
Harvard University
Hofstra University
John Jay School of Criminal Justice
Johnson and Wales University
Keene State College
Keiser University
Lasell College
Lynn College
Manhattanville College
Marlboro College
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
McDaniels College
Merrimack College
Mount Ida College
New Jersey City University
New York University
Newbury College
Nichols College
Northeastern University
Pace University
Plymouth State College
Princeton University
Providence College
Regis College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Richmond University- London
Rochester Institute of Technology
Roger Williams University
Sacred Heart University
St. Anselm College
Salem State University
Salve Regina University
Seneca College
Simmons College
Skidmore College
Southern New Hampshire University
State University of New York - Albany
State University of New York- Purchase
Stonehill College
Suffolk University
Suffolk University – Madrid
Syracuse University
University of Connecticut
University of Hartford
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Massachusetts - Boston
University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
University of New Hampshire
University of New Haven
University of Rhode Island
University of South Carolina
University of Vermont
Wells College
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wesleyan University
Western New England College
Westfield State University
Wheaton College
Williams College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Yale University
