School News

February 13, 2026 - Click here for an update on the Malden High School Principal search process

Do you have a student who will be 5 years old by August 31, 2026? Do you have questions about registering for Kindergarten?

Come to our community information session about Kindergarten registration on March 5, 2026 with drop in hours from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Salemwood School.

District staff will be available to answer your questions about registration and Kindergarten in the Malden Public Schools!

This week, and every week, we recognize and appreciate the incredible school counselors at Malden Public Schools! Thank you for helping our students navigate both their academic journey and personal growth.

Read more about what Malden Public Schools' Counselors do everyday!

I am delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Alex Rock as Principal of the Early Learning Center (ELC), after a competitive search and interview process that included teachers, caregivers, and staff from the school.

Mr. Rock began his career as a high school science and math teacher in Chicago. After completing his master’s degree in education leadership at Columbia University, Mr. Rock served as a K-12 assistant principal and high school principal in Chicago. He was later a successful elementary school principal for several years with the Lawrence Public Schools (MA) before coming to Malden to serve as the ELC Interim Principal last July.

During his time as Interim Principal, Mr. Rock has dedicated himself to ensuring students' success and building an even more collaborative culture in the school. He has also led the school in making important programmatic and instructional improvements. Mr. Rock has expressed his gratitude for the community of educators at the ELC and he is excited to continue leading the school in the years ahead.

Please join me in congratulating Mr. Rock on his appointment as Principal and thank you for your continued support!

Sincerely, 

Timothy Sippel, Ed.L.D.

Superintendent of Schools

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Malden Public Schools is part of the Global Scholars international virtual exchange program. 

This year, 276 middle-school students in 13 Malden classes are participating in the “Food, Cities, and Our Future” exchange alongside students from 44 cities around the world. 

112 of Malden's grade 12 students have been awarded the Adams scholarship this year!

This scholarship is given every year to students based on their academic achievement on the MCAS exams. The scholarship allows these students to receive a tuition credit if they choose to attend a Massachusetts public university or community college.

On Wednesday morning, December 3, the high school hosted their annual Adams Scholarship Award Breakfast to congratulate these students.

In art class, Beebe 2nd graders and Beebe 7th graders have been collaborating to design puppets!

On Thursday, Malden Football will plan in their 138th annual Thanksgiving day game against Medford. This is the second oldest Thanksgiving Day football rivalry in the nation. This year's game is at Hormell Stadium in Medford with kickoff at 10:00am. All are invited!

Ahead of the game, Malden High School will host its annual Pep Rally on Tuesday afternoon.

The focus of the Pep Rally is a spirit competition amongst the four grade levels. Each grade level fields their own Spirit Team to compete in a variety of games including: race to create a human pyramid, volleyball tournament, free throw competition, tug-o-war, and more!

The Rally also features performances from the Chorus, Band, Step and Cheerleading teams.

On Sunday, November 16, the Girls on the Run Club from Salemwood school participated in the end of program Celebratory 5K at Boston Common.

This year, Malden High School’s Play Production is putting on The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. Students will perform in two shows on November 21 and 22 at 7:00 p.m. 

September 24, 2025 – Malden Public Schools is proud to have received a grant from the Mass Cultural Council to support two different art projects in our K-8 schools over the course of the 2024-2025 school year.

On Wednesday, August 27, Superintendent Tim Sippel was joined by Mayor Gary Christenson and School Committee Vice-Chair Jennifer Spadafora for a tour of all the K-8 schools and Malden High School as they opened their doors to students for the new year. School Committee Member Sharyn Rose-Zeiberg also joined the group's visit to Linden STEAM Academy. The day ended at Beebe where new DESE Commissioner Pedro Martinez, as well as State Senator Lewis and State Representatives Ultrino and Lipper-Garabedian joined the tour.

Photos from these first day of school visits can be seen in the full post.

For a Malden Center T Station mural installation, the MBTA hosted a contest to determine what artists’ work would be included as final large panels. Malden High School students in Kristina Gilbert's Studio 3 class submitted individual 11x14 representations of their proposed project to the contest. From the class, the MBTA selected one winning panel to be the center of a collage surrounded by the works of other students who had entered the contest. For the works selected, students collaborated to paint the large middle panel and the smaller panels around the outside. You can visit the mural installation along the bridge on Summer Street!

On Friday, May 2, students from Malden High School and 7th and 8th grade students from Malden’s Linden S.T.E.A.M. Academy participated in the Rising Leaders Model United Nations (UN) Conference. Malden students earned four awards at the middle school level and three Honorable Mentions at the high school level.

At the Malden School Committee meeting on Monday, May 5, two Malden students were presented with Citations recognizing their achievements in art. Claire Johnston, a fifth-grader at the Forestdale School, and Hazel Queen, a freshman at Malden High School, both recently won awards for their art.

The Blue and Gold, the student-run newspaper of Malden High School, entered many individual pieces for consideration in the annual New England Scholastic Press Association contest.

Summer is coming! Current Malden Out-Of-School Time (MOST) families can now register for the MOST summer program.

A big thank you to Salemwood’s Grade 6 teacher, Penny Kalman, the Grade 6 team, and everyone who donated to Bread of Life.

The latest edition of the Malden Blue and Gold, produced by students at Malden High School, is out!

Read the November news to learn all about what’s going on at Malden High and beyond.

The Before School Program registration is now open. Please click here to register your student via our online portal.

Volunteer for the PTO. Please see the flyer for further details.

The Malden School Committee is pleased to announce Dr. Timothy Sippel as the next Superintendent of Schools effective July 1, 2024, pending contract negotiations.