Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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Punk and preppy were two of the more common styles. Chris Kinnon and Penny Smith display the diversity of the fashion scene. Creating a modern look in the square, the new professional building which is under construction promises over 600 jobs for the community. Theme 5

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hat was then his is now In the state and in the city the year was characterized by mixed emotions and mixed signals aoout the direction we were moving in. It was not possible to ignore what seemed to be a deteriorating world situation or a national administration that seemed to have told us we were on our own. We were as troubled as the rest of the nation over hunger, toxic waste, and the nuclear threat but for all of that in many ways things seemed better. Two decades of renewal had changed the face of the city. The pace of development and renewal was often startling. A , new central parking garage was completed promising dramatic change in the heart of the downtown skirted by the new route 60 bypass. The future of the downtown was written clearly in accelerated professional and residential condominium development. Across from the Malden T station the Band of New England was constructing a data processing center that would bring 600 more people to the city every day. Even accident seemed to contribute to dramatic change. A lanuary fire at North Station forced the Lowell line of the Boston and Maine to end at Malden Station. A few saw in this development the potential for change far greater that the city had yet seen. 4 Theme

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hat was then his is now In school too the climate was one of mixed signals. The trauma of 2 Vi seemed fo have seffled info a period of modesf opfimism. Things seemd to have settled down. No one felt that the school was all that it ought to have been but most agreed that there was measurable progress in a lot of areas. Classes were far too large and the curriculum often inflexible but for fhe first time since 1980 the number of administrators had returned to pre 2 14 levels. Now department haads in English, Math and Science encouraged hope for positive change. In October the Business Department held an open house to focus community attnntion on their new eguipment and expanded offerings. Affendance af sporfs evenfs seemed fo undergo a dramafic increase encouraging fhe hope that some form of school spirif was once again on fhe rise. The club and social scene on fhe ofher hand seemed far less encouraging. Perhaps in fhis paradox was the final commenf on fhe year. A year of mixed signals ... a year of sfarfing again to make things new ... a year of concenfrafing on now and not then. The band had become more spirited and more involved by performing in state—wide competitions. 6 Theme