Crystal 99
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The Crystal 99 is the student-run school newspaper of Malden Catholic High School. The name derives from the address of the school at 99 Crystal St., Malden, Massachusetts. The paper has been running for decades, with five or six issues printed each school year.
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[edit] Staff
The News Paper room used by people to publish newspapers is often used by friends to hang out and do homework in.The Crystal 99 is run by a regularly rotating staff of editors, generally consisting of juniors and seniors. Articles and artwork are contributed from the entire school community.
The paper will be celebrating 25 years of having the name "Crystal 99" in 2006-2007. (See history)
The current editors are:
- Editor-in-Chief: Timothy Paquette '07
- Vice-Editors-in-Chief: Brian Lewin '07, Timothy Ryan '09
- Editorial Editor: James D'Entremont '07
- News Editors: Ryan Graham '07, Alexander Shapanka '09
- Sports Editors: David Foreman '07, Ryan Forgione '07
- Arts Editors: Richard Felloni '08, Colin Baillie '08, Brian Williams '07
- Photo Editors: Jeffery Shapanka '08, Danny Endicott '09
- Editors-in-Chief Emeriti: Gavin Corey '06 (2005-2006), Matthew Shapanka '05 (2002-2005), Matthew Moore '03 (2002-2003), Evan Cassidy '03 (2001), James Paquette '02 (2000-2002), William Phung '01 (1999-2001), William Deluise '00
The paper is currently moderated by history teacher Mr. Peter Wright. Malden Catholic Director for Marketing and Communications, Mr. Donald Martelli, is also a regular contributor of photography.
[edit] History
As Malden Catholic moved from Highland Avenue to 99 Crystal Street during the 1968–1969 school year, the school newspaper entered a new stage. Calling itself The End in September of 1968, its final month on Highland Avenue, the staff welcomed ideas for a new name. The winning entry was Crystal XCIX (the “XCIX” would change to “99” in 1982 with the help of Fred Eid, then known as Bro. Fred Eid, CFX), which was chosen over such names as Avatar, The Intellectual Receptacle, and The 1875 Buttermilk Edition.
“Crystal XCIX was the name selected because it was the only one not rejected!” read a news brief in the October 1968 edition. The staff in that year was headed by editor in chief Stephen Flanagan. Brother Guy, CFX, was in charge of photography. Articles in that eight-page edition included coverage of drama presentations ranging from Chekhov to Yeats, as well as a piece on the Gandolf Society, the school's literary discussion club.
In the “new” MC, the staff met in room 205 “quite frequently,” according to the February 1971 edition. Terming itself a “secret cabal,” that year it consisted of 17 members, and was headed by editor in chief John Impemba, faculty adviser Bro. Joseph Britt, CFX, and faculty consultant Mr. Joseph Doucette.
In 1987, Crystal 99 stepped into the future with the introduction of computers to the publication. From that date, several computers have been added to aid production. In September 1994, Crystal 99 moved into an interdisciplinary learning center, a much larger office than the previous room.
In 2001, Crystal 99 made another move, this time into an office across from 203. The newspaper also switched to IBM-compatible computers, allowing access to the school-wide network, as well as Internet access. Crystal 99 also began sending its pages to the printer electronically.
Beginning in the 2002–2003 school year, under veteran faculty adviser and former Xaverian Bro. Fred Eid, along with editors in chief Matthew Moore ‘03 and Matthew Shapanka ‘05, Crystal 99 began production using process color. Today, the publication features four pages of full color.
At the start of the 2004–2005 school year, history teacher Mr. Peter Wright, succeeded Fred Eid as faculty adviser to Crystal 99.
Crystal 99 is published by Seacoast Newspapers, located in Stratham, New Hampshire. The paper is submitted to the publisher in PDF format via an Internet file-transfer protocol (FTP).
[edit] Publication
The Crystal 99 is published by Seacoast Newspapers, located in Stratham, New Hampshire. The paper is submitted to the publisher in PDF format by FTP.
The paper is split into five sections: news, feature, editorials, arts, and sports. The first page, last page, and centerfold are in full color. Typically, the first page is news, the next 4 are editorials, the next 6 are news (including the centerfold), the next 4 are Arts, and 4 are sports.
The paper usually publishes 6 times a year, with a special edition, The Graduate, published for and by seniors.
For national advertising, it is a member of the High School National Ad Network.
[edit] Awards
The Crystal 99 has won many awards from many recognized institutions, including the New England Scholastic Press Association (NESPA), the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Suffolk University, and others. Also, individual staff members are frequently recognized for journalistic excellence in writing, photography, and artwork.
After graduation in 2003, Dan Rubin '03, former part-time Sports Editor and highly successful member of the Crystal 99, has gone onto a successful broadcasting career, becoming the voice of the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, as well as aiding in the voice of Brown University athletics and becoming one of the founders of the Corsair Sports Radio Network at UMass Dartmouth.
