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STAFF The ''Crystal 99'' is run by a regularly rotating staff of Editor s, 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:
The paper is currently moderated by history teacher Peter Wright. HISTORY As Malden Catholic moved from Highland Avenue to 99 Crystal St. during the 1968 – 1969 school year, the school newspaper entered a new stage. In September of 1968, as the school moved to its new location, the staff welcomed a name change from ''The End'' to ''Crystal XCIX''. ''Crystal XCIX'' 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, C.F.X., 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 Malden Catholic, the staff met in room 205 “quite frequently,” according to the February 1971 edition. The 17-member staff that year called itself a “secret cabal,” and was headed by editor-in-chief John Impemba, faculty adviser Bro. Joseph Britt, C.F.X., and faculty consultant Mr. Joseph Doucette. In 1982 , the paper changed its name to the ''Crystal 99'', with the help of faculty advisor Bro. Fred Eid, C.F.X. The name will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2006-2007. In 1987 , the ''Crystal 99'' introduced Computer s to the publication process. 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, the ''Crystal 99'' made another move, this time into its own office. The newspaper also switched to IBM -compatible computers, allowing access to the school-wide network, and Internet access. The 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 Brother Fred Eid, along with editors in chief Matthew Moore ‘03 and Matthew Shapanka ‘05, the ''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 Peter Wright succeeded Fred Eid as faculty adviser to the ''Crystal 99''. Seniors Gavin Corey and Matthew Tomkewicz took the reigns as editors-in-chief for the 2006 school year, and were responsible for upgrading the paper stock. 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. AWARDS The ''Crystal 99'' has won many awards from many recognized institutions, incuding the New England Scholastic Press Association (NESPA), the Columbia Scholastic Press Association , Suffolk University , and others. 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 . |
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