Tewksbury Resident Nominated as James Otis Scholar

Eleven students from Malden Catholic High School were nominated as James Otis Scholars and invited to attend the James Otis Lecture Series at Faneuil Hall presented by the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Students were chosen on the basis of academic performance, extracurricular involvement and interest.

Michael Welton, a Tewksbury resident, has been nominated to the Otis Society. Welton, a junior at MC, is a member of the National Honor Society, and a St. Francis Xavier Scholar. This Malden Catholic Scholar is the son of Tewksbury residents Douglas and Nancy Welton.

“The young men selected to represent Malden Catholic High School at the James Otis Lecture Series at Faneuil Hall demonstrate academic achievement and leadership ability,” said Malden Catholic Headmaster Thomas J. Doherty III. “We hope this program furthers their interest in the field of law.”

Malden Catholic’s 2014 James Otis Scholars are:

• Tewksbury -- Michael Welton (Jr.)
• Lynnfield -- Joe Veglia (Jr.)
• Malden -- Brendan Murphy (Sr.); Alexei Teague (Jr.)
• Melrose -- Brian Senier (Sr.); Cameron Zahner (Jr.)
• Peabody -- Alex Vitale (Jr.)
• Saugus -- Andrew Ward (Sr.)
• Stoneham -- Connor O’Neill (Sr.)
• Wakefield -- Shamus Coyne (Jr.)
• Winthrop -- David Giuffre (Jr.)

The James Otis Lectures introduce high school students to prominent guest speakers on a constitutional issue each year. This year’s faculty includes two leading authorities on Magna Carta, its meaning and its influence on the development of law and society in Britain, America and across the world.

Sir Robert Worcester is the Chair of Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Committee, which is responsible for coordinating the 800th Centenary Celebration of the sealing of Magna Carta. Sir Robert is Emeritus Chancellor of the University of Kent. He is currently Visiting Professor of Government at London School of Economics and is a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Contemporary British History at King’s College London.

Professor A.E. Dick Howard is the White Burkett Miller Professor of Law and Public Affairs at the University of Virginia School of Law. He is widely acknowledged as an expert in constitutional law and is one of America’s leading scholars on Magna Carta and its influence on the development of American law. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and after receiving his law degree from the University of Virginia, he was a law clerk to Justice Hugo L. Black of the United States Supreme Court.

About Malden Catholic

For more than 80 years, Malden Catholic High School has maintained a tradition of leading students to achieve academic excellence in a Catholic, familial atmosphere. Annually, 99 percent of Malden Catholic graduates attend college. The Class of 2014 applied to more than 225 colleges and universities distributed across forty states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Graduates last year received college scholarships with a four-year value of more than $15 million. Recognized for its dedicated faculty, challenging curriculum, spiritual guidance, social outreach, and championship caliber athletic programs, Malden Catholic educates young men from more than 40 communities surrounding Boston. The school is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Further information on the school may be found at www.maldencatholic.org