The Friar's Lantern—April 2018

CALENDAR CHANGES AHEAD

Prom on a Wednesday?

Graduation in May? Learn what you can expect in the 2018-2019 school year calendar.

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Made in America Returns Philadelphia’s largest music festival is coming back bigger and better than ever.

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R.O.T.Y

DEBATE

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The quest for the Inter-Ac

Lacrosse is 0-2 in the Inter-Ac, but they still

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have a chance for the chip come May.

The notorious Aidan White met one new student per day for a week.

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Malvern Preparatory School • Malvern, Pa. • lantern.news

First diversity conference elicits positive responses On March 18, Malvern held a relatively successful first attempt of ST@MP, according to event organizers.

Michael Harrington ’19 FRIAR LIFE EDITOR cience teacher Mr. Stephen Borish walked down the hallways of Carney to check on how Malvern’s first Diversity Conference was progressing, and looked through the windows to see students laughing and smiling in their student-led breakout groups.

This was his favorite moment of the March 18 conference.

Borish, who helped to organize the event, was pleased with the day.

“I thought it was awesome. I thought overall those conversations need to happen,” he said. “From my perspective, teachers don’t feel comfortable having those conversations in the classroom.

I feel comfortable having them in the classroom. That’s where it needs to happen. I don’t think there are enough teachers who

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feel confident having those conversations. So I thought it went really well.”

The keynote speech of the conference by writer, public speaker, and teacher Mr. Darnell L. Moore was a highlight for both Borish and senior Kaloso Tsoaeli.

Tsoaeli loved Moore as a speaker, especially his informal style.

“He spoke about a lot of things that I recognized, that I identify with. Everyone liked him,” Tsoaeli said. “He was the best speaker we could’ve brought in. He wasn’t formal at all. It was like we were on the same level with him. We knew what he was talking about.”

“He’s incredible,” Borish said. “His story, and the way he phrased things and the way he explains concepts. I’ve heard a lot of the things he talks about, just because I have done diversity work

before, but he did it in a way that made it easy to understand and accessible and I feel like he made it relevant for everyone who was listening. It was awesome.”

Both Borish and Tsoaeli agree that there are improvements to be made to the conference for next year. A possible improvement is limiting the number of discussion choices for next year.

“There were too many options so nobody knew where to go.

It ended up with a lot of people in one group and maybe no one in another group and another group had ten or 15 kids, so it was really unbalanced,” Borish said. “Limiting the number of choices and then increasing the number of sessions would make for a better experience.”

Another thing that the Diversity Awareness Club wants for next year’s ST@MP is more student attendance.

“It was a good conference but it could’ve used more numbers,” Tsoaeli said.

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Mission Statement

After the recent school shooting in Florida, the importance of brotherhood and friendship is as important as ever.

Editorial Board to the families of the victims, but also to inform the people who these students hink about how many students at Malvern you don’t know. You know and teachers were. your core group of friends, most of the kids in your class, your teammates, One of the saddest parts of this was that the bios were written for them but this still leaves a number of students that you know nothing about. after they had died. Many students in the school did not have a chance to meet Malvern is not a large high school by any standards, or know some of the victims. The memorial pages were their especially when compared to other public schools in the area. chance to get to know who they were, sadly—not who they are.

However, our editorial board agrees that there isn’t a single Malvern is constantly preaching about its brotherhood. We If we are truly student at Malvern, no matter how popular or involved they agree that it is an integral part of our community, but it can brothers, there should be a are, who can honestly say that he knows every other student be lost if we only care about it at a surface level. If we are truly responsibility in the school. brothers, there should be a responsibility to get to know each to get to know As a freshman, it can be intimidating to get to know your other on a deeper level. We decided to do a brotherhood issue each other on fellow classmates, let alone an upperclassman. Many freshmen to tell the stories of current students at Malvern. The students a deeper level. are not going to walk up to a random senior and ask him how profiled were ones that haven’t been quoted in any previous his day is going. They are just hoping to make a new group of stories. We hope to let the Malvern community know who they friends and get to know most of their fellow freshmen by the are outside of just the classroom. end of the year.

For our own sanity and budget as a newspaper staff, we Sophomores can be pretty similar to freshmen and may still be looking cannot profile every single student at Malvern. We hope that by reading these to find and expand their core group of friends. And by the time we consider selected profiles, you might find out something new about one of your classourselves upperclassmen, we are mostly content in the friend groups we’ve mates that you never knew before and you might find that you have something established. Throughout this process, nobody is really concerned with getting in common with someone you didn’t know. to know other students with whom they don’t typically cross paths. As a result, Many students do not really try and introduce themselves to students in they go through Malvern without getting to know a number of other students. other grades because they either might not care or they might think that it At one of our recent newspaper meetings, we watched a Washington Post will be awkward. Something as simple as interacting with someone new can documentary that followed the newspaper staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas often be so scary to us. It pushes us out of our comfort zone and can sometimes in Parkland, Florida. The video profiled the editors and adviser of the news- seem like we are “forcing it”. paper as they worked to get a memorial issue for the victims of the shooting Yes, it may be a little awkward at first, but if you tried to meet one new out to the school community. Their staff did an amazing job in such a difficult person at Malvern every day, it could have a great impact. It could brighten time and were able to show the utmost respect and dignity to each victim. their day, and it might even make yours better in return. ◊ Every victim had a beautifully made page and extremely well written biography about who they were as a person, classmate, friend, and family member.

To read about sophomore Aidan White's experience meeting someone new every day for a week, see this month's 'Friar Trier'on the back page.

The goal of their memorial paper was not only to provide a moment of happiness

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OPINION

Rest In Peace, Avicii “Ohhhhhhhh, sometimes, I get a good feeling” means something special to most Malvern students.

Kyle Leonard SPORTS EDITOR lthough the late Swedish DJ, whose real name was Tim Bergling, was never directly connected to Malvern, his legacy has reached legendary status among the student body.

One of his most famous songs, “Levels”, has become Malvern’s anthem. It is also a staple at every dance and prom that Malvern students attend.

According to the New York Times, Avicii was found dead in Muscat, Oman at the age of 28. He was there to visit friends. The cause of his death is currently unknown.

Avicii’s fame skyrocketed when he wrote and released “Levels” in 2011. He was a twotime Grammy winner for Best Dance Recording.

Another one of his famous songs, “Wake Me Up”, reached fourth on Billboard’s Hot 100 list. During his career, he released two full-scale studio albums; “True” (2013) and “Stories” (2015). However, he stopped touring in 2016 due to lingering health issues, including pancreatitis. Avicii released a statement to the public about his decision: “My choices and career have never been driven by material things, although I’m grateful for all the opportunities and comforts my success has availed me. I know I am blessed to be able to travel all around the world and perform, but I have too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist,” Avicii said.

Avicii was well-liked and respected in the world of music. He collaborated with and produced music for the likes of Coldplay, Madonna, Zac Brown, Adam Lambert, and many others. After learning of his tragic passing, many of these artists publically

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sent their condolences via 7th grade and levels was always Twitter and other social media played on every car ride. There platforms. Other DJs also sent would be no Walkabout withtheir love to Avicii and his famout Avicii,” senior Desmond ily through tweets, expressing Papariello said. “When I heard the effect he had on their lives he passed I was shocked. The and careers. fact that I'd never hear another On the day that he passed, new song from one of my sinI saw and experienced the gle inspirations was scary and effect that it had on us stusad. He always was innovatdents. Avicii’s music, especially ing, and that is rare for EDM “Levels”, has been a rallying cry producers.” at dances and before games since This year’s prom will be 2011. If there is ever a lull on interesting. You would imagAVICII • WIKIMEDIA COMMONS the dance floor, anyone who has ine that “Levels” will be differDJ’d a Malvern dance knows to have “Levels” next ent for everybody. on the soundtrack. At that point, that lull turns In my opinion, “Levels” at Prom 2018 will be into a full-blown mosh pit of high school guys (and a whole new experience. The dance floor will have whatever girls who decide to join in) having the more energy than it ever has before, and the mosh time of their lives. pit will be even wilder and more spirited.

This tradition is unique to Malvern, and is But it won’t stop there. It can’t stop there. The something I will always cherish. Every time I hear tradition must carry on. Since I will be a senior next that song, I think about the joy, laughter, and energy year, my fellow classmates and I have to carry on that comes out of it. the tradition to incoming Malvernians who don’t No matter what grade you are in, you under- know the magnitude Avicii has on our experience, stand. That’s why so many kids have spoken highly despite his tragic passing. They have to embrace of Avicii in the aftermath of his death, and how the masterpiece that Avicii released back in 2011.

“Levels” has changed for them.

After his passing, the appreciation for “Levels” “I am really sad and still mourning. I can’t has become something more to us; it’s become a get over how someone could die so young with tribute to a music legend and a Malvern icon who such amazing music,” junior Jacob McGraw said. left us far too soon. “‘Levels’ can never be the same for me.”

Rest in peace, Avicii. If you ever came to “Avicii was pretty much the reason I started Malvern, you would see a tiny example of how your listening to electronic music. I can remember driv- talents are appreciated. ◊ ing to school with my brother every morning in

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Daniel Malloy '18 Eric McLaughlin '18

Managing Editors Print: Ethan Rowley ’18 Online: Chase Bennett ’19

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Copy Editor Jack Guardiola '20

Section Editors Friar Life

Alex Haylock ’19, Michael Harrington '19

Sports

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Media & Culture Luke McClatchy ’19

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EDITORIAL BOARD All editors Member(s) of Class of ’21 -TBAMember(s) of Diversity Club -TBA-

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Memorial walk held for victims of Florida shooting Student leaders chose to do a memorial service to depoliticize the event and received praise from the Malvern community.

Dan Malloy ’18, Eric McLaughlin ’18, Ryan Maher ’19, Joe Lister ’21, Garrett Hallinan ’19, Alex Haylock ’19, Chase Bennett ’19

really decide this, I don’t know who did, really—given the community Malvern is, we didn’t want to have political statements against ne month after the Marjory Stoneman guns or anything,” Margay said. “It’s just basiDouglas High School shooting, the entire cally a memorial for the victims rather than Malvern student body participated in a a push for legislative change or something in memorial walk and chapel service on politics.”

March 14 to honor the 17 victims.

Margay recognized the difference between The silent walk started in Malvern’s memorial and other the bus lane next to the O’Neill schools’ walkouts, which many Center. Students followed the Malvern students watched via Unlike many school walkouts Cross in a procession around social media. nationwide the ring road in silence, finish“Mrs. Lappas needed help, on this date, ing at the Chapel. and I thought it was a good way Malvern’s When students entered to pay tribute to victims of this. memorial was the chapel, they saw posterYou can’t please everyone,” he not themed on sized images of each of the 17 said. “I guess it it was up to me, any political victims of the Parkland shootwe could do an actual walkout or legislative ing. During the prayer service, or something, but so many peoaction around seniors and juniors read short ple get offended by that.” gun violence. biographies of each of the vicFreshman Chris Buysse tims and placed roses in front of appreciated the fact that the posters. Head of School Fr. the walk was not politically Donald Reilly O.S.A. opened and closed the centered. service with prayerful reflection.

“I thought it was great because it kind of Unlike many school walkouts nationwide on had a way to please everyone. Nobody could this date, Malvern’s memorial was not themed have possibly gotten offended by that because on any political or legislative action around gun we were respecting the lives of all those who violence. According to the National School were lost,” Buysse said.

Walkout website, more than 3,100 walkouts Many people agreed that the service was were planned for March 14 at very solemn and respectful to schools nationwide as a protest the victims. to push legislative action on gun “It was a really solemn “It was a reform and a memorial to the experience and I felt that this really solemn Parkland victims. brought to light the fact that experience Twelfth Grade Academy those were 17 people—someand I felt that Leader Mrs. Harriet Lappas thing that you really don’t look this brought to and a group of seniors and junat with other school shootings. light the fact that those were iors helped to organize and lead We really looked at them as a 17 people— Malvern’s service. figure and we showed that they something that “The students chose for were people,” sophomore Colin you really don’t the event to be non-political,” Dougherty said. look at with other Lappas said.

Senior Drew Brady, who school shootings."

An email sent out to faculty, carried the Cross during the -Colin Dougherty '20 parents, and students announcprocession, agreed. “I think ing the walk explained that that it was good. I think everyone it would be a solemn event in took it really seriously. It was a line with the school’s Augustinian values. good time to reflect on the lives of the people Senior Louis Margay was one of the stu- in Parkland,” he said. dents who helped to organize the walk and serEnglish teacher Mr. John Bohannon was vice. He noted that the walk was not the same impressed by the outcome of the memorial. “I as the walkouts that happened at schools across have told many students that I’ve seen that this the country. was one of Malvern’s finest moments,” he said.◊ “It’s not really a walkout because—I didn’t

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MARCH ON MALVERN • Senior Drew Brady holds a cross high above his head, as he and his fellow seniors lead a procession of faculty, staff, and students around the ring road on a chilly March morning./ A. HAYLOCK

SOUNDS OF SILENCE • The procession starts with a prayer and leads into the Chapel for a memorial service. The only sounds as the entire student body marched around campus: footsteps. / A. HAYLOCK

UNITAS • A community sits in reverence, as they band together to celebrate 17 lives that ended too soon. Malvern’s memorial intentionally did not focus on the politics of gun violence, but instead on the lives of the students and teachers who lost their lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. / A. HAYLOCK

NEWS IN BRIEF Keith Maguire Named Top Athlete in Pennsylvania • Junior Linebacker and Wide Receiver Keith Maguire, who made a notable one-handed catch during last fall’s varsity win over The Haverford School, was named the Pennsylvania number six top high school 2019 football recruit by 247sports.com, and number 30 out of all Outside Linebackers in the national 2019 class. On April 14, Maguire tweeted that he will be committing to one of his top five schools: Ohio State University, Clemson University, University of Alabama, University of North Carolina, or University of Notre Dame.

study and collect data about the water and the different organisms. The students displayed projects in the Duffy Center Gallery on the information they collected.

Marine Biology class travels to Florida • Juniors and seniors in the Honors Marine Biology class, taught by Dr. Jim Fry, traveled down to Florida from March 11-16. The class stayed in Marathon, Florida while spending a lot of time snorkeling and studying different organisms in the Florida Keys. The Marine Biology class took this trip to

Philosophy Club launches • Junior Stephen Fratamico launched the brand new Philosophy Club. With theology teacher Mr. DiDomenico as proctor, the club discusses and debates topical subjects in politics, society, and culture.

Members of the club can choose to take a stance on the issue, or to choose neither side, all while enjoying donuts.

Malvern Celebrates Day of HUGS with Assembly • On Wednesday, April 18, Malvern’s Diversity Club held an assembly on what it means to be a man, including a survey on what students thought was “masculine”. Leaders of the Diversity Club prepared an interactive study, in which students selected whether they agreed or disagreed with statements about manhood.

Beard named Daily Local News Wrestler of the Year—for the third time • Senior Michael Beard hasn’t lost a wrestling match since early in his sophomore season, unofficially winning 141 straight bouts and finishing with 266 career victories, according to Daily Local News. The publication named the Penn State NCAA wrestling commit Wrestler of the Year for the third time, and cited his career as “arguably the greatest high school career in Chester County history.”

No breaks on PD schedule • Malvern parents received an email on April 3 from Mr. Sillup about an important schedule change. The PD schedule no longer has any breaks for the rest of the ’17-18 school year. The reason for changing the schedule was to make up time lost due to snow days. According to Sillup’s email, this schedule will add a total of 165 instructional minutes back into our day, the equivalent of 2.75 instructional days.

Construction on campus continues • Construction for the new Center for Social Impact has led to both side doors of Carney Hall being blocked off.

Only the doors facing Stewart Hall and the O’Neill Sports Center are currently usable.

NHS plans Charity Volleyball Tournament • The National Honor Society is hosting a charity volleyball tournament on Saturday, April 28. The proceeds will be going to U.S. Virgin Islands to help the people rebuild from the string of hurricanes that hit the Caribbean this fall. NHS has encouraged Malvern students to maximize participation by forming co-ed teams.

Stations of the Cross celebrates eleventh year at Malvern • For the eleventh year in a row, the Malvern Prep Men’s Chorus and actors from Malvern and Villa Maria presented the Living Stations of the Cross in three performances—one on Sunday, March 25,

and two on Wednesday, March 28, for the middle and upper schools. This year, senior Cameron Battisti played Jesus and Stefanie Janowicz from Villa played Mary.

Loyalty Awards presented at Father-Son Banquet • At the FatherSon banquet on April 23, the Fathers’ Club presented Sal Triolo P’20 with the Fathers’ Loyalty Awards, and senior Christian DiCicco was awarded the Student Loyalty Award. The Student Loyalty Award winner is nominated and voted by faculty.

It's Prom Season • Villa Maria’s Prom took place on Friday, April 13.

The dance was at 7:30 at Ballroom at the Ben in Philadelphia. Many juniors and seniors from Malvern were there, and as always, they enjoyed jumping up and down to "Levels." The Academy of Notre Dame's Prom is Friday, April 27. ◊

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Robotics wins their first competition After 15 years, the Robotics team got their first win ever in a district competition.

Jack Guardiola ’20 COPY EDITOR alvern’s Engineering Club and Robotics Team 1168 won first place at the Mid-Atlantic Robotics District Event at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, March 16-18.

As a member of the FIRST Robotics Mid-Atlantic Division, Malvern Robotics competed in three events this season, according to the FIRST rankings website. At the first district event at Westtown School, March 9-11, the team placed 31st out of 40 competitors. At the District Championships, April 4-7 at Lehigh University, the team placed 53rd out of 60.

But the celebration of the season lies in that midseason win—the first-ever championship in the history of Malvern Robotics.

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an international organization founded in 1989 to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. Although FIRST offers more than robotics competitions, according to their website, these competitions are in a league of their own.

Robotics teams for Event 1168 team gets their task six weeks prior to facing their competition.

“We learn what the game is on the first Saturday after Christmas break, that happens internationally. Everybody around the world, and there are thousands of teams around the world, they find out the details of the game at the exact same time, exact same day,” team mentor and Science Teacher Mr. Kevin Quinn said.

Constructing the robot is very time consuming and intense.

“We’re here until 6 or 7 p.m. every night, Saturdays are from 8 or 9 a.m. until mid-afternoon. And that’s every week for those six weeks. If we have a day off, we usually come in and get a full day of work in,” Quinn said.

The student team is made up of many roles, such as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Programming Manager, Electrical Designer, Mechanical Designer, and more.

Managing all these positions are the COO and CFO, who split the team into two sections.

“I’m the CFO, so I’m in charge of all the business stuff, so fundraising, scheduling meetings, who’s going to be in competitions, and then also deciding design decision,”

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senior Nick Villano said. “Rohan [ Jhunjhunwala] is the COO. He’s mainly charged with meetings, design meetings, and scheduling stuff, but we kind of share obligations.”

The game assigned to the teams can vary from year to year. This year’s game was named Power-Up. “[This year’s theme] was basically a retro theme. It pretends it’s a video game,” Programming Manager and robot driver Jimmy McCullough said.

The robots had to activate switches by stacking cubes on a see-saw, and then the robots acquire points, which can be spent on various power-ups. The game has three main phases.

“The first 30 seconds is the autonomous period where you do not touch the controller, and the robots plays by itself. Then, it's about a minute and a half, two minutes of drive time, and then there’s endgame which most years involves your robot climbing onto something,” Quinn said.

After about 60 placement matches, all of the teams receive their ranking and they form an alliance with two other teams. The alliance then advances through a bracket by winning best of three games “[After those 60 matches], you go into the playoffs and the way that works is, instead of helping randomly paired teams, the top ranked teams get to pick their partners [in a snake draft format],” Quinn said.

For many members of the team, the competition is a large time commitment. Each competition usually lasts through Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

“Not everyone has to stay, but I do because I’m the driver,” McCullough said.

According to Quinn, the competitions can be a lot of fun.

“The competitions are outrageous. If you go to a competition, it’s insane. There are people singing and dancing in the stand, people dye their hair. It’s just crazy,” he said.

The team advanced through all of their games at the Springside Chestnut Hill meet without a single loss. “[Winning] was really cool because we put all this time into it. There’s times during sophomore year where you just do remedial tasks, but then senior year getting the win is pretty cool,” Villano said. ◊

Farewell from the President Some parting thoughts from outgoing Student Council President Liam McKnight Liam McKnight ‘18

Dear Malvern,

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am currently writing this with 13 class days left in my high school career, and I can confidently say that these past four years have meant everything to me. This school year has gone by faster than I ever would've thought, but we made the most of it.

Serving as Student Council President for the 2017-2018 school year has been an honor, and I’m sad for it to come to a close, but I know that the guys in charge next year will do a great job.

I am proud of what we have accomplished this year. We carried on strong traditions such as the Handball Tournament and Family Feud, and began our own such as Bubble Soccer and Penny Wars.

This was the first year we have done an event with Bringing Hope Home and it was a huge success. This year’s Penny Wars raised over $340 to help pay a family who is battling breast cancer’s electric bill for one month.

Getting this event off the ground for its first year took the whole Malvern community and I look forward to see it grow even bigger in the future. To all of the faculty and staff, thank you! You guys are what makes Malvern so special. I will truly miss walking this campus and seeing all of you on a daily basis.

To the underclassmen, enjoy your remaining years here. I know you hear this all the time, but believe me... it will be over before you know it! Get involved.

Seriously, do as much as possible. The last thing you want to do is regret not trying new things. Get out of your comfort zone and take up everything Malvern has to offer.

To the class of 2018, we’ve been through a lot together, and I wouldn't want to do it with anybody else. We have grown physically, intellectually, and spiritually and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for each and every one of us!

Looking back, I couldn't imagine going to any other high school. The relationships I have made and the things I have learned will last a lifetime. 418 S. Warren Ave. will always be my second home to me. It's been real... thanks for everything, Malvern. ◊

Upcoming student council president Billy Carlini ’19 wants to make next year a really fun one.

Michael Harrington ’19 FRIAR LIFE EDITOR unior Billy Carlini has been involved with Student Council since his middle school years. He started on Malvern’s during his freshman year and is very grateful for the experience Malvern has given him.

He thought that it would be nice to give something back and run for the 2018-2019 school year presidency. Now, he is in the position to make his wish of giving back a reality.

Carlini thinks that this year’s president Liam McKnight ‘18 has done a great job in a number of areas as the president.

“Liam is very personable. What he was the best at was connecting with his class and the whole student body,” Carlini said. “He also did a good job on the athletic side of things with the blue and gray games and stuff. He was also very active like he went to all the plays. He was always there.”

Since he thinks Liam did such a great “Our class is real job, Carlini wants to keep a couple things special. I think around that he thought were successful. we are one of the “From Liam’s tenure, I want to keep most enthusiastic up the fun environment of the student classes… No council team. Also, I want to continue one is going to with the egg toss. It’s epic,” he said. be too cool for something, which In Carlini’s opinion, some of his qualis what I’m really ities will help him be a an effective leader. excited about."

“I will be a good leader because I have already connected with most of the -Billy Carlini '19 Malvern community. Also, I will listen to everyone’s voices,” he said.

Carlini thinks that he can help make next year a very fun one. In particular, he thinks that Friar Nation will be a big part of this.

“I want to make it a really fun year… I think the Friar Nation is gonna be one of the highlights of our next year. That’ll be partially due to the student body itself and less of me,” he said.

According to Carlini, there will be a lot of new traditions starting next year. Some of these include changes to the Blue and Gray Games and the pep rally.

“The Blue and Gray Games and the pep rally are going to be a 180 degree flip from what they usually are,” Carlini said. “We are planning on a new senior lounge…we think that it’ll be a good year.”

Assisting him in his efforts are fellow and juniors members of his executive board, vice president Jack Boyle, events chairman, and secretary Connor Leyden. Carlini knows that they will work well together because of their already close relationships.

“Luckily we are all very close friends to begin with, and we have worked together in the past on things like school projects and even now we are working on some stuff. Already, I can tell we have a great dynamic.

It’s going to be a lot of fun working with them,” he said.

Because of the class of 2019, Carlini believes his job will be a lot easier.

For him, their enthusiasm will help a lot with the presidency.

“Our class is real special. I think we are one of the most enthusiastic classes… No one is going to be too cool for something, which is what I’m really excited about,” he said. “I think the attitude we’ll bring towards Malvern will make for a lot of school spirit… You can be the best president in the world, but if you don’t have a student body who is very into it then it’s not going to be easy.”

Carlini hopes that the student body views him as a supporter next year and someone who gets stuff done.

“I don’t want to be the dude who is running the show. It’s more about the student body then it is about me. I hope they view me as a good leader and a good guy who makes a lot of things happen. That goes for how Jack, Connor, and Sean want to be viewed as well. I want to be viewed as a unit with them,” Carlini said.

When asked if he had a message that he wanted relayed to the student body, Carlini responded with three simple words.

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Calendar changes for 2018-2019 school year announced The school year calendar will look a bit different in 2018-2019, with changes that affect in-service days, graduation, the J-Term schedule, Easter break and Prom.

Joe Lister ’21, Garrett Hallinan ’19 Students will have a full week from March 25-29 for Spring break, SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR, SPORTS EDITOR and another Thursday through Monday long weekend—April 18-22—for calendar with a preview of the 2018-2019 calendar year was shared Easter Break in 2019. with parents last month, and is currently available under ‘Resources’ Most area schools, including public school districts in Downingtown, in MyMalvern.

West Chester, and Great Valley, had the Thursday before Easter off in During the 2017-2018 2018. Not all school districts have school year, the PD days for stuannounced their calendars for dents ended at 2 p.m., while teach2018-2019 yet, but Downingtown’s ers typically had meetings after calendar is posted with Thursday, school. This shortened school day April 18 off school. schedule will not exist next year.

“You have consistent activiIt will be replaced with six ties, where you’re trying to schedfull faculty and staff in-service ule things. When Easter moves days scheduled on the following each year, you’re constantly movdates: October 1, November 19, ing things around,” Algeo said.

“It became a huge issue with December 3, February 14, March 22, May 24, according to the calscheduling things ahead of time.

(Parent Conferences / PD) endar posted.

It’s now going to help us be more The longer period for profesconsistent.” sional development will help the While not included in the teachers at Malvern, according to Assistant Head of School for Leadership email, some sophomores and juniors have noticed that Prom is scheduled Mr. Ronald Algeo. on the calendar for the Wednesday before Easter, April 17—a major change “If you can provide longer periods of time where you have more of a for an event that normally takes place on the weekend.

“In recent history, the end of the year is very difficult with all kinds of focus and attention, you can dive deeper,” he said. “When we’re asking teachers to teach all day, and then have meetings from activities,” Algeo explained. “Because we’re an all2:00 to 3:30, it can be more difficult.” boys school, we’re also handcuffed by Villa Maria’s Assistant Head of School for Academics Mr. schedule and Notre Dame’s schedule.”

Patrick Sillup echos that idea.

Because of those “handcuffs”, Malvern was forced Prom organizers “We hope these inservice days will allow us to to find a day for Prom out of a very limited selection. are hoping that a Wednesday night design experiences for teachers that will have an “One driver was this idea that on Wednesday event leads to less immediate effect on our classes. It allows us to anchor we have greater access to spaces, less competition, expensive venues. that day and say ‘here’s what we’re doing,’” he said. “It at a better cost,” Sillup said. “So that does help our minimizes the disruptions of a PD day.” students.”

On many of the current PD schedules when the Carlini was on the Prom committee last year, and school day ends at 2 p.m., students begin their parechoes Sillup’s sentiment on hopes for a less expensive ticipation in athletic events shortly after the end of the school day. The event. elimination of shortened school days for professional development schedules “We were considering having Prom on a Wednesday this year,” he will not hurt after school activities, according to Algeo. said. “It’s going to be better, because if you have it on a Wednesday, the “It does not impact [athletics] at all,” he said. “The only thing that it venues are cheaper. We can have cooler venues like Citizens Bank Park or Lincoln Financial Field.” would impact... are club and organizational meetings.”

Juniors Joe Carpenter and Ryan Mills are Carpenter and Mills were also both curious about intrigued by the upcoming schedule switches, espeProm’s move from Saturday night to Wednesday cially the change with the PD schedule. night.

Administrators state “I didn’t hear about this, but I think it’s pretty “I don’t think it will be a problem for the Malvern that the reason for interesting,” Carpenter said. “Usually PD days are kids,” Carpenter said. “However, it will be weird for an earlier senior graduation is to the dates. I have never heard of that. Usually, it is on for sports, so I don’t think that it’s going to be that allow seniors to start a Saturday or a Friday.” big of a deal because some days you may say, ‘I don’t jobs and internships have school for any reason,’ but now you will kill two “It is going to be before the Easter Break, so I earlier. birds with one stone by having off for a purpose.” don’t have a big problem with that,” he said. “I have Mills agreed that having off the whole day was heard some talks about that because people with pubfor the better. “I like that because if we are in classes lic school dates might have to figure something out that are condensed, we are not going to get as much because they have to go to school the next day. But, work done,” he said. “Having the day off is always a plus.” it doesn’t affect me.”

Next year’s Christmas break will be shortened by two days, and J-Term The last item on the email sent by Algeo and Sillup was a note that will be shortened by one. The reason for this, Algeo said, was to lessen the graduation would be moved from the first Thursday in June to the last amount of time between terms. week of May. “We got some feedback from students and families that the time off According to Algeo, this idea was not new, but had existed for a while. between the end of the first semester and the beginning of the second “The Twelfth Grade team started talking about it a year ago,” he said. semester was too long,” Algeo said. “When you finished your first semester He said the main reason that Malvern made the switch is because things and started your second semester there was a four week stretch of time.” like summer jobs and internships are difficult to begin before the school “We cut the J-Term from two weeks to seven days,” Algeo said. “And year concludes for seniors. then we decided to take the first two days of J-Term and put them at the “For seniors, now they can start an internship and not be interrupted,” end of Christmas break, so we had five days left for the J-Term.” he said.

However, the change does not impact the Middle School’s schedule or However, the full schedule for seniors is yet to be set. “They are taking mix up the normal eight day cycle, Sillup said. exams,” Sillup said. “That’s something we need to solidify.”

“That can be time when they’re jumping into community-based events,” Carlini also likes the idea of an early graduation, because of how it he said. simplifies the schedule.

This shortens the time students will miss their regularly scheduled “Early graduation is kind of cool,” he said. “[Now] you end classes as a classes over winter break to three weeks instead of four. senior, and then you have a specific amount of time that’s kind of fruitless.”

Feedback on the first J-Term in 2018 was mixed, and plans are not Both Carpenter and Mills are looking forward to graduating May 23 finalized for the 2019 experience. “I don’t even know [what will happen] next year. yet, but I’m hearing some pretty cool ideas,” Algeo said.

“I think that is pretty nice,” Carpenter said. “I know the seniors get out A third change is the move of Spring break to be consistently the last really early, but they get out before the rest of the school. And, they have week of March, rather than being based around Easter. “With Spring break to wait for a month until they graduate so it will speed up the process.” ‘floating’ every year it tends to have a negative impact on the yearly school Mills simply stated, “That means I get more summer, which is a lot calendar and important events as well as negatively impacting the Activity better.” ◊ and Sports schedules,” the parent email stated.

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Villa Maria students offer prom advice Talk to your dates, show up on time, and have a ball.

Ethan Surovcik ’19 CONTRIBUTOR rom season is in full swing on the Main Line, and it is a frenzy as usual. With Malvern’s prom quickly approaching, the stress of preparing for the big night— or big nights at several schools—can be a bit overwhelming.

Villa Maria Academy students Kate Kimmel ’19 and Julianna Mattei ’18 both recently attended Villa’s Junior-Senior Prom at Ballroom at the Ben in Philadelphia on Friday, April 13.

When it comes to preparing for prom, both girls expressed some of their worries. For Kimmel, it was about how she looked and for Mattei, it was finding the right dress. They both agreed that the pressure to look their best can be a lot, but not to the point where it is overwhelming.

Both girls felt that going to prom can get expensive if they choose to overdo it, but can be manageable.

According to Yahoo Style’s 2017 Prom Across American survey, teens spend a national average of more than $600 on prom, with the highest costs in the northeast where that cost approaches $700.

Villa students have some strategies for managing the costs.

“Everyone at Villa kind of supports each other for prom, I know a ton of people who borrowed dresses from friends,” Mattei said.

When it comes to the actual event itself, the girls’ feedback was positive. Both girls enjoyed prom, and said that the extensive preparation is “pretty much” worth it. Kimmel especially loved all the Instagram pictures she got out of it. For Mattei, it was the dancing, even though she felt the music was “lackluster” this year.

Both Kimmel and Mattei added advice for Malvern students for any upcoming proms.

“Talk to your dates,” Kimmel said. Far too often, Kimmel sees Malvern students who are having fun with their Malvern friends, and not paying too much attention to what their date wants.

Mattei’s advice is about being punctual. “It’s not their fault, but I saw a lot of guys showing up late because of sports,” she said.

While prom season isn’t even close to being over, it is important to remember the whole point of prom, which is having a good time with your fellow classmates. Don’t get lost in all the minute details, and just enjoy yourself. ◊

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Teacher of the Issue: Mrs. Kathryn Wolstenholme Continually moving north, Wolstenholme has finally found a place to settle down and pursue her loves of English literature and swimming.

Steven O'Meara ’19 an invaluable skill and I liked workPHOTO EDITOR ing with teenagers, I like coaching swimming. And it was really a neat nglish teacher Mrs. Kathr yn Wolstenholme moved to Pennsylvania combination of the two. I get to talk seven years ago after swimming in college about literature and help kids and and began her teaching career. young adults hone their skills as writ“I loved being in the water, oceans, and ers, but also open their eyes to texts pools. I desperately wanted to be The Little and history, and engage their love of Mermaid and was trying to hone my skill of reading. I genuinely love what I do,” breathing underwater,” Wolstenholme said.

Wolstenholme said.

Wolstenholme originally lived in Palm Before teaching at Malvern, Beach Gardens in Palm Beach county in Florida Wolstenholme taught at Coatesville and went to the University of Alabama. She was and Owen J. Roberts after coming to Pennsylvania seven years ago. given the opportunity to continue swimming in college.

“There's a lot of differences, and then at the same time, similarities.

“I stuck with it in college because I loved to compete, I loved to train, and it was nice that it Obviously, coed versus single ed and paid for it along the way,” Wolstenholme said. public versus private with religion, MRS. KATHRYN WOLSTENHOLME • S.O'MEARA which is a big difference. Also the Transitioning into racing between lane lines was just a natural segway for Wolstenholme because of her genu- students and their families pay to be here in whatever capacity. ine love of the sport.

The parents are very invested in their son's education here. They “I was competitive in the pool, I'm not a person that is com- expect success and really demand it,” Wolstenholme said.

The students here are also slightly different for her. petitive at everything, but in the pool I was very, very competitive and that served pretty fairly well,” Wolstenholme said.

“Striving for excellence and expecting that is nice, and I enjoy Wolstenholme has been teaching for six years, and this is her the rigor in that capacity,” Wolstenholme said. third year at Malvern. At Malvern, she has been able to combine Sophomore John Giordano is in Wolstenholme’s Honors her two passions.

American Literature class.

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Junior Blake Cunningham attended the conference and enjoyed the experience.

“It was cool. I'd never been to a diversity conference before, so I didn't really know what to expect,” he said.

The number and variety of subjects at ST@MP surprised Cunningham.

“There were a lot of different subjects that I wouldn't of even thought of when I thought about diversity. Like how to be a man, that's one of the ones I went to,” he said. “That's not something I would think of when I was thinking about diversity, so it was kind of cool to see the full scope of diversity.”

While he liked the many different subjects, he also thinks that they detracted from the conference in some ways.

“They had too many subjects. I liked having the variety, but they didn't have enough people to support the amount of subjects that they had. There were a lot of subjects like my first one where there were only two people in the room,” Cunningham said.

Tsoaeli is glad that this new event is continuing next year because he thinks it offers Malvern an opportunity to engage in some positive growth.

“Malvern did something special by having this conference... To actually bring people from different schools to something like this the first time, it was super good and I was really impressed. If Malvern keeps doing it, it will grow into something super good. It’s going to grow from here,” he said.

Near the end of the conference, an open mic session was held. For some students, this was an opportunity to share a poem. Others like Tsoaeli used the venue to say thank you.

“For me it was a chance to say thank you to everyone because I am from South Africa. I could say thank you for helping me out. To my teachers I could thank them. It was like everyone was recognizing me.

That was the moment for me,” he said.

Tsoaeli’s favorite moment of the conference was the simple thank you at the end of it, but he also loved the rest of the experience.

“There was great energy. It was super good.

Everyone was happy. The whole thing ran smoothly.

There was no problem. So I think it was a successful conference. For the first ever, it was a good one,” he said.

Cunningham thinks that there will be an increase in attendance at an extra year’s conference.

“We’re probably going to have a lot more people come next year because people have been to it,” he said. “They know what to expect, and they know that it’s not a horrible time.” ◊

new each day, even though we might be reading the same book,” Giordano said.

Giordano said Wolstenholme is always happy and wants her students to get better at whatever they are doing.

“She definitely has helped "I get to talk me become a better writer and be about literature and help kids able to comprehend more of what and young adults I read,” Giordano said. hone their skills Not everything in class is as writers, but exciting for the students, but also open their Wolstenholme tries to liven eyes to texts things up. and history, and “She helps to make the less engage their interesting stuff more interesting love of reading. " to the kids in my class,” Giordano said.

Wolstenholme values her freedom and network at Malvern.

“It’s hokey to say so many things, but it's true, I really enjoy the support, feeling the support. I think that the faculty is very supportive of one another, so I enjoy that environment. I also really love that we as teachers are encouraged to teach what we love,” Wolstenholme said. ◊

Evanfest produces good out of tragedy Alumnus’s battle with cancer has inspired a movement raising millions of dollars for families in need.

CELEBRATING A LEGACY AND A LIFE • Evan Brady '05 supports his Malvern lacrosse teammates. Even after many rounds of chemotherapy and the amputation of his right leg, Evan was a consistent support to his teammates. "He fought back for four years, the whole four years he was at Malvern here," his father Mr. Bill Brady said. / evanfest.com

Dan Malloy ’18 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF s Mr. Bill Brady P’05 sat on a folding chair at Malvern on a sunny Saturday morning, he fought back tears describing his son Evan’s time at Malvern.

“He was very good at sports and really excelled at lacrosse,” Brady said. “That’s what kept him going. He never missed lacrosse practice or the games, even though he couldn’t play.”

It was not because of an injury that kept Evan out of playing lacrosse while at Malvern. It was a diagnosis of osteogenic sarcoma, a deadly childhood bone cancer, in 2001, just two weeks into his freshman year. Although Evan was not able to play on Malvern’s team, he supported his teammates constantly as a coach and mentor.

“He fought back for four years, the whole four years he was at Malvern here,” Brady said.

However, he passed away shortly after his graduation at the age of 19. Out of the

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tragedy and heartbreak, Brady and his wife Patrice planned to turn this into a positive.

“After he was gone, a bunch of the lacrosse parents came to us and said ‘We want to do something in his memory’ and we thought it would be great to do a lacrosse tournament,” Brady said.

Friend of the Bradys and original Evanfest board member Tom Dunn said that the Make-A-Wish Foundation gave the Bradys money to help them out in their tough time with Evan.

“There was a lot of stress, bills, little stuff like parking, going to the hospital every day...it really adds up and is taxing to a family. So Bill and Patrice’s idea was to help relieve some of that stress and make those stressful times a little less stressful,” Dunn said.

This began Evanfest, an annual lacrosse tournament hosted at Malvern Prep which raises money for families who have a child or children with cancer. This simple idea began a movement that has raised $1.4 million over

12 years for over 300 families in the tri-state area according to Brady. This year, it took place on Saturday, April 21, with 38 local teams ranging from grades five to eight playing on six different fields.

Board member and treasurer of Evanfest Mr. Angelo Savelloni explained that sometimes the families they help will have multiple kids with cancer. He said Evanfest helps the families with the many expenses outside of insurance, like paying for dinner or babysitting.

“Those are the stories that move me beyond anything else,” Savelloni said.

The organization is all volunteer-based, with around 20 board members in which many have been with Evanfest since the beginning. “There's not a lot of groups like that,” Brady said.

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Student-led recycling trip renews students’ expectations Freshman Sean McCarthy pitched the idea of the trip because of his interest in recycling and how Malvern can improve their recycling process.

Mike Harrington ’19, Ryan Maher '19 FRIAR LIFE EDITOR, REPORTER n Wednesday, April 25, several Malvern students could be found passed out in a van due to the hour long drive to the Total Recycle J.P. Mascaro recycling plant in Birdsboro, PA. Most students on the trip were there to fulfill National Science Honors Society hours, but freshman Sean McCarthy was there for another reason.

“At the beginning of the school year… I noticed recyclables being thrown in the trash. I went to talk to Mr. Algeo about it. Then I made that short speech… then I tried coming up with more ideas,” McCarthy said.

He asked Assistant Head of School Mr. Ron Algeo and Head of Maintenance Mr. Jeff Kinney if Malvern could get more recycling cans. They responded with a good suggestion.

“Mr. Algeo and Mr. Kinney were talking and said J.P. Mascaro has tours, and they suggested that it would be a good idea [to go on one],” McCarthy said.

Sales Executive of the Total Recycle plant T.J. Stinson took students on a tour of the facility and gave them the opportunity to ask questions in a Q&A format. Many students

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tips about lacrosse. Osborne’s mother also had cancer so they shared that common struggle.

“We didn’t live too far from each other, so I was always over his house doing homework, projects...We spent a lot of time together on and off the field,” Osborne said. “He was a really special kid, always making everyone laugh. I think everyone who met him would say that.”

Osborne and his parents have been involved since the beginning with Evanfest.

He said his dad and parents of kids who played lacrosse with Evan helped with setting up the tournament each year while Evan’s friends helped set up bar nights or bowling events to raise money.

“There are a few satellite events throughout the year, I know they do Barnaby’s a lot…

A few kids Evan’s age and I have done events over the years outside of [Evanfest],” Osborne said.

Savelloni explained that much of Evanfest’s money comes in from corporate sponsors as well as an ad book and apparel sales. The foundation raises around $100,000 every year.

In the future, Savelloni wants Evanfest to go to other organizations who want to support those like Evanfest.

“We’re not that great as far as writing is concerned, and doing applications and

and the faculty advisors took advantage of this opportunity.

The tour itself was around 20 minutes, much shorter than students expected. The facility contains a number of machines which all together filter out the recyclable material so that it can be sent to companies as new materials. Total Recycle is payed to take people’s recycling then makes it into a product fit for sale.

But Stinson doesn’t just do what he does because it’s a smart business model.

“It’s not only making a living. You’re fighting the good fight. You’re doing a good thing.

I would say it’s the complete opposite of say a tobacco salesman selling you a product that is going to kill you,” he said. “I’m selling you a service that is not only profitable, it’s going to make the world a better place. I have children, I want to make it nice for them.”

Stinson believes that the biggest problem with making good recycling a popular practice is that it can be inconvenient.

“Convenience is a big thing with recycling.

Humans are organisms of habit. We need to educate how recycling can help make huge strides to save our planet,” he said.

Science teacher Mrs. Anna Geider, like McCarthy, wants to improve recycling practices

grants,” Savelloni said. “So we’re working on that.”

He also wants the next generation to take over the leadership of Evanfest.

“One of the things I love about this is we see another generation coming in and doing a lot of the work with us. So it looks like a program that is going to be here for a long time,” Savelloni said. “So I think that’s something that we all like to see because we don’t see any cures for these types of cancers and we need to make life a little bit easier for the people affected by it.”

Brady wanted to thank Malvern for being so generous to their cause over the years.

“Malvern is just awesome. They donate the whole day to us, we have use of their kitchen, all their fields, we pretty much take over campus for the day,” Brady said. “So they are tremendous. If we didn’t have them, we wouldn’t be doing this.”

Remembering the story of Evan, all those involved with Evanfest want to make sure other kids with cancer can realize their dreams.

“Whenever you meet someone who has such impactful moments on your life and who you have a lot of memories with, it's awesome to come out and make sure you are able to honor his legacy,” Osborne said. ◊

NOT JUST A ONE-DAY EVENT • Evanfest is most known for the the springtime lacrosse tournament that celebrated its twelfth round at Malvern this year. But the organization fundraises for families in need year-round. The day of the event itself only raises $9,000 with teams paying to partake in the tournament, while the foundation raises around $100,000 every year. / E.SUROCVIK

BRINGING KNOWLEDGE HOME • Eight of Malvern’s students, along with science teacher Mrs. Anna Geider, learn how the process of recycling works, and how to better our recycling habits in our community. / R. MAHER

on campus.

“I think spreading awareness around Malvern about what can actually be recycled, and providing recycling bins on campus and at big events would be a fantastic idea moving forward,” she said.

Students like juniors Fran Curran and Cruz Sigala generally learned something from the excursion.

“It’s a much different process than I thought.

All of the material is sorted here, but not remade into anything,” Curran said.

“The sorting machines are really high-tech.

At school, if we get recycling bins across campus, it would really help the process of recycling,” Sigala said.

McCarthy thought that the trip went well

and that good things can come out of the experience.

“I really liked it. I thought our tour guide was really good. I’m encouraged because I think it’d be great to have J.P. Mascaro talk to our students if possible…they seemed like they’d be willing to [give us cans] too,” he said.

Since McCarthy is very passionate about the environment, he wants to create an Environmental club for next year. “The main goal would be to push Malvern to become more environmentally friendly in various ways,” he said. ◊

Made in America returns Philadelphia’s largest music festival is coming back bigger and better than ever.

Jacob McGraw ’19

CONTRIBUTOR hen Labor Day weekend 2017 wound down at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway there was a lot of talk amongst concert goers on the future of the Made in America music festival.

Made in America is a Philadelphia based Music Festival started by Jay-Z. The festival began in September 2012. The contract to run the festival in Philadelphia ended right after the 2017 festival. People were very curious on whether a new contract was looming or if this marked the end of Made in America.

A new, more lucrative contract was made reported by Variety.com: a ten year, 200 million dollar deal between Live Nation and Jay-Z. That deal is not exclusively Made in America; it means Live Nation will also be sponsoring the rest of Jay-Z’s concerts and events. This contract helped ensured Made in America for at least one more year.

When the festival began in 2012, according to a report from CBS Philadelphia, Live Nation made some promises, including that they would be responsible for expenses of all personnel and they will clean up the parkway after the festival. The total cost estimate for the contract was 501,000 dollars, 220,000 of those dollars were spent towards police. These would were put in place to insure the up keep and well being of the Ben Franklin Parkway.

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Ticket sales totalled out last year for five million dollars, and with the concert coming back for another year an influx in tickets will be expected.

With the presale tickets coming out some people, especially from this area, have already flocked to buy tickets. Villa junior Izzie Barringer is a two-time attendee of the Made in America and is an avid lover of the festival.

“My greatest moments is probably getting [on my friend’s] shoulders and seeing the crowd,” she said. “I love being able to ride the train down and go down with my friends and just have fun.”

Barringer said she would be in attendance once again.

Junior Evan Lotz said he has attended Made in America twice. Some of his favorite sets of the last two years were A Boogie, 21 Savage and Ugly God. Lotz will be attending Made in America this year. “I love rap and I love RnB,” Lotz said.

“I’m really into hip hop and when you have all of your favorite artists that you listen to in the car it’s pretty dope.”

Concert goers are waiting for the 2018 lineup to be released. Presale tickets are on sale until May 6 at 10:00 p.m. Anyone who is planning on joining the festivities this Labor Day weekend: be safe and have fun. ◊

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sophomore talks about his passion for piano and Supreme.

Aidan Gordinier ’20 CONTRIBUTOR upreme is an American skateboarding shop and clothing brand established in 1994 in New York City. The brand caters to the skateboarding, hip-hop, and rock cultures, as well as youth culture.

New “drops” of the hype clothing happen every Thursday at 11 a.m. Students all across campus scramble to their computers to get on for the new apparel and items that are soon to be for sale.

Will Himmelreich, as well as many others, is on his computer, hoping to make a score on a new and rare item.

“I’m really into fashion and Supreme,” Himmelreich said. “I like to fish, I like to play video games every now and then, but it's more about the clothing.”

Himmelreich’s interest in fashion began in middle school.

“How I got into doing it is pretty interesting. I think I was in seventh or eighth grade, and I thought the way I dressed was really lame and I hated it,” Himmelreich said. “So, I decided I wanted a pair of Yeezys [designer sneakers].”

Eventually, Himmelreich found someone to sell him a pair for $600.

“Looking back on it now, the price for these was alright, but I don’t care. It was my first pair and I loved them,” Himmelreich said.

“I like his clothing, although I am not a big clothing person, but I like some of the stuff that he gets,” sophomore Caimin Hayes said.

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Himmelreich began to make a business out of it.

“I had basically worked the whole summer and spent almost all my money on that kind of stuff for myself and eventually sold my first Yeezys away for around $540,” Himmelreich said. “Ever since then I said, ‘Why don’t I try to make money off of this?’”

He said the profit helps pay for his clothes, and he even has an Instagram account for his business.

Will’s friends have many good things to say about him.

“I met him at Malvern three or four years ago,” Hayes said. “He’s nice, and he is a funny guy. I play a lot of games with him on the computer, and we always make fun of each other and he is just a really chill guy and cool to be with,” Hayes said.

Himmelreich is also involved in many activities and sports here at Malvern.

“I play piano and I am on the sailing team,” Himmelreich said. “I have been playing piano for ten years.”

Himmelreich has been at Malvern since sixth grade—and although he loves the school now, it took some convincing before he started.

“My mom said ‘I will get you a puppy, [if] you go to Malvern,’” he said. “I come home one day and there is this little Golden Retriever puppy that was only a few weeks old. He is this awesome dog, and I still love him today.”◊

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What can’t this junior do?

Jacob McGraw ’19 CONTRIBUTOR magine walking through the packed halls without knowing a soul. That’s what it was like for junior Blake Cunningham as he came to Malvern all the way from Texas in this 2017-2018 school year.

Two weeks before the school year began, Cunningham was on a long 24-hour journey from Texas to Malvern with his family in a large suburban van with another trailer to carry all of their belongings.

Cunningham was born in Louisiana and lived in Texas before moving out to Collegeville to attend Malvern. When Blake came to Malvern he did not know anyone.

“When I found out I was moving, the school year for Malvern was already over, so when I came to Malvern I only saw the campus, not any of the kids,” he said.

This made the adjustment to Malvern more difficult.

“Coming in was a little scary because I did not know anyone and I was a very shy kid,” Cunningham said.

Despite his shy nature, he auditioned for the fall musical. He had acted in two shows before going to Malvern, and the theatre was strong pull in getting him to attend the school.

In the fall musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” Cunningham played a reporter. He had a few lines and the role was a good start, but he wanted more of a substantial role. He tried out again for the spring musical Monty Python’s “Spamalot”, and he was called back for his second audition. Cunningham

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would soon land the role of Sir Robin, one of the main roles within the show.

“I think becoming more comfortable with the people and the school contributed to me getting a better role,” he said.

Cunningham’s claim to fame as Sir Robin was a song called “You Won’t Succeed on Broadway”. He worked profusely on that song with Head of Liturgical Music and Men’s Chorus Director Mr. Ed Liga, and it showed out on the stage. “‘You Won’t Succeed on Broadway’ was a very difficult piece with talking and singing. He worked hard on it and did very well,” Liga said.

Cunningham’s successful singing also continues in chorus where he sings in Liturgical Music.

Liga spoke about C u n n i n g h a m ’s dedication as an actor and singer. “ I cou ld tel l he was serious about music and theatre when I met him at the bookstore.

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questions,” Liga said.

He has fantastic musical accomplishments, but he has also made strides socially and academically.

“Coming into Malvern I was terrified because I did not get to shadow or look at the school. I didn’t really know what to expect. I did not know if the guys were going to be welcoming and now I’m comfortable, I have friends, and I am relatively adjusted,” he said.

One of his friends, senior Rhys Werny spoke highly of Cunningham.

“Blake is an intelligent kid, he has strong artistic abilities in theater and music.

He is always looking out for others and he is a great fit for Malvern,” Werny said.

Although he is more adjusted he did say “relatively” for a reason. The house he will be living in is currently still being built. So for the time being he is living in a temporary apartment. Through all the hardships of moving and meeting new people Blake has been a positive, faithful, strongwilled kid and a phenomenal actor. ◊

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For this issue, we compiled profiles of students we have not previously covered in this year’s volume of The Friar's Lantern. Each of our stories and experiences make us unique, and we have the responsibility, as brothers, to really get to know each other.

Senior and George Washington rowing commit enjoys AP Government and Fortnite.

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Keenan. Keenan believes Casey is the hardest worker on is a sophomore basketball player at Villa Maria. On top the team, and he says he is always trying to better of playing for the varsity basketball team as a sophohimself every day. more, Paige was named MVP of the league for this “I’d definitely say his work ethic and past season. leadership skills are what make him Lauder is also a strong student at Malvern, and invaluable to the team,” says his favorite teacher has been Mrs. Harriet Lappas, who teaches his Keenan said.

“I have AP Government class.

Though the loved my experience with end is in sight “He’s a man of few the crew team. I have made lifelong words, but when he has for his rowing friends there, and it has taught me c a r e e r w it h something to say it’s usually some great lessons in life.”

Malvern, rowvery insightful,” Lappas said. ing will continue “I think he has a very logical mind to be a major part of his life so when he has an argument it is usually in college. This past year, Lauder commit- very concise and well thought out.”

When Lauder is not training or studying governted to row at The George Washington University. ment, you may find him squadding up with his friends “ C o m m i t t i n g t o on Fortnite. Lauder says it is one of his favorite hobbies George Washington at the moment, and that Flush Factory is his go-to was a big relief for spot to land. me,” said Lauder.

Lauder become a member of Malvern’s Class of “I didn’t have to 2018 in seventh grade. As March comes to an end, worry about get- this class becomes a month closer to graduation, and t ing into col- Casey is among the many seniors who are shocked at lege and I could how little time is left. rea l ly enjoy “Having two months left at Malvern is crazy to my last year at think about. It feels like yesterday I just started at Malvern.”

Malvern,” Lauder said. “The time really flown by.” ◊ Lauder is not the only athlete in his family. His sister, Paige,

CASEY '18 Lauder

Sean Oates ’18 REPORTER f you ever stop into the weight room in the winter or weekday mornings throughout the year, you will likely find senior Casey Lauder training with Malvern’s crew team.

Many people around campus are aware that rowing is one of the most demanding sports Malvern has to offer. Lauder is an important member and senior leader for this hardworking group of guys. While the work has been difficult to have their recent success, Lauder’s experience with the team has been rewarding beyond top finishes on race day.

“I have loved my experience with the crew team.

I have made lifelong friends there, and it has taught me some great lessons in life,” Lauder said.

One of these friends is teammate senior Patrick

There is an instant connection, because you go to Malvern, you automatically know each other.”

An involved member of the community reflects on his time at Malvern.

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classes and the classes that give him the chance to unwind.

“I have a couple favorite classes, studio art helps you relax, I like U.S. History because it is challenging. And I like AP Chem too, I like the experience of doing things there,” he said.

Mao said that as people get to know him better, he becomes more outgoing.

“When people first meet me, I can be a little shy,” he said. “But when they know me better, I can be pretty funny.”

His humor can be seen on the rowing team, where there is a running joke that he speaks German fluently.

“When Coach [Hoffman] tells us to do something, I’ll sometimes say I don’t speak English, so I can’t do the workout you’re telling me,” he said.

According to Mao, his favorite Malvern memory is when alumni John Scargall ’08 performs The Wild Rover during the talent show.

“During the Christmas talent show, during the last song when everyone was holding each other’s shoulder,” he said. “I feel the brotherhood there.” ◊

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Jack Guardiola ’20 COPY EDITOR efore coming to Malvern as a freshman, Sophomore Chenkai “CK” Mao lived in China.

“So I spent 14-15 years in China with my parents. It was a pretty good time, I had a lot of friends and good teachers,” Mao said.

During the summers, he returns to China so he can see his family and friends.

“Last summer, when I went back [to China], I really enjoyed the food and "When the time with my friends,” Mao people first meet me, I can said. “It’s fun to see them and be a little shy.

But when they go out.” know me better, I can be He decided to come to pretty funny."

America to study for a number of reasons, one being Malvern’s approach towards projects, assignments, and homework.

“I like the way we study here, there are more projects, as opposed to just doing homework,” Mao said.

He also chose Malvern due to the opportunities it granted him.

“I can choose the classes that I like in America. Here, we have more access to sports, more opportunity for that,” Mao said. “Like, there’s no way I could do rowing in China because in high school, at most there will be one basketball team, and maybe a soccer team.”

In addition to rowing during the fall, winter, and spring, he works on the robotics team as a Mechanical Designer and runs the Asian Culture club.

“The Asian Culture club is the club I am running. I think it’s pretty good to share Asia and China’s culture to our classmates,” he said. “I think most of us don’t really know China a lot.”

Mao enjoys a variety of different classes and subjects for various reasons. He likes both the rigorous

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THE COMEBACK STORY. Ryan Maher ’19 REPORTER t was our second to last football game of the season against Germantown Academy. We were up by a lot, and it was the second to last play of the game.

I was long snapping for a punt, and we were trying to just finish the game with a win and move onto the last game. I was the first one down the field, ready to tackle the guy. He turned and cut a different direction, so I planted my right foot down to go after him.

All of the sudden, I felt an excruciating pain in my right knee…”

Junior Connor Cary, the second youngest child of four, grew up in West Chester, Pa., where he has lived his whole life.

His younger brother Kevin Cary is currently in eighth grade and will soon become a freshman at Malvern next school year.

Cary’s two older siblings, sister Courtney and brother Chris, are out of high school. Courtney is a teacher, and Chris is a senior in college.

Cary’s older brother, Chris, graduated Malvern in the Class of 2014. Chris swam for Malvern’s team his whole high school career, and ended up at Loyola University in Maryland.

Recently, Chris and his girlfriend brought life into the world, with their baby son Colby. Cary really enjoys his uncle status.

“Being an uncle is the greatest thing ever,” he said.

“One, the baby is amazing and laughable, and two, it is so cool watching him grow.”

Cary also sees that having a baby isn’t the easiest thing in the world.

“Chris is definitely busy, with school, swim, and he is in the ROTC program,” he said. “But he is so happy that after each tiring day, he can go home to his girlfriend and the baby.”

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Growing up, Cary played all different kinds of sports.

As he grew older, he began to focus on just two: football and swimming.

Cary decided to follow his older brother’s footsteps and come to Malvern his freshman year.

He played freshman football that fall, and swam for the Friars in the winter.

He made varsity football for the first time this season, playing long snapper for punts and extra points. He gave it all on the field each and every play.

During the second to last game of this past fall season, against

Germantown Academy, Connor suffered a terrible seasonending injury to his right knee.

“When I planted my foot to switch directions, my knee felt like it got shot,” he said. “I knew immediately that something was not right.”

Cary fell to the ground on the field wincing with pain. He couldn’t think about anything else at that moment, except the agonizing pain he felt in his right knee. “Nothing… no pain has ever felt like that,” he said.

He was then carted off of the field, and taken with his parents on the cart to their car. From there, they immediately went to the Malvern trainers to confirm that the injury was a torn ACL. Two days later, Cary was taken to get an MRI on his knee, which officially confirmed that he had more than just an ACL tear.

“The MRI confirmed that I completely tore my ACL, and I also had a partial tear in my lateral meniscus. Most of the pain actually came from tearing the lateral meniscus because it had a lot more nerve endings attached to it,” he said.

Cary’s world had been flipped upside down. He had goals for this season, and for the upcoming swim season in the winter. “It all happened so fast, that I almost didn’t know what to think. I sort of blanked out in space, thinking ‘this is my life now.’”

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“A group where you can tell anything to and you can be ‘normal’ around.”

While he is a remarkable squash player and MVP, there is a lot more than athletic talent to Corey.

Luke McClatchy ’19 MEDIA AND CULTURE EDITOR aving been at Malvern since seventh grade, junior Corey Kovalovich has gotten the hang of being a Malvern student.

“Before Malvern I went to Holy Family and Phoenixville, but I didn’t like Holy Family that much and Malvern has a reputation of being a really great school so I thought it would be a good choice for me,” he said.

On top of squash, Corey is also involved with robotics, Science National Honors Society, National Honors Society, the school yearbook, and used to play baseball.

“I have played squash since eighth grade, I have been on the yearbook since freshman year, I played baseball every year until this year, and the rest I joined this year,” he said.

Kovalovich considers squash to be his favorite after school activity at Malvern.

“Just going to practice with my teammates and friends and playing the game that I love is the best part, it’s really fun,” Corey said.

Corey’s favorite part of squash is traveling to Connecticut every other year to play and compete with other teams.

“We get to stay at a hotel and we get to bond more and get to know each other better, it’s a chance to hang out outside of the squash courts. We go to dinners and just out to have fun,” he said.

Corey decided to join squash after he stopped playing basketball in grade school.

“Basketball just got really hard because I’m really short so I had to find another thing to do in the winter and I decided on squash,” Kovalovich said. “The other options were swimming, diving, track, but squash seemed more fun than all of them and I used to play tennis.”

Imran Khan, the head squash coach, considers Corey a leader on and off the squash courts.

“The first things that come to my mind when thinking about Corey are fun and outgoing, he’s a team leader and spends time off court helping other teammates improve,”

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Khan said.

Khan also says Corey is humble and will do whatever it takes to help someone.

“He’s very helping, very considerate, he’s not one of those kids that thinks he’s too good for anything, that does not exist in Corey’s world,” Khan said.

In the three years Khan has coached Corey, he has had many positive experiences with him, but one stands out.

“This season we were playing a team of nine players, and eight of our players got demolished by theirs, and their number one player who was really good was supposed to play Corey. Corey went on the court even though the entire team lost, he wanted to be the perfect role model on how to go on the court and beat someone,” Khan said.

Khan also says Corey’s looks can be deceiving sometimes.

“Corey might not look it, but he is one of the most competitive guys I know. He might not brag about a win or gloat, he’s not one of those guys. He doesn’t brag about himself,” Khan said. “He’s going to let his efforts, his hard work, and his work ethic show results.” ◊

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which is different.”

Though Cooper may be new to the Malvern experience, his mother Athletic Department Assistant Mrs. M a r y F r a n Frankenheimer has been working at Malvern Prep for several years. She says that her ability to have good relationships with students has allowed her to work with her son effectively.

“I think my good relationship with the students helps Cooper accept me at work,” she said.

“Especially since I am sort of on the coaching staff of the lacrosse team and I’m involved in athletics. My role here is good so I feel like that

helps.”

Frankenheimer originally came to Malvern for the sports but also says that he was looking for a better overall high school experience.

“I play football, basketball and lacrosse,” Frankenheimer said. “Lacrosse is my favorite though. I look forward to it all year but have only been playing it for the past few years.”

Frankenheimer is one of only two freshmen on this year’s varsity lacrosse squad.

Although, his mother has more fondness for his basketball play. She enjoys being able to see her son’s full face, not his helmet.

“It’s a much more intimate setting, and I feel like you see the vulnerability of a kid on the basketball court because they can’t hide that emotion on their face,” Frankenheimer said. “You feel the game a little bit differently.”

Not only does she get to see Cooper on the court and in school but also at home. She describes him as transparent and no different than usual off campus grounds.

“He’s a passionate, competitive, empathetic, kind, young man,” she said. “He acts pretty much the same.

Fun, pretty laid back, nice to be around.”

Frankenheimer’s friend freshman Jade Bennett at the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur went to school with him in middle school and describes him as a hard worker.

“He’s determined I would say,” Bennett said. “He works really hard at his sports and his work. He’s also a savage, pretty cool kid.”

Bennett says that they share many fond memories but one that sticks out to her includes their Snapchats.

“We would send these pictures where we were shooting finger guns at each other and mentally I always heard this ‘ah-ha’ sound,” she said. “We recreated our pictures in person one time. Good stuff.

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Chase Bennett ’19 MANAGING EDITOR - WEB n the second floor of Duffy, freshman Cooper Frankenheimer glances out the grand window at the variegated campus. Frankenheimer likes to come here often to find silence to complete his work with a view.

“I like to come here to do work,” Frankenheimer said.

“You get a great look at campus while being able to do homework or whatever.”

Frankenheimer came to Malvern in the Fall of 2017 but found himself stumbling after his transition from Great Valley High School. Frankenheimer originally went to Great Valley as he lives in the Malvern borough with his two siblings Gavin and Mason, who both go to GVHS. “At the beginning I was a little ‘ehh’ just because I was missing GV,” Frankenheimer said. “As it’s gone on, I’ve started to really like it.”

After finding new friends and a fondness for the good ol’ Malvern s c h e d u l e , Fr a n k e n h e i m e r warmed up to the school.

“I like the schedule a lot. The way you don’t have every class, every day,” Frankenheimer said. “It’s more college-like which is cool.”

Frankenheimer also says that he enjoys the different environment in classes, especially his science class.

“I like the stuff we’re learning and I like how you do a lot of labs,” he said. “It’s hands-on

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Junior is gifted in the classroom, as well as a friend to all around campus.

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GREG Gaasche '19

other students such as his classmate and friend, Buck Andrew Sposato ’19 CONTRIBUTOR Walsh. regory Gaasche, more commonly known as Greg, “He was a little insane for shaving it into his head,” combines strong academic ability, a love of sports, Walsh said. “But besides that, I think it was a good way to and a friendly personality to thrive as a student show support for the team.” at Malvern.

Along with a love for the Eagles, and a strong academic On a chilly February morning during a chapel service, reputation, you can see Greg in numerous extracurriculars Gaasche walked up the aisle to receive a very prestigious such as robotics and sailing.

Gaasche came to Malvern in ninth grade, and he has award: the highest GPA of the Class of 2019 for the 2016enjoyed pretty much every second he has been here.

2017 school year.

“It was definitely a huge honor,” Gaasche “Just getting to meet new guys has been said. “I don’t know the exact number really great for me. I came into of my GPA, but it was above a 4.4.”

Malvern only knowing one other With a Grade Point Average "It feels like person in our class. Over the time at the top of his class, Gaasche yesterday I just started at I’ve been here, I have gotten Malvern. The time really shared some tips on how he was to meet so many people I flown by.” able to achieve such good grades. would have never gotten to experi“Part of it is just natural for certain aspects, but at the same time, a big ence,” he said. attribute of it is making sure your homework is To most members of the submitted on time. Over time, homework really adds up junior class who know Gaasche, most to give points,” Gaasche said. would tell you that his most imporOne of Greg’s best subjects this year is physics. His tant trait is his kindness. physics teacher, Mr. Mike Koenig, has nothing but good “Greg is a really nice guy. He things to say about Gaasche. does a bunch of activities, and he “He performs well on tests, always has his homeworks is always very friendly and open done on time, and shares a lot of traits with the top students with everyone around him,” I’ve had,” Koenig said.

Walsh said. ◊ Some people may recognize Greg as the guy with the crazy hair for the Super Bowl. Prior to Super Bowl LII, Gaasche shaved eagle’s wings into his head in order to support the Philadelphia Eagles in their big game.

“I have always loved the Eagles. I knew I would have looked pretty dumb if they lost, but it paid off in the end, so I was pretty happy with the result,” he said.

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Sophomore is known as one of the school’s best “hypebeasts” and resellers.

Rowan Cabahug-Almonte ’20 REPORTER uring the hype of Fortnite Mobile everyone was scrambling to get the rare codes to play the game. For sophomore Jake Caulfield however, he had 12 codes from his 800 email signups and, not surprisingly, was looking to make a profit.

Caulfield lives in West Chester, but is moving to a farm in Malvern soon. He has a younger sister and a dog. He started middle school at East Goshen, but decided to switch to the Malvern middle school. He has been here ever since.

Caulfield has been seen around campus with his Gucci shoes, bape sweatshirts, and other accessories that would make Kanye West proud. Caulfield’s hobby is more than just a way to look cool. He sees a profit and business in every purchase.

“If I get something I don't think I can pull off, I flip it for more than I paid, it’s as simple as that,” said Caulfield.

To get these exclusive items he typically uses a bot, a program that can buy online goods faster than a normal human, or he camps out for them.

“There was a pair of Jordan 1’s releasing, the red ones. I was looking around and saw that they had an ‘in store first come first serve at the Upper Darby Foot Locker,’” said Caulfield “I go up there around 11 p.m. and just sat there until 9 a.m. when the store opened. I also meet a lot of new friends doing that.”

For bots, he has a different system.

“I put my information into them and put in an item I want… let’s say I want a box logo from the Supreme drop, I put in my info, size, and color and the bot doesn't stop trying to get the item until I have it,” said Caulfield.

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He is always look for a way he can make money.

For example he sold Fortnite Mobile codes online when the game released. Fortnite Mobile is a popular game on iOS that can been found on almost every kid’s phone on campus. To get the game you needed an email sign up, and it was a lottery system from there.

“I coded a program that entered a ton of ema i ls into the Fortnite Mobile event. I eventually got a lot of codes and sold them from $20$40 the day it was released,” said Caulfield.

Sometimes Caulfield’s entrepreneurial ambitions do not work out as planned.

“On Black Friday, I was going for a pair of shoes and I put the wrong keywords into my bot. I ended up getting 2 pairs of shoes that I call bricks, things I can't make any money on. I traded a pair for a skateboard and I still have the other… I lost about $500 dollars in that transaction,” he said.

Besides the resale market Caulfield has many friends and is part of other activities.

“Jake is someone who will always make you laugh and always has a positive attitude,” says Ryan Baker ’20. “ He’s a really good friend and I think it’s cool what he does.”

Baker also says that what he does is really cool because clothing brands reach out to him and sends him free stuff.

“Funny,” said Devon Greaves ’20 when asked to describe Caulfield. “Also he posts really good pictures on Instagram” In the other activities he is really into photography, as seen on his Instagram, and the quality of photography he does.

Ath letica l ly he is a competitive lacrosse defender and loves the sport. He is also is a goalie during water polo season.

“I’m a workaholic and I love w h at I do,” Caulfield said. ◊

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Junior balances finding time to follow his passion and find time to unwind, all while still bringing the life to the party.

Alex Haylock ’19 FRIAR LIFE EDITOR s he sits at the piano, junior Joey Koch’s fingers ghost over the keys, his head down, his eyebrows furrowed in thought, as if he’s trying to remember the melody of a song.

When Koch finally looks up from the piano with a grin across his face, and with a story to tell.

“I remember in the third grade I pulled a classic: I pooped my pants,” he said.

As a self-proclaimed extrovert, Koch is always trying to bring humor to a situation. He thinks of himself as a storyteller. “So you know, I asked to go to the bathroom, made the long walk down the hallway,” he reminisced. “Yeah it was pretty bad so I wanted to the nurse and… got cleaned up.”

Koch found recanting this story hilarious.

“It wasn’t funny then, but it’s funny now,” he said. “I could’ve told you a different story but that’s what came to my head first.

Because it was about me.”

Koch loves a good laugh, and is always willing to provide one in his particular style of humor. “I like to make jokes and make people laugh… sarcastic jokes, you know, keeping a straight face, and with a sarcastic [delivery],” Koch said.

Koch feels that his take on humor fits especially well with his Malvern peers. “[I feel like] sarcasm is part of the Malvern culture,” Koch said.

“Making fun of the things that

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aren’t okay, but become okay because of the sarcasm.”

The humor that Koch provides makes him a enjoyable person to be around, which shows.

“I like entertaining people and people like to be entertained. So I [think] people like to be around me, he said. “I’m a good guy, who is easy to talk to, and fun person. I entertain a lot in my house. People like coming to my house to hang out, [and] it’s a fun time.”

Friend and fellow junior, Jackson Powers thinks similarly. “What can I say, he’s a good kid,” Powers said.

This leads up to the Koch many recognize today: a light-hearted jokester who can always be on the lookout for a good joke. What some may not say is a kid who can appreciate moments of solitude.

“I have a lot of introverted tendencies. Most of the time I like to be alone. On the weekends, if I don’t have to do anything, I like to chill out by myself,” Koch said.

“I like to spend my free time play video games,” Koch said. “On Xbox, I like to play Call of Duty, and of course Fortnite… that’s about it right now.”

Aside from gaming, Koch appreciates the time he gets to spend making music.

“I like to play the guitar and piano,” Koch said. “When I was seven I first played the piano… I started playing the guitar freshman year.”

Koch thinks that his time spent in the Beginner Acoustic Guitar class was definitely worth it. “I took the beginning guitar class, and I really liked it so I joined the guitar ensemble. And now I play the guitar a lot,” he said.

His dedication to the instrument has also left him with some skill.

“I had picked up pretty easily and it was easy to read the music and read the guitar tabs, so I started playing the guitar on my own,” Koch said. “Now, I can learn and memorize music quickly. I [also] have the main parts for all the songs in the ensemble.”

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Graphic Design teacher Ms. Kate Plows has been impressed by Julian’s work ethic this year.

“Julian is an outstanding, over-and-above student in graphic design,” she said. “He came in at the start of this year curious, and at some point along the line, he shifted from curious to committed.”

“He puts in considerable overtime on our projects,” she continued. “I think he would sleep in the lab if he was allowed.”

To Plows, Williams shows ethic outside of the classroom as well as inside it.

“He is consistently courteous, consistently polite, always asks great questions, and always says thank you,” she said. “It’s remarkable and I hope he’s able to continue that through his time at Malvern.”

Freshman Geometr y t e a c he r M r.

Mike Rawlings doesn’t teach Julian anymore, and that’s because he doesn’t need to.

“He just f lew through the math on his own,” Rawlings said. “He finished his class in half a year.”

Rawlings also say Williams is a responsible student, even when he isn’t in class.

“He’s all business,” he said. “He comes in, he knows what his work is, he gets it done.”

However, Rawlings sees more in Julian than just his academic skills. “[Julian is] polite, well-mannered, and he’s always smiling, he’s always upbeat,” Rawlings said. “I don’t know what’s going in his head, but I know what’s coming off of his face, a smile.”

“I don’t want to make him sound like he’s Superman,” Rawlings said. “But he’s a pretty nice guy.” ◊

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Joe Lister ’21 SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR t’s 3 p.m. on a Monday, and Julian Williams is where he normally is at this time: sitting in front of a computer in Duffy 118.

He puts the finishing touches on a cutout image of himself and senior Kaloso Tsoeali, completely removing any personal physical attributes.

Twenty minutes later, he gets up, walks to Carney Hall, and opens his locker, taking out a gym bag with his clothes for track that day. He heads to O’Neill to change and head out to track practice.

Later he’ll go home, do his homework and study, regardless of whether or not he has a test.

Williams leads a busy life, both in and out of school.

“I’m in the Diversity Club, track, Young Poets, and Catholic Athletes for Christ,” he said. “I love all my clubs, I can’t really pick a favorite.”

Last year Williams even wrote a play, and won an award for it. “It was a mystery,” he said. “It was called King’s Kid. I ended up winning. It made my passion for writing grow.”

Julian says that he doesn’t pick his clubs and hobbies randomly but instead picks each one for a purpose.

“I feel that I’m really athletic, so I chose Catholic Athletes for Christ to get myself more fit. I chose Diversity Club because there are only two black freshmen, so I thought… I could change that,” he said. “And I chose Young Poets because I like to write a lot.”

Despite the number of activities Williams participates in, he says he still is able to manage his time.

“I feel like I manage my time well,” he said. “My parents make me study every night, which helps, I see why they make me do it.”

Williams’ study habits pay off, and they make him into a better student too. “I feel I do very well,” he said.

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“I want to break some of the school records, especially the 100 meter breaststroke record,” Durkan said. “I want to get good times and go to a good college for swimming.”

According to Schiller, Durkan is well on his ways to achieving his goals.

“He has worked very hard and he understands what it takes to compete at a higher level and has had a lot of success,” Schiller said. “He’s done a nice job of adjusting academically to Malvern as well.”

As for Durkan’s future, Schiller is very confident that he will find success.

“I think the sky’s the limit for him, he is already on track to break school records,” Schiller stated.

“He can be an All-American, a school record holder, and an All-Inter-Ac athlete, and he is already competing at a collegiate level. He can certainly swim for a top Division 1 program in the future.” ◊

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Chris Ayres ’21 CONTRIBUTOR ost people equate pools with summer and relaxation. For Ryan Durkan ’21, the thought of swimming means hard work and long hours of training.

He has been swimming since he was ten, which is a late start for most swimmers. However, Durkan has put in a lot of time and dedication to becoming the best swimmer that he can be.

“Swimming is my main sport and the pool is an important place for me,” Durkan said. “It’s one of the main reasons I came to Malvern.”

Durkan was immediately put on varsity, and began having an impact and bonding with his teammates really quickly.

“Everyone was happy and were very accepting of me,” Durkan stated. “It’s one of the most fun teams I’ve ever been on.”

Mr. Jay Schiller, the varsity swimming and diving coach, had a lot to do with bringing Durkan to Malvern.

“Coach Schiller was the one who taught me how to swim competitively,” Durkan said. “He spent a lot of time trying to get me to come here.”

In addition to having to adjust to a new team, Durkan has to adjust to a new school because he transferred to Malvern after the first semester of this year.

“It’s a little weird being new, but I’m happy that I’m here,” Durkan said. “It’s a much better fit and I love it here.”

Malvern feels much more comfortable than his old school and he is glad that he had the swim team to help him fit in right away.

“My old school was really tight and everything was super strict, and I’m glad that I’m here now and can learn a lot while still having fun,” Durkan said. “The swim team helped me meet people and then those people introduced me to more people.”

Durkan already has goals in mind for the coming years on the Malvern swim team.

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Michael Harrington ’19 FRIAR LIFE EDITOR unior Kosta Hionis grows a twinkle in his eye and excitement in his voice when he starts talking about hunting.

He was thinking of an experience where he hunted a bear when he was 11 years old, using dogs and a shotgun.

“You think they’re big, but when they walk up to you in a tree, you see they are huge,” he said.

Hionis first starting hunting at the young age of six with his dad when he used a simple blank firing gun. As he grew older, he advanced with the time.

“When I was ten I went to New Jersey to get my hunting license there. That’s where I did most of my hunting,” he said. “When I was 12, I went to Pa. and got my hunting license there.”

As a fellow hunter himself, Hionis’ father also knows how to taxidermy.

According to Hionis, there are about 94 stuffed animal heads held in the trophy room of his house.

Hunting is a truly enjoyable experience for Hionis. He gets a lot out of his time on the prowl. Most of this fun comes from the new perspective it offers him and the fresh scene before him.

“It is fun. But the one thing I think you really enjoy about it is when you’re just sitting in a tree or something like that you take everything in. You kind of look for animals and you see squirrels and things like that. You see birds. It’s pretty cool.

You see things you don’t get to see a lot,” he said.

Hionis hopes to take hunting with him as he grows and keep enjoying it. “Hunting, that’s a lifelong thing. You can do it for the rest of your life,” he said.

Another activity that Hionis has been involved in for a long time is hockey. He started playing in sixth grade and has been a part of Malvern’s team ever since and even had the honor of being a captain this year. He got the idea to play during his elementary school gym class.

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basketball. So I thought I would play hockey,” he said.

This year’s hockey season was a series of highs and lows according to Hionis.

“We played our first game against LaSalle. We hadn’t beat them in at least three years before that, and we smoked them… We beat them at their own rink which was pretty unheard of. It was a huge morale booster,” he said. “Then we lost to Downingtown West the next game in an overtime game. That was rough… We did get to the playoffs. We mercy-ruled Father Judge. Then, Prep came down to the wire and they pulled ahead of us. They were pretty good. They were better than us. We will get them next year.”

His fellow hockey teammate Ryan Sambuco ’21 was happy to have him on the team this year.

“It was a good team we had this year. I thought he was pretty good with the team. He had a good year...

He helped us have good moral support,” Sambuco said.

Sambuco has also gotten to learn more about Kosta as they practiced together this year.

“In practices, I’ve gotten to know him better.

How hard he works. He’s a very coachable kid. He follows all of what the coach does… As a senior he could be a great captain,” he said.

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Louis Franzone ’19 CONTRIBUTOR t was a warm fall night, with the sun just about to set. Junior Trevor Henderson was warming up for his cheer practice, just like any other night, when he came down hard on his leg, ending his season and leaving him unable to walk for months.

“I got to the hospital and I went right into surgery,” Henderson said. “It really hurt when they said I was done for the season.”

The injury not only hurt Trevor, mentally and physically, but it also hurt his coach and teammates. The impact he made on the team the previous year would be missing all season.

“Trevor’s injury was obviously upsetting; he had so much potential for the upcoming season,” Malvern diving coach Zach Burns said. “However, he maintained a presence on the pool deck that made the team, including myself, very happy to see."

Henderson, the second youngest of five, grew up in Norristown before moving to Chesterbrook only a few months ago.

Having a big family comes when you have four other siblings. Henderson is not only a brother but is also an uncle to his two young nephews.

“I have two nephews. One is one and the other is four,” Henderson said.

“I’m going to teach them how to do flips when they get old enough.”

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Trevor learned how to do flips himself at 11 years old when his cousin introduced him to the cheer program that she ran, Skky Allstars.

“With cheerleading, I picked it up pretty quick and started to enjoy it,” Trevor said. “I started to do more and more and just excelled at it.”

Trevor’s enthusiasm about doing f lips and eagerness to improve helped guide his decision to join the diving team upon his arrival to Malvern two years ago.

“I gave it a try because I’m used to doing flips and stuff,” he said. “What’s just doing a flip into the water?”

By watching Trevor dive off the board you can tell that doing a flip into the water is not much different than on the ground for him. Coach Burns said that he can see that as well.

“Cheerleading at his level takes a high level of strength, balance, and stability, all of which are essential skills for divers,” Burns said. “This allowed Trevor to excel at diving at a faster pace than most athletes typically would.”

It made not only the diving team happy to see him but the swimmers as wel l.

Even w ithout competing, Trevor brought spirit and energy to the team.

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injured all season as well, so we went through that together,” said teammate Connor Cary. “It was great for the two of us to just be out there with the team.”

Cary tore his ACL during football season and had the same struggle as Trevor to get back as fast as possible.

“Recovery has been going pretty well,” Henderson said.

“Right now my leg is at 50% strength and once it gets to 75% I can start doing flips again, which should be in May.” Doing flips off of a diving board takes a lot of leg strength, making recovery more difficult than in other sports.

“I’m a swimmer so my recovery was a little different,” Cary said. “I’m sure it takes more leg strength to jump off a board than to kick while you swim, so I can only imagine how hard that is.”

Cary and Henderson both are well on their way to a full recovery but they’re not there just yet.

The next few months are crucial to come back better than ever.

“Coach Zach said he wants to get us in the pool at least once a week over the summer,” Henderson said. “It’ll be nice getting back on the board and into the water. I’ ll enjoy that.” ◊

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and my mom works in stocks with my uncle, who is senior Peter Borger’s dad.”

Having his father there has helped Simpson acclimate to Malvern’s environment, but much of what he has learned and done at Malvern has come through his own endeavors.

“I signed up for a bunch of clubs, most of which I had to take off because I’d signed up for too many,” Simpson said. “Right now, I am a member of Impressions, Young Pol iticians Club, Theatre, and Liturgical Music.”

Initially, Simpson was reluctant to become part of the Malvern Theatre S o c ie t y.

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production of Little Shop of Horrors, he wanted to join.

“I did a couple of the middle school shows,” Simpson said. “but I knew that it was a much larger commitment in high school than in middle school. So I did not do the fall show but I did the spring show.”

Simpson is grateful for the relationships that he has established through different Malvern activities.

“The activities and sports have really helped me connect with older guys, really good role models, and guys who can help me out with making the adjustments on and off the field,” Simpson said.

Outside of school, Simpson enjoys doing a variety of things. “I like to play with my dog; I like listening to music; I watch sports, especially college basketball; and I like hanging out with my friends,” he said.

Along with watching college basketball, Simpson focuses on the Philadelphia 76ers. “[Joel Embiid] is one of the hardest working guys out there, and he does not feel entitled to anything,” Simpson said. “Rather, he works for everything that he has and I think that is really special.”

Simpson related Embiid’s personality to the community at Malvern. “The fact that Embiid is a great guy on and off the court, where he has a community atmosphere, can relate to Malvern,” he said.

The Malvern atmosphere of community and brotherhood can be felt anywhere on campus. But for Simpson, he senses it most on the balcony of Duffy.

“It is a place where you can overlook the whole campus,” Simpson said. “It is nice because it is quiet.

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Garrett Hallinan ’19 SPORTS EDITOR hree years ago when freshman Tommy Simpson was an eleven-year-old sixth grader, he turned off Warren Avenue and into campus for the first time as a Malvern student.

However, he was not the first in his family to wear a Malvern uniform. His father Mr. Paul Simpson, who is the Director of School Counseling at Malvern, graduated in 1988.

“Luckily, he is not my teacher,” Tommy said.

“I feel bad for the kids whose parents are their teachers.”

However, the younger Simpson recognizes the benefits to having his father nearby.

“In case I ever need a ride, he is always there,” Simpson said. “There is always a place where I can drop my stuff off or grab a snack. It is nice how he’s there and he’s not so close where it is annoying.”

A long w it h h is friends and role models at Malvern, Simpson has another strong support system—his family. “ My younger brother is Daniel, he’s in sixth grade,” Simpson said.

“Caroline, my younger sister, is in eighth grade. Then my dog is Tucker, he is a yellow lab. My dad is Mr. Simpson,

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commitments for his senior year and will also play rugby 7’s after track season is finished.

Physics teacher and track coach Mr. Mike Koenig has been coaching Kevin throughout high school. Koenig believes that Boyle, in addition to seeing personal success, has a definitive impact on his teammates.

“He’s an easy guy to work with, coaching and teaching. He always has a willingness to learn, inside and outside the classroom, and definitely pushes himself,” Koenig said. “On the track, he’s a very natural team leader. I’m happy for him that he’s seen some success on the track and been able to achieve the goals he set out to achieve, and see that his hard work does yield some measurable success.”

When he’s not on campus, Boyle plays a lot of video games, an activity he has enjoyed since a young age. He is quite the accomplished gamer; for example, Boyle claims to have 280 wins in the ever-popular Fortnite.

“I’ll give you an update on my Fortnite stats after break; I’ll have a lot more wins by then,” Boyle said.

As he takes his talents to Bucknell University next year, where he is currently undecided on a major, Boyle advises that new students at Malvern should take advantage of all that the school has to offer.

“Try to get involved with as many things as you can in the beginning because that’s how you make a lot of your friends, even if you don’t play a sport,” Boyle said. “I played freshman football, and even kids who didn’t move on and play football after freshman year I’m still good friends with. We always talk about freshman football and our memories from the summer going into that. It helps you ease into high school.”

Boyle cites winning the Inter-Ac in football this past year as one his favorite memories from his high school experience.

“It’s hard to think about that. Really, all I did was sports, so that was definitely my biggest memory,” he said.

As the seniors go their separate ways, K-Bo’s happy and energetic demeanor will be remembered by his classmates and teachers alike.

“He’s honestly one of the most genuine kids I know, really nice, and always a great time to be around,” Devine said.

“He’s a really good guy. He’s super nice to everybody, and I’d say everyone on the team looks up to him and respects him,” Koenig said. “He treats everybody with respect, and in turn they respect him. I feel like most of the teachers would say he’s a respectable person and say ‘Oh, he’s a nice guy.’” ◊

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Kyle Leonard SPORTS EDITOR enior Kevin Boyle, who is also known by his nickname K-Bo, keeps his life simple. He centers it around school, sports, and video games. Still, over his four years at Malvern, K-Bo has become one of the most well liked and respected kids in his class.

Boyle lives in West Chester and has three siblings; older brother Brian, who is a sophomore at Bucknell and a graduate from Malvern’s Class of 2016, a sister who is a freshman at Villa Maria, and a brother in seventh grade at St. Maximilian Kolbe in West Chester He came to Malvern in ninth grade from St. Maximilian Kolbe. A large group of kids came to Malvern from St. Max that year, which helped Boyle ease into high school. There were also people already at the school, including his brother Brian, who made a difference in his decision to come here.

“My brother [Brian] was already here, and I knew a lot of kids that went to Malvern and really recommended Malvern,” Boyle said.

Senior Brendan Devine was one of those St. Max kids who has been with Kevin for most of his life.

Devine had nothing but great things to say about his relationship with Boyle.

“I’ve gone to school with Kevin for 12 years now, and Kevin’s a really down-to-Earth guy and really hard worker,” Devine said. “You can see it on the football field or the track. He’s not really the biggest guy, but he works really hard to be really fast and athletic. He’s always been like that.”

Boyle has played football and ran outdoor track for all four of his years at Malvern.

He played both of those sports throughout middle school as well. Boyle decided to add winter track to his sports

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Jacob McGraw ’19 CONTRIBUTOR unior Nick Florschutz has been a Malvern student for only three years, but he has been wrestling at Malvern much longer.

Florschutz was a part of Malvern Wrestling summer camps growing up and it became an instrumental part of him attending Malvern.

Head coach of the wrestling team Mr. Nate Lauter also runs the camp. He was a useful tool in getting Florschutz into Malvern.

“Coach Nate helped me in the process of getting into Malvern in “Having a anyway he could,” Florschutz good group of guys help you said. get better.

When you wrestle against Florschutz is a pivotal other good players you get better member of the wrestling yourself.” team, hitting the benchmark of 100 wins this year. When talking about what fostered his success Florschutz emphasized his team and their support.

“Having a good group of guys help you get better. When you wrestle against other good players you get better yourself,” he said.

Penn, Brown, Columbia, and Princeton have been recruiting Florschutz. His accolades range from State Champion to National Prep All-American and AllInter-Ac three consecutive years.

“He is extremely hardworking and humble. He always wants to learn and stays after practice late to grind. He’s a grinder,” Lauter said.

Lauter is also looking for Florschutz to step up in his senior year.“I want him to be more of a leader on and off the mat,” Lauter said.

Clearly, Florschutz is no rookie wrestler. He had gotten into wrestling about ten years ago. His cousin was a wrestler and Florschutz wanted to try it out. He fell in love with the sport and continued.

Florschutz explained that the Malvern brotherhood was very evident to him and helped him adjust to school.

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“It is unreal, I came in not knowing anyone and within the first two days I knew everyone, and everyone has each other’s back,” he said.

Florschutz is seen as a leader by students, teachers, and coaches. He is not too worried about the pressure that may be mounted on his team and him for his senior year.

“No, I don't feel any pressure. I think the brotherhood on the wrestling team and in the school helps us enough that we are going to do fine,” he said.

Along with his tremendous wrestling, many students and teachers around campus know Florschutz is a great kid. “I’ve know Florschutz since before I went to Malvern and he has always been very nice and helped kids out,” junior wrestler Henry Hague said.

Florschutz is known as a leader in the Malvern community. “We could have a whole team full of kids like Florschutz because he is so coachable and works so hard,” Lauter said. ◊

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Gavin Kane ’21 CONTRIBUTOR hen Max Fish’s parents heard him scream loudly, they immediately knew something important had happened.

“I was really excited and I was kind of relieved because it took a while. I was just proud of my work,” Fish said.

Fish had finally finished his first book, a gripping tale of a troubled teenager.

During winter, Fish could be found writing in his home in West Chester, or in Malvern Pizza with a plate of cheese fries next to him.

“I didn’t do a winter sport, so I started walking to Malvern Pizza, and I would just sit down and write for two to two and a half hours,” Fish said.

The book that Fish wrote was most definitely not a light-hearted story.

“It was about different social issues that were basically triggered by the abduction of a young kid,” Fish said.

The novel focused on a junior in highschool that had many home problems, and went through many rough times.

“Both of his parents were alcoholics. They both abused him and eventually the mom left the dad and so he stayed with the mom. And then she started drinking and abusing him,” Fish said.

This book was not the first piece of literature that Fish had written.

“I’ve been writing for a while, I’ve written some short stories, and then I decided I kind of just wanted to finish out something, so I started writing this [the book],” Fish said.

Max attributed his seventh grade English teacher Mr. Leo Kindon for unlocking his writing potential.

Kindon noted that Max was one of the only two guys in his class that understood what humor was really

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all about.

“For most of the guys in that class, it went right over their head,” said Kindon.

Kindon is currently in the process of reading Max’s book, and mentioned that he feels really good about him using the writing skills that he learned in his seventh grade English class. He added that it was very apparent that Fish still really understood grammar.

“From what I’ve read so far, he’s done a wonderful job with it,” Kindon said.

Kindon thinks highly of Fish, in the classroom, and outside of it.

“I would say he is a ‘Malvern Man,’ best way I can describe him. As a teacher at Malvern, I always like when a student at

Malvern challenges himself, challenges his teachers, all the time. Not willing to just sit back, but asks the questions that he wants answered,” Kindon said.

Kindon believed that Fish was gifted, but he thinks that Fish did not let his writing skills become dull.

Instead, he worked hard to sharpen them and be a better student.

“He was not the kind of kid that sat back on those gifts,” Kindon said.

A close friend of Fish, freshman Brendan McLaughlin has known Max for three years, since he came to Malvern in seventh grade.

“He was quiet and soft spoken, but when he did speak, he was funny,” McLaughlin said.

McLaughlin said that Fish could most often be found in English teacher Mrs. Sweeney’s room during Community Time.

“He is usually doing his Membean or getting work done,” McLaughlin said.

Similar to what Kindon said about Fish, McLaughlin believes that he is a very helpful person, whether it be on the field, classroom, or anywhere else. Fish and McLaughlin are both playing rugby for the first time this year.

“He knows that I am new to rugby and he takes the time

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younger years and now all the way through Malvern.

H i s p e e r s h a v e truly enjoyed their years spent with him, ever since the beginning.

“I first met Mike in k indergarten. I don’t remember too much about meeting him, but we became friends,” junior Gavin McHugh said. “He’s been one of my best friends ever since.”

Hu s s e y h a s h a d some great times with McHugh, making it hard for McHugh to choose just one greatest memory.

“My favorite childhood memory of Mike was probably always playing games around his neighborhood with a bunch of our buddies, like playing manhunt,” McHugh said. “And we’ve had a lot of great memories through sports with football and basketball, and always hanging out with our friends over the weekends.”

The two continue to make memories, as they love to hang out with each other. Hussey is a very loyal friend, which McHugh respects.

“He is caring and helpful, however he is impatient… I definitely could always go to him to talk. Just having someone there to talk to and ask questions,” McHugh said.

Not only do friends of Hussey recognize these great qualities of his, but many of his elders and teachers see his great personality, specifically Mrs. Jessica Kenworthey, his sophomore theology teacher last year.

“He has no fear,” Kenworthey said. “He is fearless.”

“When he said, I think it was something along the lines of ‘Faith can sometimes be outside of religion’, he just really had a deep understanding of what faith is, and I was very struck by that,” Kenworthey said.

Kenworthey definitely paints a great picture of Hussey, but can also highlight some of his other traits.

“He’s loud. I think he acts in a generally positive way with his peers, which is good,” Kenworthey said.

Hussey has used these traits, along with his many others, to his advantage, taking part in the Speech and Debate club, and also cheering on the football team in the beginning part of this past season as he was sidelined with an injury.

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go with the Augustinian values truth, unity, and love. So what we did was we met with Mr. Rawlings, and we said that we wanted to create a club that had a more welcoming experience, so that anybody could join it. What we planned on doing was to get guest speakers come in, and just discuss politics in different current events that are going on,” Faggioli said.

He succeeded in doing so, and the Young Politicians club has recently gained many new members.

Faggioli said that he wanted to get guest speakers to come in and talk to the guys about politics, and current events. Since he is a big contributor and leader of the young politicians club, Faggioli got to help facilitate and plan the visit of a representative of the United Nations, Brother Jack Tierney, O.S.A..

“We recently got a speaker to come in, Jack Tierney, from the UN. He spoke about what he does the UN representing the Augustinian values in the UN. It was definitely a really high profile job which was pretty cool to hear about,” Faggioli said.

Faggioli thinks that using his unique personality and leadership skills can get him far in his dreams of becoming a politician. “I’m a fun-loving kind of person,” he said. “Someday, I hope to be head of the UN, or President of the U.S..”

Faggioli says he has a wide variety of people that inspire him to follow these dreams. “Elon Musk is a big inspiration for me,” he said. “Also, Marco Rubio because he has such a good story and he is a great politician.”

Not only do these big names inspire him, but also people that are close to Faggioli and his family. “My dad has always been involved with politics, I hope to someday be just as involved as he is,” Faggioli said. “Also, my neighbor is a part of the Republican committee which is so cool. I look up to him a lot.”

Faggioli left off with an interesting quote that really expresses his humor, and his enthusiasm for the future.

“Life is like an oyster; you gotta get your hands slimey, and just grab the gooey stuff,” he said. ◊

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After recently helping create the Young Politicians club, sophomore has his eyes on a future in politics, and making an impact on the world.

Ryan Maher ’19 REPORTER ’m a part of the Republican club, Young Politicians club, stock market club, and the debate team. I do all of these to set myself up in the best way possible for what I want to do in the future...”

A man for the people, a voice for the voiceless. Working hours on end to satisfy the needs of the public. Pushing relentlessly to give justice to those around the world. That is what sophomore Kyle Faggioli sees in his future.

Faggioli, the youngest child of three boys, grew up in Chester Springs, Pa., where he has lived his whole life.

He has two older brothers. Tommy, who is 21, and Eric, who is 24. Kyle is the only child at home with his parents, David and Kelly.

Faggioli’s mom, Kelly, expressed no surprise when she heard that her son was interested in pursuing politics in the future.

“He was always interested in history since he was young. Over time, I could see it develop into a strong interest in politics and current events,” she said.

Faggioli has been described by both his parents and his classmates as being a uniquely fun person. Sophomore Jack Cassidy described Kyle as, “a guy that makes you laugh in any situation. He’s that funny, yet crazy kind of kid.”

Faggioli joined the Republicans club his freshman year at Malvern, and felt that the club wasn’t getting many members because of its strong views on politics. He thought of a plan to include more people in a political club.

“I wanted to switch things up and make it more welcoming, and

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Stowe Milhous ’19 REPORTER tanding center-stage under the bright lights, in front of the entire school packed into the Duffy Theater, and the Student Council presidential candidacy on the line, junior Mike Hussey delivered his speech.

How did Hussey get to this point in his Malvern career? His path started with family and friends, two very important things for Mike. Raised in Media, Pennsylvania, Mike has great pride in his hometown and in his roots.

“I went to St. Mary Magdalen, also in Media,” Hussey said. “Reigning Archdiocese High School CYO Champions for basketball.”

Hussey loves to play CYO basketball for his parish. He has a lot of pride in winning with his team, but also cherishes the overall experiences he has enjoyed over the years.

“It’s a good time. It’s just fun to play,” Hussey said. “I have a couple of my buddies out there, a couple Malvern guys: Keith Maguire, Gav in McHugh, [Andrew] Sposato, Gavin Canzanese, Liam Dabagian.

There’s a bunch of us. It’s fun.”

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Brian Szipszky ’20 REPORTER s a younger sibling, sophomore Danny Faunce has had to forge his own identity at every stage in his life. He believes Malvern has provided him the opportunity to do just that.

Faunce had a close bond with his older brother Jimmy all throughout his childhood. They were competitive in sports and were particularly serious about their wakeboarding pursuits.

“I remember one time down at the beach, people were literally driving down on the road taking pictures of my brother and I wakeboarding,” Faunce said. “We took that pretty seriously.”

Faunce has another memory involving his siblings, which also includes his sister, that may not be as pleasant to reminisce about.

“When I was younger, they ducttaped me and then put me on top of a big box TV,” Faunce said. “My hands and feet were taped, and my mouth was taped s hut . T he n they literally

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left, and I had to wait until my mom got home, which was about a two hour wait.”

Nevertheless, Faunce insists his siblings have been positively influential in his life.

“Despite all that, I still love my brother and sister,” he added.

Faunce says his grandparents have also been incredibly important figures.

“They’re both really hard workers,” he said. “One was a doctor, and one was a nurse.

I’ve kind of always looked up to them, and they definitely help me by example.”

Faunce’s decision to attend Malvern was partially fueled by Jimmy’s enthusiasm about the school.

“He would always come home and tell these awesome stories,” he said. “And then when I shadowed, I saw for myself what he was talking about, and that’s when my interest in the school

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Faunce says his decision to attend Malvern has been perfect, and the friends he has made have proved he made the right decision. Sophomore Andrew Reilly met Faunce on the squash team freshman year.

“He just has a really great sense of humor, and that makes him easy to talk to,” Reilly said. “He is a spontaneous type of guy that can just make a joke out of every situation.”

Sophomore Spencer Wilson has a slightly different opinion of Faunce’s style of humor.

“I wish he would show me memes that aren’t four years old,” Wilson said. “He’s a funny guy in other areas, but that’s something I would work on if I were him.”

Faunce furthered his foray into aquatics at Malvern and now competes on the varsity diving team. He also played for the freshman football team, plays baseball outside of Malvern, and tried pole vaulting for the first time. Though that last experience was merely a brief stint, Faunce prides himself on being open to new activities.

“I tend to try a lot of different things,” he said. “Even if I don’t end up enjoying it in the end, I think it’s good to at least explore your passions.”

Faunce’s curious nature has sparked an interest in the sciences, and he sees it as a potential future for him.

“I would definitely be open to doing something related to science,” he said. “I’ve always been good at it and actually enjoyed it, so even though I really don’t know what that specific career would be, I’m definitely seriously considering it.”

But Faunce also had to go through some initial challenges at the beginning of his experience at Malvern.

“I was kind of stereotyped when I first came on campus,” he said. “Teachers all knew me as the younger brother of Jimmy, who was known for like screaming at kids to get off of the grass and things like that, so they expected me to be like that. Malvern has been a good place to help me make a name for myself, though.” ◊

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Eric McLaughlin ’18 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF tanding at 5 feet 7 inches tall, senior Peter Nguyen does not look like someone who would have a passion for playing basketball.

“I think I really started playing [basketball] a lot when I came to Malvern,” Nguyen said. “I would play a lot during some of my community times and after school.”

Although Nguyen can almost always be seen with a basketball in his hand, he does not play for Malvern’s team. He keeps it strictly recreational.

“I really like playing pickup basketball because you don’t need as many guys, and I’m not really good enough to play for an actual varsity team,” he said.

While Nguyen might admit that he is not good enough to play on Malvern’s varsity team, he can still hold his own out on the court. Nguyen is consistent with his jump shot and is always looking to dish the ball to someone to score.

“The strongest facet of my game is definitely the three-point shot,” Nguyen said. “But I also love passing dimes to whoever else is on my team.”

Senior David Wiener has played pickup basketball with Nguyen a couple of times. He said that every time he plays with Nguyen, he is surprised by his skill set.

“Peter doesn’t look like he’d be the best basketball player, but he consistently destroys me when we play,” Wiener said.

Nguyen lives in Oaks, Pennsylvania with his two parents and his sister. He attended Visitation B.V.M. for grade school.

“When I tell people that I live in Oaks, I tell them that it’s really close to where Skyzone is. They usually know where I’m talking about right after that,” he said.

Although he lives pretty far from Malvern, Nguyen has many friends from the school that he regularly

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hangs out with. One of his closest friends at Malvern is senior Patrick Keenan.

“Pete is just a great kid and a great student. I can always go to him when I am struggling with school work, but he is also fun to be around and to non-school related stuff,” Keenan said.

Nguyen has consistently been a very strong student at Malvern and takes multiple Honors and AP classes. He said that one of his favorite teachers at Malvern has been Mr. Thomas Pannulla.

“Math has always been one of my favorite subjects and I’ve had Mr. Pannulla for Pre-Calc and BC Calc,” Nguyen said. “I like how Mr. Pannulla teaches the topics and I just like to be in his class.”

Pannulla reiterated that Peter is a great student and a great kid to have in class.

“Peter is one of my top students and I’m happy that I’ve had him in my class for two years,” Pannulla said.

“He works great with his other classmates and is always contributing productively in class.”

Nguyen’s time at Malvern will soon be coming to an end and he has loved nearly ever y second he has spent here.

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to the next four years in college where he will attend Drexel University.

“Malvern has been an amazing experience and I have no regrets coming here,” Nguyen said.

Nguyen hopes to continue his basketball career through college. “ W hether it ’s a rec-league or pick up, I always have to be ready in case the scouts come.

You never know when your next opportunity will be,” he said. ◊

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wants to pursue in life, and how he wants to live it. His sense of patriotism and respect for his country has left him with the desire to serve in its armed forces, and he has the full intention of pursuing those dreams.

“I want to go to Georgia Tech, for computer sc ience and/or f inance. But I want to serve in the Army after college,” he said. “I love America, I’m a big fan. Undeniably, America is the most prosperous nation on the planet… and I want to be a part of that.”

While Upadhyay has already formed strong ties to the military, he has always had even stronger ties to the Malvern area and community. Even when he wasn’t living anywhere near the town, he knew he was de st i ned to return to the place of his birth.

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with drawing. They don’t look at the whole image,” he said.

Then, he puts in the details and shading. “Correctly shading a piece can bring it all together and really make it pop. And of course, I end each painting by signing my name,” he said.

Ultimately, Laudadio was happy with how his drawing turned out.

“The colors were bright and beautiful and it looked great. I was so happy to surprise my grandparents with it. Their response made it all worth it. It is currently sitting in the lobby of their apartment building down in Florida,” he said.

Laudadio lives in Malvern, Pa. as one of five siblings. One of his favorite places to be is at his family’s beach house in Ocean City, N.J. during the summer.

“I am either in the ocean, skimboarding, playing wiffle ball, or some sort of activity with my cousins who own a house on the same block,” Laudadio said.

“I actually created my own summer business where I sketched, charcoaled, and pastel colored recreations of families’ summer homes in Ocean City.”

Another passion of his is soccer. He was a member of the varsity squad this year, but he sometimes had doubts if he would ever make it since he quit club soccer going into freshman year.

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The laid-back senior attacks his passions of visual art and soccer with a hard working mentality.

Dan Malloy ’18 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF any know senior Austin Laudadio as a nice, quiet kid with a short stature.

Yet with a pencil and pad in his hand, he is dynamic.

“I have been drawing since before I can remember. It has always just come naturally to me. It has kind of taken over my life in a way,” Laudadio said.

Laudadio formed a habit when he was younger of drawing on his hand that has stuck with him to this day.

“What's interesting is that I would never actually use a pencil or a pen. I would just trace objects in the room with my finger onto my hand or leg,” Laudadio said.

“I am a big doodler too. If you were to look at any of my notebooks you would be amazed at the ratio between actual notes and doodles.”

Laudadio is always looking for new techniques and mediums.

“I find myself YouTubing painting timelapses and tutorials in order to improve my skills as best I can. I really feel that Malvern has helped me hone in on this passion,” Laudadio said.

Laudadio has been taking studio art since freshman year at Malvern. He said the art program at Malvern was one of the big reasons he chose Malvern to begin with.

His favorite piece to date was a large pastel drawing he made last year of his grandparents apartment complex in Naples, Florida.

“It was probably the biggest drawing that I had made up to that point and I knew going into it that pastel was going to be a tough medium to use,” Laudadio said.

“What made this drawing special was that I knew that I wanted to give this piece as a gift to my grandparents.”

He said he put a lot of pressure on himself to put his best work out and spent days perfecting the image.

Laudadio explained his process to creating his artwork.

He starts out by blocking out the picture rather than focusing on details. “It is extremely important to block out the whole scene so that you are sure your proportions are correct. In my opinion that is where most people struggle

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a pepperoni flavor, it’s amazing. And I’m in love with coffee. I like my coffee strong, absolutely no cream, no sugar. I’m Indian, so I like strong flavors.”

Upadhyay’s passions also extend into his athletics.

“I’ve been playing tennis since eighth grade, I play year-round now, at my club, and [at Malvern] during the spring,” Upadhyay said. “I’m first doubles this year, so I’m alright. It’s a varsity spot so...”

Upadhyay said he prefers sports that put an individual athlete on the spot. “I don’t like team sports because I’m not a team player. When I lose or something goes wrong I like for it to be my fault. With team sports it is usually not your fault,” he said.

Upadhyay likes to keep his interests and his opinions close to, and a part of him.

He observed that the reason why he feels so reassured in his points of view is because of his log ica l approach to life.

“I think I’m really pragmatic…

I think it makes me a straightfor ward person, and easy to understand. You’re never going to confuse me for someone else,” he said.

Upadhyay has always known a clear path for what he

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Alex Haylock ’19 FRIAR LIFE EDITOR efore junior Sean Upadhyay starts the engine to his car, he instinctively checks his phone for driving music. OutKast’s “Ms. Jackson” starts pumping through the speakers and his fingers thrum against the steering wheel.

“This is an amazing song. We’re putting this one on loop,” he said.

Upadhyay is a man rooted in his opinions. No matter what you’ll ask him he’ll have a stance on it, and he’ll stick to it. He knows what he likes and dislikes, not simply because of his preferences, but because they make up his personality and his outlook on the world around him.

Along with strong opinions comes Upadhyay’s strong tastes in music and memes.

“I listen to classic rock, reggae, some rap, hip-hop, heavy metal, I love ’em all. My favorite song is ‘Echoes’

by Pink Floyd, because it’s 20 minutes long and no one likes it,” Upadhyay said. “[And] the best memes are the ones that have a niche amount of weirdness… it has to be understandable but just barely. It’s the right kind of weird that makes it perfect.”

While he knows what makes him laugh, Upadhyay also knows what matters to him politically.

“I’d say Trump makes a mediocre president. He passes Republican bills which is okay, but he’s already fired, like, more than half of his cabinet. But no matter what, he’s definitely entertaining,” he said. “Trump memes are the best. [He] is a pretty goofy guy.”

And Upadhyay is not afraid to make his opinions public, either. “He’s really interested in politics… But he won’t shut up about Ben Shapiro,” junior Cristian Galilea said.

Upadhyay’s extremely specific tendencies even extend to his favorite foods, and how he eats them.

“You take pepperoni and you burn it so it’s almost black. It has the same type of taste as bacon, but like

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those who aren’t in their junior year year yet.

“It’s tough. It’s a big jump from sophomore year... For junior year, it’s hard. Don’t underestimate it or you will get behind.

It can come back to bite you,” Hionis said.

Hionis in particular feels that way about Mr. Richard Roper’s Honors British Literature class.

“It’s a great time. It’s hard. There is so much busywork. But once you get through that, he makes the class so enjoyable,” he said.

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unior,” he reminisced. “KochKoch,KochKochKochKoch” KochHaving time to himself allows Koch to think in depth about the more complex topics. He’s even been able to come to his own opinions for what is best for the country regarding gun violence.

“I think it’s definitely a gun problem, and people try to say it’s not and work their way around it. But at the end of the day, in reality it is,” he said. “People say it’s a mental health issue, which is true, but that guy wouldn’t be able to kill that many people if he didn’t have a gun.”

Unlike most people with input on the topic, Koch has a more personal experience with the issue.

“In eighth grade when had the school shooting threat, that was pretty scary… I was in the Learning Commons,” Koch said. “I didn’t know what was going… I was in a room surrounded by glass, probably the most unsafe place to be.

The door opened and it could’ve been the shooter… but it was just Mr. Dougherty.”

Koch does however, think Malvern is taking a step in the right direction. “It’s pretty sad what has happened but at the end of the day you can prevent it. We did the ALiCE training, and I think that’s a step in the right direction,” he said.

Even though Koch can be considered as outgoing, few probably see a kid who likes to spend his time focusing on his music, or someone who has a personal opinion on the politics talked about today. “I’m just Koch,” he simply explains.

While Koch has many hopes for his music, friends, and even the country, he leaves with one piece of advice: “Trust

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He is also in Ms. MaryKate Fisher’s AP Environmental class. Fisher loves having Hionis as her student and has had a very pleasant year with him in the class.

“I will tell you that in the beginning of the year. You always try to gauge the kids. I thought he was going to be quiet. But no, he always participates. And I really like it. I like the things that he says and the questions that he asks me,” she said. “And he is great at working with other people. He is always willing to work with anyone who needs a lab partner.”

Along with being helpful, McLaughlin acknowledged how dependable Fish was.

“He’s always someone that I can count on,” McLaughlin said. “He has always been someone that I can talk to about anything and ask for help on anything like homework or something going on.”

Fish noted that Malvern has really helped him expand his horizon and become a better writer.

“A lot people think, ‘Oh I got to do a sport because I’m at Malvern,’” Fish said. “Well just expand your horizons, because I wouldn’t have started writing if it wasn’t for Malvern. So, definitely once you figure out what you really enjoy, start pursuing it.” ◊

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She genuinely likes him a lot as a person and thinks he is walking a good path right now.

“I think he’s a really unique person. For me, I think that’s an amazing thing. Especially at [his] age. To be your own person and really just be this unique comfortable person and that you are comfortable with others. I think that’s a great thing for his future. Knowing who you are when you are 17 is an amazing thing. I would say that about Kosta,” she said. ◊

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supposed to be a big year. But, it was fun watching the team play all year, and then getting back in there at the end of the season was good.”

Hussey has used this determination and will to gladfully serve his classmates, and the entire student body, as a class representative on Student Council for the past two years.

“I liked [being on Student Council] a lot,” Hussey said. “I thought it was good to help out around the school and make sure that everything was running smoothly, running some different events and bringing new ideas to the table. I liked it a lot.”

This year, Hussey campaigned for Student Council president.

Kenworthey was confident in his abilities to win over the crowd.

“Anytime he had to take the floor in my class was always very memorable, like when he had to speak,” Kenworthey said. “I thought he did a great job with his speech [for President].”

He ran alongside what would have been his vice president junior Tim Mitchell. They ended up not winning the election, but Hussey was not too upset.

“I thought it would look really good for colleges, so it would help a lot,” Hussey said. “And I want to be involved in the school as much as I can, and I know that position entails a lot of involvement.”

After getting into Malvern, one of the happiest moments of Hussey’s life, he has truly loved his experience at this school over the past few years.

“Hopefully [my classmates will remember me] as a good friend, a good person, and someone who always worked hard to do good for others,” Hussey said. ◊

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and couldn’t help but want to do something to help his son.

“It was a very emotional and trying time. I felt the disappointment and heartbreak that Connor was feeling for his swim season. As he was being carted off the field, he was talking about the swim team,” he said.

Cary said that his dad was extremely inspiring to him throughout the rehab process.

“My dad inspired me a lot. He’s had three different surgeries on his knee, so he knows what it’s like to be in my situation. He had a mindset of coming back better than ever. He played for Temple football and tore his ACL. The game after coming back he scored a touchdown against Penn State. I think that’s really inspiring,” he said.

The physical and emotional injury, however, is what really gave Cary the drive to give all his energy to rehab, and to coming back as quickly as possible.

“Getting back as soon as possible was what kept me going. Not just sports, but anything. To be my old self again, to walk normally, to get all the muscles back in leg.

Getting to that day where I don’t have to worry about my knee anymore,” he said.

Not only did Cary have his family helping him through these tough times, he had his friends. Trevor Henderson ’19 recently had surgery on his knee cap because of an injury from cheer. Having a close friend to relate to emotionally was extremely helpful for both of them.

“Connor is a very fun and caring person,” Henderson said. “He’s very respectful. Us both having knee issues and surgery, we both sympathize with each other and helped each other get through it.”

Pushing himself through rehab day in and day out, Cary has recently been able to return to walking and swimming. However, the comeback story has only begun.

“My goal right now is, rehab wise, I want to regain all the muscles I had in my right thigh and calf. Personal goals for swimming are to get back next fall, work all summer, and prepare for Malvern and club swim next year,” he said. " ◊

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“I was born here [in Malvern] and then I moved back here. I lived in England at one point… I didn’t like it, it wasn’t American enough. There’s no football, the food is bad, and people talk kind of funny,” he said.

Eventually, Upadhyay made his way back to the campus he knows and loves today.

“After [England], I moved to New Jersey after that until the seventh grade, and then I came to Malvern,” he said. “I’ve always wanted to go to Malvern. My parents always wanted me to go to private school. Even when I didn’t live here, I knew the name of Malvern.”

Even though Sean has always known who he is, he thinks he has changed a lot in the last year. “I’d say I am a lot more outgoing than I was a year ago. Just through doing more things with friends, I guess,” he said.

His friends, at least, appreciate these changes.

“He’s a real good guy,” Galilea said. “He’s helped me out a lot in school.”

Galilea thinks that Upadhyay’s personality reflects in every aspect of him. ”He’s a funny dude… his comedy is cruel and sarcastic like him, which kind of makes it funny, but also kind of bad…

Yeah, that’s Sean,” Galilea said.

As Upadhyay grows and changes over time, he always seems to think about the things he cares about: his family, his country, and how he can give back to the both of them.

“My favorite person is my grandpa, for sure,” Upadhyay said.

“He’s an immigrant from India, and has a really inspiring story. He came from nothing and raised my father… and he’s still working right here [in] Malvern.”

After speaking extensively about his culture, politics, beliefs, and own personal history, Upadhyay returns the key into the ignition, and sits for a moment—only to listen to the same track that has already played twice.

“Okay, no more deep questions,” he said. “The song is back on.” ◊

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my shot and try to improve my game as best as I could. It all worked out in the end and I finally made the team,” Laudadio said.

This year, Laudadio played in the midfield, mostly as a winger. Teammate Phil Kramer ’18 said he was a quiet guy but came out and worked harder than anyone else.

“Austin is surprisingly very strong and has a good touch on the ball. He’s also an all-around good guy that was cool to hang in the soccer locker room with,” Kramer said.

Laudadio said his favorite part of playing soccer is how it changes his personality.

“For me, soccer allows me to be a different person. I am normally a quiet, shy, laid back kind of person but when I step onto the field I am fearless and gritty. I won’t be afraid to go for any tackle or any fight, no matter how much bigger my opponent is,” he said.

Some of the highlights of Laudadio’s season included big wins versus The Haverford School, Episcopal Academy, and Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. He also scored an amazing bicycle kick goal against Springside Chestnut Hill.

“It was awesome to be apart of that brotherhood. The varsity team this year was so close and the bonds we formed were unbreakable,” Laudadio said. “I couldn't have asked for a better season/team to end my high school career.”

Looking forward, Laudadio plans to major in Biology at Villanova University this fall. His dream is to become a dentist due to his uncle being an orthodontist.

“Growing up with my uncle as an orthodontist really exposed my to the career and gave me the opportunity to work for him for a couple years in order to make sure that this is a career that I want to pursue,” he said.

However, Laudadio still plans to keep drawing in the future, deciding between taking a Studio Art minor or taking general Studio Art classes at Villanova.

“I don’t think I am ever going to stop drawing,” he said.

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New strategic plan to focus on data-collecting, leadership The new model will be more specific but a continuation of the previous 2011-2016 plan.

Dan Malloy ’18 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ant a sneak peak into how Malvern will change over the next several years?

Take a look at the new 2020 Strategic Plan, posted on Malvern’s website under ‘Head of School News’ on February 23.

The plan focuses on three main areas of emphasis: Community, Academics, and Institutional Stewardship. It was formed by the Board of Trustees, led by the Strategic Chair Mr. Joseph Carlini P’13’19.

Executive Director of Financial Advancement Mrs. Carrie Snyder explained what is different about this strategic plan compared to the last one that ranged from 2011 to 2016.

“The last strategic plan was larger and more comprehensive in regards to the number of goals and objectives we hoped to accomplish,” Snyder said. “This strategic plan is more intentionally focused and an extension of what we began in 2011.”

One big difference from the last Strategic plan to this one is the “success measurements” feature under each prong. Snyder said during year four of the last strategic plan, a consultant was brought in to monitor the progress of the strategic plan. This inspired the Board to continue monitoring success.

“We need to make sure we have goals that are measurable, because we have five years to do this,” Algeo said. “At each marker, you should be able to say, ‘How much closer to this goal are we?’”

The success measurements include percentages of positive statements about their experience at Malvern, like “percentage of students who feel a part of the brotherhood,” for example.

“Are we keeping track of our progress but also is it sticking? Is it really helping our students? How are we measuring that?” Algeo said.

2020 Strategic To obtain the data, Malvern will be polling the community, Plan Goals include as they began to do with the J-Term survey to students, faculty, Community, and parents this year. Head of School Fr. Donald Reilly O.S.A. Academics, and also began conducting some grade-level polling this year during Institutional breaks, without computers.

Stewardship.

“I passed out red and green cards, having 35 questions to ask in 20 minutes. Mr. Sillup and I were on stage, and said, ‘Gentlemen, I need your information, you have been here a long time and have been consuming the product, if you will,’” Reilly said. “That is very helpful to me because for [statements like those], I want to dig further and tell me why.”

Reilly thinks families and students appreciate being surveyed because they know change is being made from their responses.

Community is an area of emphasis, as one of the three prongs of the strategic plan. The goal of this is to “enrich and engage the Malvern Prep community in the understanding and demonstration of our Catholic, Augustinian mission, our academic vision, and our cultural values.”

“The thing that we learned since the last strategic plan is the value in and the emphasis that should be placed in community, specifically our Augustinian culture,” Algeo said.

Reilly said he is happy with the strides the Malvern community has made in their sense of community while he has been here, specifically in diversity with the student-led diversity conference that was hosted at Malvern. Increasing the percentage of faculty, staff, and students of color is a success measurement under Community in the plan.

“We need to make a concerted effort that color is good.

The reason I’m saying that is if you have a son and you are A chief strategy sending him to Malvern, I think it is preferable to be able to in the Academics say, ‘Son, there are examples of people who look like you on goal is to complete the faculty and administration,’” Reilly said. the "academy" Reilly and Algeo also discussed leadership as a point of model approach to emphasis within the plan. Although leadership is not spelearning. cifically discussed in the document as a strategy or outcome, many of the outcomes—like “students that understand how to leverage their strengths in college and life” under the Academics goal— relate to leadership skills.

“There are skills attached with leadership,” Algeo said. “We already have our values of Truth, Unity and Love. Skills in leadership help to be aligned with those values, but you can be really specific.”

The skills that Algeo mentioned includes accountability, empathy, integrity, and communication. The goal is to be able to give feedback on these qualities for each student so they can improve.

“When you’re talking about culture, and you’re talking about Malvern Prep, what are the areas of growth that are underneath our mission that we can be more specific with our students?” Algeo said. “Not to just provide opportunities for growth in these areas, but actual feedback.”

Under the Academics goal, the listed outcomes include a mastery transcript that is prototyped and tested, young alumni that feel fully prepared for college, and online/blended learning and mastery-based programs that provide individualized pathways for each student, and other outcomes.

The chief strategy here is to complete the “academy” model approach to learning. Success measurements listed in the plan include the percentage of students and parents who feel their writing, computation, and problem-solving skills have improved while attending Malvern Prep, the percentage of students accepted to highly selective institutions, and nationally recognized merit-based, extracurricular, or athletic student achievements.

For Institutional Stewardship, the stated goal is to “reimagine our economic infrastructure so that Malvern remains financially secure and externally competitive in an ever-changing educational

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DISTRESS CALL • Villa junior Grace Maguire, “calls” the police to the scene of the car crash, as she curls up on the ground in terror. Maguire's character was driving while intoxicated, leading to a serious accident that resulted in the deaths of her peers. / A. HAYLOCK

Malvern joins Villa Maria Academy for Mock Car Crash

Students and faculty of both schools took an in-depth look at what a real life DUI car crash would like.

Alex Haylock ’19, Chase Bennett ’19 FRIAR LIFE EDITOR, MANAGING EDITOR - WEB n April 12, Malvern juniors and seniors bussed over to Villa Maria Academy to join Villa students to experience a mock car crash. Students left after homeroom and returned before fourth block for lunch.

Prior to the demonstration, Villa Maria's Principal Sister Regina Ryan I.H.M., briefed the spectators on the situation. Six students participated in the mock crash to play various drivers, victims and passengers. Villa junior Grace Maguire played the role of a drunk driver who crashed into another car driven by Malvern senior Garrett Reilly. The students soon realized that two of their friends died in the accident. Members of the Malvern Police and Fire Departments assisted the actors during the demonstration.

Following the outdoor portion, the students went inside to listen to speakers from Bryn Mawr Rehab and their Cruisin' Smart program. Speakers Dan and his father David Perrino gave their first-person experiences with drunk driving after Dan was involved in an accident in 2009.

Dan told the story of how he left a friend's party drunk to drive his friend home, and instead he crashed into a boulder and swerved into a telephone pole. Dan was left with a partially deaf left ear and a partially blind left eye. He was left with only 70% usage of his right side and had to relearn many basic motor skills including walking, talking, reading and writing.

Spectating students were moved by the dramatic and vivid experience including the simulated deaths of their fellow classmates and friends. ◊

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GODSPEED • Firemen who assisted with the mock car crash removed a passenger who survived the crash from the vehicle and onto a gurney, so he could be rushed off to a hospital for medical treatment. / A. HAYLOCK

landscape. The strategies include advancement, financial operations, and strategic sustainability.

Success measurements include the percentage of parents who feel they can afford a Malvern education, the percentage of decrease in program expenses, the percentage of the school’s budget that is covered by revenue generated outside of tuition, and the percentage of students and parents who are proud to say they are affiliated with Malvern, among others.

Mr. James Friend has been hired as the new Executive Director of Advancement for next year, according to Reilly. Admissions, development, and communications and marketing are the three areas of focus for Advancement.

“That's a different model. I think that is something that helps Malvern,” Reilly said.

Snyder said the strategic plan is important to the community and the direction of Malvern.

“A strategic plan or vision provides us the opportunity to leverage strengths and overcome challenges through a goal setting process,” Snyder said. “It helps to align resources, enhance operations, and unite the community around a common goal.”

Reilly is glad he had the strategic plan in place when he got to Malvern.

“It’s stretching me, it’s stretching the leadership team, and I love the collaborative effort that it is with our families and board leadership,” Reilly said. ◊

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ACL tears playing time at all levels Tearing your ACL is hard and painful for anybody. The months of recovery that follow are no easier.

Kyle Leonard ’19 SPORTS EDITOR f I could describe it, it felt like a car hit my knee,” junior Connor Cary said.

A torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) has become a somewhat common injury in the sports world today. It plagues the professional ranks; athletes such as Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz, Eagles running back Darren Sproles, and New York Knicks star forward Kristaps Porzingis have suffered the injury this year.

Malvern athletes are subject to the same thing. For example, Cary and sophomore Rowan Cabahug-Almonte, among others, have been sidelined by an ACL tear.

Head Athletic Trainer Mr. Head athletic William Mills attributes the trainer Mr. injury to multiple factors.

William Mills and “[It happens] when somehis staff help body’s running, and they’re usumany students ally decelerating; they plant, and with immediate TESTING and then there’s some kind of turntreatment, even ing,” Mills said. “There are other before the injury theories out there, and research is confirmed with is showing some things that may an MRI. contribute to that like an imbalance in muscle.” Mills said.

Like Cary, Cabahug-Almonte experienced severe pain when the injury first happened.

“I took a wrong step and got pushed in the back. Both of those things caused my leg to hyperextend backwards,” CabahugAlmonte said. “I heard a pop. I was down on the ground, and I just couldn’t move it. It was one of the worst things I’ve ever felt.”

Cary, a football player and varsity swimmer, and CabahugAlmonte, a starter for Malvern’s varsity lacrosse team, both sensed something was wrong, but on much different scales.

Malvern’s “It wasn’t anything like I’ve training staff felt before. Something was either puts a huge really wrong, or I was overreactemphasis on ing, but I knew I wasn’t overreactthe athlete’s ing,” Cary said. participation with “I had no idea what happened. their team. Mills I thought it was just a sprain or thinks it’s the something,” Cabahug-Almonte most important said. “I hoped it wasn’t [my] ACL.” part of rehabbing.

When something like this happens on campus, Mills and his team are right on top of it. They perform different tests on the athlete’s knee to determine the magnitude of the injury and to know whether it’s torn or not.

“First we take a history. Then we test it functionally; we can stress the ACL and compare it to the other knee,” Mills said.

“Depending on how much pain he’s in, we can put a knee mobilizer on, put him on crutches, and send him to our doctor to get an MRI and confirm it.”

If there is a torn ACL, chances are that there is collateral damage in other parts of the knee, according to Mills.

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“It’s not common to tear just the ACL. Not that you can’t, but it’s just not common,” Mills said. One of the menisci (medial and lateral) are torn also.”

This happened to Cary; he partially tore his lateral meniscus as well.

In both cases, a lot went through both Ca r y and Cabahug-Almonte’s mind as they sustained their injuries.

“From an athletic standpoint, I wanted to get back to swimming as soon as possible.

As soon as my surgery was done, I was looking to do everything I could in rehab,” Cary said. “If I do everything right there, it will make everything after easier.” “ I was t h in k ing about recruiting. That was probably my first thought,” Cabahug-Almonte said. “My second thought was ‘Oh crap, I’m not going to be able to play lacrosse this season.’ My third thought was ‘Oh crap, this is going to cost my family a lot of money.’”

After the initial shock and pain of the injury subsides, rehabilitation has to start. A typical timeframe for a torn ACL is six to seven months, with some cases needing around a year of recovery. The athletic trainers make sure each patient is in a good spot right off the bat.

“A lot of times we go into surgery with our athletes, so we’re actually in with the surgeon. The doctor and I, a lot of times, talk and see if there’s anything peculiar about the knee that we have to worry about for rehab,” Mills said. “Within 24 hours, we visit our athletes for the second and third day at least to see if they have any questions and make sure they’re OK.” To minimize this timeframe, Mills likes to start rehabbing ACL tearers as soon as possible. After much experience, Mills has figured out and followed a series of exercises that build up the leg. The first step is to build up strength in the quadricep of the leg that has the torn ACL. “Once they have control of their

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quadricep, then we can take the crutches away with the knee mobilizer,” Mills said.

The big milestone in an ACL recovery is at the three month mark. This is when the athlete can begin to extend their knee, opening the door to more exercises.

“Once we get there, we can do some running at four months, and at five months we’re doing more sports-related stuff,” Mills said.

Recovery doesn’t come without its setbacks, just like with other injuries.

CONNOR CARY '19 SUFFERED ACL TEAR

A typical RECOVERY timeframe for a torn ACL is 6-7 months, with some cases needing around a year of recovery.

The recovery process comes with the possibility of setbacks.

“It wasn’t anything like I’ve felt before. Something was either really wrong, or I was overreacting, but I knew I wasn’t overreacting."

“If the athlete or athlete trainer pushes too hard, they could get some tendonitis on that knee, and that could slow you down if you’re not communicating,” Mills said. “We do always have to look out for infection because you do have an incision in the front of your knee.”

Cabahug-Almonte is in the beginning stages of rehab since he tore it this spring, in the first game he started for Malvern lacrosse. After doing some “prehab” and getting surgery a few weeks after the injury date, he is now fully immersed in the rehab program.

“I need to get the strength back in [my quadricep], since there’s really no muscle there,” CabahugAlmonte said.

ROWAN CABAHUG-ALMONTE '20 SUFFERED ACL TEAR "I heard a pop. I was down on the ground, and I just couldn’t move it. It was one of the worst things I’ve ever felt."

Cary is nearing the six to seven month mark in his rehab, since his ACL tear occurred in a football game this past fall. He has progressed from simple leg lifts to squats and aquatic therapy. His knee is becoming more functional and healthy as the days go by.

“At this point, I’m using this calibration chair which determines how much weight I can lift and how much my leg can [handle],” Cary said.

Physical rehab is super important in order to recover as quickly and efficiently as possible. In addition, Malvern’s training staff puts a huge emphasis on the athlete’s participation with their team. Mills thinks it’s the most important part of rehabbing.

“The idea is to come in after school, work on your rehab, and then you go out to practice and your still part of the team so you don’t drift away,” Mills said. “We don’t want guys to drift away. We want them to keep that social end as well. By doing the rehab here, you’re keeping that.”

Malvern does an impeccable job with getting their athletes back into action after a devastating injury like this. However, there is always the possibility of retearing your knee. For example, according to a 2015 article in Philly Magazine, NFL players are at a 5-6% chance of retearing the ACL that has been surgically repaired. Surprisingly enough, the chances of tearing the ACL in your other knee are even higher, at 9-12%.

Still, Malvern athletes are in good hands with Mills and his training staff. Though the road to recovery is excruciatingly long and difficult, some of the highest end care is available right here on campus.◊

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Athlete of the Issue:

Ben Murphy ’19 With a successful 2017 rugby season under his belt, Ben Murphy is looking ahead to continue a strong Malvern rugby program.

Ryan Maher ’19 REPORTER en Murphy ’19 has always been into sports, playing basketball, football and baseball in his middle school years. However, Murphy found his passion for rugby his freshman year.

Murphy’s older brother played rugby during his time at Malvern.

He was a graduate in the class of 2014, and Ben looked forward to following in his brother’s footsteps.

“I always anticipated joining the rugby team as soon as I came to BEN MURPHY '19 • R. MAHER Malvern. What I didn’t anticipate was how much I was going to like it,” Murphy said.

Murphy began his Malvern athletic career playing football. He played football his freshman and sophomore year, along with playing rugby in the spring. However, this year Murphy decided to focus on rugby.

“I didn’t see myself continuing in other sports like football, I only saw a future with rugby,” he said.

Rugby at Malvern, Murphy says, is anything but easy. “Almost every practice consists of constant running and working certain skills.

Sometimes we hit the weight room, but the majority of our time is spent improving our control and overall game on the field.”

This past month, rugby took a trip to Italy to compete against international teams. Murphy starts at the forward position, and says he learned a lot from the international experience.

“The teams we played were "Every year we extremely good,” Murphy said. “We get kids that lost games and went through a lot of have never hardship during those games, which played, or taught us a lot about our team and even watched what we need to improve on for the the sport. But rest of the season.” we help them While on their trip, Murphy said understand the the team bonded and came together game, and try like never before. “Italy was a lot of to get them fun. The team really bonded during involved and the experience,” he said. playing as much as we can.”

Along with playing on Malvern’s varsity team, Murphy plays rugby for Pennsylvania’s club team, which he really enjoys.

“We play other states in tournaments and stuff, which is super cool.

You get to meet players from all over the country,” he said.

Looking to the future, Murphy hopes to become one of the leaders of the rugby team and continue the legacy of great Malvern rugby.

“Because not many people in this area, or even the U.S., play the sport of rugby, it is hard to get guys to come out for the team,” Murphy said.

“Rugby is a sport that requires a lot of learning.”

One of the things Murphy enjoys the most about the rugby team is the camaraderie and the willingness to help the underclassmen and newcomers learn the sport of rugby.

“Every year we get kids that have never played, or even watched the sport,” he said. “But we help them understand the game, and try to get them involved and playing as much as we can.”

Kaloso Tsoaeli, Malvern’s senior exchange student from South Africa, plays rugby back at home. However, he said Murphy helped him a lot with getting to know the team at Malvern, and the playing strategy.

“Ben has really helped me to understand the team dynamic better, because he is more experienced than me,” Tsoaeli said.

Being a teammate of his, Tsoaeli sees many characteristics in Murphy that make up a great team player. “He is not a selfish player, he goes all out for the team. The team comes first for him,” Tsoaeli said.

Murphy is hoping to run for a possible captain’s spot on the team next year. Junior Luke McClatchy can see Murphy in a leadership position that could really help the team.

“Right now, he is a really great contributor on the field,” McClatchy said. “He really helps kids that are lost and don’t know what they are doing, because that happens a lot in rugby. I could definitely see him being a leader next year.” ◊

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Friar tennis finding its balance between fun and seriousness Playing against tough opponents, the tennis team has experienced difficulties but continued a trend of positivity.

Garrett Hallinan ’19 SPORTS EDITOR here are two groups of players on Malvern’s tennis team. One plays for fun, while the other takes the game seriously. However, every member of the team gives it his best when it comes time for match play.

“We understand that we are up against teams like EA and Haverford,” sophomore Patrick Murphy said. “We know that we are not going to win, but it is still good to put up your best and have fun doing it.”

Murphy swings between playing as the number two or three for singles. He competes for the number two spot with his fellow classmate and teammate, sophomore Alex Bull.

“In my rivalry against Alex Bull, I want to keep a consistent record of beating him,” Murphy said. “And then, put up a challenge against our #1 player, Dylan Tran. Hopefully, I get the chance to play him. I am sure I won’t be able to beat him but at least show him a good time while we are playing.”

Junior Dylan Tran has been a member of Malvern’s varsity tennis team the past three years. He was elected Co-Captain this year and has enjoyed his time playing tennis for Malvern.

“There is a lot of tough competition,” Tran said. “If I went to a public school, maybe I would get more wins but I would not be playing at as high of a level.”

Tran is relatively new to the game, starting the summer going into his freshman year.

“At first, I was playing for fun but I started to really enjoy it,” Tran said. “I thought maybe I would try to get on the team next year. And when tryouts came around, I was good enough to play varsity.”

Since Tran’s freshman year, the team has not been that strong. But, he knows what they need to work on.

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COMPETING IN THE SUN • Juniors Dylan Tran and Sean Upadhyay compete in a varsity tennis match. "If I went to a public school, maybe I would get more wins but I would not be playing at as high of a level," Tran said / G. HALLINAN

“Fundamentals,” Tran said. “It would be good to teach some of the young kids how to play real doubles. Other than that, we have to train because there is more goofing off than I would like.”

Murphy agrees with Tran that winning does not come naturally. It takes something special, and that is grit.

“It is important that you keep pushing yourself because when you slow down in tennis, your technique might get bad,” Murphy said.

Tran shared his goals for the season and what his hopes are for the future. “I am hoping to win some matches as an individual and a team. We are trying to build on the younger players so next year we will have a much better team,” he said. ◊

Senior-driven lacrosse team searches for their first Inter-Ac Championship With a shaky start to the season, Coach McEvoy and the Friars hope to tie up loose ends as they move towards the heat of Inter-Ac play.

Garrett Hallinan ’19 SPORTS EDITOR our years have passed since Malvern won an Inter-Ac title for lacrosse. No member of this year’s team has yet to experience the thrill of winning the championship. However with great senior depth and a new format as to how the league is played, the Friars have a good shot at bringing home an Inter-Ac championship.

Head Coach, John McEvoy described the start to the season as “inconsistent”.

“We have a couple good wins, especially our game against LaSalle,” McEvoy said, “but we have been struggling with our faceoffs. This is a big part because it gets you the ball. If we have the ball, we have a real good chance to win, but if they have the ball, they have a good chance to win.”

Because the Friars have struggled with their faceoffs, they have found themselves playing more defense than offense.

“In lacrosse, you can play make-it take-it all day,” McEvoy said. “One guy can really change the game a lot. We have won about 30% of our faceoffs, which is giving the other team a couple more goals and eliminating a couple more goals from us. We have to be really efficient.”

Despite the Friars’ struggles, dropping games to both The Episcopal Academy and The Haverford School, they can still bounce back and potentially win the Inter-Ac. “We are use to playing every opponent twice,” McEvoy said, “and whoever had the best record at the end of the season won. But historically, there have been a lot of ties because of that. This year, we changed that. Now, we play everybody once, and when it is done, the records will create a seeding. Then, we will have a year end playoff, that will be the third weekend of May. The first two seeds will have a bye, while the bottom four will play to get in the semi finals.”

Senior Jack Traynor, who is a Co-Captain for the Friars, still has confidence in this year’s team.

“6-4 does not sound good, but our team’s morale is high,” Traynor said.

“If we don’t do great in the regular season and get a low seed, we still have a chance to make a run, which I love.”

Traynor has been on Malvern’s varsity lacrosse team since his freshman year, and he wants to make the most out of this season.

“This is my fourth year on the team, and every year has meant more and more to me.

Now, it is my senior year, it is my last year putting on that jersey, so it is huge,” Traynor said.

Over the past four years, Traynor has developed great chemistry with fellow classmate and teammate senior Quinn McCahon.

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Why Ben Simmons is the Rookie of the Year Though The Friar’s Lantern typically does not cover local sports outside of Malvern, this was something I felt obligated to write.

Brian Szipszky ’20 REPORTER f you scroll through the comments of any ESPN or Sportscenter Instagram post related to 76ers point guard Ben Simmons, you will find the same set of comments every time. “But he isn’t a rookie”, “Sophomore of the year”, “Has he made a single three?”, “Mitchell for ROY”. These comments aggravated me to the point that, one day, I found myself explaining why Simmons is the rookie of the year to my mother on the way in to school, who hasn’t watched a single game all year. I had to find a way to let out my frustration.

Occasionally, when I come across any of these comments, I’ll come up with a counterargument that never seems to get a response. Perhaps they found no way to combat my reasoning.

Either that, or they actually have better things to do besides engage in NBA disputes with a stranger over the internet. But regardless, I’m going to lay out every argument I’ve seen on social media and debunk every single one of these arguments, beginning with the most common and the least substantiated.

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1. Ben Simmons isn’t a rookie.

But he is. That should be the end of the argument right there. But people are dumb. By the NBA’s rules, as soon as you step on the floor for the first time, that is your first year of eligibility. If you break your leg that game, that’s it. Your rookie season consisted of one game. In Simmons’ case, he did not play at all until this season, therefore he is eligible for the award. I don’t care what your definition is, or what Donovan Mitchell’s sweatshirt’s definition is. A rule is a rule.

2. Ben Simmons shouldn’t be a rookie.

This argument actually advocates a rule change in the NBA, but the rule makes sense. Imagine for a second if it were the other way around. Ben Simmons misses his entire first year due to injury, and therefore is ineligible for the award.

The sentiment would be wildly different. We would be calling the NBA cruel for punishing players for suffering seasonending injuries. Then there are those who say Simmons has a year of experience under his belt, whatever that means. He was learning the “do’s and don’ts” of the NBA, giving him an unfair advantage over other players. If this was such an egregious violation, why was there not an outcry when Blake Griffin won ROTY in 2011 after missing his first season? The NBA shouldn’t have to compensate for unfair advantages. If a player’s dog dies in the middle of the season and his stats drop, would we give him the MVP for facing such a disadvantage?

3. Donovan Mitchell has outplayed Ben Simmons

This is the only respectable argument of the bunch.

Donovan Mitchell, the other leading candidate for Rookie of the Year, is a terrific player, and no doubt deserves a ton of credit for leading the Utah Jazz to the playoffs after losing Gordon Hayward to free agency. But Simmons is still a better player.

One argument I see is that Mitchell was playing much better competition in the Western Conference all season long.

It has been the assumption ever since Lebron went to the Heat that the East is significantly weaker than the West. Everyone repeats it, but is it true this year? The East contained more 50+ win teams. And, by the way, the 76ers’ record against the

West was BETTER than the Jazz’s record against the East.

Simmons also ranks far ahead of Mitchell in a variety of metrics. ESPN’s Real Plus Minus calculated on-court value, where Ben Simmons ranks as the 32nd best player in the league, Mitchell comes in at 50. Now, no stat is perfect, obviously, but Simmon also ranks higher than Mitchell in Win Shares, Value Above Replacement, and Box Plus-Minus (he also has a higher 2k rating, so case closed). When Ben Simmons put up 27 points, 15 rebounds, 13 assists, and 4 steals in a late season game against the Cavs, which gave them a 0.5 game lead over Lebron, people criticized Benny for - his three-point shooting? What? Players have different strengths and weaknesses. Mitchell can score, sure, but is he as effective a passer?

Rebounder? Is he even as efficient offensively as Simmons? No. You can’t look at one aspect of a player and judge him solely on his skill level in that area. When Simmons had a double double in a 20 point win against the Heat in Game 3 of the first round, people knocked him for scoring only 19 points, 8 less than Mitchell did the night earlier.

So there you have it. Ben Simmons will probably win the Rookie of the Year, as he should, but people will still find a reason to think he was undeserving. And while no one typing those comments will ever read this article, I needed some way to vent my frustration.

Please don’t hesitate to use my arguments to refute anything you see or hear from anyone regarding Ben Simmons and his case for some meaningless award. Thanks. ◊

Sixers’ playoff drought has come to an end For the first time in six years, the Philadelphia 76ers are advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Garrett Hallinan ’19 SPORTS EDITOR very seat was taken, all the fans were excited, and the stakes were set for the Philadelphia 76ers to take on the Miami Heat in game five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Tuesday, April 24.

Going into the big game, the Sixers had a 3-1 lead over the Heat. This was their chance to finish Miami off once and for all, and with home court advantage, it was certainly doable.

The Sixers got off to a slow start, shooting just 38% from the field in the first half. Little noise was heard from the fans, as the first half came to an end with the score tied up 46-46.

Although the score was tied, the flow of the game favored the

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Heat. With both teams shooting poorly and hard fouls being committed, things were not looking too good for the Sixers.

But then came the third quarter. After a slow start, the Sixers came out hot. Shooting guard JJ Redick led the charge, as the Sixers outscored the Heat 34-20 in the quarter.

With a fourteen point lead going into the fourth quarter, Philly fans had a good feeling their team was going to get the job done. However, the Heat were not going away that easily.

Midway through the fourth, the Heat’s shooting guard Dwyane Wade made a reverse layup to cut the Sixers’ lead to eight points. For a moment, it looked as though Wade would bring the Heat back to life, refusing to call this his final game.

With five minutes remaining, the Heat’s forward James Johnson committed a technical foul against Sixers’ shooting guard Marco Belinelli. This changed the tides, as the Sixers capitalized off their free throw opportunities.

Belinelli and Redick applied the finishing touches, knocking down two big shots late in the game. When the clock made its final tick, the scoreboard read, Sixers- 104, Heat- 91.

Finishing off the Heat in five games was huge for the Sixers.

In addition to moving on to the next round, the players get a couple extra days to rest up.

It is finally the Sixers’ time. For the fans who have stuck with them through the thick and thin, this is the year the process arrives at its destination. Whether or not the Sixers make it past the next round, it’s been great to see them win over 50 games during the regular season, be named the three-seed, and make it past the first round. ◊

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“We know our different tendencies, especially offensively,” McCahon said. “We have been playing together since we were little kids, and it is nice to see us all grown up now in our senior seasons.”

Unlike Traynor, who focuses on the offensive end playing attack, McCahon is a midfielder. His responsibility on the field requires him to play solid offense and defense. “[McCahon] is a ‘do everything’ type of guy,” McEvoy said. “He has a lot in his tool box.”

In addition to having strong stick skills, McCahon and Traynor have the untaught values that are needed to win games.

“It is very much grit and determination,” McEvoy said. “To win a game, you have to be able to make the simplest plays when it’s the hardest of times to make them.”

This describes what McEvoy calls the “it factor”.

“You need that drive, something that really comes from within,” Traynor said. “You can look at a guy and say, ‘he has it’ but you don’t really know what it is. But, you know it when you see it.”

This year’s team has a lot of talent, with a big senior class that is well experienced. As they continue to develop the “it factor” and work on every aspect of the game, McEvoy believes that they will be playing their best lacrosse three weeks from now when the Inter-Ac championship is on the line. ◊

ON KEY • Junior Corey Kovalovich warms up his fingers on the keyboard before a performance at St. Augustine Prep.

On Monday, April 16, Malvern’s Modern Jazz Ensemble took buses to our brother school to play in an Augustinian Values themed band concert, along with students from St. Augustine Prep and fellow all-boys school, St. Rita of Cascia from Chicago. / A. HAYLOCK

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Five snacks you haven’t tried that are secretly amazing Feeling adventurous? Try something new.

Ethan Surocvik ’19 CONTRIBUTOR ver the past few years I have tried so many different types of snack foods that it has almost become an obsession. Here I share my top five that might interest Lantern readers. You may not be able to find some of these items at every store—but each of them is worth going out of your way.

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1. Birthday Cake Smoothie Not many people know that Wawa recently added a “secret menu” to their touch screen ordering system.

You can find the secret menu by touching the flying “wawa bird” icon at the bottom left corner of the ordering screen. On the secret menu, are birthday cake flavored smoothies and milkshakes. I have tried both and they pull off the birthday cake taste without tasting too sugary. If you are in the mood to try something different on your next Wawa run, these drinks would go perfectly with a hoagie.

Dan-Dan Noodle: A hidden gem in Devon

3. Almond Crush Pocky Another favorite from the iconic Wegmans “Asian” aisle is the Almond Crush Pocky. Most of us have seen the regular milk chocolate flavor some place or another, but once again Wegmans comes through with all of the rare flavors. The best in my opinion is the Almond Crush, which is a mix of almonds and silky milk chocolate. Almonds not your thing? Wegmans also carries the Strawberry, Cookies and Cream and Matcha flavors.

4. Ramune Classic This is my last one from the Wegmans Asian aisle—I promise. Some of you might have seen this drink at Habache type restaurants, but Wegmans has them in six-packs and it is glorious.

For those who don’t know, Ramune is a classic Japanese soda with a twist; you have to pop a special marble mechanism to open the drink. When you do get it open, it is spectacular. Better than anything the Coca-Cola monopoly can produce, in my opinion. It is available at Wegmans in the Classic, Melon and Strawberry flavors.

5. Iced Matcha Green Tea Latte

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Dan-Dan Noodle has finally expanded, and it’s the

Asian restaurant the Main Line has been so desperately needing.

Ethan Surovcik ’19 CONTRIBUTOR Dan-Dan Noodle he original Dan-Dan (located at 16th and 214 Sugartown Rd. Wayne • 484-540-8558 Walnut in Philly), had almost a cult following. dandanrestaurant.com The way they expanded and evolved their restaurant for a more traditional “Main Line crowd” was pulled off with style and elegance, and is worth taking note of. While the Devon location of Dan-Dan heightened the style and swanky vibe, they did not increase the price of their food. A highend vibe, great food and affordable prices—sounds almost too good to be true.

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2. Botan Rice Candy One of my all time favorite aisles in my local Wegmans is the “Foreign/Asian” aisle. You can find all sorts of authentic Chinese and Japanese dishes, and some of the best soy sauce I have ever tasted.

In the middle of the aisle lays a few shelves of super rare japanese candy, and it is truly incredible. One of the stand out items is the Botan Rice Candy.

It basically tastes like a less sugary pink starburst, but even sweeter and less chewy. The individual candies are wrapped in a thin rice paper, which you eat along with the candy. It melts in your mouth and is something I haven't seen in any other candy. Overall, it is worth a try on your next adventure to Wegmans.

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As stated earlier, the decor of the restaurant is chic and trendy. I would say the main seating area is nice enough to make Dan-Dan a possible competitor to the fabulous (and much more expensive) NECTAR. While NECTAR may be one of my favorite restaurants on the Main Line, the price of their food can very pricey.

Dan-Dan serves a traditional Taiwanese/Chinese cuisine, with a focus on the noodle side of those cuisines. My only gripe with the menu is that there is no sushi. Sushi would be a perfect appetizer for most of the dishes served, and I see it as a major missed opportunity. However, I am almost okay with that, as some restaurants who try to serve too much variety usually see a decline in food quality. The staple appetizer are the Dan-Dan noodles, a must try if you visit. They are a combo of fresh noodles and spicy beef, and they are extremely addictive. Another dish to try to is their classic chicken fried rice.

I usually like the more interesting dishes that a restaurant can offer, however this rice is so savory I end up getting it every time I visit. The Dry Pot Dish (with chicken) is another must try. For a heated dish, the spicy chicken is surprisingly tender and is very good as a shared plate. The Kung Pao dish is another classic Chinese-American favorite, and unsurprisingly, Dan-Dan pulls it off while keeping it classy. Something to note is that most dishes seem to have a good amount of spice to them, which some people may not enjoy. However, you can ask your server to tone down the spice if you can't handle the heat.

I am very fond of this restaurant because they manage to pull off something rare. Quality food, in an upscale place, and an affordable price. You can get an appetizer, a entree and a few drinks for around $20, which is shocking to me. Before Dan-Dan opened their Devon location, someone who wanted to enjoy quality Asian food would have to venture down to road to other places.

NECTAR in Devon (another amazing place), has slightly better quality and vibe, but with one catch: the price. You could get a similar meal at Dan-Dan, whereas the same would cost you around $150 at NECTAR. Overall, this is an amazing place to grab lunch with friends, or have a casual family dinner. It all sounds too good to be true, but it’s not, and that is what makes this one of my favorite places around. ◊

Everyone who knows me personally knows that I have a crippling addiction—my morning Starbucks.

Every morning I grab my usual iced latte, but sometimes I like to switch it up. No other drink that I have ordered has gotten this many questions and stares.

The Green Tea Latte is a combination of soy milk, a shot of espresso and matcha powder. I’ll be honest, Matcha is definitely an acquired taste, but if you enjoy unsweetened green tea then you will love Matcha. If you want something different next time you visit Starbucks, or want everyone to stare at your oddly green Starbucks cup, then the Iced Matcha Green Tea Latte is for you! ◊

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◊ 1st Place, FEATURE STORY: Alex

Haylock Michael Harrington, Dan Malloy, Billy Corcoran, Liam McKnight, "When the Vapor Clears"

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Haylock, Joe Lister, "Does Malvern #TakeaKnee?"

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"Fraternity means more than its reputation"

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Hallinan, "The Return of O'Shaan Allison"

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◊ Honorable Mention, Opinion: Eric McLaughlin, "Addressing the Security Protocol on Campus" ◊ Honorable Mention, NEWS: Kyle

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Haylock, "Keeping up with Kaloso"

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TRENDY DECOR • The main seating area is nice enough to make Dan-Dan a possible competitor to the fabulous (and much more expensive) NECTAR. / DANDANRESTAURANT.COM

BROTHERHOOD ISSUE • APRIL 2018

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Rugby goes to Italy

Summer 2018 means summer jobs for Friars

I’ve always wanted to go to Italy, and the Spring Break trip with the Rugby Team let me do that.

Luke McClatchy ’19 MEDIA AND CULTURE EDITOR t all started in the Philadelphia Airport, all 33 players in matching sweatsuits, and plenty of parents checking baggage and preparing to board the plane.

The first plane was a f light to Miami from Philadelphia, about a two-and-a-half hour flight, or a good nap if you are me. After a relatively short layover in Miami and some oversized pizza slices, we prepared to do the same thing again boarding our flight to Milan, Italy. Except this flight was over nine hours, three times longer than the first one.

You know, I never really understood all the stand up jokes about airline food, but after that flight I do.

I’m no pasta expert, but I can guarantee it is not supposed to be crunchy, and the salad was just a piece of lettuce and a tomato—think a burger minus the meat and bun. But hey, at least they had in-flight movies to keep me occupied for the flight.

After what felt like three years, the plane landed in Milan and we gathered our bags and boarded our coach bus to Parma. After a long drive and questionable lunch, we arrived at our hotel and were given our room keys to quickly unpack before our first practice.

The first practice was rough as we were all jet lagged and running on about three hours of sleep each, but we survived.

After our workout with the foreign coaches, we gifted them Malvern Prep t-shirts, an international tradition. We then went on to have more practices in preparation for our first game in Italy. After the game, we all traded clothes with the other team and had a great meal with them, another rugby tradition.

We finished our time in Parma and then went to Florence. Florence was the place where we really were able to travel the city and go to restaurants and such.

We would practice, and then were able to explore the city in the afternoon into the night. We were also able to do plenty of sightseeing, from bike tours to climbing to the top of the Duomo’s dome. Seeing the city from that high is something I can’t even put into words—it was a great sight.

Our time in Florence came to an end when we prepared to face one of the best teams in all of Italy, and they showed us why. Let’s just say the score was a lot to not as much, and leave it there, okay? It was the muddiest game I have ever played in in any sport.

I still don’t think I’ve cleaned it all off me yet. Again

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after the game we traded clothes and gear, and sat with them for a great meal.

When we finished our days in Florence, we boarded our nifty bus again and began our journey to Rome, where all the cool kids go when they visit Italy.

But before Rome, we visited Pisa for a while and got to see the tower. There were all these signs saying that Pisa is more than the tower, but after visiting the city and being charged two dollars to use the bathroom, I can tell you for certain that it really is just a tower.

Rome was similar to Florence in that we fit in sightseeing at amazing locations like the Coliseum between practices and workouts. History teacher Mr. Tom McGuire’s presence on this trip was very helpful, as he would explain the history behind every monument and make it much more meaningful to see these sights in person.

On the last day in Rome, we held an open practice and scrimmage with another very talented team. We didn’t have a washing machine to wash our uniforms, so many of us were playing in muddy, wet, and all-inall crusty jerseys and shorts that were as uncomfortable as they sound. We had our last meal with the team after the scrimmage and the next day prepared to return home.

We lucked out that our flight from Rome went directly home to Philadelphia, no connecting flight.

But we did not luck out in that our flight was delayed almost three hours because of “technical issues” and our trip home was almost 15 hours. This time, I learned my lesson from the first flight and decided to pass on the whole airline food thing.

After what felt like 30 years, the team returned home and got off the flight. But honestly I don’t know what was longer, the Italy trip, flights included and all, or waiting for my baggage to come to me in customs.

After I finally got my bags and returned home, I crashed all day Sunday ready to start the grind again Monday, after an amazing experience with my rugby teammates.

So while we may not have won either game (or even scored) that doesn’t mean the trip wasn’t a success and a tremendous amount of fun. We discovered how to improve as a team and came closer as we traveled a foreign country with minimum sleep. So even though I arrived home with muddy clothes and more bruises than I can count, I wouldn’t trade those experiences I had for the world. ◊

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anging from working in family businesses, to using skills learned here at Malvern, many students work summer jobs—sometimes even more than one.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), only about 35 percent of Americans aged 16 to 19 had summer jobs during the summer of 2014. Studies by the BLS found that some parents see little value in parents see minimum wage jobs, instead pushing students to do summer programs like camps or academic credit that look good on college applications, to potentially help offset future college costs. But some researchers have also found that summer jobs can help boost academic performance in the classroom.

What are some of our Friars doing during summer 2018?

Patrick Murphy '20

Colin Dougherty '20

JOHN GIORDANO '20

“I actually was a part of the lifeguarding class during J-Term, so I’m going to be a lifeguard.

I’m either going to be a lifeguard for Mr. Schiller or I’m going to do it at St. Anthony’s pool.”

“I’m going to be working at my dad’s store in South Philly, P&F Giordano’s Fruit and Produce. I’m going to be doing deliveries, putting orders together, and selling food.”

“I’m going to do what I did last year: caddie at Aronimink Golf Club.

After that I’ll try to get my job back at Handel’s Ice Cream in Berwyn.

I’d caddie in the morning and if I didn’t get a second loop, I’d leave and work at the ice cream spot.”

Ben Mankowski '18

CASEY LAUDER '18

PETER BORGER '18

“Me and my good pal Johnny McGlinn, we buy wood, we sell wood.

We split and stack wood.

So we have a splitter and we’ll go out to people’s houses and split wood for a couple hours, and then we’ll stack it for them.”

“I caddie at the country club called White Manor. You have your good days and bad days.

It all depends who you get and whether you make a connection. Sometimes you just carry their bag for four hours...”

“I’m probably going to be working down at the shore in Avalon, because I’ll probably be spending most of my summer down there.” ◊ Jack Guardiola '20 Dan Malloy '18 Eric McLaughlin '18

Joe Ravert ’12

Former student athlete Joe Ravert discusses his career in baseball, college, and life.

Steven O'Meara ’19 PHOTO EDITOR lumnus Joe Ravert ’12 played baseball at La Salle University as a two-way player, pitching and then playing first base.

Ravert was a part of a Malvern team in 2012 that won the Inter-Ac and a state championship.

“On the field, we were constantly winning, we went 10-0 in the Inter-Ac and that dogpile was pretty special senior year, and followed by winning a state title,” Ravert said.

But before his success in college and playing professionally, Joe struggled with his weight, at one point weighing 275 pounds.

“I realized I couldn't go anywhere if I didn't take my body seriously. I couldn't pitch deep into games, and I would lose velocity in the third inning and start to get hit around. I dedicated myself to taking care of my body and to get into better shape to be able to pitch deeper into games,” Ravert said.

Ravert credits his success to his past coaches and their help. ¨When I got to Malvern, I was pretty raw and [Pitching Coach] EJ [Moyer]. I don't want to say that he turned nothing into something, I think that there was something there, but he brought the best out in me as a pitcher and basically made me a bulldog on the mound where I had came in pretty mentally soft.

I’m pretty forever grateful for EJ,¨ Ravert said. ¨[Head Coach] Freddy [Hilliard] was always that guy that gave you confidence, and I still say to this day and people that have belonged to our program, that Freddy is the best coach

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around, not even for what he does for you on the field, but for what he does for you off the field. He never hesitates to help you out in anyway,¨ Ravert said.

In addition to playing professionally for the Rockland Boulders in the Can-Am league and the Washington Wild Things in the Frontier league, Ravert also had the opportunity to play in the Cape Cod League.

“Most fun I ever had playing the game. Unreal experience playing in front of 30 or more scouts a night and 1,000 to 3,000 fans,” Ravert said.

This past year, Ravert decided to stop playing baseball.

“It was very tough. But there was a point where God wanted me to follow his plan for me, and it will work out. It's tough, but you know life goes on, and I will always be involved in the game,” he said.

Graduating from La Salle University, he earned degrees in both accounting and finance.

Ravert currently works in the ta x department at Johnson Matthey in Wayne. In September, he will be working at a public accounting firm down in Philadelphia called PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC. ¨I am currently studying for CPA exam which is for public accountants. There are four tests, a couple months apart for each.

I passed one and I'm taking the other one in a couple weeks,” Ravert said.

Reflecting back on his time at Malvern, Ravert remembers

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his friends.

“One of my favorite memories was at lunch everyday. Like I remember my entire junior year, we had a debate about who was better, Kobe or Lebron, Saint Joe’s or Villanova,” Ravert said.

“I still have a group chat with my Malvern friends. To this day, we talk in it daily, and I see them at least a couple of times a year. There's actually a couple of kids from my Malvern class that live on my block down here. I see them all the time,” Ravert said.

The brotherhood is still important for Ravert. ´Some of my Malvern friends will be my best friends for life,¨ Ravert said. ◊

BROTHERHOOD ISSUE • APRIL 2018

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A week of talking to Friars I’d never met

When I look at the freshmen versus the seniors or juniors, I see a real development of character.

Most students seem to grow from all being similar, to branching out and becoming unique people.

I spent an entire week using my Community Times to meet new people. Here’s what it was like, and what I learned.

Aidan White ’20 REPORTER magine my surprise when the Editorial Board nominated me to spend a week meeting two new people each day for the Brotherhood Issue. I always like meeting new people, but this seemed like it might be a little stressful.

It was around two weeks before spring break and I had a lot of work I had to get done before I left.

Still, I couldn't resist the chance to meet new people.

So, I accepted the challenge and went off on my way from homeroom.

On the f irst day, I entered the Learning Commons to find people I have never met. The biggest challenge was this: I knew most of the people.

I might not have known everybody super-well, but I knew most people well enough to know their names and a little bit about them. It dawned on me just how many people I have met through Malvern classes, extracurricular activities, and even Family Feud.

I walked up to a random person, sat down, and started talking to him. Most people were kind of relaxed during our conversations. As time went on, I got a little better at making people want to talk, but still the situation was a bit awkward.

I would usually ask the people I talked to around three questions. I would ask “What do you like about Malvern?,” “What kind of extracurricular activities do you do here?,” and something based on their answers to the past two questions like, “Why exactly

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Trying something new every month.

NOT MANY PEOPLE LEFT TO MEET • I knew most people well enough to know their names and a little bit about them. I've gotten involved in more things than I knew—like this year's final round at Family Feud. / A. WHITE

do you feel that way about Malvern?” or, “What’s your favorite part of that sport?”

Almost everybody I talked to seem kind of unnerved. They did not seem used to people coming up to them and asking them weird questions. Everyone seemed to also want to give safe answers when I told them I might use their name in the newspaper.

An example of this was my first question, “What do you like about Malvern?” Almost all the kids would say something like “the brotherhood.” Now, I mostly talked to freshmen, and I truly feel that the brotherhood haven’t been found for them yet.

There was also another complication when trying to do this experiment: the weather. The week I was supposed to do this, was the week we had two off days because of snow. This made it kind of difficult to really have a long conversation with anybody, as they seemed to be in a hurry.

Because of the lack of people I did not know, the majority of the people I talked to throughout the week were new freshmen. And by doing that, I think I learned something about Malvern students.

Most of the kids I talked to kind of sounded the same. All of them did sports, and all of them said they enjoyed their Malvern experience so far. Other then that, they all seemed a bit reserved in what they wanted to share.

Of course, they could be this way because a goofy and lanky sophomore went up to them out of nowhere and started asking them strange questions like “What is your favorite part of Malvern?”

But, when I look at the freshmen versus the seniors or juniors, I see a real development of character.

Most students seem to grow from all being similar, to branching out and becoming unique people.

Though that is probably just a normal function of high school, I think it is pretty cool to see how Malvern leaves its marks on people, and how they may become better people because of it.

Other then that, I don't have much more to say about my experience. It was fun at times, and super awkward at others. It really depended on what kind of person I was talking to.

I would recommend to any student reading

PARTING SHOT

MAY ATHLETICS Baseball:

Lacrosse:

Rugby:

5/4- @ Germantown Academy3:45 pm 5/8- vs. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy- 4:00 pm 5/9- vs. The Perkiomen School4:15 pm 5/11- @ William Penn Charter3:45 pm 5/12- vs. St. Georges Technical High School- 11:00 am (Senior Day) 5/16- @ Archbishop John Carroll4:00 pm 5/19- vs. Pope John XXIII @ Delbarton High School- TBD 5/19- @ Delbarton High SchoolTBD 5/22-5/26- PAISSA State Championships

5/5- vs. Conestoga- 2:00 PM 5/9- @ Salesanium- 4:00 PM 5/12- vs. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 5/15- TBD (Inter-Ac first round) 5/18- vs. TBD (Inter-Ac semifinal round) 5/21- TBD (Inter-Ac championship)

5/20- Rugby Championships

5/1- vs. The Haverford School4:00 pm 5/2- @ The Shipley School- 4:00 pm

LEGENDS • Our co-Editor-In-Chief Eric McLaughlin ’18 meets with former Publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer Sam McKeel. During his leadership at the Inquirer from 1975 through 1989, McKeel helped to build the The Inquirer into a widely-respected and financially successful newspaper. When he left in 1989 to lead The Sun-Times Company in Chicago, a farewell editorial in The Inquirer credited him with leading the paper "through a period of profound change, including years in which the company had losses and when its prospects seemed bleak." McKeel, 92, currently resides at the Waverly Heights retirement community in Gladwyne.

this, to maybe try and go out of your way to introduce yourself to a new person. After all, in a year or three, you will need to do t h is just about every day as a freshman in college.

Even if you go to a school that has lots of Malvern alumni, your brothers will still only be a tiny percentage of your new class.

Though they may seem one way in their current state, I guarantee that each student I met will change as a person sometime during their Malvern experience.

When I met students who didn’t have much to share in the more awkward conversations, I found I imagined who these students might become in a year or two, through experiences like the ones I’ve explored as a student. That experience alone is worth the effort of meeting a new person. ◊

5/1- vs. Everest Academy- 4:00 PM 5/4- vs. William Penn Charter4:00 PM

Sailing: 5/6- Sailing @ TBD- 12:00 PM 5/13- Sailing Senior Day @TBD1:00 PM 5/20- Sailing @ TBD- 12:00 PM Tennis:

5/1- vs. William Penn Charter4:00 PM 5/5- @ The Hill- 1:00 PM 5/8- @The Episcopal Academy3:45 PM

5/4- vs. LaSalle College High School- 4:00 pm (Senior Day) 5/13- Playoffs 5/19- Playoffs

Track:

5/2- Tri-Meet vs. William Penn Charter & Germantown Academy- 4:00 pm 5/4- Invitational @ West Chester Henderson High School- 2:00 pm 5/10- Inter-Ac Trials @ Episcopal Academy- 3:00 pm 5/12- Inter-Ac Championships @ Episcopal Academy- 9:30 am 5/19- PAISSA State Championships @ The Hill School

Rowing:

5/5 - 5/6- City Championships 5/12 - 5/13- Mid-Atlantic Championships 5/18 - 5/19 - 5/20- Stotesbury Regatta 5/25 - 5/26- SRAA National Championships

GOOD LUCK FRIARS!