The Friar's Lantern—September 2018

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EDITORIAL:

UNITY AND BROTHERHOOD

Lafayette LAx

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Brotherhood is a key component to Malvern but more can be done to ensure unity amongst the community.

Three students from Malvern Prep's varsity lacrosse team have commited to Lafayette University after extensive recruiting.

SEPTEMBER 2018

Freshman Survey

Hornibrook to stanford

Friar Trier

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Another year means another freshmen class. See the results af our 2018 Freshman Survey and get the scoop on the class of 2022.

Jake Hornibrook, one of the most sought after offensive linemen from Malvern Prep, makes commitment to the Cardinal.

Meet the new advisory team for the Friar's Lantern as the first issue of the 2018-2019 school year is released.

Volume 19, No. 1

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

AP Policy Update 2018-2019 Af ter las t year ’s AP c hanges, t he administration has instituted two more addendums to the AP policy.

Evan Waitte ’19, Michael Harrington ’19 CONTRIBUTOR, ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR oming into this year, several seniors in social studies teacher Mrs. Harriet Lappas’ AP Government class were excited to hear that they no longer had to take their AP tests. These exuberant smiles were soon replaced by looks of dismay when she further revealed that all AP classes would have to take a final exam. According to Assistant Head of School for Academics Mr. Patrick Sillup, all AP classes have been asked to take some form of summative assessment. “We asked other classes to take a 20 percent final. Some teachers choose to break it as 10 percent and 10 percent, midterm [and] final…your grade should reflect a summative experience,” Sillup said. The reasoning behind these decisions makes a lot of sense according to Lappas. “You can’t expect to take the highest level course a school [offers],” Lappas said. “The rigorous work needs [to continue] from September until graduation, not from September to January. The truth is we are doing you a disservice and are not preparing you for college if we let you slack off like that,” she said. Lappas wants her students to be prepared for college, and she thinks that an exam will help keep students on track and away from senior slide. “If you slide from January to June of your senior year, you’re not going to be ready for college next semester,” she said. “If we

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Brother hood is one of the core values Malvern holds as a community. Lately, however, the connection between students, faculty, and administration has felt disjointed. Editorial Board he efforts put forward by school executives to strengthen unity on campus are having the opposite effect of their intention, causing a break in the union between students and adults on campus.

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Fr. Hagan O.S.A. joins Board of Trustees Father and Board of Trustees Member Robert Hagan wears many hats: from being the Villanova team chaplain and Associate Athletics Director, to becoming a member of the Board of Trustees at Malvern.

Steven O’Meara ’19 SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR agan’s story is different from most, starting as a lawyer, he eventually changed his life vocation to become a significant religious leader on the campus of Villanova University. Born in Drexel Hill, Hagan attended O’Hara and Villanova, then going Widener Law School to become a lawyer. Later on, he had an understanding that changed his life. “I used to think that a calling was something real radical, like Saint Paul was knocked off his horse. The call is more subtle, it could be more like a whisper, or a recurring thought in your heart,” he said. “I kind of came to realize that maybe God wasn’t knocking me off my horse, and was just tapping me on the shoulder.” Hagan did not realize what God had intended for him until after practicing law. “I love the law, [but] I don't think I wanted to leave the

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