- Friar LifeThis summer, Dr. Fry and a group of Malvern seniors traveled to Sanctuary Farm in North Philadelphia, an organization that grows fresh produce and donates it to people in need. This inspired Dr. Fry to start something similar at Malvern.
October 25, 2024
Chase Niewinski ‘26, Friar Life Editor - Friar LifeMalvern seniors have interrupted their schedules to accommodate MECO retreats this fall. Given MECO's importance, is this much ado about nothing?
October 3, 2024
Sean Martin '25, Managing Editor - September IssueOn September 21st, the Malvern Prep cross-country team competed in the Adidas Cross Country Challenge in North Carolina. Multiple nationally ranked teams participated in this event, and the champion was determined by running a standard 5k.
October 3, 2024
Dominic Robustelli '27, Contributor - September IssueThis summer, Malvern’s golf team traveled to Charleston, South Carolina to play two different courses: the Kiawah River Course and Bulls Bay. The trip was primarily funded by Don Migliori, who is coach JoePa Redican’s Son-In-Law and Gerry Frey, who is good friends with the Conaway family. This trip was a great opportunity for the players and they shared a memory they will never forget.
October 3, 2024
Killian Todd '27, Sports Editor - FeaturedIn this year's fall season, seven teams will be representing Malvern in or on their respective fields, courses, pools, or rivers. Each team has extremely high expectations and athletes are prepared. Now, all the teams need is support from the Malvern Prep community.
October 3, 2024
Max Sizelove '27, Friar Life Editor - Friar LifeThe Kindon Atrium and Roper Seminar Room, generously donated by the Riley family, present new and comfortable learning spaces for students. These dedications to long-standing veteran English teachers hold deep meaning within the Malvern Prep community.
October 3, 2024
Connor Kendall '26 and Macaleer Coleman '26 - Friar LifeMalvern Prep enhanced its in-school phone policy enforcing a ban on cell phones in classrooms. Students now have to drop their phones in a designated area or cubby before class starts in an attempt to improve learning. This policy is Malvern’s attempt at implementing the advice and science presented by Dr. Cooney Horvath, as covered by the Friar’s Lantern in May. Research continues to bear out limiting screens in learning environments benefits students’ attention in class.
October 3, 2024
Brody Bell ‘25, Managing Editor - FeaturedAfter a long and very visible construction process prominently on the campus quad, the new Vic Maggitti Pavilion is finally open and being used to the best of its ability.
October 2, 2024
Jack Hechler ‘26, Managing Editor - Friar LifeThe Malvern Prep Robotics team has led an astounding performance this season: Placing in regionals and qualifying for the world championships.
May 29, 2024
Macaleer Coleman ‘26, Contributor - FeaturedNeuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath's recent Professional Development Day presentation has spurred conversations about technology use at Malvern.
May 28, 2024
Michael Guardiola '25, Managing Editor - The annual Caritas Carnival gave Owen Hammond ’25 the opportunity to share his sister Loie’s struggle with Leukodystrophy to Malvern’s whole student body. Her struggle prompted Owen, along with his family, to make an impact on others with this condition. As well as the Hammond family, other organizations and hospitals are adapting to accommodate and address Leukodystrophy as a serious problem in adolescent health.
May 28, 2024
Max Sizelove '27 and Killian Todd '27 - Malvern Prep Varsity Lacrosse readjusts their post-season plans with no Inter-Ac post-season tournament this year to compete in the Prep Nationals lacrosse tournament.
May 28, 2024
Tyler Mullady ‘24 and Jack Hechler ‘26 - FeaturedMalvern’s Pre-Med club, initially known as the Annenberg Medical Science Symposium, recently competed in the Symposium at Episcopal Academy, an annual presentation where students from multiple schools discuss new advancements and technological applications that could be used in the medical field.
May 28, 2024
Finn Riley ‘26, Contributor - FeaturedMalvern students, Andrew Davis ‘25, Austin Trout ‘25, and Jack Hechler ‘26, accompanied by Mrs. Chrissy Leonard, the Academy Coordinator, and Mrs. Diane Dougherty, the Family Outreach Coordinator, traveled to Reading, Massachusetts to experience what it is like to be a student at Austin Prep and to be a part of the first Augustinian exchange ever!
May 28, 2024
Jack Hechler ‘26, Friar Life Editor - For decades, senior high school students in Pennsylvania have played an assassin-style tournament where students must eliminate targets in order to win. Over the years, there have been many different twists and rules varying from school to school. The 2024 Malvern Prep Senior Assassin game ended in a 3-way split.
May 28, 2024
Ryan Todd '24, Editor-in-Chief
During the summer of 2023, Mrs. Vithayathil, Director of the Student Idea Center, and a few seniors volunteered at Sanctuary Farm. According to their website, “Sanctuary...
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