Good Morning, Malvern! Today is Wednesday, April 30.

It is a Day 2, “A” Schedule – Morning Preview

**Junior/Senior Prom**

Juniors and Seniors are reminded to purchase your tickets for prom. Please see the email Miss Zbrzeznj (Za-brez-nee) sent last week for the link and information. Deadline is Tuesday, May 6th!

**Intramurals**

Semi-finals for the John Ostick Cup begin today!

Game 1- Faculty Vs Phoenix

Game 2- Morehead State Vs Nebraska

Game 1 @ 3 and game 2 is 5 minutes after

**Swimming and Diving**

Attention varsity swimmers and divers – there is a very important meeting at break today – 9:55 a.m. (April 30) in the O’Neill Center health classroom.  Snacks will be served.

**Anti Human-Trafficking Club**

Members of the Anti Human Trafficking Club will meet in the Quiet Room in the LC during the second half of the fifth and sixth lunches on tomorrow, May 1.  If you are not able to attend, please see Mrs. Wilkinson, Mrs. Kenworthey or Mr. Bocutti.

**Chess Tournament**

Third round matchups begin today. Please complete all of your matches by the end of the day and tomorrow (May 1).  Please remember to tell Mr. Rogai the results so he can update the bracket accordingly.

**Chess Sets**

Students are reminded to exercise great care when taking out and putting away the chess sets in the Learning Commons.  If you appreciate having access to several complete sets, please help preserve them by accounting for all the pieces and returning them to their storage bags before leaving.

**Auch Award**

The Auch Award is a $500 scholarship presented to a Malvern Prep senior each year,  the winner is chosen by the History Department.  It is very easy to apply, you simply need to answer the following question in a 500 word essay and submit it to Mrs. Gordon NO LATER THAN MAY 8, 2014.  The winner will be selected and announced at the Senior Breakfast.

ESSAY QUESTION: Does Russia have a legitimate claim to the Crimean Peninsula? Based on historical research what should the US response to the crisis in Ukraine be?  Use your knowledge of history, government, and current events in your essay.

**Sailing**

The Malvern Prep sailing team made a video and are one of three finalists. If they win they will win a drysuit and appear on us sailings chalk talk. Please help us! Go to facebook.com/USSAILING and like video number three in the comments section of their recent post. It would be a great accomplishment for all of friarnation. Lets go friars!! YEA!!!