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The Falcon

Friends Select Student News Media

The Falcon

Not Just Another Trend: The History of Matcha
Not Just Another Trend: The History of Matcha
Maya Vakharia April 25, 2025

Matcha is a Japanese green tea powder commonly used to make lattes and other drinks. It is often described as having a grassy, vegetal, and sweet taste. Aside from its “trendiness”...

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Celebrating Creativity: Friends Select’s Senior Art Show
Celebrating Creativity: Friends Select’s Senior Art Show
Alice Zhang April 25, 2025

The March 12th reception for the Friends Select Senior Art Exhibition highlighted a programmatic shift. While the annual event has existed for nearly two decades, it previously...

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Crossword: Valentine's Day
Crossword: Valentine’s Day
Daphne Klose, Sophia Le, and Aiyu Lei February 4, 2025

Crossword: How Much Do You Know About Animals?
Crossword: How Much Do You Know About Animals?
Paloma Herrera and Alice Zhang December 20, 2024

Podcast: Eagles Draft Preview
Podcast: Eagles Draft Preview
Cole Semel April 21, 2025

This podcast aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the Philadelphia Eagles' offseason moves, free agency decisions, and draft strategy...

Miles Lesser '26 hitting in the batting cages at Marian Anderson Rec Center. Miles spends multiple days a week working on his swing as he prepares for the college recruiting process.
The Anderson Monarchs: Combining Sports, Community to Create a Family
Cole Semel March 14, 2025

The Anderson Monarchs, a South Philadelphia-based youth sports organization located at the Marian Anderson Rec Center on South 17th Street, offers...

People hang a poster off of their balcony with the slogan “Love Hurts,” (A play on words showing support for Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.)
Go Birds!! The Eagles Parade from the Friends Select Student Perspective
Zaire Reid March 14, 2025

Students from Friends Select School (FSS) were among the thousands who attended the Eagles' recent Championship parade, showing their pride and...

A New Way of Teaching Responsibility: Athletic Uniforms
A New Way of Teaching Responsibility: Athletic Uniforms
Jay Chiles February 4, 2025

A few years ago, after the 2022-2023 season, I was placed in a bad position after my basketball season when I misplaced the shorts of my basketball...

Podcast: FSS Hot Takes- Grade Inflation, Cell Phone Policy, Uniforms, & More!
Podcast: FSS Hot Takes- Grade Inflation, Cell Phone Policy, Uniforms, & More!
Daphne Klose April 23, 2025

Students and Faculty were asked to share their unpopular opinions about Friends Select. In this podcast, 3 FSS seniors unpack the anonymous...

Pacific Rim: Action and VFX Done Right
Pacific Rim: Action and VFX Done Right
Carl Heyne March 20, 2025

Something doesn’t have to be perfect, or even good, to be enjoyable. Food, books, video games, TV shows, and, of course, movies. Sometimes,...

25 Students Weigh in on AI Use at FSS
25 Students Weigh in on AI Use at FSS
Paloma Herrera, Khalea Robinson, Maddie Cohen, Daphne Klose, Isaiah Marshall, Sam Goldwert, Liam Danford, Zaire Reid, Sofia Rouco, Cole Semel, Olukayode Ekundare, Susanna Harries, Maya Vakharia, Joely Kaplan, Carl Heyne, Maddie Orr, Anna Masino, Duc Tran, Serena Krouk, Jessica Li, Abby Davenport, Ruby Doggett, Chloe Kozuch, Leah Pessin, and Sophia Le March 14, 2025

25 students from Journalism and The Falcon voice their opinions on the use of AI at Friends Select. Paloma Puig, Grade 12 I don’t...

Social Justice Week: Our Experiences
Social Justice Week: Our Experiences
Sam Goldwert, Duc Tran, Carl Heyne, Serena Krouk, Joely Kaplan, Maddie Orr, Daphne Klose, Maya Vakharia, Sophia Le, Cole Semel, Grace Salmon, Anna Masino, Jessica Li, Abby Davenport, Chloe Kozuch, and Leah Pessin February 21, 2025

Duc Tran ‘26  I was a member of the Healthcare track. In SJW, I learned a lot of interesting things like how to perform CPR and first aid...

Crossword: Valentine's Day
Crossword: Valentine’s Day
Daphne Klose, Sophia Le, and Aiyu Lei February 4, 2025

Crossword: How Much Do You Know About Animals?
Crossword: How Much Do You Know About Animals?
Paloma Herrera and Alice Zhang December 20, 2024

Crossword: Global Top Artists 2024
Crossword: Global Top Artists 2024
Abby Davenport December 9, 2024

Crossword: Disney/Pixar Movies
Crossword: Disney/Pixar Movies
Joely Kaplan and Maddie Orr December 9, 2024

Meet the Staff
Lena Piven
Co-Director of Multimedia

Lena Piven is a junior at Friends Select and a Co-Director of Multimedia for The Falcon along with Clare. Lena is currently a student government rep, co-leader of Spirit Club, and photo editor for...

Maddie Cohen is a senior at Friends Select School and is a member of the Journalism class. She is the leader of Helping Hands, the Jewish Student Union, and Spirit Club and also a Senior Class Officer....

Zaire Reid, a member of The Falcon, is on the Varsity Boys Basketball and Cross Country teams at Friends Select School. He joined the community in 11th grade. He does Photography and journalism, is a Big...