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Arts & Culture

Unpacking K-Dot’s “GNX”

Unpacking K-Dot’s “GNX”

Khalea Robinson December 20, 2024

Did Kendrick just secure the album of the year in November? It’s possible.  Kendrick Lamar’s newest project, GNX, which came out on the 22nd of November, stunned fans. No one saw the drop coming,...

The Penguin: Power, Betrayal, and Gotham’s Darkest Desires

Cole Semel December 20, 2024

The Penguin plunges into Gotham’s dark underworld across eight gripping episodes, telling the story of Oswald “Oz” Cobb—a ruthless and layered character navigating a chilling world of power and...

Spotify Wrapped Fell Short This Year. Here’s Why.

Spotify Wrapped Fell Short This Year. Here’s Why.

Sam Goldwert December 13, 2024

It’s normal to be a little disappointed by your Spotify Wrapped, especially if you find out your top track is “White Noise For Sleep 10 Hours Loopable No Fade.” But this year, Spotify users were...

Students Exhibit Artwork at Woodmere Art Museum

Students Exhibit Artwork at Woodmere Art Museum

Daphne Klose December 5, 2024

From November 16th to December 15th, 2024, FSS student artwork from all three divisions will be displayed in Kids Care 31, at the Helen Millard Children's Gallery at the Woodmere Art Museum.   There...

What Do FSS Students Listen To?

What Do FSS Students Listen To?

Khalea Robinson November 15, 2024

This informational infographic illustrates the music taste and stats surrounding music, according to the FSS upper school student body. A survey was sent out, and 53 students responded. The data portrayed...

The Top 10 Most Charted Female Musicians

Maya Vakharia November 14, 2024

This infographic highlights the top 10 most charted female musicians over the last 60 years. It displays their chart history with their total number one hits,  top 10 hits, and number of songs that...

What Could Have Been by Sting ft. Ray Chen

What Could Have Been by Sting ft. Ray Chen

Olivia Greene November 14, 2024

With deep lyrics and an emotional chord progression, What Could Have Been from the Arcane League of Legends soundtrack makes me feel more than any song I’ve listened to in a long time.  This song...

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Mortal Man: A Masterpiece

Jay Whitfield November 14, 2024

Lyricism: Human Cruelty Kendrick Lamar will never just be an artist. He exposes humans for their cruelness and evil and for that, his legacy lives beyond that of an artist and moves more into that of...

Sustainability-inspired artwork by students in Drawing, Painting, & Mixed Media I

Friends Select Student Art Exhibit Features Sustainability

Olivia Greene October 25, 2024

On October 30th at 4:30 pm, there will be a reception for this fall’s art exhibit, “Sustainability”, featuring students from all three divisions. Every year in the fall, Friends Select holds an...

Behind the Stage: FSS Theater Produces Two Plays

Behind the Stage: FSS Theater Produces Two Plays

Alice Zhang October 14, 2024

This fall, instead of one fall musical, the FSS theater department is putting on two plays, All in the Timing and Almost, Maine, directed by FSS alumna Mya Flood ‘14. Both plays are comedies, and...

Photo by Cole Semel '25

Behind the Scenes of Radium Girls

Janis Ng May 17, 2024

It’s 3:30 pm on a typical school day, and as I walk into the theater, my attention is immediately grabbed by the sounds of cast members rehearsing their lines and adjusting sets; they are scattered across...

Painting by Adi Perelman ‘24

Sights on Site at Arch Street Meeting House

Patrick Ryan May 17, 2024

On Thursday, March 7, the 2024 Sights on Site art show opened at the Arch Street Meeting House. The show featured art from students in all three divisions (Lower, Middle, and Upper School) and focused...