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TikTok: What Friends Select Students Should Know

Peter Ryan, Editor-in-Chief September 8, 2020

TikTok, a relatively new dance-centric social media app, is currently the most popular app on Apple’s app store. Despite its rapid ascension over the past two years, TikTok may not be available to American...

Yannick Haynes '20

Yannick Haynes ‘20 to Act in Professional Theater Production

Silas Mohr March 27, 2020

UPDATE: The Arden Theatre’s A Streetcar Named Desire has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. Yannick Haynes ‘20 was scheduled to act as Young Collector in the Arden...

World Cafe Live Concert Tonight!

World Cafe Live Concert Tonight!

Peter Ryan March 10, 2020

On Tuesday, March 10th, the Friends Select Upper School Music Program will make their annual performance at World Cafe Live in University City (3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA). The concert will feature...

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New Arts and Humanities Electives for 2020-21

Justin LaBrusciano February 21, 2020

Friends Select adds new electives each year based on popular demand and the topics teachers are most passionate about.  Next year, there will be two new history electives, a new art elective, and three...

FSS Art Students to Exhibit at Free Library of Philadelphia

FSS Art Students to Exhibit at Free Library of Philadelphia

Will Wang February 20, 2020

FSS art students will exhibit at the Parkway Central Free Library from March 2nd to March 31st.  According to Deborah Caiola, “Two years ago, a group of FSS art students were able to present their...

Photo from 2019 Art for Charity Concert

Students Prepare for Winter Concert

Peter Ryan January 17, 2020

After a semester of in-class rehearsals, the Upper School Instrumental Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and Choir will make their first of three major performances on Friday, January 18th at 6:00 at the...

Cats Was the Best Movie of 2019, and Here’s Why

Cats Was the Best Movie of 2019, and Here’s Why

Zoe Tzanis January 16, 2020

Yes, Cats is plotless, pointless, and creepy, but that’s how it should be. With a 21% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and CGI (computer-generated imagery) deemed bad enough to warrant an immediate update,...

FSS Art Show Review: Highlighting the Individual

FSS Art Show Review: Highlighting the Individual

Peter Ryan January 16, 2020

Friends Select states that its mission is to “balance between the individual and the community.” The current art show on display in the front hall, exhibiting art made by members of the class of 2020,...

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Metamorphoses: A Groundbreaking Friends Select Production

Annie Rupertus and Zoe Tzanis December 13, 2019

On November 15th, Friends Select’s incredible thespians performed Metamorphoses, a collection of ancient myths written by Ovid and adapted by Mary Zimmerman almost 2,000 years later.  Although both...

Music: From the Students

Music: From the Students

Adam Powley December 4, 2019

This infographic portrays the variety of music tastes and preferences among Friends Select upper school students. A survey was sent out to grades 9-12, 44 of whom responded, in order to get the information...

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Review: MAGDALENE by FKA twigs

While not as strong as some of her earlier work, MAGDALENE is a gorgeous album that lives up to FKA twigs’ high standards.
Matt D’Annunzio December 4, 2019

FKA twigs is making music for the future. Since the beginning of her career, her music has always felt one step ahead. FKA twigs doesn’t fit into one genre: she combines pop, electronic music, and many...