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Reviews of Elf at Cardinal O’Hara

Sarah Gorenstien: This article was chosen for Publication on the Philadelphia Inquirer WordPress Site. The cast and crew at Cardinal O’Hara High School will certainly be making the “nice list”...

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Friends Select Community Opinion: Barbie or Oppenheimer?

Niamh Williams December 4, 2023

The Context: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie was released on July 21, 2023. Conveniently, so was Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Barbie carries the viewer through the trials and tribulations of womanhood,...

Cappies Reviews: Pippin

Cappies Reviews: Pippin

Visiting Critics December 4, 2023

From November 16th-18th Friends Select’s theatre program performed a dazzling production of Pippin. At the final performance, over twenty-five Cappies critics attended and left reviews. The Cappies is...

“Elements of Art” Student Exhibit in Parkway Gallery

“Elements of Art” Student Exhibit in Parkway Gallery

Ethan Gutstadt and Patrick Ryan November 20, 2023

  Friend Select’s Annual Visual Art Fall Exhibition was unveiled on November 9th in the front hall gallery of the Parkway Building. The show includes paintings, drawings, metalwork, and digital...

Students Rehearsing for Pippin

Rehearsals for Upper School Musical, Pippin, Underway

Bryce Dodd October 16, 2023

The musical Pippin takes center stage at Friends Select School this year, set to run from November 16th to 18th, and is directed by professional theater artist Julianna Babb, produced by FSS Upper School...

PILGO (EP): A Story of Personal Growth

PILGO (EP): A Story of Personal Growth

Atia Osborne and Olukayode Ekundare April 12, 2023

PILGO is an EP (extended play; a music collection shorter than an album but longer than one song) created by songwriter Atia Osborne '24 and producer Olukayode Ekundare '25. This EP was created as a final...

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How Much Will Closing the ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Reduce Gun Violence Against Women in the United States and Philadelphia Alone?

Sofia Solari-Parravicini March 23, 2023

As of November 2022, gun violence has killed almost 40,000 people, including at least 604 mass shootings in the United States alone. A significant portion of perpetrators of gun violence or mass shootings,...

Friends Select's Sights on Site Art Exhibition at Reading Terminal Market

Friends Select’s Sights on Site Art Exhibition at Reading Terminal Market

Jakob Miller March 15, 2023

This Thursday, March 16th, 150 students will have artwork installed at Reading Terminal Market for Friends Select’s annual Sights on Site art exhibition. The exhibition will be up through April 3rd...

Opinion: FSS Curriculum Suffers from Lack of Home Economics Course

Opinion: FSS Curriculum Suffers from Lack of Home Economics Course

Lucia Yeager Johnson March 9, 2023

My final years of high school revolved heavily around test scores, college essays, extracurriculars, and grade point averages. I’ve been told that it’s all been preparation to start college and subsequently,...

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Opinion: Icon or Villain? The Conversation on Columbus’ Statue Continues 

Sofia Solari-Parravicini March 7, 2023

On October 12th, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on the ground now known as The Bahamas. Over the course of his stay, numerous Taino people would be exploited, physically assaulted, and killed. Regardless,...

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Neighborhood Beautifying can Curb Gun-Violence Rates

Lily Brin March 3, 2023

The city of Philadelphia has a history of gentrification, poor city maintenance, and dreary-looking neighborhoods due to bad upkeep. Along with this, Philadelphia carries a bad legacy of gun violence....