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Lab band playing music on the roof during the Spring Fair.

US Spring Fair Photos

Jessica Li and Ruby Doggett May 29, 2025

On May 3rd, Friends Select invited families to the annual Spring Fair event. Upper School students ran different games for all ages in the back lot and on the roof. Kids could get fun prizes from tickets....

Photo Courtesy of FSS Flickr.

Freedom Fighter Kenneth Salaam’s Day at Friends Select

Grace Salmon May 27, 2025

On April 17th, Freedom Fighter Kenneth Salaam came in to visit Friends Select School and spent the day with students and teachers from all divisions. He spoke with high school students for DICE day, met...

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Serving Up New Opportunities: An FSS Volleyball Team?

Joely Kaplan and Maddie Orr May 19, 2025

For the 2025-2026 school year, FSS is considering adding a new sport: Volleyball! This news is exciting to lots of students, especially students looking to add a new sport, students who play volleyball...

A Peek Behind Curtains, The Musical

A Peek Behind Curtains, The Musical

Jessica Li and Ruby Doggett May 16, 2025

This school year, the spring musical was Curtains, a murder mystery comedy set in 1959 Boston, where the leading lady of a new musical is killed. A local detective is called to solve the case, and the...

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” and growing popularity,...

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 featured only students...

Podcast: Teachers in Their Teens, Interview with Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters

Podcast: Teachers in Their Teens, Interview with Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters

Khalea Robinson April 23, 2025

In this four-part series, we will interview Friends Select Teachers about their teenage years. This will include their involvement, school scandals, and social life. In this episode, I will be...

Podcast: Teachers in their Teens, Interview with Matthew Rosen

Podcast: Teachers in their Teens, Interview with Matthew Rosen

Paloma Herrera April 23, 2025

In this four-part series, we will interview Friends Select Teachers about their teenage years. This will include their involvement, school scandals, and social life. In this episode, I will be...

Podcast: Teachers in their Teens, Interview with Herb Kerns

Podcast: Teachers in their Teens, Interview with Herb Kerns

Maddie Cohen April 23, 2025

In this four-part series, we will interview Friends Select Teachers about their teenage years. This will include their involvement, school scandals, and social life. In this episode, I will be...

Podcast: Teachers in their Teens, Interview with Miriam Rock

Podcast: Teachers in their Teens, Interview with Miriam Rock

Sofia Rouco April 23, 2025

  In this four-part series, we will interview Friends Select Teachers about their teenage years. This will include their involvement, school scandals, and social life. In this episode,...

Two Truths And AI: Can You Spot the ChatGPT Work?

Two Truths And AI: Can You Spot the ChatGPT Work?

Sam Goldwert and Carl Heyne April 11, 2025

For each assignment, there are two excerpts of essays that were written and submitted by real FSS students for real assignments. One excerpt was written by ChatGPT, given the exact same prompts that students...

FSS 2nd Floor Renovation

Friends Select Upper School Will Expand to New Three Parkway Building

Grace Salmon March 19, 2025

The Friends Select Upper School currently comprises the 2nd floor of the Parkway building and the relatively new STEAM building. However, there is a new plan to move the Friends Select Upper School. The...