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...

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...

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 entire...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

  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,...

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...

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...

Philly is known to have some of the best pizza. These are five of Philadelphia's most popular pizza places, according to FSS students: Angelo’s, Emmy Squared, Pizzeria Stella, and Santucci’s. Pizza...