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Maria Emerick ‘26 rehearsing as Hope Cladwell

Urinetown: US 2025 Fall Musical

Lara Goldwert November 14, 2025

Q & A: When are the performances? November 20th @ 6pm November 21st @ 6pm November 22nd @ 2pm   Where are the performances?  Blauvelt Theatre at Friends Select School,...

All You Need to Know about Birding in Philly in Autumn

All You Need to Know about Birding in Philly in Autumn

Sam Barth November 14, 2025

From September to November every year, tens of millions of birds pass through Philadelphia on their migration south; locations such as John Heinz NWR, Bartram’s Garden, and FDR park are top spots to...

What are the Benefits of Nuclear Energy?

What are the Benefits of Nuclear Energy?

Theodore Stanev Potts November 14, 2025

This infographic captures the process and advantages of Nuclear energy. It is the doorway to a green, renewable future; however, it is also a subject that most people don't know a lot about....

Voting: FSS Students vs. America

Voting: FSS Students vs. America

Bode Wild November 14, 2025

FSS students' political views, societal concerns, and voting registration differ dramatically from America as a whole. In a survey of 34 students conducted on October 15, more than 8 in 10 FSS students...

FSS Student Beverage Preferences

FSS Student Beverage Preferences

Noah Rice November 14, 2025

In this infographic, the preferred beverages of 47 upper school students of Friends Select are displayed. According to the survey, boba tea takes the majority of the votes as the most popular beverage....

Olivia Jackson Grant '28 singing and Evan Wittenberg '29 playing the guitar in the band "Infinite Static"

Rock The Vote Photo Series

Lara Goldwert November 13, 2025

Rock the Vote was a concert performed by the Friends Select Lab Bands: Infinite Static and The Basement. The concert was held on Tuesday, November 4, at the Parkway Building Front Plaza. Besides showcasing...

Alyx Liu: Representing Team USA in Roller Derby World Cup

Alyx Liu: Representing Team USA in Roller Derby World Cup

Grace Salmon November 10, 2025

Alyx Liu, an 11th grader at Friends Select and captain of the Philly Roller Derby Juniors, has been roller skating since he was two. Over the past decade, he has grown into a national champion and a member...

Left to right: Winnie Meyers '26, Alina Goldfine '26, and Tara Wang ‘26 dressed as Theodore, Alvin, and Simon respectively from “Alvin and the Chipmunks”

2025 US Halloween Costumes Photo Series

Jessica Li and Abby Davenport November 10, 2025

  Halloween is more than a tradition at FSS; it’s sacred. Students and staff alike show up and show out in costumes ranging from fearsome to fun. This year’s costumes cleverly referenced...

Hong Kong harbour and skyline, seen from Victoria Peak on a rainy night of June 2019.

Information on the 2026 China Trip

Jessica Li November 5, 2025

In June, the Friends Select Upper School is providing students with an opportunity to travel to China. FSS is partnering with ACIS, a company that does educational travel trips, with which they worked...

"Jerusalem Stabile II, 1976" sculpture in Calder Gardens

The Calder Gardens: Sculpture, Architecture, and Design

Julia D’Amico November 5, 2025

Being a Philadelphian means being surrounded by, or more accurately, looked down upon by the Calder family's sculptures. Alexander Milne Calder famously sculpted the iconic William Penn statue that stands...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:UpstateNYer) and "CC-BY-SA-3.0"
(link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).

Staying Informed: Everything You Need to Know About the Government Shutdown

Elise Kaplan November 5, 2025

Our government is in a shutdown, but what does that really mean? How can our government be closed? This article will give readers an understanding of what government shutdowns are and how they happen,...