This article is dedicated to the late Joanne Klose. Although I never met Joanne, in interviewing her son, Friends Select Athletic Director, Bill Klose, her impact on his life was almost indescribably...

When Natalie Mayer, a biology enthusiast, was a little kid, one of her favorite activities was teaching: “My neighborhood friends and I would gather in my basement around my easel chalkboard, and I...

When Ian Lockey started teaching Latin at FSS nearly nine years ago, he taught classics the way he was taught -- promoting the texts and culture from ancient Greece and Rome. While the art, literature,...

Since joining the Friends Select community three years ago, Sowmya Srinivasan has cemented her place as one of the most beloved teachers at our school. While she might not be the loudest faculty presence...

On Thursday, April 15th, Friends Select School’s official Instagram account posted an impact font meme picturing the school’s Falcon mascot with text reading: “The feeling when your PA state taxes...

For a time, Max Vesuvius Budnick was the first face one would see when entering the school building. Maybe he’s run the sound for one of your devotions presentations, or fixed a piece of furniture you...

As any alum of Brian Kors’ 11th grade US History and Politics course has heard many times, local and state primary elections are an oft-neglected — but supremely important — piece of the American...

When Philadelphians head to their polling places on Tuesday, May 18th to vote in the city’s primary elections, media coverage will center around the city’s Democratic primary for District Attorney....

A female house sparrow entered the school building via the Race Street Circle and remained there for about twenty minutes before Lower School science teacher Anna Grant caught it at approximately 8:25...

Friends Select will return to fully in-person learning by the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, said Michael Gary in an email sent to students and families on Tuesday, April 27th. Students with “extreme...

The Friends Select Class of 2021 will visit the Philadelphia Zoo on Monday, May 17th for the first of two senior class days, announced senior class officers on Monday morning. The second senior day, scheduled...

At 8:00 a.m. every morning at Friends Select School, approximately eight Upper School students arrive via skateboard. Once they enter the building, they store their boards in the Upper School hallway...