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The Bois League: 11th Graders Find Community in Fantasy Football

Peter Ryan, Co-Editor in Chief October 22, 2020

Despite the social disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, nine boys in the class of 2022 are staying in touch through a classic form of entertainment: an active and competitive fantasy football league. Their...

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Friends Select Announces School Closure on November 3rd, Election Day

The Falcon Editorial Staff October 21, 2020

All three divisions of Friends Select School will be closed on November 3rd to allow teachers and students to participate in the United States general election, according to an email sent to families...

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Crisis in Nigeria: SARS Explained

Peter Ryan, Co-Editor in Chief October 21, 2020

In recent days, many Friends Select students have used Instagram to share news stories about civil unrest in Nigeria. However, these brief posts do not provide sufficient information to offer an accurate...

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Student Groups Send Election Day Letter to School Administration

The Falcon Staff October 20, 2020

An alliance of social-justice-oriented student groups authored an open letter to the Friends Select School administration lobbying for the cancellation of all classes on Election Day. This cohort of clubs...

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Students Establish White Antiracism Group

Izzy Ebede October 20, 2020

Friends Select’s new White Antiracism Group (WAG) is looking to engage community members to partake in conversations about racial injustice and white supremacy while dismantling their own biases towards...

Carly Siegel '21 and Zoe Siegel '24

The Sundry Siblings of Friends Select

Peter Ryan and Margot Schneider October 20, 2020

The Ryan'sThe Schneider'sThe Coleman'sThe Siegel'sThe Bushee'sThe Sovinski'sThe Wampler'sThe Verstegan'sThe Squires'sThe Ryan'sThe Levine's Friends Select’s Alma Mater asserts that students see...

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The 2020 Application Season: Do Standardized Test Scores Matter?

Anna Kane October 19, 2020

The pandemic shut down any non-virtual college activities, visits, and information sessions. Students seeking information about colleges were unable to visit campuses in person. Numerous seniors applying...

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Travis Scott Burger Spikes Sales

Mark Aaronson October 16, 2020

On September 8th, rapper Travis Scott and his label, Cactus Jack Records partnered with McDonalds to produce the “Travis Scott Meal,” luring massive amounts of customers to the popular fast food restaurant,...

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Administration Drops Dress Code Midriff Rule

Olivia Shuman October 16, 2020

The upper school administration has revised the dress code in this year’s handbook to allow showing midriff, reflecting the work done by students over the past three years. The rule against showing...

Student Reactions to Asynchronous Wednesday

Student Reactions to Asynchronous Wednesday

Margot Schneider October 12, 2020

The start of the 2020-2021 school year looks different for a multitude of reasons, one being the major schedule changes. Classes occur now just twice a week for longer intervals, with many breaks in between....

Cynthia Vainstein, Upper School Spanish Teacher

Cynthia Vainstein: Using Nicknames to Bring the Community Together

Margot Schneider and Mia Cohen October 8, 2020

You may know her for her unique nicknames or her unusual views on spending time in nature. Cynthia Vainstein, Upper School Spanish teacher of five years, grew up in Peru and took international studying...

@blackatfss: What is it? Why Does it Matter?

@blackatfss: What is it? Why Does it Matter?

C.C. Servon September 20, 2020

This summer, Americans engaged in many forms of protest against systemic racism following the murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, as well as the shooting of Jacob Blake. In crowded streets and...