This year, the ninth-grade hallway is busier than ever before with 57 students, a 15% increase in attendance from last year's freshman class of 48.  The admissions team attributes Friends Select’s...

From June 28th to July 13th, Yan Huang, the Upper School Mandarin Teacher, led Avery Rosen ‘25 and two former students to China to explore everything from schooling to traditional Chinese culture, hosted...

Last spring, the Falcon’s Nest, located in Friends Select’s basement, underwent renovations led by Sophia Le ‘25 and Friends Select CFO Matt Rosen, with more upgrades planned for the future.     The...

The first Upper School Service Day on Thursday, October 17, 2024, will be divided into two sections: service in the morning and then FalconFest in the afternoon. In the first half of the day, students...

On Saturday, October 5th, Friends Select hosted the Student Civic and Community Engagement Summit (SCCE) with the hope of educating and registering young voters, especially the students at FSS, before...

On June 18th, thirty-two students and five faculty members from the Friends Select Upper School embarked on a summer trip to Italy to explore Italian culture and history. Throughout their week,...

Natalie Mayer, Upper School Dean of Academics, and Steph Demko, Associate Director of the Middle School, spent almost six months crafting a brand new schedule for students and faculty hoping to reduce...

A renovation of the Friends Select gymnasium, with an estimated completion date of October 28th, 2024, will make the school’s second-largest community space (second to the rooftop field) both more versatile...

Dear Friends Select,  The Falcon is back, and it’s better than ever. We hope to act as a valuable, exciting, and trustworthy news source for Friends Select and its community. This year, The Falcon...

Near Washington Square, just a few blocks from several CVS pharmacies, multiple ACME supermarkets, and a host of other stores, lives a young man ready to run them all out of business. Every week, Jacob...

Here are some tips from student government about preparing for final exams.  Take a look!

Ben Cooper, FSS Director of Operations, always worked in education settings, mostly in public schools or non-profit organizations. Before coming to Friends Select, he worked at an organization in Philadelphia...