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Renovations To Bring New Life To Friends Select Gym

Renovations To Bring New Life To Friends Select Gym

Sam Goldwert October 14, 2024

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...

2024-25 Welcoming Letter From the Editors

2024-25 Welcoming Letter From the Editors

Daphne Klose and Sam Goldwert October 14, 2024

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...

Photo via @jacobthecouponkid on Instagram. Jacob made $30.97 on this haul from CVS.

Looking for a Good Deal? Jacob Weisgold is Your Guy.

Patrick Ryan May 17, 2024

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...

Final Exam Study Tips from Student Gov

Final Exam Study Tips from Student Gov

May 10, 2024

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

Ben Cooper, Director of Operations

Who is Ben Cooper?

Daphne Klose and Ozzy Spiker May 10, 2024

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...

Want a Fun-Filled Saturday Activity While Supporting The Junior Class? Come to the Spring Fair!

Want a Fun-Filled Saturday Activity While Supporting The Junior Class? Come to the Spring Fair!

Sam Goldwert April 26, 2024

What’s fun, productive, and perfect for FSS students and families of all ages and interests? The Spring Fair!  The annual Spring Fair is an exciting day of fun for students, families, and those considering...

Going Once, Going Twice…Sold! The Importance of the FSS Auction

Going Once, Going Twice…Sold! The Importance of the FSS Auction

Sam Goldwert April 24, 2024

Every year, many families show up to Friends Select’s auction to support the school, and possibly with hopes of winning a unique experience within the city or a coveted treat. But what exactly is the...

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Sharing is Caring: Breaking Bread

Alice Zhang March 6, 2024

This Friday, March 8th, marks the third year of Friends Select’s Breaking Bread lunch, a food-sharing event where students can bring in their traditional family foods to share with people from other...

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Highlighting New 24-25 Humanities, Visual Arts Courses

Daphne Klose, Jawad Ahmad, and Anna Masino March 6, 2024

Friends Select provides an abundance of electives for students to explore more specific topics and themes, and the humanities and visual arts departments are no exception. “I love teaching electives...

Oren Pipano ’25 Wins 2023 Congressional App Challenge Award

Oren Pipano ’25 Wins 2023 Congressional App Challenge Award

Daphne Klose March 4, 2024

With the start of the COVID pandemic, junior Oren Pipano was unable to leave his house and play soccer, and he found others who shared similar problems. He recounts, “I learned that less than a quarter...

From Prototype to Podium: The Making of an Award-Winning Robot

From Prototype to Podium: The Making of an Award-Winning Robot

Alden Karp February 28, 2024

Earlier this February, the FSS Robotics Team won the Judge’s Choice Award in the Eastern Pennsylvania Robotics Qualifier (EPRQ), hosted by First Tech Challenge (FTC), for their notable community...

The Year of the Dragon: Friends Select’s Lunar New Year Celebration

The Year of the Dragon: Friends Select’s Lunar New Year Celebration

Janis Ng February 7, 2024

Happy Lunar New Year to everyone! In marking the arrival of the 2024 Lunar New Year, Friends Select's Asian Student Union and Chinese Culture Club are engaged in the preparation for its 15th annual school...