This year, Friends Select has hired three new teachers in the Upper School, including history teacher Leia Robinson. With over four years of teaching experience, she is very excited to join the Friends...

As you may have noticed, there’s been quite a lot of noise outside the Parkway Building this week. On Sunday, October 5th, staff of the Sheraton who are part of the UNITE HERE Local 274 union went on...

In his new teaching role, Tr. Andrew brings 23 years of professional experience as a pediatrician, along with degrees in zoology and chemistry. “I’d like to incorporate a lot of medical cases and medical...

This year, Friend Select welcomed Anna Gallagher to the History department after five years teaching at an all-girls public high school in New York City and later at a public school in Hudson Valley. Anna...

The new building at Friends Select, located at Three Parkway, is scheduled to open at the end of winter break, adding more space than ever before. According to Ben Cooper, Friends Select Director of...

This year, Friends Select welcomes back alum Nicole DiGironimo as an Upper School Geometry and Algebra 2 teacher. While this is Nicole’s first year teaching high school full-time, Nicole has been...

An increasing number of thrift and vintage stores have been popping up across Philadelphia. Why is thrifting becoming so popular amongst consumers and the FSS student body?  Thrifting is the act of...

In June, Chris Singler, Director of the Upper School, announced that he will not be returning to Friends Select for the 2026-2027 school year; he will be taking a new position as Head of School at Friends...

This year at Friends Select, Natalie Mayer, the Upper School Dean of Academics, along with Steph Demko, the Associate Director of Middle School, worked with the lower school and Ben Cooper, the Director...

SEPTA cuts, due to a budget deficit, impacted FSS students at the start of the new school year, increasing commute times and decreasing reliability for many.  On Sunday, August 24, 2025, SEPTA cuts...

This fall, Friends Select welcomed John Myers, an English Language Learners (ELL) specialist, to support and teach upper school students whose second language is English. Before becoming an ELL teacher,...

The Upper School fall musical this year, Urinetown: The Musical, will feature an all-student five-member pit orchestra behind the actors for the first time since 2017. The pit orchestra, a small band...