Only a few days into the strike at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the sky had already opened up. The remnants of hurricane Ian had reached Philadelphia and were pelting the strikers with wind and rain,...

CENTER CITY, PHILADELPHIA - After school on Friday, December 2nd, many Friends Select Upper School students started their journey to Wawa to acquire snacks before the Varsity Girls Basketball Game. When...

On Thursday, November 10, Lily Brin ‘23 and Marshall Searles ‘23 went head to head in a “Worm” competition in the senior hallway. The dance-off was a promotional event for the Robotics Club (@FSSGeorgeFoxbotics...

Friends Select sports instagram accounts have changed the culture around sports both specific to teams and more generally. A season full of losses needs a pick me up and a season full of wins calls for...

Last week, Friends Select's theater program put on Mamma Mia. At the third and final performance on Saturday, more than 15 cappies reviews came to the performance to crique. An explanation of The Cappies...

This September, Friends Select’s 10th grade chose class representatives through consensus decision making, instead of the typical voting format. This switch, made by Jillian Waldman, 10th grade advisor,...

Friends Select has robust language classes in the Spanish, Latin and Mandarin programs. These classes go up to level 5, and in some cases level 6. Last year, the school introduced online language classes,...

Following the math department’s relocation to the new STEAM building, one essential mathematical tool has been lost: Ralph Reinwald’s chalkboard. Ralph has been dedicated to using a blackboard throughout...

Friends Select Upper School administrators shockingly limited students this fall by only allowing them to sign up for four clubs. This new rule is instated as they aim to improve the mental health of...

Dear Friends Select Community, Welcome back to a new school year and another year of The Falcon.  The Falcon is focused on publishing accurate and unbiased news, opinionated articles on various...

Dear readers of The Falcon, Another year in the books! With strong contributions both from members of the senior journalism elective and from The Falcon Tuesday lunch club, we produced over 130 articles...

In these episodes, we discuss current events in technology. More specifically, we talk about Elon Musk’s recent acquisition of Twitter for 44 billion dollars. We share our thoughts on where we think...