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The Falcon

Friends Select Student News Media

The Falcon

Friends Select Student News Media

The Falcon

PILGO (EP): A Story of Personal Growth

PILGO (EP): A Story of Personal Growth

Atia Osborne and Olukayode Ekundare April 12, 2023

PILGO is an EP (extended play; a music collection shorter than an album but longer than one song) created by songwriter Atia Osborne '24 and producer Olukayode Ekundare '25. This EP was created as a final...

Courtesy of Ms. Magazine

How Much Will Closing the ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Reduce Gun Violence Against Women in the United States and Philadelphia Alone?

Sofia Solari-Parravicini March 23, 2023

As of November 2022, gun violence has killed almost 40,000 people, including at least 604 mass shootings in the United States alone. A significant portion of perpetrators of gun violence or mass shootings,...

Opinion: Whether Your Perfume Is Floral or Musk, You Should Reconsider

Opinion: Whether Your Perfume Is Floral or Musk, You Should Reconsider

Uma Vincent March 21, 2023

Have you ever been minding your own business in a public place when somebody walks past and you are suddenly bombarded with the strong smell of their fragrance? You might not mind this fleeting scent....

Courtesy of Scrubs Magazine

Roundtable: How Are You Experiencing Senioritis?

Gigi Sovinski '23 When people get into college, they start slowing down. What they forget is that rescinding applications is real and actually happens. A part of senioritis is depression and anxiety....

Friends Selects Sights on Site Art Exhibition at Reading Terminal Market

Friends Select’s Sights on Site Art Exhibition at Reading Terminal Market

Jakob Miller, Editor in Chief March 15, 2023

This Thursday, March 16th, 150 students will have artwork installed at Reading Terminal Market for Friends Select’s annual Sights on Site art exhibition. The exhibition will be up through April 3rd...

Courtesy of The Red Cross

Return of Friends Select’s Blood Drive

Patrick Ryan March 10, 2023

Friends Select is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, March 17th!  For the first time since 2020, Friends Select will be partnering with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive in...

Opinion: FSS Curriculum Suffers from Lack of Home Economics Course

Opinion: FSS Curriculum Suffers from Lack of Home Economics Course

Lucia Yeager Johnson March 9, 2023

My final years of high school revolved heavily around test scores, college essays, extracurriculars, and grade point averages. I’ve been told that it’s all been preparation to start college and subsequently,...

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Opinion: Icon or Villain? The Conversation on Columbus’ Statue Continues 

Sofia Solari-Parravicini March 7, 2023

On October 12th, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on the ground now known as The Bahamas. Over the course of his stay, numerous Taino people would be exploited, physically assaulted, and killed. Regardless,...

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Neighborhood Beautifying can Curb Gun-Violence Rates

Lily Brin, Editor in Chief March 3, 2023

The city of Philadelphia has a history of gentrification, poor city maintenance, and dreary-looking neighborhoods due to bad upkeep. Along with this, Philadelphia carries a bad legacy of gun violence....

Tomorrow: Art for Access Concert

Tomorrow: Art for Access Concert

Uma Vincent March 2, 2023

Friends Select’s annual Art for Access concert will take place on Friday, March 3rd at 6 P.M. in the Blauvelt Theatre.  Each year since 2019, AFA has raised money for education inequality. AFA...

No More Illusions

No More Illusions

Henry Planet March 1, 2023

The Democrats are not the Party of Progress they want you to believe they are. On November 7th, 2020, when Joe Biden was finally projected winner of the 2020 Presidential Election, West Philadelphia...

Review: Clue at Marple Newtown High School

Review: Clue at Marple Newtown High School

Sarah Gorenstein February 23, 2023

Who did it, where, and with what? It was Marple Newtown High School, in the theatre, with Clue! Marple Newtown High School got the game rolling with their production of Clue: On Stage. The company excellently...

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