Alyx Liu, an 11th grader at Friends Select and captain of the Philly Roller Derby Juniors, has been roller skating since he was two. Over the past decade, he has grown into a national champion and a member...

  Halloween is more than a tradition at FSS; it’s sacred. Students and staff alike show up and show out in costumes ranging from fearsome to fun. This year’s costumes cleverly referenced...

In June, the Friends Select Upper School is providing students with an opportunity to travel to China. FSS is partnering with ACIS, a company that does educational travel trips, with which they worked...

Being a Philadelphian means being surrounded by, or more accurately, looked down upon by the Calder family's sculptures. Alexander Milne Calder famously sculpted the iconic William Penn statue that stands...

Our government is in a shutdown, but what does that really mean? How can our government be closed? This article will give readers an understanding of what government shutdowns are and how they happen,...

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...

Students in The Falcon club reflected on their academic experiences so far this year.  Maya Vakharia ‘26: So far, my most interesting class this semester has been Computer Science. I have...

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...

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...