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 response to strong student interest, Friends Select launched a new upper school girls' volleyball team for the fall 2025-26 season.  When Bill Klose, Director of Athletics, sent a survey at the...

As Formula 1 continues to expand its US audience post-pandemic, Friends Select students illustrate the appeal, and exhaustion, of following a global sport with midnight start times. Netflix’s F1 docuseries...

With the new school year underway, the new fall sports captains, Soccer Captain Miles Lesser ‘26, Cross-Country Captain Jack Gunther ‘27, Tennis Captain Maya Dagli ‘26, and Field Hockey Captain Elizabeth...

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...

The Friends Select Jazz Band, a former club, was always an integral part of the Friends Select music department, playing at World Cafe Live, seasonal performances, and musicals. However, for the 2025-2026...

Four new student-led clubs launched at Friends Select School this fall, expanding opportunities for students interested in international relations, fitness, mental health advocacy, and school spirit. Theo...