Lila Ash: Calling all Barbz! On December 8th, Nicki Minaj released her powerhouse follow-up album Pink Friday 2. Minaj's "Barbz" fan base has been waiting for a new album since her double platinum album...

During the 2022-23 school year, Upper School history teacher Dave Marshall sent out a survey to his 11th grade classes. He asked them to share their smartphone habits, especially their usage of TikTok,...

Lebron James was in the spotlight before he graduated from high school. He made it on the cover of Sports Illustrated when he was 16 years old. Being drafted straight from high school, the whole world...

Since middle school, my parents and teachers have routinely asked me if I feel adequately challenged and engaged in my science classes, and my answer is usually some indirect version of “sort of.”...

The Context: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie was released on July 21, 2023. Conveniently, so was Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Barbie carries the viewer through the trials and tribulations of womanhood,...

Silvia Hortelano-Pelaez, the newest US Spanish Teacher, was born in Gijón, Spain, where most of her family grew up and still lives. “My city is very pretty, so I go back once or twice a year. I love...

From November 16th-18th Friends Select’s theatre program performed a dazzling production of Pippin. At the final performance, over twenty-five Cappies critics attended and left reviews. The Cappies is...

This podcast summarizes the fall sports season, featuring excerpts from the speeches given by coaches.

This year, Norman Bayard, Upper School Dean of Students, is teaching his first Friends Select course: Purposeful Transformation and Leadership Development.  In the class, Norman leads his students through...