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Many Students Prefer Old Bathrooms, According to Survey

Many Students Prefer Old Bathrooms, According to Survey

Patrick Ryan October 24, 2023

Over the summer, Friends Select renovated its bathrooms, removing all gendered restrooms, excluding locker rooms. Now all bathrooms in the school are gender neutral. According to a survey sent out by The...

All Eyes on the Class of ‘24: Opinions on New Meeting House Seating Arrangement

All Eyes on the Class of ‘24: Opinions on New Meeting House Seating Arrangement

Niamh Williams, Editor-in-Chief October 24, 2023

The Class of ‘24 was chosen as the first senior class to occupy the facing bench during Upper School Meeting for Worship. After years of deliberation and under the guidance of Quakers who have advised...

Zac Greenbaum, Only Freshman on Varsity Soccer

Zac Greenbaum, Only Freshman on Varsity Soccer

Will Perkins and Patrick Ryan October 24, 2023

Zac Greenbaum ‘27 is the only freshman on the Varsity Soccer Team. At the end of pre-season, Zac was placed on Junior Varsity Soccer. Due to improvements, as well as injuries within the Varsity team...

Kyra Ortiz: A Personal Approach to Teaching Biology

Kyra Ortiz: A Personal Approach to Teaching Biology

Daphne Klose and Ozzy Spiker October 24, 2023

Kyra Ortiz, the newest Upper School Science Teacher at Friends Select School, has immediately hit it off with her colleagues. “I might be biased, but I feel like the science department is one of the...

Illustration by Shae Ballard.

Super Fresh: Introducing the Freshmen Column

Leah Pessin and Esme Michaeloff October 23, 2023

Welcome to Super Fresh! Super Fresh is a column that covers all things freshmen. We plan to cover things such as freshmen sports, freshmen athletes, freshman elections, and freshmen teachers. In between...

Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters: Changing the FSS Theater World

Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters: Changing the FSS Theater World

Niamh Williams October 17, 2023

Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters, Friends Select’s new Drama Teacher and last year’s Writer-in-Residence, views education as a collaborative process and has big plans for amplifying student voices.  Before...

Select Sports Pod: Episode 1

Select Sports Pod: Episode 1

Miles Lesser and Harshil Bhatia October 17, 2023

https://www.mixcloud.com/fssfalcon/select-sports-pod/ Miles Lesser and Harshil Bhatia present Select Sports Pod Episode 1: A Friends Select fall sports recap.

What Do You Like About Fall? The Falcon Club Weighs In

What Do You Like About Fall? The Falcon Club Weighs In

Niamh Williams I love cool weather. Above 40 degrees and below 70 is the perfect range. The first step outside of the house, when the temperature has finally dropped, is a moment of pure joy. I love the...

Denis Widdicombe

Alum Denis Widdicombe Returns to FSS

Scott Aaronson October 16, 2023

Denis Widdicombe, Class of ‘18, has returned to Friends Select School as the Athletic Coordinator to fill in for Carl Trainer, the formal Athletic Coordinator, who is missing the beginning of the year.  Denis’s...

Students Rehearsing for Pippin

Rehearsals for Upper School Musical, Pippin, Underway

Bryce Dodd October 16, 2023

The musical Pippin takes center stage at Friends Select School this year, set to run from November 16th to 18th, and is directed by professional theater artist Julianna Babb, produced by FSS Upper School...

New Promethean Boards Bring a Needed Upgrade to Friends Select Classrooms

New Promethean Boards Bring a Needed Upgrade to Friends Select Classrooms

Noah Markovich October 16, 2023

Over the past 2 years, Friends Select phased out projectors in favor of a newer system: Promethean Boards. They are a significant upgrade compared to outdated projectors and allow teachers to enhance the...

Welcome to The Falcon!

Welcome to The Falcon!

Patrick Ryan and Niamh Williams October 9, 2023

Dear Friends Select Community, Welcome to a new school year, and with it, a new year of The Falcon. We hope to act as a valuable, exciting, and trustworthy news source for Friends Select and its community...