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Friends Select Basketball Team Gets Exposure to College Coaches

Friends Select Basketball Team Gets Exposure to College Coaches

Bryan Dedmon October 31, 2023

Over the past couple of weeks, the Friends-Select Varsity Basketball team began to hold “open gyms” for college coaches to watch and recruit players of the Friends Select Varsity Boys’ Basketball...

Friends Select’s First-Ever Fall Ball

Friends Select’s First-Ever Fall Ball

Janis Ng October 31, 2023

To celebrate the beginning of the school year, Upper School class officers and student government are preparing for the first Fall Ball Dance in FSS history, to take place on November 10th at the Mummers...

Student Government 2023-2024

Student Gov Recap, Quarter 1

Talia Mono October 31, 2023

Hey Upper School! Have you ever wondered what exactly Student Government is working on? Are you not sure who to ask? Do you even know who your grade representatives are? Well, I have the answer to all...

Image Courtesy of Robotics Team Instagram Account.

Robots, Collaboration, and Candy: How the FSS Robotics Program Fosters a Love for STEAM

Alden Karp October 30, 2023

Through competitions and collaboration, the FSS Robotics Program creates an environment that challenges its members to develop skills in all fields of STEAM while retaining a fun and lively spirit.  According...

Bringing Together the Upper School Through Upcoming Spirit Week

Bringing Together the Upper School Through Upcoming Spirit Week

Scott Aaronson October 30, 2023

During the week of November 5th to 10th, Spirit Club is running this semester's Spirit Week: Monday is Matching Monday, Tuesday is Toddler vs Citizen, Wednesday is Wake Up or PJ Day, Thursday is Throwback,...

Illustration by Shae Ballard.

Super Fresh: Haiku Help

Leah Pessin and Esme Michaeloff October 30, 2023

Yo, freshies. We’re almost one quarter in and doing great, but the work this week has been more strenuous than the freshmen are used to. So we asked our peers if there were any questions they had...

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...