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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...

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...