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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 They are a significant upgrade compared to outdated projectors and allow teachers to enhance the...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...

Team Traditions on Friends Select Field Hockey

Team Traditions on Friends Select Field Hockey

Daniel Pessin October 9, 2023

Like other sports clubs, Friends Select Field Hockey players show their support for one another through valued team traditions that help players connect with each other both on and off the field, becoming...

Jay Chiles, Captain of the Basketball Team.

Jay Chiles, Varsity Basketball Team Joins Cross Country

Bryan Dedmon October 9, 2023

Basketball Captain Jay Chiles ‘25 and the Varsity Boys Basketball team are participating in cross country this year, hoping for an advantage over competitive teams in the conference this winter.  After...

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Boys Varsity Basketball Working Hard in the Off-Season

Elliot Forman October 9, 2023

By 7 pm on a given school night, most students at Friends Select are home, working, eating, resting, and preparing for the next day of school; for the members of the Varsity Basketball Team, even with...

Friends Select's Controversial New Phone Policy

Friends Select’s Controversial New Phone Policy

Janis Ng October 9, 2023

This year, Friends Select implemented a new cell phone policy: all phones will be collected by teachers before class, according to an email sent by Chris Singler on September 1st.  Some members of...

The leaders of Latino Student Union.

A Friends Select First: Latino Student Union

Zoie Jackson-Lawrence October 9, 2023

This 2023-24 school year, student leaders Sofia Rouco and Paloma Puig, along with Middle and Upper School Spanish Teacher Maria Marquez, began Friends Select’s first-ever Latino Student Union for those...

History Teachers vs. ChatGPT: Can They Work Together?

History Teachers vs. ChatGPT: Can They Work Together?

Niamh Williams, Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2023

The FSS history department is seeking ways to educate students on how to work with Artificial Intelligence, like ChatGPT, rather than banning it completely.  Teachers may plan to implement ChatGPT...