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Reminders of Him: Colleen Hoover Does it Again

Reminders of Him: Colleen Hoover Does it Again

Scarlett Schneider and Zoe Siegel March 18, 2022

Reminders of Him is another riveting and extremely well-written novel by Colleen Hoover. On January 18th, 2022, Reminders of Him was released and it became another hit across social media platforms like...

Sofia Solari Parravicini, Lily Brin, Noah Bonner-Monastra, and Lucia Yeager Johnson attend Harvard Model Congress Conference.

Students Attend Harvard Model Congress Conference

Jakob Miller March 17, 2022

At the end of February, five Friends Select students traveled to Boston to attend the Harvard Model Congress conference. The conference is led by Harvard undergraduates and is the largest congressional...

Artwork from Past Students at FSS

Artwork from Past Students at FSS

TJ Hampton March 15, 2022

Student artwork from the class of ‘19 hanging in the upper school hallway. The large portrait is a student from Deborah’s Advanced 2D Studies course. An alumni’s self-portrait hanging in the...

Falcon Roundtable: Which Game Pigeon Game is Best?  

Falcon Roundtable: Which Game Pigeon Game is Best?  

Game Pigeon, a mobile, collaborative game for iOS devices released in 2016, consists of 23 games that are shared between 2 or more players on different devices. Writers for The Falcon share their favorites. Lily...

Jennifer Lopez, the star of Marry Me.  Free use image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Marry Me, Lighthearted Crowd-Pleaser

Liv Smollen March 9, 2022

SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers for the movie, Marry Me. Marry Me, a new rom-com released this past February, follows protagonist Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez) whose new hit single, Marry...

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New Showtime Series: Yellowjackets

Lily Brin and Uma Vincent March 8, 2022

On January 22nd, 2022 the season 1 finale aired for the Showtime series Yellowjackets. Yellowjackets chronicles a high school girls soccer team as they survive a plane crash on their way to a national...

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Review: Once Upon a Mattress at Archmere Academy

Elena Milliken March 8, 2022

A test: twenty mattresses. One desperate prince. Twelve princesses down. One remains. Once Upon A Mattress at Archmere Academy turned the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the...

Society Hill: An Urban Renewal Success

Society Hill: An Urban Renewal Success

Tiana Johnson March 4, 2022

“Three Bears Park” is a playground in Society Hill, officially Delancey Park on Delancey St between 3rd and 4th Street. This park was created in 1965 which followed landscape architect John Collins’...

Original Design by Editor-in-Chief Annie Rupertus '21

Breaking News: Friends Select Lifts Mask Restrictions Starting March 9th

Margot Schneider March 3, 2022

At 2:00 pm, Friends Select released a statement stating that the school will be going mask optional starting Wednesday, March 9th. This applies to students and teachers. Students will be required to wear...

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2022 Oscar Nominations

Jakob Miller March 2, 2022

A couple of weeks ago, the Academy Awards announced its nominations for the major film awards, such as Best Picture, Best Actor/Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role, Best...

Sneaker Culture at Friends Select

Sneaker Culture at Friends Select

Lucas Kim March 1, 2022

Sol Coleman ‘24 in Off-White x Jordan 1 Europe exclusive. Virgil Abloh, first released the Jordan 1 Chicago collab in 2017, a year later he continued working with the Jordan brand, and released the...

Philadelphia’s Strong Artistic Presence in Fairmount

Philadelphia’s Strong Artistic Presence in Fairmount

Zion Todd March 1, 2022

Philadelphia is the city with the most murals and public art in the entire country.1 The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program plays a big role in the continued creation of art throughout the city. Mural Arts...