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Yolanda Wisher Visits FSS, Teaches Workshops

Margot Schneider April 25, 2022

Today, April 25th, Yolanda Wisher is visiting Friends Select. She will be teaching a social justice workshop class during the E block and a writing workshop during the X block into lunch period. In addition,...

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Music and the Brain: The Science Behind Your Favorite Songs

Margot Schneider April 25, 2022

Have you ever noticed how the perfect playlist or song can increase your mood after a bad day? While you may think you are simply expressing your emotions through the feel of the music you are playing,...

Plans for Spirit Day 4/22

Plans for Spirit Day 4/22

Uma Vincent April 21, 2022

Friends Select's annual Spirit Day will take place this tomorrow, April 22nd. Students were given a survey with myriad choices for mixed-grade group trips with teachers chaperoning. The choices for trips...

The Little Mermaid Jr. Comes to the Blauvelt Theater

The Little Mermaid Jr. Comes to the Blauvelt Theater

Patrick Ryan April 21, 2022

This afternoon marks the first in-person musical at Friends Select since the spring of 2019, so make sure to come out to see The Little Mermaid Jr. The show tells the story of Disney’s The Little...

Devon Sinclair, director of The Little Mermaid.

Meet the US Musical Director: Devon Sinclair

Lily Brin and Lucy Rupertus April 20, 2022

The Friends Select Upper School is currently putting on the musical “The Little Mermaid” under the direction of Devon Sinclair. Sinclair grew up in Upper Darby, PA and later graduated from Penn State...

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LP3: Colorful, Strange, & Energetic

Margot Schneider April 18, 2022

Hippo Campus’s newest album LP3, released this February, is full of energy, color, and lots of strange and satisfying sounds. After struggling to find their collective sound for some time, Hippo Campus...

Taking a Look at Gentrification in Francisville

Taking a Look at Gentrification in Francisville

Katie Kern April 12, 2022

A mix of old houses and new developments, spanning from 898 to 829 Cameron Street (left to right). These houses sit behind an abandoned lot, and are adjacent to Francisville Playground, which is considered...

What Is That Factory on Columbus Blvd?

What Is That Factory on Columbus Blvd?

Xan Brown April 12, 2022

If you’ve ever driven down Columbus Boulevard or been in the car while someone else was driving down Columbus Blvd, you’ve probably seen the smoke billowing from somewhere off in the distance....

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Falcon Fact #5 – Brain Freeze

Margot Schneider April 11, 2022

On a hot summer day, sometimes the only thing that takes the edge off of the heat is a freezing ice cream cone. However, remain cautious, or else, you risk a brain freeze. A brain freeze is defined...

The Mask You Live In: School-Wide Viewing This Wednesday

The Mask You Live In: School-Wide Viewing This Wednesday

Margot Schneider April 11, 2022

This Wednesday, April 13th, the Friends Select Upper School will watch a documentary titled The Mask You Live In, published in 2015 by director Jennifer Sniebel Newsom. The film covers topics of gender,...

Review: Big Fish at Upper Merion

Review: Big Fish at Upper Merion

Sarah Gorenstein April 8, 2022

Emotion rippled through the sea of audience members at Upper Merion Area High School’s production of Big Fish. The company phenomenally captured both the fantasy of the musical and the passion of the...