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Let’s Put an End to Animal Testing

Elle DiBianca February 4, 2022

Your basic eyeshadow from Maybelline cosmetics may seem like a harmless product, but behind those blue sparkles is an ugly truth. During the product testing process, some animals have their fur shaved...

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Friends Select’s New and Improved Rooftop

Lily Brin February 3, 2022

Friends Select’s turf roof is finally graduating. After about 17-18 years of the same turf, the school decided it is time for a remodel. The roof has served the FSS community greatly; it has been the...

Recent Events Canceled Due to Covid Spike, New Dates Announced

Recent Events Canceled Due to Covid Spike, New Dates Announced

Patrick Ryan and Zoe Siegel February 2, 2022

Due to recent spikes of COVID-19, specifically the omicron variant, many events in the Friends Select community have been delayed. The events and new dates for some of these events are as follows: Soph...

Marley Ewell: High Energy and Positive Mindset

Marley Ewell: High Energy and Positive Mindset

Jakob Miller February 2, 2022

Returning to normal consistency and intensity this basketball season has both challenged Marley Ewell ‘23 and pushed him to improve on and off the court.   Playing basketball games with...

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Red Cross Club’s First Service Project

Lily Brin February 1, 2022

Ten students from Friends Select’s new Red Cross Club packaged over 300 meals inside of care packages for the Share Food Program on January 22nd. The Share Food Program’s mission “leads the fight...

Lucy Rupertus '23

Lucy Rupertus: Basketball Captain, Lefty, and Baker

Lily Brin January 31, 2022

Lucy Rupertus ‘23 has played basketball for as long as she can remember. Whether it be through school teams or summer leagues, she always finds ways to be able to play. Even in 8th grade, when her school...

Nadia Sumner: Leader in and out of the Pool

Nadia Sumner: Leader in and out of the Pool

Margot Schneider January 31, 2022

Nadia Sumner ‘22 has always been a swimmer. Since age three, she was drawn to the water and has found the beach and the pool to be relaxing. “I love the water. It’s always been my favorite place,...

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Op -Counter Op: Lady Bird

Margot Schneider and Patrick Ryan January 28, 2022

Lady Bird, a 2017 coming-of-age movie, is about Lady Bird MacPherson, a head-strong, stubborn, self-absorbed teenager attending a Catholic high school in the early 2000’s. She struggles with finding...

Art Portfolio Exhibit Closing Celebration Today in Select Gallery

Art Portfolio Exhibit Closing Celebration Today in Select Gallery

Katie Kern January 28, 2022

The Friends Select Portfolio Exhibit, organized by the Portfolio Class and Deborah Caiola, Chair of the Art Department, is now open for the third year in a row to display Friends Select Seniors’ artwork....

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Seniors Should Have November 1st Off as a College Workday

Shirley Wang January 27, 2022

On November 1st, on the second floor of Friends Select’s main building, I was fully engrossed in my computer and locked in position. My eyes followed the screen when I scrolled down. I typed fast on...

Should Timing of Upper School Lunch Be Changed?

Should Timing of Upper School Lunch Be Changed?

Mingcan Li January 26, 2022

In the class period before lunch, the sounds of growling stomachs break the silence. Some students complain in a whisper that they could eat hundreds of cheeseburgers after class, while other students...

Editorial Cartoon: The Cost of College

Editorial Cartoon: The Cost of College

Zion Todd January 25, 2022

This illustration critiques the financial sacrifice many people have to make, just to attend college. In today’s society, college is often portrayed as a necessary stepping stone to progress. Many...