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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...

Small Fashion on South Street

Small Fashion on South Street

Elle DiBianca February 28, 2022

A look into the store Ps Qs located on 8th and South in Philadelphia, owned by brothers Ky Cao and Rick. Workers are friendly and make one feel more than just a customer, more like an actual friend. One...

The color spectrum, both linearly and circularly. Courtesy of the Chemistry textbook.

Falcon Fact #3 – Magenta

Margot Schneider February 25, 2022

While you may only have a base-level understanding of art and color, you are probably aware of the concept of primary colors. This means that humans have color receptors in their eyes and brain for three...

Roundtable: Scheduling Changes for 2022-23 School Year

Roundtable: Scheduling Changes for 2022-23 School Year

Lily Brin '23: This year’s schedule has received a lot of justified flak. With so many unpredictable four-day weeks there are always full-day schedules missed. Since classes already meet so scarcely,...

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Dawn FM: Synths, Syncopation, and Style

Alex Ginsberg February 25, 2022

“Dawn FM was mediocre at best.” That’s what I first said about Abel “The Weekend” Tesfaye’s new album, Dawn FM, after listening through it for the first time. But after a couple of months...

Art Museum Area Architecture: The Work of Julian Abele

Art Museum Area Architecture: The Work of Julian Abele

Aidan Bobb February 24, 2022

St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church. This church is known for being one of the best in Philadelphia. Its current building was completed on December 18, 1898. West face of Philadelphia Art Museum...

Life, Death, and Construction: An Urban Staple

Life, Death, and Construction: An Urban Staple

Jonas Gruber February 23, 2022

This construction site is on 23rd and Chestnut. It’s a part of the ongoing efforts to rehabilitate Philadelphia’s bridges that cross over the Schuylkill. No completion date has been posted at this...

Photo Series: Green Spaces Around School

Photo Series: Green Spaces Around School

Elijah Gallagher February 22, 2022

Logan Circle, located at 200 N 19th St, is only 5 minutes from school and has an elaborate fountain. Because of its proximity to places like the Franklin Institute and Academy of Natural Sciences, it...

William Ju ‘23, Campbell Lee ‘23, and lead guitarist Christian Sun ‘23 circle together while playing guitars for the song The Only Exception by Paramore. These guitarists focus on establishing a singular sound, trying to work on simultaneous strumming and accents.

Lab Band: Student Leadership and Informal Learning

Margot Schneider February 17, 2022

Friends Select’s ‘lab band,’ a subsection of the Upper School instrumental ensemble consisting of nine students, rehearses every Tuesday afternoon in the ‘dojo’ - the school’s basement...

Reading Terminal Market prepares for the coming lunch rush. While too far away to eat at in a normal lunch period, students enjoy the food here when they have the time.

Limited Dining Hall Access Moves Students Outside for Lunch 

Ian Lamont February 17, 2022

Since returning to school on January 4th, Friends Select Students have had limited access to the dining hall, forcing students outside the building to look for lunch. Between December 1st and January...

Hallways Divided by Grades

Hallways Divided by Grades

Asa Johnson February 16, 2022

At Friends Select, each grade of the Upper School has followed the tradition of claiming their own school hallway. Every year, students of each grade get their lockers placed together in the same hallway...