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Editorial Cartoon: Thanksgiving

Editorial Cartoon: Thanksgiving

Quaye Agoyo February 10, 2022

The history of thanksgiving has been rewritten to erase the long and harsh history between white people and Indigenous people in North America. Growing up, I was told only the good, happy-sounding...

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Updates on Senior Internships

Margot Schneider February 9, 2022

An email sent yesterday afternoon by Upper School Language and English Teacher Naomi Faszczyk, who is also the senior internship coordinator this year, explained the details of the internships and projects...

It Ends With Us: A Review

It Ends With Us: A Review

Scarlett Schneider and Zoe Siegel February 9, 2022

Spoiler Alert:  This article contains significant spoiler alerts for the plot of It Ends With Us. We recommend you read the book before you read this article!  It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is...

Star-Crossed Album Cover. Interscope/MCA Nashville

Star-Crossed: Kacey Musgraves’s Divorce Album

Liv Smollen February 8, 2022

Kacey Musgraves, a well-known country singer and songwriter in the country genre, released, Star-Crossed - her fourth studio album - this September. The album focuses on the disintegration of her marriage...

The Student Handbook: The Terms and Conditions You Might Want to Read

The Student Handbook: The Terms and Conditions You Might Want to Read

Xan Brown February 8, 2022

The Friends Select student handbook. That 80-page booklet you were given at the beginning of the year that you probably threw in your bag and never thought about again. That 80-page booklet that you signed...

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Roundtable: What to do with the City Service Block

Lily Brin '23: I am glad that the service block is currently being used as an extended office hours. I’m sure it is helpful for students who have had to quarantine or are otherwise needing to meet with...

New York Times Purchases Wordle

New York Times Purchases Wordle

Patrick Ryan February 7, 2022

On Monday, January 31st, the New York Times announced its purchase of Wordle, the online word game that has exploded in popularity since its creation in October 2021.   Wordle, created by Josh Wardle,...

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Reforms for 45,000 U.S. Gun Deaths a Year

Maxx Sovinski and Mingcan Li February 4, 2022

These two articles were written in Dave Marshall's elective course, U.S. History through Current Events. After studying the history and current state of gun violence in America, students picked potential...

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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...