YES by Elijah & TJ With Covid-19 affecting the world so drastically, there are a lot of protocols that are being debated. One of these protocols is whether or not schools should have different...

WINTER by Henry & Ian Imagine this. A person sits down on their couch after walking home from school through the snow. Their cheeks are red and puffy. It’s cold but not freezing. There is...

From Journalism to English 9 to Peace and Social Justice, the Friends Select English and History Departments teach, analyze, and share many memorable, well-written, and well-loved books. Teachers show...

Free use image courtesy of Pixabay.com. YES by Margot & Nadia Voting, an essential aspect of our democracy, is currently only accessible to citizens above the age of 18. This policy is outdated...

The summer of 1988, the hottest summer in history at the time, was brutal. The heat was intense. Droughts covered over 45% of the United States, wildfires raged across the Western region of the country,...

It’s wintertime in Korea, and millions of students and workers are getting finished with their work. Because of the go-go lifestyle in Korea, where everything like school and work is fast-paced, there...

Stewart Goodyear is a professional pianist and composer. He plays with and is commissioned by orchestras across the globe. Stewart attended Friends Select via a dual-professional program with Philadelphia’s...

On Wednesday, November 24th, Philadelphia hit a bleak landmark of 500 homicides committed in 2021 so far, the largest number since 1990. As of December 1st, there are now 512 homicides. Since 2020 there...

On Tuesday, November 23rd, many students began heading home to enjoy a long weekend and Thanksgiving. However, the students who stayed around the gym a few hours later watched the Boys Basketball teams...

The development of vaccines has come a long way since 1796 when the only way to become immune to smallpox was to have a cowpox wart scraped on your skin. Nowadays, all that’s required is a simple injection...

Hit Netflix show Sex Education dropped its third season on September 17th, 2021. The show explores the lives of teenagers, especially the main character Otis Milburn -- the teen son of a well-known sex...

In 2020, when COVID-19 broke out, Friends Select’s athletic programs shut down, first temporarily and then indefinitely. Beyond the many other pandemic-associated stresses, student-athletes experienced...