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Malik Mubashshir, Upper School Religious Studies & History Teacher

Malik Mubashshir: Religious Thinker, Historian, Constant Reader

Zion Todd November 23, 2021

Today, Malik Mubashshir is in his 5th year teaching Comparative Religion, African-American History, and Peace and Social Justice at Friends Select. However, as a child, Malik thought teaching would be...

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Thanksgiving: The Superior Holiday

Jakob Miller November 23, 2021

There are over fifteen nationally recognized holidays, but only one can be the best: I argue that it is, without a doubt, Thanksgiving. I must start this article by admitting that I am biased as I don’t...

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Whistleblower Claims Facebook is Causing Harm and Destruction

Aidan Bobb November 22, 2021

In 2019, Mark Zuckerburg wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal where he claimed, “We don't sell people's data.” Despite this, the company has repeatedly been fined by governments around the world...

Lynda Greenwade, Metalsmithing Teacher

Lynda Greenwade: Bringing Culture Abroad To Friends Select School

Stefan Widdicombe November 22, 2021

From being drawn to art at indigenous festivals (and having to be dragged away by her parents) to helping kids design and create their own art, Lynda Greenwade, Director of Cultural Curricular Programs...

Friends Select to Host Vaccine Clinic

Friends Select to Host Vaccine Clinic

Patrick Ryan November 19, 2021

Friends Select will host a vaccination clinic exclusively for students ages 5 to 11 on November 22nd. CVS Pharmacy staff will be on campus administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which was...

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Whosoever Gospel Mission: Spreading Brotherly Love

Jonas Gruber November 18, 2021

If you are a man experiencing homelessness or otherwise disenfranchised in the Germantown area looking for a place to stay for the night, or for a hot meal, you need only look for the glowing ‘Jesus...

Yan Huang, Upper School Mandarin Teacher

Yan Huang: Lover of Chinese Culture

Mingcan Li November 17, 2021

In the summer of 1978 in Shenzhen, China, Yan Huang was an elementary school student when she read the first comic book of her life. She was deeply attracted by the traditional Chinese drawings and cultural...

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Opinion: Harry Styles Album 1 VS Fine Line

Lily Brin and Lena Kinser November 16, 2021

Harry Styles by Lily Brin Imagine you have been a hardcore One Direction fan for as long as you can remember. The last time you heard new music from your favorite member, Harry Styles, was November...

Visitors Step into Van Gogh’s Paintings in Van Gogh: the Immersive Experience at Tower Theater

Visitors Step into Van Gogh’s Paintings in Van Gogh: the Immersive Experience at Tower Theater

Shirley Wang November 16, 2021

In the Tower Theater, the colors of yellow, blue, green, and red cluster together on the wall. Sunflowers, The Starry Night, Wheatfield with Crows, and Almond Blooms move up and down on the ground. The...

Class of 2025: New StuGov and Class Officers

Class of 2025: New StuGov and Class Officers

Margot Schneider and Zoe Siegel November 16, 2021

This fall, the freshman class elected 4 new Student Government representatives and Class Officers. Each student brings individual skills and interests to their positions, as well as projects or goals...

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The Wheres and Whys of Friends Select Student College Choices

Ian Lamont November 15, 2021

Seniors line the hall, faces aglow from their computer screens. Everyone is writing a different college application. This moment is months in the making, hours upon hours of research have been spent by...

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Finding What You Love in Daily Life: Global Engagement in Philadelphia

Nadia Sumner November 12, 2021

It is a bright shining summer day in the ‘City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.’ As someone walks around and moves in the crowd, they see people bustling through Center City to get to parks...