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What do FSS Students really talk about?

What do FSS Students really talk about?

Daphne Klose November 14, 2024

This infographic presents statistical information about what FSS students talk about to their friends. A survey was sent out to the upper school and received 62 responses. Survey results showed that...

What Could Have Been by Sting ft. Ray Chen

What Could Have Been by Sting ft. Ray Chen

Olivia Greene November 14, 2024

With deep lyrics and an emotional chord progression, What Could Have Been from the Arcane League of Legends soundtrack makes me feel more than any song I’ve listened to in a long time.  This song...

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Mortal Man: A Masterpiece

Jay Whitfield November 14, 2024

Lyricism: Human Cruelty Kendrick Lamar will never just be an artist. He exposes humans for their cruelness and evil and for that, his legacy lives beyond that of an artist and moves more into that of...

What’s For Lunch? Favorite Spots in Comcast According to FSS Students

What’s For Lunch? Favorite Spots in Comcast According to FSS Students

Zaire Reid November 14, 2024

This infographic is a display of the rankings that students have given to food court stores in the Comcast building. A survey was sent to the upper school and 40 students weighed in on their favorite...

The Portal Comes to Love Park

The Portal Comes to Love Park

Elijah Pagan November 14, 2024

I’m a student who’s been going to Friends Select School for 5 years. So when I'm strolling or going to get food, I feel pretty comfortable, and I know when something new is in Philly. I was walking...

Featured Athlete: Nora Colgan

Featured Athlete: Nora Colgan

Maddie Cohen November 14, 2024

This informational infographic spotlights one of our Friends Select Athletes, Nora Colgan, class of 2025. Nora is a three-season athlete who participates in Tennis, Basketball, and Cross Country. The...

Up For Gore? Check Out Terrifier 3 in Theaters

Up For Gore? Check Out Terrifier 3 in Theaters

Sofia Rouco November 14, 2024

Terrifier 3 is by far the goriest, most demented movie I have ever seen. Terrifier 3 is not rated, unlike the Terrifier 2 movie, which is rated R. This movie consists of jump scares, gore, extreme volume,...

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Haunted Houses at Eastern State Penitentiary

Alice Zhang November 14, 2024

Standing at the front gate of Eastern State Penitentiary, I imagined the horrors I'd experience behind the walls of this abandoned prison. The night breeze brought a coolness to the adventure that was...

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Rittenhouse Square’s Scarpetta Shines

Paloma Herrera November 14, 2024

Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Scarpetta, a restaurant in the Rittenhouse Hotel. When I walked in, my eyes were overtaken by the high beams and detailed architecture. Walking to my table involved...

Meet the Ninth Grade Representatives

Meet the Ninth Grade Representatives

Chloe Kozuch November 14, 2024

Wednesday, September 25th was election day for the new ninth graders of FSS.  The kids of our grade made speeches, performed them for the freshman class, and were voted into office a few weeks ago. I...

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Soft/Cover Exhibit at The Fabric Workshop

Leila Banks November 14, 2024

The Soft/Cover exhibit at the Fabric Workshop and Museum made me want my money back even though I didn’t spend a dime.  For the last three months, I’ve been wanting to make it to the Fabric Workshop...

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There’s Something for Everyone at Fat Salmon Sushi

Sam Goldwert, Co-Editor-In-Chief November 14, 2024

Blue fluorescent lights, murals on the walls, and an eclectic 2010s pop playlist bumping through the speakers. Am I describing a South Street nightclub? Not quite. It’s Fat Salmon, a tucked-away, hidden...