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From Shakespearean Times to Pandemic Times: How Covid-19 Affects the Fall Play

From Shakespearean Times to Pandemic Times: How Covid-19 Affects the Fall Play

Elijah Gallagher October 14, 2021

Covid-19 protocols have been implemented to ensure safe production for the fall theater performance, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. To abide by Covid-19 guidelines, there are scenes that have to be...

Pfizer Vaccine Approval to Impact Lower School Students

Pfizer Vaccine Approval to Impact Lower School Students

Shirley Wang October 13, 2021

On September 20, 2021, Pfizer-BioNTech announced they received encouraging results from its Covid-19 Phase ⅔ trial for children 5-11 ages. Over 300 FSS students from K-6th, in the age group of 5-11,...

Friend Select Gives New Light To Art Students in Gallery Space

Friend Select Gives New Light To Art Students in Gallery Space

Stefan Widdicombe October 13, 2021

The newly renovated Friends Select lobby, designed by Architect James Bradberry, provides a space for art exhibitions. This year, there are seven exhibits confirmed to be curated by students,...

Naomi Faszczyk: A Unique and Global Lens on Teaching Spanish

Naomi Faszczyk: A Unique and Global Lens on Teaching Spanish

Margot Schneider and Lucy Rupertus October 12, 2021

Naomi Faszczyck, a new Upper School Spanish Teacher, can trace language, family history, and connections to different world locations throughout her entire life. Born in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel, she moved...

New Red Cross Club to Provide More Service Opportunities

New Red Cross Club to Provide More Service Opportunities

TJ Hampton October 12, 2021

This year, Asa Johnson ‘22 started a new Red Cross Club at FSS, which meets on Fridays during lunch.  According to Asa, the goal of this club is to provide unique service opportunities, exclusively...

Photo by Maxx Sovinski.

Monica Higgins: Finding the Science in Students’ Everyday Lives

Margot Schneider and Patrick Ryan October 11, 2021

Monica Higgins, Friends Select’s new Chemistry Teacher, brings an interesting perspective on what it means to love, apply, and understand science, which she strives to share with her students in Chemistry,...

Astronomy Class Rockets Blast Off Into Lower Orbit

Astronomy Class Rockets Blast Off Into Lower Orbit

Henry Fogg October 11, 2021

https://youtu.be/lBcwN2BO51E On Friday, September 24th, at 2:00 PM, the 2021 Friends Select Astronomy Class made their way onto the launchpad at Lemon Hill Playground to launch the rockets they built...

John Padden, Upper School Math Teacher

John Padden: Bringing Math off the Page

Jakob Miller and Scarlett Schneider October 8, 2021

Newly hired math teacher John Padden intentionally ran into a wall on his first day of school. He certainly elicited reactions from his students - some were confused, others laughed out loud. He managed...

iOS 15: What’s New?

iOS 15: What’s New?

Asa Johnson October 8, 2021

Last Monday, Apple released an update, iOS 15, which introduced many new features for iPhone users, including features for FaceTime and users’ Apple Wallets, while also adding some extra security updates.  For...

The first meeting of the Healthy Masculinity Club.

‘Healthy Masculinity’ Group to Dissect Gender Norms through Conversation and Partnership

Margot Schneider October 7, 2021

After two successful meetings last May, the ‘Healthy Masculinity’ Club will continue its work in the Friends Select Upper School, discussing and breaking down gender norms.  “Our goals for...

Dave Marshall: Brazil to Philly, Finding History Along the Way

Dave Marshall: Brazil to Philly, Finding History Along the Way

Lily Brin and Elliot Forman October 7, 2021

History wasn’t always in the cards for Dave Marshall. In fact, as a high school underclassman history was his least favorite subject. He tried to drop it and double up in the sciences but was steered...

Weekly Septa Transpass Replaced with Years-Long Student Fare Cards

Weekly Septa Transpass Replaced with Years-Long Student Fare Cards

Tiana Johnson October 6, 2021

On August 31, 2021, SEPTA and The Philadelphia School District replaced the weekly Transpass previously provided to students with a ‘Student Fare Card’ to help reduce our carbon footprint and provide...