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Why Didn’t We Have School Yesterday?

Taariq Mbaraka May 14, 2021

From April 12th to May 12th, the holy month of Ramadan was observed by Muslims around the globe. Thursday, May 13th, was Eid Al-Fitr, a celebration of our month of observance and dedication to faith....

Matthew Rosen: Lover of Literature, Legendary Advisor

Matthew Rosen: Lover of Literature, Legendary Advisor

Izzy Ebede May 14, 2021

In a non-pandemic year, students can normally be seen sitting around a large, rectangular table in room 208 discussing an important piece of literature in one of Matthew Rosen’s captivating English...

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Review: Netflix’s Outer Banks Season One

Madison Scheuer May 12, 2021

This article contains a few spoilers for Outer Banks Season 1 . Netflix’s hit show, Outer Banks, premiered in April 2020 and the first season is an absolute hit in my eye, it has a well-written...

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Opinion: Liberal White Boys, It’s Time to Stop Stanning

Olivia Shuman May 11, 2021

Trigger warning for mentions of: s*x*al ass**lt, r*pe, homophobic and misogynistic slurs, homophobia, misogyny, lesbophobia, hate crimes, violence, murder, sexual harassment, l*nch*ng, child ab*se, dom*stic...

Falcon Talk Show: Episode 0 & 1

Falcon Talk Show: Episode 0 & 1

Ian Lamont, Jonas Gruber, Asa Johnson, and TJ Hampton May 10, 2021

Episode 0: An introduction to us and our goals for the show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6YQaTNK8pE Episode 1: In this episode, we discuss what it's like to have COVID-19 with our special...

Podcast: Nick Hurwitz Interviews Colt Anderson, Coach and Former NFL Player

Podcast: Nick Hurwitz Interviews Colt Anderson, Coach and Former NFL Player

Nick Hurwitz May 10, 2021

In this podcast, Nick Hurwitz interviews Colt Anderson, former NFL safety and current Assistant Special Teams Coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals. Anderson has played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota...

Dick Hoffman: "Keeping the Spirit of Friends Select Alive"

Dick Hoffman: “Keeping the Spirit of Friends Select Alive”

Peter Ryan May 8, 2021

In 1967, Head of Upper School Dick Hoffman stood at the corner of 16th and Cherry St and photographed the construction of the current Friends Select School building. 54 years later, as the school’s...

Sarah Kelly: Math Teacher, Baker, and Disney Connoisseur

Sarah Kelly: Math Teacher, Baker, and Disney Connoisseur

Hayden Pastor May 7, 2021

In early September 2010, Sarah Kelly sent in an application for a teaching position at Moorestown Friends School, a week before the new school year. “I went in two days later for an interview. Left...

Percell Coles: Changing Friends Select Basketball

Percell Coles: Changing Friends Select Basketball

Mark Aaronson May 7, 2021

Percell Coles, who grew up in the heart of North Philadelphia around 24th and Allegheny Street, was brought up through basketball. Percell says, “Basketball served as instant therapy for me, it kept...

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From Athlete to Athletic Director: Bill Klose, a Man with a Plan

Mia Cohen May 7, 2021

This article is dedicated to the late Joanne Klose. Although I never met Joanne, in interviewing her son, Friends Select Athletic Director, Bill Klose, her impact on his life was almost indescribably...

Natalie Mayer: “Hyper, Passionate, Friendly,” and Born to Teach

Natalie Mayer: “Hyper, Passionate, Friendly,” and Born to Teach

Margot Schneider May 7, 2021

When Natalie Mayer, a biology enthusiast, was a little kid, one of her favorite activities was teaching: “My neighborhood friends and I would gather in my basement around my easel chalkboard, and I...

Ian Lockey Expands and Reshapes Latin Curriculum

Ian Lockey Expands and Reshapes Latin Curriculum

Lily Brin May 6, 2021

When Ian Lockey started teaching Latin at FSS nearly nine years ago, he taught classics the way he was taught -- promoting the texts and culture from ancient Greece and Rome. While the art, literature,...