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Opinion: It’s Time for Devotions to Go

Peter Ryan March 18, 2021

In a typical Upper School devotions at Friends Select during hybrid-learning, the first page of Zoom squares is filled with active listeners, primarily teachers. Similarly, the second page displays...

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Consent Committee Hosts Educational Programming

Margot Schneider, Editor: Hard News & Sports March 18, 2021

The Consent Committee, a group of students and faculty with the goal of establishing education surrounding consent, has recently implemented programming for this week’s Devotions, Assembly, and Meeting...

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Should Media Coverage of Criminal Cases be Restricted Before Jury Selection and Trial?

Margot Schneider, Editor: Hard News & Sports March 17, 2021

The Bill of Rights promises Americans a unique list of freedoms; two of these, outlined in the First and Sixth Amendments, clash in the face of the US judiciary. The First Amendment promises freedom of...

“Girls Group” Forms in FSS Upper School

“Girls Group” Forms in FSS Upper School

Annie Rupertus, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 17, 2021

Several faculty members in the Upper School established an optional affinity group for girls and gender non-conforming students that met for the first time on Wednesday, March 10th. The group, known...

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Pets of Friends Select: Companions During Covid-19

Kipper (Annie Rupertus '21, Lucy Rupertus '23, and Mihretu Rupertus '26)Liam (Margot Schneider '22 and Scarlett Schneider '24)Nyla (Deneen Young)Cynnamon (Deneen Young)Ezra (Margaret Smith)Felix...

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Upper School Plans to Bring Back More Students

Peter Ryan March 16, 2021

Friends Select will begin exploring measures to bring back “as many students as possible” to four days per week in-person learning after Spring Break, announced Upper School Director Chris Singler...

Fearless by Taylor Swift (2008)

Retro Review: Fearless by Taylor Swift

Peter Ryan March 15, 2021

After dropping two surprise indie records -- folklore and evermore -- in 2020, pop star Taylor Swift kickstarted her 2021 promotion by announcing the release of a rerecording of her 2008 platinum album....

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March 13th 2020 at Friends Select School: a Retrospective

Peter Ryan March 12, 2021

On Thursday, March 12th, 2020, a handful of juniors periodically exited the Upper School STEAM lab with drained faces and pale eyes. Inside was the single most scary thing a teenager could encounter during...

New Upper School Courses Introduced for 2021-22 School Year

New Upper School Courses Introduced for 2021-22 School Year

Mia Cohen March 11, 2021

While most upper school students are finding their groove in the second semester and not at all thinking about next year’s curriculum, 2021-22 course selection is underway and there are seven new courses...