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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...

Friends Select Hosts Diwali Festival

Friends Select Hosts Diwali Festival

Grace Salmon November 14, 2024

On November 9th, Friends Select hosted its first Diwali festival, which included a “night market” in the newly renovated gym and an Indian food buffet in the cafeteria.  Diwali, known as the “Festival...

Your Favorite Halloween Candy: What You Didn’t Know

Your Favorite Halloween Candy: What You Didn’t Know

Kit Kat: Jessica Li ‘27 and Abby Davenport ‘27 “Have a break, have a Kit Kat!” This catchy slogan was first invented in 1958, twenty-three years after the candy was created. The British company...

Friends Select Boys Soccer Team 2024

Goal for Friends Select Boys’ Soccer Team

Sofia Rouco October 28, 2024

The Friends Select Boys Varsity Soccer Team is excited to continue and have a strong finish to the 24-25 season.  The team had an impressive preseason, according to Soccer Team Captain Gavin Ewing...

Friends Select Girls Tennis Team 2024

Girls’ Tennis Team Had Too Many Players: How Did They Settle This Situation?

Jay Chiles October 28, 2024

This Fall, there were 40 players on the Girls’ Tennis Teams compared to 27 players last year, making it difficult for each player to get equal opportunities. Athletic Director Bill Klose and the Athletic...

Sustainability-inspired artwork by students in Drawing, Painting, & Mixed Media I

Friends Select Student Art Exhibit Features Sustainability

Olivia Greene October 25, 2024

On October 30th at 4:30 pm, there will be a reception for this fall’s art exhibit, “Sustainability”, featuring students from all three divisions. Every year in the fall, Friends Select holds an...

Crossword: Fall

Crossword: Fall

Maya Vakharia October 25, 2024

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FSS Welcomes Costa Rican Exchange Students

Elijah Pagan October 25, 2024

In the 2024-2025 school year, Friends Select School welcomed two new students from MonteVerde Friends School (MFS) in Costa Rica: Jose Pablo Villalobos Fuentes and Mariángel Ramirez Brenes. They will...

Time Magazine

Policy At Friends Select Prohibits Teachers From Sharing Political Views with Students

Leila Banks October 25, 2024

Just in time for the November 5th presidential election, Friends Select added a new policy to the faculty and staff handbook that prohibits teachers at Friends Select from sharing their political views...

from The Wessex Wire

Students Weigh in on Upper School Phone Policy

Just in time for the start of the 2024-25 school year, at least 13 U.S. states, including Pennsylvania, have passed laws or policies restricting phone usage in schools. Pennsylvania allocated millions...