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Drawing by Ian Lamont '22

Milk-O-Rama

Peter - Whole Milk The ideal type of milk varies depending on the consumer’s criteria, but judging by conventional factors such as taste, health benefits, and versatility, whole milk is the best...

Photo Courtesy of Peter Ryan '21

Upper School Director Outlines Action Steps to Combat Harassment, Misogyny

Peter Ryan March 24, 2021

In an email sent to students and parents earlier today, Upper School Director Chris Singler announced a number of action steps in response to recent conversations surrounding misogyny and sexism in the...

Students, Faculty Vie for March Madness Glory

Students, Faculty Vie for March Madness Glory

Peter Ryan March 24, 2021

For the fourth time in five years, several students and teachers at Friends Select submitted brackets to the FSS Bracket Challenge.  In any March Madness competition, participants make predictions...

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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...

Cynnamon (Deneen Young)

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...