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Student Reflections on Succesful Harvard Model Congress

Student Reflections on Succesful Harvard Model Congress

This past weekend, 5 members of the Class of 2023 -- Lily Brin, Sofia Solari-Parravicini, Gigi Sovinski, Henry Planet, and Lucia Yeager-Johnson -- attended Harvard Model Congress. Harvard Model Congress...

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Friends Select Receives State Award for Voter Registration

Lucia Yeager Johnson and Peter Ryan February 22, 2021

Friends Select School received the Governor's Civic Engagement Award on May 29, 2020, for its student voter registration efforts this year. 100% of eligible Friends Select students registered to vote...

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Photo Essay: Time in Nature

Anna Kane February 19, 2021

In this series, I photographed the things in nature that fascinated me, representing my newfound appreciation for the small things. I strived to capture small details and intimate moments that catch...

Ranking Philly Sledding Spots

Ranking Philly Sledding Spots

C.C. Servon February 18, 2021

Is there any better way to spend a snow day than sledding? The thrills, chills, and spills that a good sledding spot brings have fostered friendships and memories for centuries of children and adults...

Original Design by Editor-in-Chief Annie Rupertus '21

BREAKING: Friends Select Announces Purchase of Additional Classroom Space for Fall 2022

Peter Ryan February 17, 2021

Friends Select School has purchased a building at 1520 Race Street to convert to Upper School classroom space by the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, announced Head of School Michael Gary at Wednesday’s...

Image courtesy of Rachel Luce '21

Friends Select’s Little Giant: Mia Cohen ’21

Peter Ryan February 17, 2021

Chances are, you’ll hear Mia Cohen ‘21 before you see her. Standing exactly five feet tall, Friends Select’s napoleonic softball and field hockey captain is not an obvious choice as a major presence...

2021 Virtual Auction: “Run, Walk, Bike, and Bid-Athon”

2021 Virtual Auction: “Run, Walk, Bike, and Bid-Athon”

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

In a normal year, the Friends Select Auction is a major community event: a time to dress up, enjoy the food and drinks, and bid on items to raise money for the community. Unfortunately, during the COVID...

The bell rang at zero o'clock, and people on the street picked up their phones to take pictures of the bright fireworks. The father and son in the center of the photo just finished setting off their own box of fireworks.

Photo Essay: Chinese New Year

Aaron Li February 17, 2021

Spring Festival, also known as Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year), refers to the time when each lunar year alternates. In China, every 12 years is a round of representing animals, namely rat, ox, tiger,...

Margot Schneider ‘22, with wrists covered in Sillybandz and Rainbow Loom bracelets. Both jewelry items were popular during the time when Margot was in lower school.

Photo Essay: 2000s Nostalgia

Annie Rupertus, Co-Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2021

For us students who are nearing the end of our careers at FSS, the time ahead will likely be filled with reflection as we transition from childhood to adulthood. Gen Z is coming of age, and in my photo...

Student Portfolio Work Featured in Online Art Exhibition

Student Portfolio Work Featured in Online Art Exhibition

Peter Ryan February 16, 2021

The Senior Portfolio Exhibition, an annual art show at Friends Select displaying work from the Portfolio Preparation class, has been moved online due to limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Portfolio...

Original Design by Editor-in-Chief Annie Rupertus '21

BREAKING: Investigation Confirms Bailey Allegations

Peter Ryan February 11, 2021

A special investigation conducted by Friends Select School and outside counsel confirmed that former P.E. teacher Ken Bailey committed multiple acts of sexual misconduct during his time as a faculty member,...

One of the Best Amazon Original Series, "The Wilds"

One of the Best Amazon Original Series, “The Wilds”

Lily Brin February 10, 2021

At the beginning of quarantine, I was binging a lot of good TV -- drama, comedy, horror, you name it. With this busy school year, though, I haven’t had much time to sit down and get into a new show...