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Crustacean Club: FSS’s New Love for 🦞🦞🦞

Crustacean Club: FSS’s New Love for 🦞🦞🦞

Margot Schneider October 26, 2020

Crustacean Club, the newest club at Friends Select School, has gained a large following in recent weeks. Despite its success, very few students actually know the club's true origins. Math teacher and...

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Girls Play Soccer With Boys at FSS

Isabelle Hills October 26, 2020

The Friends Select boys' and girls’ soccer teams will merge this fall due to insufficient turnout for the girl's roster. A full soccer team requires at least sixteen players. Seventeen girls played...

Opinion: Trump’s Tree Plan Debunked

Opinion: Trump’s Tree Plan Debunked

Elena Milliken and Alessandra Yang October 25, 2020

During Thursday night’s presidential debate, President Donald Trump responded to criticism of his inaction on climate change by pointing to the Trillion Trees Program, a WWF backed tree protection program....

Hybrid Learning Alters Lunch Plans for FSS Students

Hybrid Learning Alters Lunch Plans for FSS Students

Peter Ryan October 25, 2020

This fall, the dining hall is closed during lunchtime due to concerns surrounding the spread of COVID-19. Without a convenient and centralized space to purchase and eat lunch, students have found a number...

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Student Opinions on the Fishbowl

Hayden Wiltshire ‘24 As a participant in Wednesday's Fishbowl, my thoughts on the activity are pretty conflicted. While I had fun participating, I’m unsure of the Fishbowl’s purpose and effectiveness....

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Hybrid vs. iSelect Learning: Socializing, Safety, and Stress

Lily Brin October 23, 2020

Roughly three weeks into hybrid learning, Upper School students at Friends Select are adjusting to a new rhythm. With about 20% of high schoolers completely online and 80% in hybrid learning, school dynamics...

Courtesy of TJ Hampton '22

The Bois League: 11th Graders Find Community in Fantasy Football

Peter Ryan, Co-Editor in Chief October 22, 2020

Despite the social disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, nine boys in the class of 2022 are staying in touch through a classic form of entertainment: an active and competitive fantasy football league. Their...

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Friends Select Announces School Closure on November 3rd, Election Day

The Falcon Editorial Staff October 21, 2020

All three divisions of Friends Select School will be closed on November 3rd to allow teachers and students to participate in the United States general election, according to an email sent to families...

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Crisis in Nigeria: SARS Explained

Peter Ryan, Co-Editor in Chief October 21, 2020

In recent days, many Friends Select students have used Instagram to share news stories about civil unrest in Nigeria. However, these brief posts do not provide sufficient information to offer an accurate...

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Opinion – Counter Opinion: Should School be Cancelled on Election Day?

Peter Ryan and Margot Schneider October 20, 2020

Yes Margot Schneider '22 The presidential election on November 3rd will be a turning point for the United States. The stigma around this election is augmented by increasingly polarized and partisan...

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Student Groups Send Election Day Letter to School Administration

The Falcon Staff October 20, 2020

An alliance of social-justice-oriented student groups authored an open letter to the Friends Select School administration lobbying for the cancellation of all classes on Election Day. This cohort of clubs...

Books in the Upper School Library at Friends Select School.

English Department Updates Curriculum with More Diverse Book Selections

Annie Rupertus October 20, 2020

A continuation of ongoing efforts, Friends Select’s Upper School English department has swapped out three books from the core curriculum this year in order to better represent a more diverse range of...