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Building Leave Safety for the 2020-2021 School Year

Margot Schneider, Lucy Kelley, and September 3, 2020

As the Friends Select community approaches a return to in-person education, the school administration is working to ensure that those who physically return are as safe as possible. They have implemented...

Upper School Unveils New Schedule for 2020-21 School Year

Upper School Unveils New Schedule for 2020-21 School Year

Izzy Ebede, Annie Rupertus, and Peter Ryan August 25, 2020

On Tuesday, August 25th, Upper School director Chris Singler shared adjustments to the upper school schedule for both the all-virtual model beginning on September 8th and the hybrid model planned to begin...

Image from Michael Gary's letter to the FSS community on Monday, 8/24/20

BREAKING: FSS Outlines New Plan for Opening of School

Annie Rupertus, Izzy Ebede, and Peter Ryan August 24, 2020

In a letter to families on Monday, August 24th, Friends Select outlined new  reopening plans for all divisions. According to the school’s new schedule, upper school students will physically return...

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Students Weigh in on School Re-Opening

Peter Ryan August 16, 2020

Nearly one in four students (24%) stated that they will opt out of Friend Select’s hybrid model, according to a recent Falcon poll made available to the student body via Instagram. Students cited health...

Bill Klose Shares Fall Sports Information

Bill Klose Shares Fall Sports Information

Peter Ryan August 1, 2020

Although Friends Select has shared detailed safety and scheduling plans for the 2020-21 school year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the school has not explicitly stated how sports teams will return to play...

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FSS Announces Hybrid Plan for Start to 2020-2021 School Year

Annie Rupertus, Peter Ryan, and Izzy Ebede July 20, 2020

The Friends Select Upper School will follow a hybrid model for the start of the 2020-21 school year, according to an email sent to families from Head of School Michael Gary on Monday, July 20th. The...

End of Year Letter from the Editors

End of Year Letter from the Editors

Annie Rupertus, Peter Ryan, and Izzy Ebede June 4, 2020

Dear Readers, As we approach the end of a turbulent school year, The Falcon would like to pause and appreciate a positive take away from our last nine months together: the revival of an active school...

Free Use Photograph by Amit Primor Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Opinion: Boycott– A Better Way to Enact Change in America

Peter Ryan June 3, 2020

As civil unrest unfolds across the country, conservative pundits are successfully shifting the national narrative away from racist police brutality and toward looting and the destruction of small...

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Steps to Productive Antiracist Allyship in the Wake of George Floyd’s Murder

Annie Rupertus June 3, 2020

If you’re anything like me, you are filled with grief and rage over the racist events in our country this past week (and the chain of events beginning long before that). In processing my emotions,...

Opinion: Coronavirus Concerns During Black Lives Matter Protests

Opinion: Coronavirus Concerns During Black Lives Matter Protests

Izzy Ebede May 31, 2020

Over the past few days, thousands of Americans have gathered in cities across the country to protest the death of George Floyd. Although these protests are absolutely necessary in the fight against...

Opinion: The Understandable Path from Injustice to Riot

Opinion: The Understandable Path from Injustice to Riot

Peter Ryan May 31, 2020

Violent civilian demonstrations in Minneapolis protesting the police murder of George Floyd have dominated national headlines over the last few days. Over the weekend, many cities across the country...

11th Grade Public Policy Infographics

11th Grade Public Policy Infographics

May 27, 2020

This year, every 11th-grader researched a topic of public policy for the Modern Issues Project. For one component, students created infographics for a mixed-grade audience aimed at providing an objective...