Fall sports teams were supposed to begin preseason practices on August 24, and then start official practices on September 8, the first day of school for all divisions. Due to the pandemic, the Friends...

Major Van Winkle ‘12, an eminent figure in the Philadelphia music scene, passed away on Wednesday, September 16th. Major’s father, Wink, who was the longtime middle school baseball coach at Friends...

In Brian Kors’ eleventh grade history class, every Friends Select student is taught that “the government is an umbrella.” Brian asserts that it is up to the American people to hold their peers and...

Like almost all industries, professional sports have been significantly altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Bubbles,” empty stadiums, and other safety measures have created a distinctly different atmosphere...

The Friends School League (FSL), the athletic league in which Friends Select teams compete, recently implemented its Transgender Student Athlete Policy, which aims to create an environment that is inclusive...

TikTok, a relatively new dance-centric social media app, is currently the most popular app on Apple’s app store. Despite its rapid ascension over the past two years, TikTok may not be available to American...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...