These photographs capture my life on Saturday, May 1st. I started off by going to Miles Park, which is up the street from my house. At the park, I played basketball for the first time since I broke...

Every upper school student at Friends Select is required to take a standard grade-wide history class in 9th, 10th, and 11th grade. These three classes build upon each other to give students a comprehensive...

It’s been seven weeks now since Friends Select closed its doors and transitioned to online learning because of the coronavirus pandemic, and students won’t be going back to 17th and Race any time...

Margaret Smith has worked at Friends Select as a teacher, administrator, and advisor. Before she started in her newest position, Director of City Curriculum, she taught tenth and twelfth grade history....

Graduation has been tentatively rescheduled for July 25th, according to an email Upper School Director Chris Singler sent to the senior class on Monday. The school administration currently expects to...

The spring semester started stressfully for students around the world. Many students experienced anxiety due to the pandemic and unclarity of the future. However, now that students know that the quarantine...

I opened my eyes and stared at my ceilings. “What time is it? Am I late for school?” I thought to myself. I looked at my phone and saw that it was already half-past eight. “I am late for class!”...

In Celebration of FSS’s Annual April Math/ Science Symposium, and the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, our Math and Science faculty have compiled some fun activities for you and your families while at...

We get it. When you found out we were moving to distance learning for the rest of the year, your very first thought was How am I going to survive the rest of the year without SCECE? We wondered the same...

In the midst of the world’s most pervasive virus in the past hundred years, daily life has fundamentally changed for hundreds of millions of people. With COVID-19 indelibly marking society as it has,...

Even in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic, new Friends Select baseball coach David Semel is doing his best to keep some normalcy in the lives of his players. David seemingly has an impossible job,...

With the current situation, isolated and stuck inside, I have found myself in a seemingly passionless void; angry, despondent, and more anxious than ever.  It's hard not to feel scared and alone...