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COVID-19’s Impact on the Sports World

Peter Ryan March 30, 2020

The Coronavirus has forced the cancellation of almost all public events in the United States this spring, including a number of athletic competitions, both at Friends Select and at the national level. The...

FSS Plans for Prom

FSS Plans for Prom

Frances Wilbert March 29, 2020

This infographic, created in Adobe Photoshop by Frances Wilbert, displays information for FSS prom 2020.  As of 03/29/20, prom is still on!

Students Rate Starbucks Drinks

Students Rate Starbucks Drinks

Karolina Vainshtein March 29, 2020

  Who is missing their favorite Starbucks Drink during social distancing?  Check out FSS student's favorite and least favorite drinks. This infographic was created in Canva.

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Friends Select Plans Italy Trip

Lulu Nonemaker March 27, 2020

This June, 23 Friends Select students and 3 teachers will travel to Rome and Sorrento, Italy. This trip is replacing the intersession related trips FSS has typically held at the beginning of each summer. Students...

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Opinion: Swing-and-Miss: Childish Gambino’s 3.15.20

Peter Ryan March 27, 2020

Last Sunday, a mysterious 58 minute tape dropped on Donald Glover’s website, donaldgloverpresents.com. Fans of Glover and his musical alter-ego Childish Gambino immediately labeled the audio as Gambino’s...

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Opinion: Rock N Roll Suicide- On the Death of Ziggy Stardust

C.C. Servon March 27, 2020

Our last major pre-quarantine Friends Select gathering was our annual World Cafe Live performance. To cap off the night, the orchestra and choir teamed up to perform a 15 minute David Bowie medley. Each...

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Quizbowl National Championships Canceled

Silas Mohr March 27, 2020

In April and May, members of the FSS quizbowl team were scheduled to head to Chicago and Atlanta to participate in two national championship tournaments.  Due to COVID-19, these tournaments have been...

Yannick Haynes '20

Yannick Haynes ‘20 to Act in Professional Theater Production

Silas Mohr March 27, 2020

UPDATE: The Arden Theatre’s A Streetcar Named Desire has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. Yannick Haynes ‘20 was scheduled to act as Young Collector in the Arden...

Official portrait of President Donald J. Trump, Friday, October 6, 2017.  (Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead).  Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Opinion: Amidst Crisis, America Is Getting The Leadership It Voted For

Peter Ryan March 19, 2020

One does not need an epiphany to realize the danger President Trump poses to the American people: in his first term as Commander-in-Chief, he has encouraged foreign interference in elections, questioned...

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Cauldron: Call for Submissions!

Tal Lesnik March 16, 2020

For more than one hundred years, FSS students have been writing for Cauldron, the annual school literary magazine. The club’s twelve members are in the process of compiling this year’s magazine, aiming...

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Distance Learning Starting Monday, March 15th

Peter Ryan March 12, 2020

Friends Select will transition to distance learning as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic starting on Monday, March 15th.  In an email released to students at 12:35pm on Thursday, Head of School...

World Cafe Live Concert Tonight!

World Cafe Live Concert Tonight!

Peter Ryan March 10, 2020

On Tuesday, March 10th, the Friends Select Upper School Music Program will make their annual performance at World Cafe Live in University City (3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA). The concert will feature...