Nine years after the last Rocky movie in 2006, Rocky Balboa, the Creed franchise was born. With the son of Apollo Creed, Adonis as the protagonist, the movie was a blockbuster. On November 21, 2018, the...

China is the InterSession theme for the 2018-19 academic year, and this year there are major changes in the program, including heavy student leadership in planning the week-long experience. Each...

There is a new sport in the Upper School, and it's squashing expectations. The 2018-2019 winter season will be the inaugural season of Upper School Squash. Before diving into Friends Select Squash,...

Ever since I was a young kid, I was exposed to just about every single genre of music ranging from Black Sabbath to NWA, from Bach to Bob Marley. I have never felt that one specific genre of music is...

https://vimeo.com/video/313078056/general   In this video, I take the viewer through four very different daily commutes, all leading to Friends Select. I feature John's Patco train ride from...

At the beginning of the school year, the Friends Select yearbook editors sent a survey to advisors to help decide what this year's theme would be. There are five yearbook editors, one faculty adviser and...

  The photography class of Friends Select School recently took a trip to the Rodin Museum, located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Throughout the entire museum, grand sculptures caught the attention...

“Learning does not begin at 8 a.m and end at 3 p.m. At Friends Select, education is a series of revelatory moments and a sustained flow of self-discovery,” said Michael Gary, Head of Friends Select...

It’s been over a decade since the students of Friends Select last published an issue of their student-run newspaper, but if you’re reading this, I’m sure you know that The Falcon is back. Friends...

This year, Friends Select welcomes Heidi Hutchison to its community. Here she is:

This year, Friends Select welcomes Toni Graves Williamson to its community. Here she is: