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The Popularity of Starbucks at FSS
The Popularity of Starbucks at FSS
Student Opinions of FSS Subjects
Student Opinions of FSS Subjects
What Were the Most Popular Childhood TV Shows at FSS?
What Were the Most Popular Childhood TV Shows at FSS?
Music at FSS: What Are Your Listening Habits?
Music at FSS: What Are Your Listening Habits?
What are FSS Students’ Thoughts on All-Gender Restrooms?
What are FSS Students’ Thoughts on All-Gender Restrooms?
5 Key Factors That Led to The Phillies’ Collapse
5 Key Factors That Led to The Phillies’ Collapse
A Timeline of Philadelphia Pro Sports
A Timeline of Philadelphia Pro Sports
Alyx Liu: Representing Team USA in Roller Derby World Cup
Alyx Liu: Representing Team USA in Roller Derby World Cup
Jake Fogg '26 defending a close goal.
Photo Series: Varsity Soccer vs. AFS
Fresh Gym Floor, Fresh Sports
Fresh Gym Floor, Fresh Sports
Music at FSS: What Are Your Listening Habits?
Music at FSS: What Are Your Listening Habits?
Maria Emerick ‘26 rehearsing as Hope Cladwell
Urinetown: US 2025 Fall Musical
Olivia Jackson Grant '28 singing and Evan Wittenberg '29 playing the guitar in the band "Infinite Static"
Rock The Vote Photo Series
Fantastic Four: First Step is Just What We Needed
Fantastic Four: First Step is Just What We Needed
"Jerusalem Stabile II, 1976" sculpture in Calder Gardens
The Calder Gardens: Sculpture, Architecture, and Design
5 Key Factors That Led to The Phillies’ Collapse
5 Key Factors That Led to The Phillies’ Collapse
Fantastic Four: First Step is Just What We Needed
Fantastic Four: First Step is Just What We Needed
Club Roundtable: Interesting Academics
Club Roundtable: Interesting Academics
Welcome Back: Letter from the Editors
Welcome Back: Letter from the Editors
Blauvelt Theater
FSS Theatre Deserves Better
How is Coffee Made?
How is Coffee Made?
Lab band playing music on the roof during the Spring Fair.
US Spring Fair Photos
Podcast: Senioritis, Sleep, And A Little Sweet Treat, Staying Motivated Through The Home Stretch with Special Guests Elyse Wilson and Natan Gottesman
Podcast: Senioritis, Sleep, And A Little Sweet Treat, Staying Motivated Through The Home Stretch with Special Guests Elyse Wilson and Natan Gottesman
The Triple M Podcast: March Madness 2025
The Triple M Podcast: March Madness 2025
Podcast: Teachers in Their Teens, Interview with Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters
Podcast: Teachers in Their Teens, Interview with Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters
Crossword: Fall
Crossword: Fall
Crossword: Class of '25 Colleges & Universities Committments
Crossword: Class of ’25 Colleges & Universities Committments
Crossword: Valentine's Day
Crossword: Valentine’s Day
Crossword: How Much Do You Know About Animals?
Crossword: How Much Do You Know About Animals?
Crossword: Global Top Artists 2024
Crossword: Global Top Artists 2024
Friends Select Student News Media

The Falcon
Friends Select Student News Media

The Falcon
Sam Barth

Sam Barth

Sam is a senior at Friends Select School and has been attending since 2022. He is a member and co-leader of the Friends Select Jazz Band and is a sports photographer for Friends Select teams. He is also an avid photographer of wildlife and landscapes. He enjoys camping, taking hikes, and birding.

All content by Sam Barth
All You Need to Know about Birding in Philly in Autumn

All You Need to Know about Birding in Philly in Autumn

Sam Barth
November 14, 2025

From September to November every year, tens of millions of birds pass through Philadelphia on their migration south; locations such as John Heinz NWR, Bartram’s Garden, and FDR park are top spots to...

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Jake Fogg '26 defending a close goal.

Photo Series: Varsity Soccer vs. AFS

Sam Barth and Grey Harrington
October 7, 2025

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Image Courtesy of FSS Flickr

From Club to Class: The Friends Select Jazz Band

Sam Barth
October 6, 2025

The Friends Select Jazz Band, a former club, was always an integral part of the Friends Select music department, playing at World Cafe Live, seasonal performances, and musicals. However, for the 2025-2026...

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