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The Falcon

Friends Select Student News Media

The Falcon

Friends Select Student News Media

The Falcon

Tal Lesnik

Tal Lesnik, Staff

Tal Lesnik is a member of the class of 2020 at Friends Select. Tal is enrolled in the journalism class this year. Tal was born in Israel and came to Friends Select in 2016. Tal is a part of JSU, Diversity Clerks, and Documentary Club. Tal loves tennis, animals, and especially enjoys spending time with her friends.

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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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Opinion: FSS Needs More Community Service

Tal Lesnik
February 20, 2020

Unlike many schools in the US and abroad, Friends Select doesn’t obligate students to engage in community service. In fact, in the four years of upper school, students are not mandated to undertake any...

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Seniors 2020

Seniors 2020

Tal Lesnik, Karolina Vainshtein, and Chloe Zhang
January 27, 2020

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 Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp a Butterfly Photograph: Universal

A Whole New World: The Experience of International Students in Regular English Class

Tal Lesnik
January 16, 2020

The Scarlet Letter was the first book I read in regular English class, and let’s just say that the translator and I spent a considerable amount of time together. I would read at break, on the bus from...

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Safe Space: FSS Affinity Groups

Safe Space: FSS Affinity Groups

Tal Lesnik
November 20, 2019

This infographic focuses on affinity groups at Friends Select School, and includes some of the group leaders’ thoughts about affinity groups and what they mean to them. This infographic was designed...

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You Only Know What The Reporter Wants You To Know: Media Bias in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Tal Lesnik
November 17, 2019

In the United States, the media is our only tool when trying to learn about a geographically distant issue such as the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Though the media is a useful source, bias is almost...

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Steve Patterson: 17 Years in Quaker Education

Steve Patterson: 17 Years in Quaker Education

Tal Lesnik and Frances Wilbert
October 15, 2019

Steve Patterson brings his love for Quaker learning to his new position as an English teacher at Friends Select. Reflecting on where his passion for teaching came from, Steve shared a cherished teaching...

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