Lack of Competition a Good Thing
Part of what makes Friends School unique is its lack of competition in the classroom, which is the result of the Quaker values of simplicity and equality. Unlike other independent schools in the area,...
View ArticleCoffee or Tea?
While coffee may seem like the essential caffeinated drug in every American household, tea is actually the most consumed beverage in the world. Both have their own unique tastes and health pros and...
View Article2016: New President, New Senator
As most of you all have hopefully picked up, the 2016 Presidential Race is underway. Finally CNN can stop projecting candidates and start debating off of facts and not hypotheticals. Students can stop...
View ArticleLibrary Too Loud for Proper Use
We have a problem. There is too much talking in the library. There are too many people in the library not studying or doing work. The library is crowded, noisy, and a place to socialize. We need to be...
View ArticleAthletes Should Be P.E. Exempt
Most all of us know the feeling of waking up at 6:30, feeling sleep-deprived and sore from an exhausting practice or game the previous day, only to get to school and having to participate in P.E....
View ArticleExtra-curriculars Are for Fun, Not Resumes
When applying to colleges, so many factors are taken into consideration. This includes SAT/ ACT scores, grades, volunteer hours, and the big one: extracurriculars. People are so anxious to participate...
View ArticleEnd the Proma
For the past week, prom has dictated a majority of the gossip around campus. Who is she taking? He asked HER to prom?!? This last-second rush to get a date has created a buzz among the grades as some...
View ArticleAsk Amy
I am in the 11th grade and I often find my friends to be demeaning. How do I handle it without sounding uncool? Should I tell them upfront how they make me feel? Should I ignore them? Or should I give...
View ArticleRough Draft Senior Quotes
As the 2014-2015 school year draws to a close, thoughts of the coming year start to creep into student’s minds. What will the new freshmen be like? Do I need to take an arts elective next year? Will I...
View ArticlePizza Budget
Pizza and club meetings seem to have become intertwined at Friends. I investigated how much money we actually spend on pizza by asking almost every faculty member how much they have spent this past...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Class Good?
You could actually feel the nerves, the butterflies not only in our stomachs but overflowing into the stuffy heat. By the end of advisory everyone has been reacquainted with their peers and were...
View ArticleNo Time To Eat
Let me first start off by saying that this is article is the definition of first world problems. By the title you’ve probably deduced that I’m going to rant about the dining hall. Obviously there a...
View ArticleWhy We Need To Keep Talking, But Change The Conversation
Okay, let me start off by stating the obvious; I am white. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t care about race. I have spent my whole life feeling guilty about the privilege that accompanies the color...
View ArticleWhat will the Senior Gift Be?
With the auditorium almost finished, Friends School students and faculty on the senior gift committee are beginning to think about what project should be next. Each year, the senior class raises money...
View ArticleHow Halloween Objectifies Women
It’s Fall!!! Time for hot cocoa by the fire, Uggs, oversized sweaters, pumpkin everything, movie nights with friends, and of course the complete over sexualization of women in the form of Halloween...
View ArticleAsk Amy
Dear Amy, I am in the twelfth grade and I find that the intrusive college process along with the workload of a Friends School student is giving me an insurmountable amount of stress. I might even go as...
View ArticleClassism in the College Process
Fall of senior year is consumed with talks about the notorious Process, in school and out. The beginning of senior year is marked by student-parent meetings and workshops where seniors can get feedback...
View ArticleAsk Amy
Hello Amy, I often find myself chewing on my pencil in class. Sometimes, when I need to borrow a pencil from a friend, I discover that I am tempted to eat their pencils as well. Most of the time I...
View ArticleNew Semester Study Tips
As the new semester picks up, it’s both a blessing and a curse — it is the second half of the year, so it’s only downhill from here, right? You’ve finally gotten the hang of what your teachers expect...
View ArticleYouth and News Media
Gone are the days of relying primarily on the radio, newspaper, or TV for news, especially for youth. But that’s no cause to dismiss Millennials, and specifically teenagers, as apathetic. They care...
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