Featured
Spirit Night 2026
If you somehow missed the signs scattered across campus, the numerous Instagram posts, and the general buzz across the student body, Spirit Night occurred on Friday, January 23, 2026. Spirit Night is the biggest event across the winter athletic season at Friends’ Central, and this year it did not disappoint. 5:30 on Friday marked the…
Distinguished Scientist Dr. Drew Weissman Visits FCS
Nobel Prize Winner, immunologist, and professor in vaccine research at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Drew Weissman has no shortage of impressive titles. But after decades, he now has one more title under his belt: Distinguished Visiting Scientist at Friends’ Central School. Filled with humility and poise, Dr. Weissman made…
11th Grade D.C. Trip
The eleventh grade Washington, D.C., trip was a very long day. Starting bright and early at 7:45 AM, we boarded the bus to head down. The bus ride was quite long but, overall, enjoyable. When we arrived in D.C, we first had free time to go grab lunch, so my friends and I walked down…
Arts
Frankenstein (2025) Is a Lot More Guillermo del Toro’s than It Is Mary Shelley’s
Opinion
A Hot Take on the Slow Start
As a senior, the slow start to the academic year was very college-oriented, meaning that, for the first two days of school, we spent a lot of time in College Counseling class to prepare the applications we would have to submit in the coming months. Before the second day, we did the Senior Sunrise and…
Pinemere Camp Trip: A Freshman’s Experience
Between fall athletics, orientation, and the start of classes, the freshmen had an eventful start to the year. For our opening field trip, all approximately one-hundred of us took a bus on Wednesday, September 3, to Pinemere Camp in the Poconos where we stayed for three days and two nights along with the 18 peer…
News
Remembering the Victims of ICE
Thirty-two in 2025. Eight in January of 2026. These numbers represent the reported deaths related to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and are the highest in over two decades. Countless more Hispanic people have been detained or deported in the past year. The issue is not solely political or restricted to one area…
Mamma Mia! The Beginning of the Process
The start of the winter athletic season brings the start of the Upper School winter musical process. This year, auditions for Mamma Mia! were held from Wednesday, November 19, to Monday, November 24, in which cast members sang, danced, and read lines for the show’s staff. Rehearsals began after the break, preparing for performances on March…