Tremors in the Science Curriculum
Katrina Keegan
May 7, 2013
No one in the science department at Friends is prepared to say that next year, or in the years to come, the science curriculum will be completely overhauled, yet there are many signs that change is under way. Since April 3, the science department lead by Ms. Watts has been meeting with Mr.... Read More
Dance at Friends
Katrina Keegan
May 7, 2013
Hidden in an upstairs studio behind two doors, away from the rest of the sports complex, is the dance community at Friends. These are athletes who don’t set foot on fields or in gyms; these are artists who create work as a team, without anything other than themselves. There is a certain... Read More
Mock Trial : Second Season
Katrina Keegan
May 7, 2013
Mock Trial may not be headed to Annapolis this year, but the team is not finished. After a 5-0 season and a frustrating loss in the circuit semi-finals, still a good year for a team with only two members returning to their roles from last year, the team is proceeding with less formal, open... Read More
Renovated Contemporary Wing at The Baltimore Museum of Art
Katrina Keegan
February 15, 2013
The Baltimore Museum of Art’s renovated Contemporary Wing, at the opposite end of the museum from the entrance, is designed as simply and provocatively as the art itself. There is a distinct lack of pathway. Plain white walls and wooden floors offer many choices at junctions; however, the... Read More
Club Participation
Katrina Keegan
February 6, 2013
Unemployment rates may be slowly dropping nationally, but we’re having something of our own voluntary unemployment crisis at Friends. Fewer people are involved in clubs, and fewer still are attending meetings and being active participants. “Numbers have decreased in all aspects of the club,”... Read More
Surprisingly Typical: A Glimpse into Gender at Friends
Katrina Keegan
December 11, 2012
This year, in my clubs and classes, I discovered some surprisingly typical gender trends here at Friends. Miss-Representation, a documentary on the role of women in society and in the media, first roused my interest. While bursting with well-known shocker statistics, busty girls in video games,... Read More
A New Way to Lead
Katrina Keegan
October 31, 2012
When I reminded my sophomore peers that we currently have no class presidents, many were surprised for a moment before remembering our stand last year against the selection committee process. One student commented, “I didn’t think the co-presidents did anything that the senators didn’t... Read More
The Joys of Lower Freshman Hall
Katrina Keegan
May 24, 2012
You’ve been there. At some point in your Friends School career, that cramped basement hallway was your home. Graduates to the spacious sophomore hall and beyond try never to step foot there again. A stroll through the dreary hall guarantees at least three “excuse... Read More
US Musical : West Side Story
Katrina Keegan
May 15, 2012
All Photos by Dallas Baldwin It all started in 1968, when West Side Story last danced, sang, fought, and snapped across The Friends School stage. On that occasion, our very own Rich Seiler performed seven solos in the lead role of Tony. Unfortunately, he declined to sing for us.... Read More
The Impact of ImPACT
Katrina Keegan, Writer
February 13, 2012
The ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) was implemented at Friends at the end of last year. It is now a school-wide initiative to assess concussion conditions. A concussion can show itself in many forms: headache, dizziness, loss of mental function and loss... Read More
Once Upon a Time: Now in Theaters!
Katrina Keegan, Arts and Culture writer
January 10, 2012
Magical battles of good vs. evil abounding in cliché themes are as familiar as old friends. Is it so surprising that fairy tales have captivated listeners and readers for centuries, and now movie watchers? Recently, filmmakers have delved once more into the world of the supernatural.... Read More