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Alex Reinicke, Contributor • June 9, 2026

From August 2025 to June 2026, I had the opportunity to stay with a family, and attend the Friends School of Baltimore, as part of my exchange program. I met a lot of new people and had great experiences that I'm going to talk about in this podcast.

Some of the protestors at the January 30th Baltimore anti-ICE action had fun with their signs.

Friends Students Join Citywide “ICE Out” Protest

Nico Garza, Lailah Carter, Zoey Gauss, Nick Brazhnikov, Jasmine Bishop, and Lara Hams • March 13, 2026

The six of us were part of a group of juniors and seniors who showed up for a citywide march opposing immigrant detention in Baltimore.

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Always Learning
February 28, 2026
Levi Greene, Charlotte Jacobs, and Micah Kramer
Two years ago, when French teacher and Assistant Principal Christine Koniezhny was diagnosed with ALS, she chose to keep working at Friends. Over months and dozens of interviews, 38 Quill reporters helped to document her experience and her legacy.
The Genius of Tool [Podcast]
May 26, 2026
Trevor Atkinson, Contributor
What make a band great? I studied the work of these math rock icons to break down how they made their most brilliant songs - including building the Fibonacci sequence into their beats!
Friends Alum’s 9/11 Ordeal Inspired Hit Musical
September 11, 2025
Lucy Dalton, Contributor
On Sept. 11, 2001, Peter Kaestner, class of ‘71, was on a plane diverted to Newfoundland after the Twin Towers were hit. Here he reflects on the experience, a story told in the Broadway show “Come From Away.”
We See “That of God” in Every Person – Not Every Idea [Editorial]
November 8, 2024
by The Quaker Quill Editors, Ella Palmer, Braeden Daniels, and Caroline Toll
Practices that dehumanize people have no place in our Quaker community. They have no light. But we can stand against them. And in that, there’s hope.

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Sports

Friends School varsity soccer players try to break free from Park School defenders to make a play on rivalry day.

Soccer Ties on Rivalry Day [Podcast]

Nick Lane, Contributor • October 18, 2025

The team played hard against Park School on Scarlet & Gray Day 2026. Though they tied, they hope this hard-fought game is a sign they're ready to take on the Championship.

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Profiles

Ms. Wilmoth smiles in the front office window, next to a desktop Pac-Man game she built out of Legos. More of her Lego projects, from Katsushika Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" to cherry blossom trees, are visible behind her.

Piecing Together Life in the Upper School

Oliver Wu, Contributor • March 11, 2026

Front Office Coordinator Alicyn Wilmoth is many stressed students' and parents' first point of contact at Friends on hard mornings. She tackles challenges with a smile, attention to detail - and a flare for keeping all the pieces together.

Kaestner is also a career diplomat - and the most accomplished birder in recorded history, with 10,000 unique sightings!

Friends Alum’s 9/11 Ordeal Inspired Hit Musical

Lucy Dalton, Contributor • September 11, 2025

On Sept. 11, 2001, Peter Kaestner, class of ‘71, was on a plane diverted to Newfoundland after the Twin Towers were hit. Here he reflects on the experience, a story told in the Broadway show “Come From Away.”

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