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Friends School of Baltimore's Student News * Founded 1938

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Friends School of Baltimore's Student News * Founded 1938

The Quaker Quill

College Counselor Jessica Monterastelli's office sits empty for the fourth week in a row.
Injuries Run Rampant in College Counseling Office [Brief]
Connor House and Adam Nicolson October 2, 2024
Both of Friends School's returning college counselors were injured just before school started, leaving only the rookie.
Members of the class of '25 pose for a photo at the third annual Senior Sunrise.
Class of '25 Rises to the Occasion [Brief]
Erika Alamo and Elaina Pearce September 27, 2024
Seniors kicked off the year with Senior Sunrise, a new tradition brought to Friends by Head of School Christian Donovan
Upper School yearbook advisor Kristen Andrews photographs the throngs of students considering new extracurricular opportunities at the clubs fair.
Clubs Fair Brings the Energy - and Candy [Brief]
Lily Baumgartner and Tessa Calabresi September 26, 2024
Student clubs vied for new potential members in this Friends start-of-year tradition.
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Narjis Benjelloun stands outside the Friends Middle School, where she teaches French to all three grades.
'Aha Moment' Led Mom to Teach
Laya Bubshait, Contributor • April 15, 2024
Middle School French teacher Narjis Benjelloun draws on positive experiences with her own kids, and negative ones in the rigid French school system, to inform her teaching.
Rasha El-Haggan, Friends School's new Assistant Head of School for Academics, sits in her office, surrounded by sparkles.
Friends Says "Ya Habibi" to the Queen of Bling
Ulysses Brockman, Contributor • March 5, 2024
Rasha El-Haggan, our new Assistant Head of School for Academics, has a serious mandate. But she tackles it with a sense of fun - and style.
History teacher and 12th grade dean Josh Carlin mugs for the camera in his office on Senior Hall.
From Park Student to Half of Friends Power Couple: Josh Carlin
Alexandra Dineen, Contributor • February 25, 2024
The History teacher and 12th grade dean is now an institution at Friends. But he, and Athletic Director Kara Carlin, met as teens while attending our rival school.
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Defensive midfielder Devyn Barnes faces off against a park player on Rivalry Day, September 28.
An Exhilarating Soccer Win [Brief]
Ben Bunkley and Scarlett Davis October 2, 2024
Return to the B conference ups the stakes for Friends' IAAM soccer team.
The fearsome hill loomed above the cross country course on September 14th.
The Dreadful Climb [Brief]
Theodore Buck and Luke Ripke September 30, 2024
Earlier this month, Friends Cross Country runners faced the stuff of nightmares.
The team poses for victory after their match against Beth Tfiloh on September 5th.
IAAM Tennis Undefeated [Brief]
Ella Palmer, Editor-in-Chief • September 20, 2024
None of the singles or doubles players have lost a match this year.
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New Concert Chorale presidents Henry Turner and Elaina Pearce were hard at work in front of the full chorus on Monday, as teachers Michael McVey and Mat Lane led the group through its new music.
Chorus Elects New Presidents [Brief]
Ramsey Kissack, Contributor • September 18, 2024
Experienced singers Elaina Pearce and Henry Turner are set to lead Concert Chorale for the 2024-2025 school year.
Titanically Selfish! [Podcast]
Titanically Selfish! [Podcast]
Kohena Basu, Contributor • May 16, 2024
In this comic rant, podcaster Kohena Basu challenges the ending of the classic film "Titanic," and the choices of its protagonist.
Sophomores Trevor Atkinson, Qadar Al-Uqdah, Sachin Rao, Ryan Xu, and Noah Pangaribuan, in Leech's first- and last-ever performance.
Leech Unleashed: Debut Performance Rocks the Coffee House [Podcast]
Asuman Smith, Contributor • April 13, 2024
At the annual Friends School Coffee House, new student-formed band Leech took the stage and rocked the show in their debut performance.
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"A hippo on land" is the one beast these four friends unanimously agreed they could not take down with their bare hands.
Friends Lifers Ask: Could We Defeat a Beast? [Podcast]
Hudson Holmes, Ejaz Ibrahim, Jordan Saunders, and Asuman Smith June 4, 2024
In this comedy podcast, four longtime friends discuss which wild animal they might be able to defeat with their bare hands.
What's Your Favorite Movie? [Podcast]
What's Your Favorite Movie? [Podcast]
Ethan Lun, Contributor • May 17, 2024
In person-on-the-street interviews, Friends students discuss their top films of all time.
At the end of their senior collection, the class of 2024 did a choreographed dance number to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough."
Class of '24 Time Capsule [Podcast]
Gabby Burns, Contributor • May 1, 2024
Last Spring, classmates and I made an audio time capsule about our "covid class" and the wild ride our first three years of high school had been. Today, on our Senior Day, a look back.
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