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Newly admitted Friends students and families arrive for Festival of Friends.
Brief: School Welcomes New Families
Mai Bolster, Staff Writer
At the "Festival of Friends" celebration yesterday, dozens of admitted students and families visited campus and enjoyed a morning of performances and conversations.
This is the first year where  students can choose a variety of different types of computer science classes at Friends!
New Computer Science Department Hammers Out the Details
Connor Weisman, Science & Technology Editor
Over the summer, teachers put their heads together to introduce new and exciting classes.
Quill Editor-in-Chief Krisna Kumar is a regional gold key winner in this years Scholastic writing competition.
Quill Editor Wins Writing Award
Quill Editor-in-Chief Krisna Kumar won a gold key in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition.
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This fall, accusations of cheating at the highest levels of competition have torn the chess world apart.
Scandal Rocks the Chess World
Jonah Rubenstein, Contributor
Accusations of cheating, and a looming court battle between chess champions, have sent shockwaves through the sport.
In this screen-grab from a video by storm chaser Max Olson, a Fort Meyers, FL, house is in the process of being swept away by a 15-foot wall of water.
Brief: Inside Deadly Hurricane Ian
Ryan Bloom, Staff Writer
Friends School's amateur meteorologist considers the terrible storm and its implications
Queen Elizabeth rides in her carriage in May of 2019; she died this week.
Brief: Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96
Kayla Hanks and Sammi Nelson-Saunders
We were all in our lunch period at Friends. The news traveled like wildfire. The Queen was dead.
Iranian women protest, in panels from Marjane Satrapis graphic novel Persepolis, published by Pantheon Books.
Iran Protests Recall 'Persepolis,' Black Lives Matter
Krisna Kumar, Editor-in-Chief
Across Iran, crowds - especially of young people - are protesting the suspicious death of a young woman in police custody.
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A photographer captures Szas name in lights.
Review: SZA's "SOS" Deserves a Listen
The singer's new album was six years in the making. Do its Billboard Top 5 tracks measure up?
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The stands were packed with fans wearing white for boys Varsity Basketballs tense Senior Night game.
Brief: Close Senior Night Game Ends in Triumph
Barak Adeyemi, CJ Moore, and Morgan Thomasson-Small
With family and friends watching, the Quakes claimed victory in the game's final seconds.
Club Head Benjamin Lopez
Frisbee: Ultimate Hits the Fields for the Spring
Sam Wu, Sports Editor
This spring, Ultimate Frisbee comes to Friends as the school's newest official sport.
A powerful serve from the Friends side, in the JV volleyball game against Chapelgate on September 20th
Volleyball Loss, But Team Spirit Win
Krisna Kumar, Lucy Murphy, Noa Sachs-Kohen, and Thomas Cerny
“We’re excited for the rest of the year as the team keeps improving,” said Coach Liz. “We’re going to keep working hard.” 
Girls Varsity Soccer celebrated a shutout against City on Scarlet & Gray Day 2022.
Brief: Scarlet & Gray Day Returns Full-Force
Chandler Grace Abernathy, Contributor
With lemon peppermint sticks and toddlers wandering the campus, it felt, if just for a moment, like no time had been lost to the pandemic. 
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In this screen-grab from a video by storm chaser Max Olson, a Fort Meyers, FL, house is in the process of being swept away by a 15-foot wall of water.
Brief: Inside Deadly Hurricane Ian
Ryan Bloom, Staff Writer
Friends School's amateur meteorologist considers the terrible storm and its implications
Brief: Has BeReal Made Friends Realer?
Brief: Has BeReal Made Friends Realer?
Emily DeFilippis, Charlotte Hassler, and Noa Sachs-Kohen
The BeReal app has taken Friends by storm. Has it made us any more authentic on social media?
Robotics Club members Sophie von Coelln and Ryan Ellis make their pitch at the Spring 2022 STEAM fair.
Incoming 9th Graders Get Hands-On at STEAM Fair
Krisna Kumar, Managing Editor (print)
A fair designed to empower women and non-binary people in STEAM got a new mission this year.
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Movie Character You Love
Movie Character You Love
Peter Zejmis, Staff Videographer
Person-on-the-street interviews with Upper School teachers and students about characters who moved them on the silver screen.
Senate co-president Owen Burns snaps a selfie with the Friends student body on his last day of collection, May 3, 2022.
22 from '22
Owen Burns, Contributor
On the class of 2022's final day at Friends, a listen back to their younger selves.
Teen Love
Teen Love
Rain Ruan, Contributor
Podcaster Rain Ruan explores the question of falling in love, with her best friend Fiona.
NFL Honors Ceremony & School Wi-Fi
NFL Honors Ceremony & School Wi-Fi
Carson Freeman, Arturo Guallar-Blasco, and Henry Geller
In Weekly Wrap #4: News headlines, school internet, Biden and COVID, film review, NFL Honors Ceremony, Yearbook ad, global protests
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