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![At the end of their final Collection, the class of 2024 streamed onstage for a final dance, and shouts of SEN-IORS!](https://thequakerquill.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/senior2.jpg)
With heartfelt speeches and whole-class choreography, seniors said farewell to their teachers and underclassmen.
![Members of Friends Schools class of 2025 pose for a photo before their first prom.](https://thequakerquill.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/prom-1200x900.jpg)
Missed prom? A Quill correspondent and first-time attendee recaps everything you need to know.
![Friends juniors prepare for the 2023 Homecoming dance.](https://thequakerquill.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Hoco-1-e1698871170658-1200x581.jpg)
Homecoming 2023 threw students from the '80s to the future, as DJ Ok got everyone on their feet, and even faculty busted a move.
![Fans line up for snowballs from a Kona Ice truck during a break in the rain on Scarlet and Grey day.](https://thequakerquill.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/scarlet-and-gray.jpg)
On a recent rainy Saturday, Park and Friends School sports teams faced off in a series of contests, cheered on by hundreds of soggy fans.
![On the final day of Spirit Week, seniors dressed in Friends School colors - scarlet and grey - for the annual Pep Rally.](https://thequakerquill.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Spirit_Week.jpg)
Leading up to Rivalry Day, students dressed up to show their school spirit - and sense of humor.
![A senior accesses the Common App landing page for the University of Delaware. As college deadlines approach, the class of 24 is sleepy and stresses.](https://thequakerquill.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1260-e1697828580939-915x1200.jpeg)
The mood in senior hall is tense, as sleep-starved teens scramble to finish their essays - along with a heavy load of mid-semester schoolwork.
![The Morgan State University Marching Band processes down the Friends School driveway, lined with cheering crowds of students, from preschoolers to 12th graders.](https://thequakerquill.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/morgan2-1200x857.jpg)
Friends students expressed gratitude for the marching band's energetic performance - especially so soon after a shooting on the Morgan State University campus injured five students.
![In Orioles fan and 12th grade dean Josh Carlins office, Friends memorabilia and a recent Baltimore Sun front page celebrating the teams winning season have pride of place.](https://thequakerquill.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/orioles.jpg)
Led this season by an exciting core of young, up-and-coming stars, the Orioles have won back the hearts of many Friends School fans.
![Award-winning novelist Jenny Offill visits the 10th grade English class of Rob Traviesso - her own former student.](https://thequakerquill.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jenny-1200x857.jpg)
Novelist Jenny Offill spent a day on campus meeting with students at the invitation of her own former student - English teacher Rob Travieso.
![Senior Maeve Reichert, head of the literary magazine Mock Turtle, talks to potential 9th grade recruits during the 2023 clubs fair.](https://thequakerquill.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_2456-1200x900.jpg)
Dozens of clubs showed their stuff and courted new members at the high-energy, candy-fueled gathering on the quad.
Humans on Nature [Podcast]
By turns funny and earnest, Friends students discuss their relationships with the natural world. Cah-caw!
Noah Ripke, Contributor
February 17, 2024
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Noah Ripke, Contributor
Noah, class of 2024, loves to participate in numerous activities across the school, but is more heavily focused on S.T.E.M. He enjoys learning, helping, and experiencing new and different things, and is willing to try almostĀ anything at least once!