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This painting of Koniezhny, showing some of the assistive technologies she uses, was painted by sophomore Amalia Danai '28, based on a photo by junior Ruben Smith '27 in December 2025.
Always Learning
February 28, 2026
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
September 11, 2025
This sign greeted those arriving to vote at Grace United Methodist Church in Baltimore's Roland Park neighborhood.
Story of a Polling Place
November 11, 2024
In the Stony Run Friends Meetinghouse, at the northeast corner of campus, Friends students are often asked to contemplate the Quaker idea that there is "that of God" in everyone.
We See “That of God” in Every Person – Not Every Idea [Editorial]
November 8, 2024
Chemistry teacher Hoa Cost poses with one of her family's chickens in December, 2023.
Dr. Cost Raises Children, Students … and Chickens!
December 5, 2023
Friends School of Baltimore's Student News * Founded 1938

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Phone Ban: A Senior’s Take [Podcast]

Sam Funk ’26 weighs in on the early days of Friends School’s new cell phone policy.
Kaeden Todman, Contributor • March 10, 2026
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Elon Musk speaks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and guests at a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship, in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., November 19, 2024 . Brandon Bell/Pool via REUTERS
Is Starship Really What’s Best for NASA? [Opinion]
Quaker Student Union members share a meal while on their annual retreat at Gunpowder Friends Meeting.
Students Plan for the Future, Question the Past at QSU Retreat [Opinion]
In the Stony Run Friends Meetinghouse, at the northeast corner of campus, Friends students are often asked to contemplate the Quaker idea that there is "that of God" in everyone.
We See “That of God” in Every Person - Not Every Idea [Editorial]
Titanically Selfish! [Podcast]
Titanically Selfish! [Podcast]
Last month, Jared Cooney Horvath spoke to Friends Upper and Middle School students, and teachers and parents, about the neuroscience of learning.
Wisdom from Brain Guru Jared Horvath [Opinion]
The Baltimore waterfront, pictured at dusk. The city's mayoral race may come down to a popularity contest, but I'm trying to do my part.
A Loyal Base Matters Most [Opinion]

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