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Landscaping, cancer data analytics, coding, DEI work, and tree conservation are among the fields in which Friends seniors are volunteering this May.
“Kinda Goated”: Seniors Take on Meaningful Work Projects [Podcast]
May 18, 2024
At the end of their final Collection, the class of 2024 streamed onstage for a final dance, and shouts of SEN-IORS!
Class of 2024’s Last Collection [Brief & Video]
May 5, 2024
Members of Friends Schools class of 2025 pose for a photo before their first prom.
Photos, Dancing, Memories – and Don’t Forget the Food [Brief]
May 2, 2024
Narjis Benjelloun stands outside the Friends Middle School, where she teaches French to all three grades.
‘Aha Moment’ Led Mom to Teach
April 15, 2024
In this screenshot from the Friends School website, the statistic 46% students of color masks the tiny number of Latinx students included in the student body.
Lack of Latinx Representation Raises Questions
April 3, 2024
Titanically Selfish! [Podcast]
Titanically Selfish! [Podcast]
May 16, 2024
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]
May 9, 2024
The Baltimore waterfront, pictured at dusk. The citys mayoral race may come down to a popularity contest, but Im trying to do my part.
A Loyal Base Matters Most [Opinion]
April 3, 2024
Alexandra Dineen 25 (center) is one of three field hockey players who hone their skills on a club team during the winter season, so they can be leaders and mentors on the Friends team come fall.
Our Off-Season Play Brings Friends Team Closer [Opinion]
March 5, 2024
Friends students and staff pause for a photo en route to this years Student Diversity Leadership Conference in St. Louis.
Student Leaders Find Meaningful ‘Mirrors’ at Diversity Conference [Opinion]
February 27, 2024
Titanically Selfish! [Podcast]
Titanically Selfish! [Podcast]
May 16, 2024
Sophomores Trevor Atkinson, Qadar Al-Uqdah, Sachin Rao, Ryan Xu, and Noah Pangaribuan, in Leechs first- and last-ever performance.
Leech Unleashed: Debut Performance Rocks the Coffee House [Podcast]
April 13, 2024
A still from the 2023 film They Cloned Tyrone.
‘They Cloned Tyrone’ Makes You Laugh – And Think [Review]
March 27, 2024
Forbush Auditorium and the program for the Friends Middle School production of Moana Jr., as seen from the spot booth.
9th Grade Stage Manager Wrangles Record-Breaking Cast [Podcast]
March 8, 2024
Friends Upper School dancers perform a new dance, Snow, as part of the second annual performance of The Jazzy Nutcracker.
All-School Dance Recital Delights
February 24, 2024
Junior Yipeng Lu opens the website ChatGPT. Students and teachers have a wide spectrum of views on its use at Friends.
Like it or Not, Friends is Using ChatGPT
May 30, 2024
Disgusted students wondered: what was that smell emanating from the chemistry lab?
What Was That Smell in the Science Building? [Podcast]
March 6, 2024
Friends seniors Kaya Banerjee and Charlotte Hassler conduct an experiment in Dr. Hoa Costs Advanced Chemistry class.
I Used to be a Girl in STEM. What Changed? [Opinion]
February 1, 2024
Chemistry teacher Hoa Cost poses with one of her familys chickens in December, 2023.
Dr. Cost Raises Children, Students … and Chickens!
December 5, 2023
A plastic skull greeted visitors to the computer science haunted house - then jumped at them when they got too close.
Haunted House Makes Comp Sci Less Scary, More Fun [Review]
November 15, 2023
Ultimate co-captains Ben Lopez, Noah Sheasby, and Tess Porter pose before a match.
The Ultimate Spring Challenge
March 7, 2024
The Friends School baseball team prepares for Opening Day 2024.
Baseball is Back! [Podcast]
March 6, 2024
Alexandra Dineen 25 (center) is one of three field hockey players who hone their skills on a club team during the winter season, so they can be leaders and mentors on the Friends team come fall.
Our Off-Season Play Brings Friends Team Closer [Opinion]
March 5, 2024
Flags fly as the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to face off in SuperBowl 58.
Still-Smarting Baltimore Preps For Super Bowl
February 10, 2024
A sign outside Friends School on Charles Street celebrates the schools great fall sports season.
Fall Sports Successes Abound
January 28, 2024
SPICE Advice: February Foibles
SPICE Advice: February Foibles
March 6, 2024
Your Valentines 2024
Your Valentines 2024
February 14, 2024
Pancakes are a solid option ... on Earth, or off of it.
Alien Brunch [Podcast]
February 13, 2024
SPICE Advice: January Journeys
SPICE Advice: January Journeys
February 1, 2024
Are you feeling this, whenever you open your planner? If so, youre not alone. Exams are almost upon us, and the Quill has some tips to make it easier to get organized.
As Midterms Approach, 3 Tips to Stay Organized
December 2, 2023
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]
June 4, 2024
Whats Your Favorite Movie? [Podcast]
What’s Your Favorite Movie? [Podcast]
May 17, 2024
At the end of their senior collection, the class of 2024 did a choreographed dance number to Aint No Mountain High Enough.
Class of ’24 Time Capsule [Podcast]
May 1, 2024
What friendships and lessons will the class of 2023 take with them from Friends? At the 100 Nights dinner, some seniors started considering the question.
Food for Thought At Milestone Senior Dinner [Podcast]
March 28, 2024
Teacher Josh Carlin is surrounded by a crowd of students as he takes the dance floor at the semi-formal.
From the Smart Board to the Dance Floor [Podcast]
March 8, 2024
Friends School of Baltimore's Student News * Founded 1938

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