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 TV Journalists for a Day
A dozen upper school students hit the streets of Philadelphia on April 19 with cameras supplied by the WHYY studios as part of a day-long video production workshop. After a morning of preparation, the aspiring journalists stopped pedestrians on Independence Mall and conducted short interviews about sleeping patterns and reading habits. Later, they critiqued their footage back at the studio. Read More
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A Gift with a Proud Provenance
The phone call was unexpected and delightful: "I have some artwork. Come pick out what you want for the school," said Henry Weis, long-time Friends Select trustee, Arch Street Meeting member, Philadelphia resident and retired real estate developer. I said yes without hesitation. Read More
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A Glimpse of Meeting
Seeing the entire school community gathered at Meeting for Worship is truly a thing to behold. Lower school students and teachers sit on the ground floor of the meetinghouse; middle and upper school attendees generally sit in the balcony; a combination of administrators, teachers and students sit on the facing benches. Read More
May Lower School Events
Transition Coffee for Current Parents in K, 2 & 4, May 3, 8:15 a.m., Dining HallSpring Curriculum Night, May 17, 5 p.m., Theatre and classroomsFamilies for Ethnic & Cultural Diversity Meeting, May 19, 6 p.m., PA RoomLower School Director's Coffee, May 21, 8:15 a.m., PA Room |
Notes from the Big Apple A group of intrepid seventh grade students and several Friends Select faculty spent three days crisscrossing Manhattan in April. This "culminating trip" brought together multiple curricular units from throughout the year. Maureen Haurin, middle and upper school librarian, recorded her impressions, moment by moment. Read More
May Middle School Events
Spring Concert, May 6, 7 p.m., Theatre
Families for Ethnic & Cultural Diversity Meeting, May 19, 6 p.m., PA Room
Middle School Director's Coffee, May 20, 8 a.m., PA Room
Middle School Dance, May 21, 6-9 p.m., Gym
Spring Athletic Awards, May 28, 9:25 a.m., Theatre
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Looking at Art in a New WayTag along on a ninth grade trip to the Art Museum, and one thing is patently clear: There is a world of difference between a casual stroll through the galleries and really looking at art. Friends Select students are incredibly lucky to have a world-class art museum a mile up the road . Read More
May Upper School EventsJunior/Senior Prom, May 1, 7-12 p.m., Top of the Tower
Grade 10 to "La Traviata," May 5
Spring Concert, May 6, 7 p.m., Theatre
Grade 9 Museum Day, May 8
Academic and Athletic Awards, May 14, 2:15 p.m., Theatre
Families for Ethnic & Cultural Diversity Meeting, May 19, 6 p.m., PA Room
Spring Athletic Awards, May 28, 9:25 a.m., Theatre
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Events This Month
Junior/Senior Prom,
May 1, 7-12 p.m., Top of the Tower
MS/US Spring Concert, May 6, 7 p.m., Theatre
Families for Ethnic & Cultural Diversity Meeting, May 19, 6 p.m., PA Room
Lower School Director's Coffee, May 21, 8:15 a.m., PA Room
Middle School Director's Coffee, May 20, 8 a.m., PA Room
Memorial Day, May 31, School and Vacation Care Closed
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Looking Ahead
Lower School Picnic, June 9, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Allen's Lane Art Center (Rain Date: June 10)
Last Day of School, Pre-K through Grade 11, June 11
Senior Project Presentations, June 11, Reception at 12:15 p.m. (Upper School Library) & Presentations at 1 p.m. (Classrooms)
Grade 8 Moving Up Ceremony, June 11, 8:45 a.m., Meetinghouse (Reception in PA Room, 9:45 a.m.)
Graduation, June 14, 10:30 a.m., Meetinghouse
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