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Potential Schedule Change
February 12, 2024
Mauro Luis Penzo (left) and Bruno Carrasquilla
Exchange Students Visit Friends
February 12, 2024
Introducing Trupti Patel: New Dean of Faculty
Introducing Trupti Patel: New Dean of Faculty
February 12, 2024
New Teachers Join Upperschool
January 28, 2024
Lieber speaking at his celebration in February
Head Coach David Lieber Steps Down After 33 Years
October 30, 2023
Friends Responds to Hamas Attack
February 12, 2024
A Reflection on Food Waste
February 12, 2024
From the Political Action Club: A Profile on Gretchen Whitmer
February 12, 2024
Friends’ Teachers’ Union
February 12, 2024
Varsity Girls Volleyball
February 12, 2024
Corporate America’s Condemnations Are Empty
February 12, 2024
Look the Same?
The Pollen Problem
July 5, 2023
Thanksgiving Foods Ranked
Thanksgiving Foods Ranked
November 28, 2022
Opinion: Vaccine Mandates are Moral
April 5, 2022
Attacks Against AAPI Community Incite Fear, Reflection
Attacks Against AAPI Community Incite Fear, Reflection
June 23, 2021
Lieber speaking at his celebration in February
Head Coach David Lieber Steps Down After 33 Years
October 30, 2023
The Boys Varsity Basketball arriving at their Arizona hotel in December, 2019. The team went on to win the NYSAIS State Championship.
What Happened to Friends Athletics Trips?
October 30, 2023
Squash Grows in New York City
Squash Grows in New York City
April 10, 2023
Season Wrap-Up: Boys Varsity Soccer
Season Wrap-Up: Boys Varsity Soccer
November 30, 2022
Cooper: MLB Postseason Preview
Cooper: MLB Postseason Preview
May 7, 2022
Chicken Sandwich Rankings
February 12, 2024
Foe: AI, Spaceships, and Humankind
Foe: AI, Spaceships, and Humankind
February 12, 2024
Courtesy of IMDB
Everything Everywhere All at Once Headlines Oscars
October 30, 2023
A Review of Lana Del Rey’s Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
A Review of Lana Del Rey’s Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
July 5, 2023
Dont Worry Darling Review
Don’t Worry Darling Review
January 19, 2023
FS Sports Podcast Episode 1: Interview with Captains of the Girls Varsity Basketball Team
FS Sports Podcast Episode 1: Interview with Captains of the Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team
February 27, 2022
Senior editors Beatrice Moyers 21 and Olivia Kane 21 discuss how the pandemic has impacted student relationships.
The Insight Podcast: Episode 1, “The experience of teaching online.”
November 18, 2020

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Jill Wong

Jill Wong, Photo Editor

Jill is serving as the Photo Editor this year. When Jill isn’t taking photos, she’s whipping up goodies in the kitchen, or drawing funny cats. To pass the time during quarantine, Jill baked dozens of batches of biscotti. A fun fact about Jill is that she’s read all of the "Peanuts" comics by Charles Schulz.

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The pandemic forced cities to cancel Lunar New Year celebrations, and Friends Seminarys annual festivities were moved online. Despite these changes, community members found ways to celebrate the start of the Year of the Ox.

[Photo] Pandemic limits Lunar New Year celebrations

Andrew Tart, Staff Writer
February 27, 2021
New Owls have entered the school as the pandemic has drastically reshaped daily life, complicating their journey into the Friends community.

[Photo] New community members adapt through pandemic

Benjamin Shapiro and Paz Barrera
February 25, 2021
Zoom fatigue” describes feelings of exhaustion and burnout that result from overusing virtual communication platforms like Zoom.

[Photo] Community members grapple with “Zoom fatigue”

Sylvie Gross, Staff Writer
February 25, 2021
Seven-day COVID-19 positivity rates in NYC from November 2020 to February 8th, 2021. Data per the City of New York.

[Photo] Students react to spikes in NYC COVID cases

Andrew Tart, Staff Writer
February 12, 2021
Distance learning has made class possible during severe weather. The future of snow days is uncertain.

[Photo] Does distance learning mean the end of snow days?

Andy Judlowe, Staff Writer
February 10, 2021
Community members have used distance learning to build new skills, work on projects, and hone academic growth.

[Photo] Distance learning has silver-linings

Tara Singh, Staff Writer
February 2, 2021
Faculty and staff began receiving vaccines in New Yorks 1B group. Many have received their first doses, and some will get their second early as next week.

[Photo] Friends faculty and staff receive COVID-19 vaccines

Charles Gorrivan, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2021
Quarantine Activities (Lila)

[Photo] Community members reflect on quarantine

Lila Banker, Copy Editor
January 18, 2021
The pandemic has limited in-person service opportunities, but the service committee has created new ways to get involved.

[Photo] Pandemic creates new service opportunities

Esme Haymes, Staff Writer
December 13, 2020
[INSIGHT] - Election Article

[Photo] Community reacts to presidential election results

Charles Gorrivan, Editor-in-Chief
November 29, 2020
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[Photo] Virtual learning poses difficulties to teachers

Jamie Palladino, Junior Editor
November 18, 2020
A train enters the Union Square station that students commute to during the school year. This commute has been altered for many as train service has been impacted, the pandemic poses health risks.

[Photo] Pandemic changes students’ commute to school

Theo Maniatis, Staff Writer
November 18, 2020
Impact_Of_Students_Who_Cant_Vote_(Vote_Tripling)

[Photo] Vote-tripling increases voter turnout, engages youth

Ada Sensoy, Staff Writer
November 2, 2020
Impact_On_What_We_Learn,_What_Is_Lost_In_Digital_Learning

[Photo] Friends Seminary adapts to online learning

Samara Friedman, Junior Editor
November 2, 2020
College Search Process (Olivia)

[Photo] Pandemic changes college application process

Olivia Kane, Senior Editor
November 2, 2020
Seniors COVID (June)

[Photo] Seniors reflect on their final year

June Harkrider, Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2020
MFW (Tara Singh)

[Photo] Meeting for Worship moves online

Tara Singh, Staff Writer
November 2, 2020
Benefits of Distance Learning (Jamie)

[Photo] Online learning offers benefits to Immunocompromised student

Jamie Palladino, Junior Editor
November 2, 2020
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