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The Blue and White

The Student News Site of Abington Friends School
Students Demand Action at Advocacy Day
Students Demand Action at Advocacy Day
May 29, 2024
Reaching Out
Reaching Out
May 7, 2024
Libraries: An Endangered Species
Libraries: An Endangered Species
May 5, 2024
Multicultural Night
Multicultural Night
April 29, 2024
AFS Debate Club’s Mock Trial
AFS Debate Club’s Mock Trial
April 29, 2024
Survival 101: Publications
Survival 101: Publications
May 30, 2024
An Extraordinary Teacher
An Extraordinary Teacher
May 29, 2024
Getting to Know Margaret
Getting to Know Margaret
May 29, 2024
Reaching Out
Reaching Out
May 7, 2024
Multicultural Night
Multicultural Night
April 29, 2024
Contrapuntal
Contrapuntal
May 29, 2024
Let’s Talk About Intimacy
Let’s Talk About Intimacy
May 5, 2024
For The Record
For The Record
March 20, 2024
Horror Movies are Getting Worse
Horror Movies are Getting Worse
March 20, 2024
The Past and Present of Three Sisters
The Past and Present of Three Sisters
March 16, 2024
Lucky Cricket: (Almost) No Line Goes Unnecessary
June 15, 2024
Conflict is Not the Enemy of Peace
Conflict is Not the Enemy of Peace
May 30, 2024
Tourette Awareness Month
May 29, 2024
They See More Than You Know
They See More Than You Know
May 6, 2024
The Importance of Teaching Financial Literacy
The Importance of Teaching Financial Literacy
May 6, 2024
Mason Fullerton '25
AFS Needs a Track
May 29, 2024
There is No “I” in Team
There is No “I” in Team
May 5, 2024
Breaking Barriers and Brackets
Breaking Barriers and Brackets
April 2, 2024
Running Against the Grain
Running Against the Grain
March 5, 2024
Roos Take Down the Gators to Win the 2024 Quaker Cup
Roos Take Down the Gators to Win the 2024 Quaker Cup
February 19, 2024

The Blue and White

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Conflict is Not the Enemy of Peace
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Conflict is Not the Enemy of Peace
Orla Maxcy '25 and Miranda Shandell '25 • May 30, 2024
Students Demand Action at Advocacy Day
Students Demand Action at Advocacy Day
Rowan Mannon '25 • May 29, 2024
An Extraordinary Teacher
An Extraordinary Teacher
Alyson Cromar '25 • May 29, 2024
News
Students Demand Action at Advocacy Day
Rowan Mannon '25 • May 29, 2024
Reaching Out
Orla Maxcy '25 and Miranda Shandell '25 • May 7, 2024
Libraries: An Endangered Species
Rainy Korein '27, Assistant News Editor • May 5, 2024
Multicultural Night
Helene Mogul ‘27 • April 29, 2024
AFS Debate Club’s Mock Trial
Aquilla Mixon '25, Assistant Opinion Editor • April 29, 2024
Features
Survival 101: Publications
Lauren Washington '26 • May 30, 2024
An Extraordinary Teacher
Alyson Cromar '25 • May 29, 2024
Getting to Know Margaret
Rainy Korein '27, Assistant News Editor • May 29, 2024
Reaching Out
Orla Maxcy '25 and Miranda Shandell '25 • May 7, 2024
Multicultural Night
Helene Mogul ‘27 • April 29, 2024
Arts
Contrapuntal
Contrapuntal
Serafina Kubersky '26, Assistant Arts Editor • May 29, 2024

Contrapuntal poems beautifully marry music with poetry in a way that entwines two separate poems into a harmonious third. Its invention is credited...

Let’s Talk About Intimacy
Let’s Talk About Intimacy
Ava Cole '25, Founder of Marketing Team • May 5, 2024

Breaking news: Abington Friends Upper School Theatre has an intimacy director. That’s right, it’s not just for Bridgerton. Carly Bodnar served...

For The Record
For The Record
Kaitlyn Podulka ‘25 • March 20, 2024

The Record, a Boygenius album released in March of 2023, is both unique and generic. The lyrics on this album are creative and beautiful. They...

Opinion
Lucky Cricket: (Almost) No Line Goes Unnecessary
Liam Hilliard '26, Assistant Features Editor • June 15, 2024

  What do you get when you fuse the simple, acoustic instrumentation of folk music with the in-your-face and aggressive lyricism of punk...

Conflict is Not the Enemy of Peace
Conflict is Not the Enemy of Peace
Orla Maxcy '25 and Miranda Shandell '25 • May 30, 2024
Tourette Awareness Month
Isabel Grey '26 • May 29, 2024
They See More Than You Know
They See More Than You Know
Rowan Mannon ‘25 • May 6, 2024
The Importance of Teaching Financial Literacy
The Importance of Teaching Financial Literacy
Catalina Lesher ‘25 • May 6, 2024
Sports
Mason Fullerton '25
AFS Needs a Track
Casey Smothers '25 • May 29, 2024

  As Abington Friends enters its next era with new leadership and fundraising efforts, the school must ensure that no one is left behind...

There is No “I” in Team
There is No “I” in Team
Angela Stevens '25 • May 5, 2024

  Caitlin Clark, Face of Women’s NCAA College Basketball. Caitlin Clark, Role Model for young girls playing basketball. Caitlin Clark,...

Breaking Barriers and Brackets
Breaking Barriers and Brackets
Orla Maxcy '25, Editor in Chief • April 2, 2024

  On March 24, 2024, the Women’s NCAA tournament had already trickled into the second round. The anticipation of watching the undefeated...

Meet the Staff
Anjali Tremblay '26
Anjali Tremblay '26
Arts Editor

Position: Arts Editor Anjali Tremblay, a junior at AFS, has been an editor for the Blue&White since the 2023-24 school year. She is deeply involved in AFS theater, chorus, jazz band, Cappies, and...

Kylie Firmin '26
Kylie Firmin '26
Assistant Photo Editor

Position: Assistant Photo Editor Kylie Firmin (she/her) is a junior at Abington Friends School. She is an Assistant Photo Editor of the Blue & White and this will be her first year on the Blue &...

Priyal Sanathara '25
Priyal Sanathara '25
Features Editor

Position: Features Editor Priyal Sanathara, (she/her/hers) a senior, has been involved in the Blue and White since the 23-24 school year. Picking up numerous odd jobs, Sanathara found herself coming...