What do you get when you fuse the simple, acoustic instrumentation of folk music with the in-your-face and aggressive lyricism of punk rock? You get folk punk (otherwise known as rogue folk),...
In the Abington Friends School’s Publications class, students travel to a remote island where they fend for themselves and compete in various team challenges. Every three days the students...
Tourette Syndrome is a neurological condition that causes involuntary movements known as tics. There are many types of tics and no two people with Tourette’s will have all the same tics. Anyone can have...
After weeks and weeks of diligent planning, the Students Demand Action (SDA) cohort from AFS made our way to Harrisburg for a day of learning and demanding change on May 7, 2024. We began in front of a...
The best teachers are those who care about their student's academic well-being as well as their personal well-being. Jordan is the epitome of both. He challenges his students with such a grace that cannot...
As Abington Friends enters its next era with new leadership and fundraising efforts, the school must ensure that no one is left behind amid the flurry of change. The announcement of the Fourth...
Contrapuntal poems beautifully marry music with poetry in a way that entwines two separate poems into a harmonious third. Its invention is credited to Russian novelist and poet Andrei Bely in 1921. Since...
I was pleasantly surprised when I stepped into Margaret Guerra’s Honors History class for the first time this fall. Unlike in many classes, my experience in her class was just as lighthearted and humor-filled...
Breaking news: Abington Friends Upper School Theatre has an intimacy director. That’s right, it’s not just for Bridgerton. Carly Bodnar served as the intimacy director for this year’s Upper School...
Caitlin Clark, Face of Women’s NCAA College Basketball. Caitlin Clark, Role Model for young girls playing basketball. Caitlin Clark, Arguably the G.O.A.T of college women’s basketball. These...
This past break, I’ve found myself experiencing something I hadn’t had much connection to during the school year: joy. This joy came about when I decided to begin a season of Survivor (season 6 if...
Standardized testing has long been the benchmark for college readiness and student excellence. The test was considered a way for lower-income students to be able to showcase their own talents without the...
