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Bridge on the ExTerm trip to the Drexel Innovation Lab for the Engineering Exploration ExTerm

Humans of AFS: An Unexpected Transition: From Philosophy to the Deep End of Math.

Timmy Ma ‘25 November 20, 2024

Nathan Bridge arrived at Abington Friends School in the fall of 2023 to teach Honors Precalculus and AP Statistics. Bridge is also one of the founders of the Philly Math League, a competitive math league...

Zach Dutot '25 sitting in the library

Seniors vs. Supplementals

Nora Monahan '25 November 18, 2024

The beginning of the school year is full of new and exciting traditions for every grade. However, for the seniors at Abington Friends, it has been full of supplemental essays and college meetings. For...

Jeff Bond Speaking at Varsity Baseball Practice in 2024

Humans of AFS: State Champion Head Coach

Mason Fullerton '25, Photo Editor November 10, 2024

Abington Friends School Director of Athletics, Jeff Bond has been part of the AFS community for twenty-two years and plays a crucial role in the daily operations of AFS’s athletics year-round.  Director...

Humans of AFS: Wayne Kurtz

Humans of AFS: Wayne Kurtz

John Mazzaccaro '25 October 28, 2024

Wayne Kurtz has been a friendly face at Abington Friends School for the past 20 years. He’s a staple of the math program from a background in engineering, teaching many different classes throughout his...

Humans of AFS: Sunshine O’Donnell

Humans of AFS: Sunshine O’Donnell

Rain O'Donnell '25 October 28, 2024

Sunshine O’Donnell has been a teacher and writer for over 30 years, releasing novels, poetry, and children’s books during that time. What most people don’t know about her is that she started off...

Humans of AFS: Adam Serfass

Humans of AFS: Adam Serfass

Aly Cromar '25 October 28, 2024

Last year Adam Serfass, one of the AFS maintenance staff had a chance encounter with his birth-mother, who he had never met before. Serfass is known at AFS for his hilarious sense of humor and infectious...

Upholding Trust in Times of Error

Upholding Trust in Times of Error

Orla Maxcy '25 and Miranda Shandell '25 October 14, 2024

Part of what makes Abington Friends special is not just the exceptional arts, diverse student body, or our collaborative instead of competitive culture. It’s the relationships between faculty and students....

Humans of AFS: Capturing Sports Through a Camera: Mason Fullerton

Humans of AFS: Capturing Sports Through a Camera: Mason Fullerton

Quincy Willis '26 October 13, 2024

Mason Fullerton ‘25, a senior at Abington Friends School, has spent his last three years contributing to the sports program as the sports photographer. Fullerton has been able to capture emotion and...

Humans of AFS: The fascinating Background of Daniel Lahtaw

Humans of AFS: The fascinating Background of Daniel Lahtaw

Ethan Bell ‘25 October 13, 2024

Daniel Lahtaw ‘25 possesses one of the most unique and diverse backgrounds among the students at Abington Friends School. However, many within the AFS community may not  realize this, as Lahtaw has...

Humans of AFS: Does Lisa Treadway-Kurtz think We’ve Reached Racial Equality in Sports?

Lauren Washington '26 October 13, 2024

  The doors of Abington Friends School opened for the 2024-2025 school year with the sounds of  students, teachers, and coaches flooding the hallways of the Berman Athletic Center with cleats,...

David vs. Goliath

Rainy Korein '27, Assistant News Editor October 12, 2024

Since 2022, the owners of the 76ers have been designing the opulent “76 Place”  - an 175,000 square foot arena for the basketball team coming at a price of over one billion dollars. From the moment...

Regalbuto poses ready to pitch

Humans of AFS: Rusty Regalbuto reflects on his time as a baseball coach

Sam Calandra-Jayne ‘26 October 9, 2024

Rusty Regalbuto has taught here at Abington Friends for almost 30 years. He is impossible not to know, always offering a smile or a good word to everyone in the Upper School. Most people know him as a...

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