It is nearly impossible to escape the news. Every day, over eight billion people move through the world, reaching milestones, starting wars, burying children, graduating, making incredibly difficult decisions,...
If you play a sport at Abington Friends School, you probably have spent some time in the athletic training room. Maybe you needed your ankle taped, maybe you needed ice after practice, or maybe you just...
The Artemis II mission shot off Earth on April 1, 2026, at 6:35 pm EDT. The crew, consisting of Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, completed...
Are all athletes at AFS experiencing sports in the same way? As an AFS student, I cannot understand nor see all that goes on behind the scenes of our athletics. However, as a student athlete, I’m also...
The Abington Friends Upper School holds a very sacred place where many students go each and every day. The Commons has been a very integral part of Upper School life for many years, and the space, along...
If you peek into either the main art room or the ceramics room, you will normally find Mya Rodriguez’26 working on an art piece, whether it is pottery or a painting. Now that she...
At the end of the 2025-2026 school year Director of Studies and Director of College Guidance Mal Goss will be concluding her time at AFS to start a position as Dean of Curriculum and Instruction at Kent...
Technology is growing and evolving as the world advances. As a result, robots are becoming used more often in everyday life and alongside human beings in a natural setting. They are specifically seen...
Lilah VanLeer ’27 and Laiyah Singletary ´27
• May 4, 2026
Maybe the decision of headphones in the classroom just depends on the student.
Headphones have become a common sight in AFS’ hallways, cafeterias, and classrooms. After interviewing a few...
AFS sporting events have always had spirit. However, this year, even more spirit was brought to the table thanks to the AFS Roo-leaders. The Roo-leaders finally made their debut this year as AFS’s...
Balancing schoolwork and participating in one sport can be challenging for many students; however, balancing a sport in each of the three seasons of the school year (cross-country in the fall, indoor...
Makayla Littles ‘27 has been an AFS Roo for 3 years now, and in that short time, she has accomplished many things for the class of 2027. She collaborated on planning the neon dance party in her 9th...
