Picture this: you step foot into your house after a long day at school, only for it to look like it’s 10 o’clock at night despite the clock reading 5:30. For a moment, you question whether or not you...
Passivity, compliance, peace: some might think that Quakerism is about skirting conflict and trying to resolve discourse in the quickest way possible. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
Quakerism...
Over the last two years, Orla Maxcy ‘25 and Miranda Shandell ’25 have both founded and successfully run a thriving student newspaper at Abington Friends School, but the beloved editors-in-chief are...
As we come to the end of our time as editors-in-chief, we begin to reflect on the time we've spent creating and working on The Blue and White. Now, in the months of April and May we are preparing to pass...
The Blue and White was founded on the principle of student voices being amplified and valued. Our goal was to be an uncensored publication because this aligns with the Quaker testimonies we practice and...
Seniors Miranda Shandell and Orla Maxcy sit down with new head of school Nicole Hood again to follow up on her first semester at Abington Friends School.
Advanced Placement, or AP classes are a reality for highschool students across the country. Whether they are looking to earn credit for college, pad their high school transcript, or just pursue a subject...
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....
On April 5, 2024, Editors in Chief Orla Maxcy '25 and Miranda Shandell '25 sat down with incoming Head of School Nicole Hood to talk about her, the school, and her plans for the future.
Throughout these 330 years, community has always been a cornerstone of the academics and interests of Abington Friends School. During and after the pandemic, what defines a community has been gray, but...
December has arrived faster than expected and the student body is anxiously awaiting winter break. The air is getting colder and classes are preparing for midterms and end of semester projects due only...
