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The Blue and White

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The Blue and White

The Blue and White

They See More Than You Know

They See More Than You Know

Rowan Mannon ‘25 May 6, 2024

In recent years, the college admissions landscape has begun to adopt a new facet to their applicants' profile, an aspect that goes largely unknown by high school students and their families.   Some...

The Importance of Teaching Financial Literacy

The Importance of Teaching Financial Literacy

Catalina Lesher ‘25 May 6, 2024

How much of the material you’re learning during your high school experience are you certain you can apply to your everyday life? Sure, the fundamentals of our curriculum work to build upon scholarly...

Let’s Talk About Intimacy

Let’s Talk About Intimacy

Ava Cole '25 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 as the intimacy director for this year’s Upper School...

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, Arguably the G.O.A.T of college women’s basketball. These...

Trust Me, it’s Good For You

Trust Me, it’s Good For You

Jada Melville '25 May 5, 2024

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...

How Standardized Testing is Letting Down our Students

How Standardized Testing is Letting Down our Students

Nelson Cordón '25 May 5, 2024

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...

Why Summer Reading is Beneficial

Why Summer Reading is Beneficial

Dahlia Abboushi '25 May 5, 2024

How often do you find yourself enjoying a book? Summer break is theoretically a time for freedom from academics. Yet the summer reading program, despite being academic, bolsters that sense of freedom and...

Cosplay Personalities

Cosplay Personalities

Neveah Brown '25 April 30, 2024

 During my sophomore year of high school, I overheard a student say “I wish I came from trenches so I would have something to motivate me.”  It wasn’t the overt stupidity and ignorance of that...

Is J. Cole the lyricist of our generation?

Is J. Cole the lyricist of our generation?

Chloe Feldstein ‘25 April 30, 2024

Picture yourself in the car listening to a song you like; maybe you're singing along, maybe you're dancing, or maybe you are just sitting there taking it in.  No matter what it is that you're doing,...

A Tainted Spring Season

A Tainted Spring Season

Drew Shenkman ‘25 April 29, 2024

We’ve all seen the wonderful additions Abington Friends School has made to its nature-oriented campus in the past few years: a wonderful new sports facility and new carpets and design in the student...

Breaking Barriers and Brackets

Breaking Barriers and Brackets

Orla Maxcy '25 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 South Carolina Gamecocks have a redemption win after the...

What Does Ramadan Mean for Me?

What Does Ramadan Mean for Me?

Lena White ‘25 March 20, 2024

Since I was younger, when I heard the word Ramadan, a small part of me jumped a little from excitement. The smell of home cooked meals on an empty stomach always made me feel warm while imagining the feelings...

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