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...

AFS’ Director of Choral Music, Justin Solonynka, has been involved in our school since 2009 and has been teaching for even longer. Even before he found himself in this role at AFS, though, Solonynka...

After 3:15 p.m., a rush of community surges AFS as students leave classes to go outside on the courts or inside the Berman Athletics Center. No matter how the seasons change, spring or summer, sports have...

Nicole Hood began her first year as head of Abington Friends School this fall. She had previously taught at a number of different schools, and she reminisces on what makes AFS different from those other...

The first time Arbor Day was celebrated in the United States was back in 1872. As settlers began to migrate to the west from the North and the South seeking new opportunities, people missed the presence...

Abington Friends School is a school imbued with history, dating back further than our nation, but its history is not often talked about. The Muller auditorium was built in 1989, but the theater program...

Since the dawn of humanity, humans have been captivated by music: the rhythms, the sounds, the emotion. Music has been used to express the very things that make us human: a longing for connection, empathy,...

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...

Quatern Poems may frolic through fields and swing on monkey bars, but they are anything but childish. Often referred to as the “beginner friendly” version of more complicated forms like the rondeau...

At Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, students in grades K-12 express themselves in various ways. They can choose to express themselves through sports, body language, music, or fashion.  Fashion...

The Renaissance Tour showcased Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter, the most decorated Grammy award winner with over eight albums under her belt, including Cowboy Carter, her first ever country album. It is...

On March 21, 2023, Tiktok’s Newsroom released the headline: “Celebrating Our Thriving Community of 150 Million Americans!” They weren’t exaggerating. According to studies done by the Pew Research...