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The Start of Something New?

The Start of Something New?

Mason Fullerton '25, Photo Editor December 15, 2024

AFS Varsity Boys Basketball is starting the 2024-25 season strong but with four wins and four losses. The team would win the four games against AIM Academy, La Salle College High School, Mastery Charter...

AFS Fall Athletics: Ending on a High Note

AFS Fall Athletics: Ending on a High Note

Chloe Collet '26, Sports Editor December 12, 2024

With the change of seasons, comes the end of fall sports at AFS and the beginning of winter sports. Many fall sports ended the season on a very high note, including Girls' Varsity Tennis, which made it...

​​Bouncing Back: A Team Without Seniors

​​Bouncing Back: A Team Without Seniors

Alana Son '26, Assistant Sports Editor December 12, 2024

Every ideal high school team has its seniors leading the team emotionally and physically on the courts—the leader of the court and in the locker rooms. In most cases, seniors are the backbones of the...

To AP or not to AP?

To AP or not to AP?

Orla Maxcy '25 and Miranda Shandell '25 November 25, 2024

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...

EAJ Clerks: Sophia Schwartz '26, Victoria Knight '25, and Vivian Deguzman '25

Green Technology at AFS

Timmy Ma '25 and Lauren Washington '26 November 20, 2024

Do you know what green technology is?  If you answered no then, you have the same answer as the mass population.  According to the Yale Program on Climate Change ¨Communication 48% of Americans underestimate...

AI Doesn’t Kill Your Mind, Instead it Nurtures it.

AI Doesn’t Kill Your Mind, Instead it Nurtures it.

Daniel Lahtaw ‘25 November 20, 2024

Artificial intelligence has always been a part of our daily lives. We may not notice that personalized show recommendations, traffic map updates, and TikTok’s algorithm all use AI. Since the release...

Fast Fashion at Abington Friends School

Fast Fashion at Abington Friends School

Grace Moore '26 November 19, 2024

Fast fashion is a beast that is affecting our environment as well as our social spheres. The issue is especially prevalent among younger generations, as teens are typically the leading consumers of clothing.  “Fast...

How Does Social Media Affect Teen Mental Health?

How Does Social Media Affect Teen Mental Health?

Esa McCants '25 and Daniel Lahtaw '25 November 19, 2024

    Is Instagram still fun or is it now a detriment to teen’s mental health? In response to Instagram's recent age verification policy, in hopes of protecting younger users by limiting...

How have students’ after-school jobs changed from past generations?

How have students’ after-school jobs changed from past generations?

John Mazzacarro '25 November 19, 2024

Talk to any student in high school and they will tell you about their many after school activities and heavy workloads that take up most of their time.  If you ask them about their job experience,...

Announcing The Art Fair

Announcing The Art Fair

Anjali Tremblay '26, Arts Editor November 18, 2024

This December, a brand-new tradition will debut at AFS: The Winter Art Fair. Every year, seniors in visual arts classes are celebrated at a culminating, end of year Senior Art Showcase. However,...

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...

Character Workshop

The People Behind the Rebellion of Urinetown: The Musical

Ash Cohen '26, Marketing November 14, 2024

Urinetown: The Musical by Greg Kotis is a story about rebellion against a tyrannical government, with the people of the world being forced to pay in order to pee. Bobby Strong is the leader of the rebellion,...

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