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...
In the 2023-2024 school year, we as Black Student Union (BSU) clerks were trying to raise money for our student organization. In an effort to do so, we learned that there were a number of parents who wanted...
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...
As part of Trump’s anti-DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiative, employees of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) were instructed to remove all web pages related to gender identity or HIV...
On Monday January 20th, 2025, Donald Trump took office. Since this pivotal moment there has been both unabashed excitement and outrage from the United States. As of February 16th Trump has signed 65 executive...
The Quaker Youth Leadership Conference is an annual event bringing students from Quaker schools in the United States (and one in Toronto) together. Each year has a different theme, with this year’s being,...
In a country strikingly divided politically and socially, football is a sport that unites many of us. According to a 2024 Gallup poll, “a record-high 80% of U.S. adults believe Americans are greatly...
Men I Trust (MIT) is a Canadian band formed in Québec City, Canada in 2014. They released a new single on September 10, 2024, “Husk.” The band announced the release of the new single on social media...
Tucked away in a far corner of the Abington Friends School campus is the Triangle Gym. At more than 300 years old, it is one of the oldest buildings on campus. It is left mostly to the groundskeepers,...
About 17,000 high schools in the United States are home to basketball teams; last year more than 924,000 high schoolers played basketball in the United States. High school basketball can be very competitive...
Emma Hill ‘27, Sophia Hughes ‘27, and Sophie Cole ‘27
• January 9, 2025
We have all had a great time coming to Abington Friends School and have appreciated the welcoming community who were willing to help us and answer our questions. While here, we have had many highlights...
Senator Nikil Saval has been representing Pennsylvania’s first congressional district in the center of Philadelphia since he was elected in 2022. Growing up in West Los Angeles, Saval is the son of two...
