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The Blue and White

The Student News Site of Abington Friends School

The Blue and White

The Blue and White

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...

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...

Libraries: An Endangered Species

Libraries: An Endangered Species

Rainy Korein '27 May 5, 2024

  “You just read all day, right?” is a common assumption that will have many librarians rolling their eyes. In the words of Sara Huff, librarian at the Abington Public Library, that is “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...

Getting the Ball Rolling

Getting the Ball Rolling

Priyal Sanathara '25 April 12, 2024

If anyone had stepped into the Berman Athletics Center on Friday March 15th at 5pm, they’d have immediately been blanketed in an electric atmosphere. The entire room was charged with adrenaline,...

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...

Redefining Discipline

Redefining Discipline

Orla Maxcy '25 and Miranda Shandell '25 March 20, 2024

Facing disciplinary consequences is an uncomfortable reality that contributes to our growth as people. Especially as teenagers with the pressures of grades, activities, conflicts with friends, and sometimes...

A Disappointing Campaign

A Disappointing Campaign

Jada Melville '25 March 20, 2024

People are losing hope in the possibility of impactful political change. When considering the state of the world for the last few years, this response is not unexpected. Unfortunately, the final two candidates...

Embrace Connection Over Consumerism

Embrace Connection Over Consumerism

Sydney Johnson '24 March 19, 2024

  It’s too easy to fall into the rhythm of mindless spending and consumerism: this seemingly ending loop of buying and realizing we didn’t need that new water bottle or those brand-new pairs...

The Value of Experiential Learning

The Value of Experiential Learning

Hannah Rozenbaum '24 March 18, 2024

  A defining feature of Abington Friends School is experiential learning. An article in Boston University’s Center for Teaching & Learning defines the term as “an engaged learning process...

Marvel Clubs Service Project

Marvel Club’s Service Project

Priyal Sanathara '25 March 18, 2024

On Wednesday, March 6, a handful of students showed up to the Physics lab, their sleeves rolled up, and ready to work. Usually, students would enjoy spending their lunch time eating and talking with their...

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