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5,6,7,8: Cheer Comes to AFS!

5,6,7,8: Cheer Comes to AFS!

Rainy Korein '27, Assistant News Editor December 17, 2024

“Give me a V!” Jazel Johnson ‘28 shouted over the roar of November’s homecoming game. Taking the cue from one of their team captains, the six girls standing behind her echoed the cry, breaking...

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...

Boys’ Soccer Faces a Rude Awakening

Boys’ Soccer Faces a Rude Awakening

Timmy Ma ‘25, John Mazzacarro ‘25, and Ethan Hodnett-Bell ‘25 September 25, 2024

Abington Friends School varsity boys’ soccer suffered their first big loss in the Friends School League as they went down 3:0 Friday, September 13th. This was their first loss after two consecutive wins...

Mason Fullerton '25

AFS Needs a Track

Casey Smothers '25 May 29, 2024

  As Abington Friends enters its next era with new leadership and fundraising efforts, the school must ensure that no one is left behind amid the flurry of change. The announcement of the Fourth...

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...

Breaking Barriers and Brackets

Breaking Barriers and Brackets

Orla Maxcy '25, Editor in Chief 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...

Running Against the Grain

Running Against the Grain

Mayalondyn Gray '25 March 5, 2024

  As the AFS winter athletics season ends, it is important to acknowledge the wonderful athletes who work every day to better themselves and represent the Roo spirit.  One of the great athletes...

Roos Take Down the Gators to Win the 2024 Quaker Cup

Roos Take Down the Gators to Win the 2024 Quaker Cup

Mason Fullerton '25, Photo Editor February 19, 2024

On February 9, 2024, Boys Basketball would win what would be a nail-biter Quaker Cup final in the Berman against the Shipley Gators. The Roos had a great win against Barrack that Tuesday with a...

Super Bowl LVIII Preview

Super Bowl LVIII Preview

Daniel Zaslow '24 and Alejandro Perez-Fernandez ‘24 February 8, 2024

The stage is set for Super Bowl LVIII (58). The San Francisco 49ers will face off against the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas on February 11, 2024. The game will include a highly anticipated...

Hoopsgiving: A Fun and Essential Time of Year

Hoopsgiving: A Fun and Essential Time of Year

Angela Stevens '25 December 23, 2023

The Black Student Union (BSU) kicked off its first school wide event with its two-year annual 2023 Hoopsgiving Basketball Tournament!  The standards for Hoopsgiving this year were set...

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