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The Blue and White

The Blue and White

Members of the AFS Girls Cross Country Team (left to right): Jada Downs '29, Anais Melzer-Surkan '28, Yassmine Wardigee '27, Emma Hacker '27, Pax Commons '27

Miles, Memories, and Momentum: A Season of Growth

Yassmine Wardigee ’27 November 2, 2025

Foggy mornings, 6 am bus rides, fruit snacks, and one tight AFS van. Nothing could dampen our team spirit as we stretched, made jokes, and laughed nervously before our races.  For the AFS cross country...

Marley Field ('26) setting up for a punt

One Last Huddle

Aila Carvalho ‘28, Assistant Sports Editor November 1, 2025

Under a Friday afternoon sky, fueled by fierce determination, the high school girls' soccer team closed out their season, walking off the field with pride and memories for a lifetime. Abington Friends...

Soccer players speed by. The next girls' home soccer game is October 6th at 3:45, and the next boys' home soccer game is October 7th at 4:00.

Student Athletes, You are Not Alone

Yassmine Wardigee ‘27, Assistant Sports Editor October 5, 2025

Imagine: You’re running off post-match adrenaline. You just got the game-winning shot or set a new personal record. You’re on the bus ride home back laughing with your friends— but then it hits you....

What AFS Can Do to Improve Athletics

What AFS Can Do to Improve Athletics

Sam Calandra-Jayne ‘26, Assistant Opinion Editor May 21, 2025

Athletics have been a key part of Abington Friends School’s culture for a very long time. In the Friends School League era, AFS has put up 34 league championships and has produced many successful college...

Winning Together

Winning Together

Aila Carvalho ‘28, Assistant Sports Editor May 18, 2025

A success rate isn’t just about numbers, the score, or even winning the game itself; it’s about the teamwork, effort, and perseverance needed to get there. Maintaining a high success rate is not very...

Roos Always Finish Strong

Roos Always Finish Strong

Alana Son ’26, Weekly Editor-in-Chief and Lead Sports Editor May 13, 2025

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...

A Track-less Track Team: Season Wrap Up

A Track-less Track Team: Season Wrap Up

Yassmine Wardigee ’27 May 13, 2025

Once the school day has ended, most kids head off to a plethora of afterschool activities or head home, but for the school’s track and field team, the track feels like home. Which is ironic, since we...

Uniting a Fractured Nation

Uniting a Fractured Nation

Anjali Tremblay ’26, Senior Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2025

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...

Leave it On the Mat

Leave it On the Mat

Sam Calandra-Jayne ’26 February 24, 2025

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,...

Us Never Them

Us Never Them

Mason Fullerton ’25, Photo Editor February 7, 2025

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...

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

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

Rainy Korein ’27, Lead Opinion Editor & Junior Editor In Chief 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...

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