

New Affordability Measures Undertaken
The School has undertaken some new initiatives in its ongoing efforts to address issues of affordability for all families, especially...


Renewed Focus on Social and Emotional Needs
Mental health skills and social engagement, longstanding priorities at Friends, will have renewed emphasis in 2022-23. It is widely...


School Nurse Links Quaker Values to Core Nursing Values
The School Nurse, Tyler Troppman (pictured above with Nurse's Aide Tamika Lynch), now in his second year at Friends, has embraced the...


Breakfast is Served
Community Breakfast has returned to Friends, following a hiatus caused by the pandemic. Introduced more than 15 years ago, it is a...


New Technologies are Rolled Out
In September two significant technology changes were introduced, following more than two years of stakeholder engagement, planning and...


More Teamwork for Athletics Department
In September, Cat Guerriere took up the newly created post of Co-Director of Athletics to work alongside fellow Co-Director David Lieber....


New Faces, New Plans at the Center for Peace Equity and Justice
Kara Kutner, Anna Heckman '15, Kirsti Peters and Vicky Orcozo The relatively new team at the Center for Peace Equity and Justice, which...


The Fund for Friends Advances School’s Quaker Mission
For decades, gifts to the Fund for Friends (annual giving) have advanced the School’s Quaker mission by providing funds for financial...


Welcome Letter from Rebecca
We look forward to sharing news for the 2022-23 academic year—Friends Seminary’s 237th—in this bi-monthy newsletter for Friends...


Board of Trustees Celebrate Bo Lauder and His 20 Years of Service to Friends
The Board of Trustees recently celebrated Bo Lauder and thanked him for his 20 years of service as Friends' Head of School. Current and...


Students Advocate for Non-Profits through Youth Philanthropy Initiative
Integrating service-learning and the history curriculum, Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) is a capstone experience for Grade 9...


Bringing About a World That Ought To Be | Melissa Perez Colon ’05
"A burning candle” is the first thing that comes to mind when Melissa thinks of Friends, “Maybe because of inner light.” Melissa’s...

