A Worship Walk with SQuAC (Student Quaker Action Committee): Q&A with Kathy Liang
May 8, 2020
"On the worship walk, I was amazed by how I have always taken nature’s liveliness for granted."
Read MoreQuarantine Thoughts: Poetry in a Pandemic
May 1, 2020
In Mary Lynn Ellis’ 11th grade AP Literature class, students have been working on an in-depth study of contemporary American poets. Students were asked to choose a line or more from any poem by any poet that resonated with them in a new way during the present quarantine.
Read MoreJordan Smith Rises Against Injury and a Pandemic to Get to Division I WKU
May 1, 2020
After a successful junior year during which she made All-Friends Schools League First Team playing basketball at AFS, Jordan Smith ‘20 headed to Paris for an ExTerm trip in May 2019. Upon her return home, she immediately headed back on the court with her AAU team. Jordan was getting back into the rhythm and went up for a basket when she heard a disturbing pop.
Read MoreRainbows & Fantastic Faces in an AFS Everywhere Artwork Gallery
April 24, 2020
Lower School Art teacher Amanda Milz shared AFS Everywhere artwork from two projects she has been working on with students and their families at home during the Covid-19 crisis.
Read MoreUpper School Theatre Awarded for Talent and Achievement
April 13, 2020
The Abington Friends School Upper School production of Songs for a New World garnered recognition from the Independence Awards, which honor outstanding student theater performances and productions in the Philadelphia region, in 9 categories with 11 nominations total including Outstanding Achievements in Overall Show.
Read MoreGirls Basketball Crowned PAISAA State Champions for First Time in School’s History
February 28, 2020
On Saturday, February 22 our Girls Varsity Basketball team defeated William Penn Charter 65-59 to win the 2020 PAISAA Tournament, making them PAISAA state champions for the first time in our school's history.
Read MoreA Lasting Bond Built Upon a Love of the Written Word: Upper School English Teacher Mary Lynn Ellis and Alumna Lucy Silbaugh ’16
January 23, 2020
A Q&A with Mary Lynn Ellis, Upper School English Teacher, English Department Chair and Lucy Silbaugh ‘16 (Yale University Class of 2020). They forged a bond based on a love of poetry and the written word and their relationship has been a lasting and rewarding one.
Read MoreUpper School Art Teacher Amy Diaz Newman and Senior Hannah Blanco Have the Space for Mentorship and Collaboration
January 23, 2020
When you sit down with Upper School Studio Art Teacher, Amy Diaz Newman and Senior Hannah Blanco, they seem to have a similar internal rhythm. It is easy to feel the depth of the bond and mutual respect between student and teacher. Amy attributes this connection to something “sort of magical."
Read MoreLower School Science Teacher, Rasheeda Murphy, Inspires Students to Trust and Explore
December 16, 2019
In Lower School Science Teacher Rasheeda Murphy’s classroom, the motto is “Cogito, Ergo Sum” or “I think, therefore I am.”
Read MoreTaxonomy Project Takes Wing In Environmental Science
October 4, 2019
Over the course of the past two and a half weeks, Kristina Denzel Bickford '93's Upper School Environmental Science class worked on a taxonomy project to learn how organisms are classified.
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