Students Awarded Recognition for Studies, Spirit, Service
May 13, 2017
The faculty members who presented the awards read aloud citations that had been written with care, and hugged the students as they handed them their awards.
Read MoreRestoration of Jenkintown Creek at AFS Wins Honors for Excellence
May 12, 2017
The Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership has been a longtime partner with AFS Outside in improvements designed to improve the water quality of the creek.
Read MoreRich Nourie: AFS Moving Forward on Athletics Program and Facilities
May 12, 2017
'We know that participation in athletics provides an invaluable experience for our students. Teamwork, leadership, the experience of competition and of reaching for potential are essential opportunities.'
Read MoreThe 322nd Commencement at Abington Friends
Event Date: June 7, 2019
At 5 p.m. on Friday, June 7, AFS will celebrate the 66 graduates of our 322nd class!
Read More‘Kangaroo Coming Through’
May 9, 2017
Sixth graders built a puppet of the school mascot, the kangaroo, and surprised fellow students by unveiling their handiwork at the all-school Arbor Day festivities.
Read MoreA Q and A with ‘Man in Chair,’ the Narrator in a School Musical
May 4, 2017
Junior Michael Carpenter recently took a star turn in "The Drowsy Chaperone," the Upper School spring musical. In this Q and A, he talks about the show, his nomination for a Spirit award and more.
Read MoreFirst Graders Open a ‘Hero Museum’
May 2, 2017
As fellow Lower School students visited the 'hero museum,' the first graders were happy to explain the character traits and accomplishments of the famous people they had studied.
Read MoreMiddle School Winter Concert
Event Date: January 23, 2019
Middle School Choral and Instrumental Concert. 5th and 6th grade will be on Wednesday, January 23. 7th and 8th grade will be on Thursday, January 24.
Read MoreEGIS Night
Event Date: May 4, 2017
Eighth Grade Independent Study Night. Begins at 7 p.m. in the Muller Auditorium, continues in Hallowell Gym.
Read MoreJade Young, Named to All-State, Looks Ahead to College Basketball
May 1, 2017
She has been practicing five times a week in the gym, striving to get to a college level of conditioning by the summer. “I know you always have to work for your spot. Nothing is guaranteed."
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