Standing Up Against Censorship
September 30, 2016
This display in the Faulkner Library has been drawing in students.
Read MoreStudents Display Art at the Woodmere, Win Festival Prizes
September 30, 2016
Collaborative student artwork inspired by the concept 'Peace and Love' are on display at the Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill through October 23.
Read MoreAFS Student Enrollment Grows in All Three Divisions
September 30, 2016
AFS welcomed 115 new students at the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year and had the largest percentage of returning students in recent memory.
Read MoreA Sense of Community
In searching for a college, Hannah Kaplan was looking for small class sizes, interaction with teachers, and a sense of community — many of the same things she liked best about AFS.
Read MoreSay Yes to Harvard?
For Eli Russell, who earned a perfect score on his SATs and founded the award-winning National History Day team at AFS, the list of possible colleges included many of the nation’s top-tier universities.
Read MoreFrom Hobby to Passion
For Katie Botak, taking art classes at AFS changed what had been a hobby into a full-fledged passion, and completing an intense precollege program between her junior and senior years played a pivotal role in her decision to pursue art in college.
Read MoreFirst Choice, an HBCU
Chelsea Alexander was at school when she learned from her brother that she had been admitted to Hampton University and she could barely contain her excitement. “I ran in the hallway, a couple of laps. I was excited!”
Read MoreLarge or Small School?
Anne Silbaugh applied via the regular-decision process to seven colleges, eschewing the early decision or early action path that some fellow seniors had chosen.
Read MoreEast Coast/West Coast
When Loghan Thain visited Stanford University, he borrowed a bicycle after dinner and set off on his own to explore the campus.
Read MoreAFS Cross-Country Races Ahead With XL-Sized Combined Roster
September 23, 2016
Forty Upper and Middle School runners, possibly a school record, have turned out for cross-country this fall.
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