Friends School of Baltimore's Student News * Founded 1938

The Quaker Quill

Friends School of Baltimore's Student News * Founded 1938

The Quaker Quill

Friends School of Baltimore's Student News * Founded 1938

The Quaker Quill

In this screenshot from the Friends School website, the statistic 46% students of color masks the tiny number of Latinx students included in the student body.
Lack of Latinx Representation Raises Questions
Erika Alamo, Contributor • April 3, 2024
Despite Friends School's commitment to student and staff diversity, so far only a small number of folks in the community identify as Latinx.
Our reviewers pose with one of the Friends campus top-scoring water fountains.
Friends Water Fountains Reviewed
Mason Cost, Contributor • January 27, 2024
Icy? Filtered? Magic 'pregame water'? A Quill reporter tackles the question: Which is the best, and why?
Activist George Lakey during one of his many arrests
Activist's Stories and Courage Inspire
Matthew Weisman, Contributor • January 16, 2024
With bravery, humor, and tales from his decades on the front lines of American protest, Quaker activist George Lakey held an audience of Friends Upper Schoolers rapt - and gave them hope.
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Rasha El-Haggan, Friends Schools new Assistant Head of School for Academics, sits in her office, surrounded by sparkles.
Friends Says "Ya Habibi" to the Queen of Bling
Ulysses Brockman, Contributor • March 5, 2024
Rasha El-Haggan, our new Assistant Head of School for Academics, has a serious mandate. But she tackles it with a sense of fun - and style.
History teacher and 12th grade dean Josh Carlin mugs for the camera in his office on Senior Hall.
From Park Student to Half of Friends Power Couple: Josh Carlin
Alexandra Dineen, Contributor • February 25, 2024
The History teacher and 12th grade dean is now an institution at Friends. But he, and Athletic Director Kara Carlin, met as teens while attending our rival school.
Ninth grade dean Christine Saudek sits in her office. Last year, the beloved English teacher celebrated 14 years at Friends.
Even Chemo Couldn't Keep Her From Her "Kids"
Erika Alamo, Contributor • January 29, 2024
English teacher Christine Saudek has a knack for making students feel like family - sometimes literally. In her hardest time, they helped give her strength.
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The Friends School baseball team prepares for Opening Day 2024.
Baseball is Back! [Podcast]
Sam Butz, Contributor • March 6, 2024
The Friends team is gearing up for its season opener on Thursday, March 21, which will be a home game against Jemicy.
Alexandra Dineen 25 (center) is one of three field hockey players who hone their skills on a club team during the winter season, so they can be leaders and mentors on the Friends team come fall.
Our Off-Season Play Brings Friends Team Closer [Opinion]
Alana Finn, Contributor • March 5, 2024
Each winter, two teammates and I trade our Friends uniforms for club ones - and learn new skills and ways to mentor our FSB teammates in the fall.
Flags fly as the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to face off in SuperBowl 58.
Still-Smarting Baltimore Preps For Super Bowl
Braeden Daniels and Solomon Tompkins February 10, 2024
As Ravens fans lick their wounds following a near miss in the AFC Championship game, the Chiefs and 49ers prepare to face off Sunday, in what Quill sports writers say could be a game for the ages.
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Middle School
What friendships and lessons will the class of 2023 take with them from Friends? At the 100 Nights dinner, some seniors started considering the question.
Food for Thought At Milestone Senior Dinner [Podcast]
Laya Bubshait, Contributor • March 28, 2024
Following the "100 Nights" Dinner, senior Kylie Ingerman reflects on 12th grade drawing to a close, and which friendships she may carry with her.
Teacher Josh Carlin is surrounded by a crowd of students as he takes the dance floor at the semi-formal.
From the Smart Board to the Dance Floor [Podcast]
Ejaz Ibrahim, Contributor • March 8, 2024
At the semi-formal dance, students' eyes widened as history teacher and senior grade dean Josh Carlin took the dance floor - and made it his own.
Disgusted students wondered:  what was that smell emanating from the chemistry lab?
What Was That Smell in the Science Building? [Podcast]
Kayla Hanks, Contributor • March 6, 2024
Rotten cheese? "Sweet poop?" A Quill podcaster searches for the source of the powerful stench in the math/science building last week.
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Sophomores Trevor Atkinson, Qadar Al-Uqdah, Sachin Rao, Ryan Xu, and Noah Pangaribuan, in Leechs first- and last-ever performance.
Leech Unleashed: Debut Performance Rocks the Coffee House [Podcast]
Asuman Smith, Contributor • April 13, 2024
At the annual Friends School Coffee House, new student-formed band Leech took the stage and rocked the show in their debut performance.
A still from the 2023 film They Cloned Tyrone.
'They Cloned Tyrone' Makes You Laugh - And Think [Review]
Mitchell Jackson, Contributor • March 27, 2024
Harking back to real moments in US history when the government has experimented on Black communities, the sci-fi film is a great romp - and one I'm still thinking about months later.
Forbush Auditorium and the program for the Friends Middle School production of Moana Jr., as seen from the spot booth.
9th Grade Stage Manager Wrangles Record-Breaking Cast [Podcast]
Mai Bolster, Contributor • March 8, 2024
A spot booth's-eye view of the ambitious Moana Jr. production - which included 60 student actors, the largest Middle School cast in memory - from the perspective of its first-time stage manager.
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