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Labels: Defining or Destructive?

INTRODUCTION When I say “label,” what do you think of? Most likely, you thought of a tag that tells you what something is. Humans have these sort of stickers, too, but unlike a name and price on some produce, these carry with them a lot of controversy. They come in the form of religions, races, genders, sexualities, any ways people define their identity. The main questions: Are labels good? Why? Why not? Where do we draw the line between good and bad? We as a community talk a lot about labels, but since the word carries a lot of negative connotations, we generally don’t say, “These are labels.” Now…why? ON LABELING YOURSELF Labeling yourself is very hard. I’ve struggled with labels in the past, and I still am today. In fact, I think I will struggle with them for my entire life, and so will most other people. Recently, I’ve…


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Make Your Own Imperial Star Destroyer

We have been working very hard on making a large imperial star destroyer outside of newspaper in the makerspace. We made it out of cardboard, duct tape, and laser cut circles. It took weeks of recess and lunches to create it, and we hope that you enjoy the time lapse video we have made.


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Turtle Talk with Terry: 5th Edition

Terry is a Red Eared Slider turtle owned by Ms. Sims. Red Eared Sliders (also known as Red Eared Terrapins) are found throughout the United States east of the Rocky Mountain. Did you know that these turtles can hibernate? They don’t fully hibernate like bears, but instead, they brumate. The difference is the turtles become much less active, but also get air outside of the water. They usually start to brumate around October and through the winter. They become active again around March or April.


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Chillin’ with Dylan

Interview by Mekkhi Gardner ‘20 Revisions by Julian B-Man ‘20 Questions answered by Dylan Mitchell ‘19 Hello, my name is Mekkhi, and I am here with Dylan Mitchell, a recent graduate of the Middle School here at Friends’ Central. Now in the Upper School, and now serving as the “Adjunct Content  Advisor” for The Phoenix Inquirer, he is here to answer some commonly asked questions eighth graders have about the transition to ninth grade. Here’s what he had to offer: MG: How often do you study [for tests, or in general] in Upper School? DMr: Make sure that you always take notes and study them every night. You also want to find the right kind of study method that suits you, and although it’s different for most people it shouldn’t be too hard to find one that works for you. MG: What should I do if I’m having trouble in Middle…


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Quilt for a Cause

Recently, Middle and Upper School Art teacher and seventh grade advisor Ms. Caroline J. Maw-Deis, along with the the assistance of Service-thru-ART, other students, community members, and faculty, crocheted and knit a quilt–for a cause. FCS woodshop and music-media teacher Diego Luzuriaga has not been feeling his best lately. So, if you put the pieces together, you will figure out the quilt was made for Mr. L.




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App Unwrap: iMovie

Hello everybody! I’ve been told that App Unwraps, or reviews of iPad apps, gained a lot of attention last year, so I’m here to continue the legacy of App Unwraps! To start my App Unwrap writing, I’m going to review iMovie. iMovie is a pretty popular app that you can find in the App Store for only $5.00. It’s also a required app for middle schoolers.



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Restaurant Review: SNAP Custom Pizza

SNAP Custom Pizza   4 Station Avenue, Ardmore Welcome to the second ever Phoenix Inquirer Restaurant Review! This is Charlie and Tucker, collaborating yet again. This time, we are traveling all the way to Ardmore to check out one of the best pizza places in the Main Line (or as Tucker calls it, “the main lime”): SNAP Custom Pizza.


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