The purpose of the Friends Select School Alumni Association is to build and sustain a lifelong relationship between the school and our alumni.
Whether you were here for just a year or many, our alumni are lifetime members of the Friends Select family.
Alumni are encouraged to use this section of our website to stay up to date on alumni activities and news, and remain connected with our community.
Friends Select faculty, staff, and upper school students traveled to San Antonio, TX, in December for the annual People of Color Conference (PoCC) and Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC), hosted by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).
Friends Select School hosted the first installment of its Transformation Talk series last September, titled “Building for the Future: How to Create Lasting Equitable and Accessible Learning Spaces.”
I am so proud of what we have accomplished together since we launched our strategic plan, Advance Friends Select.
In Philly Voice, read about a new Netflix series from Ken Goldin ’83 titled King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch.
Civil rights activist, orator, writer, and Friends Select alumna Anna Elizabeth Dickinson is now recognized with a Pennsylvania state historical marker near the southeast corner of Broad and Arch Streets. The commemoration of her work and connection to Philadelphia are a result of the combined efforts of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), Friends Select, and Amy Cohen ’82.
Two Friends Select alumni, Jack Gontowski and Phil Sieg, shared their on-the-job experiences in engineering-focused co-ops.
In a Virtual Speaker Series event last February, Andrea Kremer ’76 and Michael Harris ’88 spoke to Friends Select students, employees, and families about COVID-19’s impact on the world of professional sports.
“I can remember studying college material as early as junior year, so a lot of the advanced curriculum I experienced at Massachusetts Institute of Technology was familiar to me from high school,” said Imon Rahaman ’16, on how his Friends Select education prepared him for the intensity of MIT’s bioengineering program.
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![New Transformation Talk Series: Gathering Local Thought Leaders to Elevate Civic Discourse]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683549396/friendsselect/weydmvimf1v4ebiu0noz/IMG_9739_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683549396/friendsselect/weydmvimf1v4ebiu0noz/IMG_9739_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683549396/friendsselect/weydmvimf1v4ebiu0noz/IMG_9739_1.jpg","width":600}])
![Michael Gary Speaks]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683549474/friendsselect/wcrpccqsfadmcrbcvrl5/Michael.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683549474/friendsselect/wcrpccqsfadmcrbcvrl5/Michael.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683549474/friendsselect/wcrpccqsfadmcrbcvrl5/Michael.jpg","width":600}])
![Ken Goldin ’83]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684262647/friendsselect/ri4kk09zapm6dny8rvzt/unnamed_4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684262647/friendsselect/ri4kk09zapm6dny8rvzt/unnamed_4.jpg","width":400}])
![Celebrating Abolitionist and Activist Anna Elizabeth Dickinson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668530210/friendsselect/yqnqym0sx3f1b89prjmu/ANN-D.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668530210/friendsselect/yqnqym0sx3f1b89prjmu/ANN-D.jpg","width":300}])
![Getting Hands-on Experiences as College Students: Jack Gontowski ’18 and Phil Sieg ’18]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1652975664/friendsselect/kw921yif3l064civmzzb/JackGontowski.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1652975664/friendsselect/kw921yif3l064civmzzb/JackGontowski.jpg","width":300}])
![Andrea Kremer '76 and Michael Harris '88 Reflect on COVID-19's Impact on Sports]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636119543/friendsselect/kivytokdp9cvx3p55slf/MHarrisHeadshot2020.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636119543/friendsselect/kivytokdp9cvx3p55slf/MHarrisHeadshot2020.jpg","width":300}])
![Success Stories in STEAM: Imon Rahaman ’16]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636489782/friendsselect/ltabpvata5wqlymt94xz/ImonRahaman.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636489782/friendsselect/ltabpvata5wqlymt94xz/ImonRahaman.jpg","width":300}])