Did you know…

That the hottest peppers in the world (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhut_Jolokia) are grown/consumed at a botany class pepper tasting. You can see photos here.

One girl who goes to Friends’ Central dreams of wrestling in the 2016 Olympics.

At the end of the fall season, the Field Hockey and Water Polo teams face off in an annual scrimmage (historical record is 0-3 Water Polo). Look at the photos here.

19 teachers in Lower, Middle, and Upper School are alums of FCS.

If you go to Mr. DeSabato’s office with good news, he’ll give you candy.

There are no bells on campus. You better wear a watch!

Every fall the entire 7th grade spends a week at Echo Hill camping. You can watch a video of it here.

The Boys’ Varsity Basketball team was ranked #1 in the area by CSNPhilly.com.

Every year in the Lower School the teachers put on a play for the students. It is always really funny!

Last year Trenton Lee Stewart (Mysterious Benedict Society) came to Middle School  and Jackie Robinson’s daughter,  Sharon, visited Lower School.

We have a Distinguished Lecture Series that offers lectures twice a year.  Check out our visitors here.

FCS graduates play in the NBA, run a major studio in Hollywood, design sneakers for Nike, run a special brain imaging machine, write for The New York Times, build video games, save lives, teach, and almost anything else you can think of. What will you do?

FCS is the school that the heroine in the young adult novel, Spurs for Suzanna (author Betty Cavanna), attends; the Wood building is described, although not named. The author was the aunt of one of our graduates!