Staff Picks: Local Restaurants

Have you ever been home on a Friday night and you don’t know where to get dinner? Well, no need to worry because your FCS newspaper staff will be sharing their favorite places to eat! Jackson’s pick: Nomad Roman Pizza because “it has the most delicious thin crust margherita pizza ever.” Riley’s pick: Elevation Burger because “their fries are especially great with ketchup and the milkshakes are amazing.” Xander’s pick: CJ Wok because “the fish in the sushi is fresh and it is cheap for good quality.” Esmé’s pick: Snap Pizza because “it’s cheap for custom pizza, it’s never greasy, and it is always fresh.” Blake’s pick: Smash Burger because “the food is relatively healthy and it tastes great.” Audrey’s pick: El Limon because “there are a ton of diverse options, the service is great, and it is not super expensive.” Will’s pick: White Dog Cafe because “it tastes great and…


Rage Inducing Puzzles #4

Welcome to Rage Inducing Puzzles #4! As previously mentioned, there are a whole ton of points up for grabs. And the answers to last week’s puzzles are… 000000. Since there are 1000, 100, and 10, you must add six zeros to the end. 12 pts Separate the weights into three groups of 9 each. Weigh two against each other. If one of them is heavier, then that is the group that the second weighing will be done to. If neither is, then the third group is. Split the mentioned group into 3 groups of 3 and repeat. For the final weighing, weigh the 3 weights individually. 18 pts Put one chip from the first group, two chips from the second group, etc. up to all ten from the last group, all at once. Subtract 225 grams from the result to find the number of the heavier group. 15 pts Telephone….


Phoenix Game Day Teams Revealed

Recently, the teams and advisories for the 2017 Phoenix Game Day have been revealed! Start preparing your outfit. And if you don’t know what team you are on, consult this list: The sixth grade is divided by current special rotations with one teacher per team: Art (Adamczyk): Red Drama (Barry): Yellow Music (Guenther): Blue Quakerism (Tozer): Green The seventh grade is divided by homerooms, with McDonald split among all 4 teams: Mutchnick: Green Kenealy: Yellow McDonald: Split* Maw-Deis: Blue Chagan: Red The eighth grade is divided by homerooms, with Davis and Morsa split among all 4 teams: Davis: Split* Pidot: Red Fogel: Blue Morsa: Split* Dr. Z: Green Magistra: Yellow *For split advisories, see your advisor for team distributions. So there you have it! Thanks for reading, and get cheering!


The Best of the Consumer Electronics Show 2017

The Consumer Electronics Show. The place for innovation in technologies from electric toothbrushes to the future of automobiles. The place to showcase newer and faster computers, devices to improve home living, and huge strides towards full medical rehabilitation using technology. It’s Riley here to show to you all what I thought was the best of CES 2017. The Whill Model M The Whill Model M is a wheelchair that has increased mobility and speed compared to an average wheelchair and makes the person using the Whill Model M more independent. There has been many electronic wheelchairs in the past but the Whill Model M has a much more sturdy design that allows people using the wheelchair to move across different surfaces independently. This will have huge impact on disabled people’s lives, it will let them explore and experience the world much more. LG’s OLED W7 Television The new LG W series…


The Make-Off

Calvin, Marcus, Kyle, and the judge Dev try to make the best thing possible in 5 minutes using the wonderful resources provided by the makerspace. For those of you who don’t know, the makerspace is a workshop located in the basement of the FCC. Anyone can come during lunch to make whatever they desire. This video will show multiple things you do with the makerspace and provide content that hopefully you will find entertaining. Please enjoy!


The Importance of Music

Music is the art form I find the most pure. It doesn’t evolve, it changes. From artist to artist, genre to genre, song to song, they are all completely different way of expressing yourself. I think of music as changing rather than evolving, because composers generally don’t build upon their last piece to make it better, they change it and try a different approach. Just like any other art form, music has many different styles. Some of which include: Classic, Folk, Opera, Spoken Word, EDM, Traditional, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Alternative, Punk, Techno, Country, and and Ambient. I wholeheartedly believe that anyone capable of hearing music can find the perfect style for them. Music can mean different things for anyone who hears it and interprets it for their own use. Music can be used so many ways. It really does help with everything, and can instantly provide a different environment anywhere….


New Year Newspaper Checkup

We hope the featured image of penguins taking a survey caught your attention. We’re looking for your feedback on the newspaper. Submit this form and let your voice be heard! Loading…


2017 MLK Day of Service

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. played an iconic role in the Civil Rights Movement, helping to end segregation. We dedicate an entire day each year to honoring him and his legacy. Most people enjoy this day off from school or work, but some people decide to make it a “day on,” rather than a day off. MLK Day of Service has become a tradition across the United States, especially in the Philadelphia area. Did you know that Philadelphia has the most participants in the United States? It’s true. A large amount of the Friends’ Central community participates in this day of service each year. Friends’ Central’s service is to Bethesda Project. For those who don’t know, Bethesda Project is a nonprofit organization that serves the chronically homeless of Philadelphia. They provide food, water, and shelter for those who don’t have their basic needs, as well as a healing program. Our…


Intro to Mini-Courses

What are mini-courses? Mini-courses are an activity that the entire middle school participates in where we all pick an activity and are involved with that for three days. They are educational but also extremely fun. Mini-courses allow for bonding between grades and meeting different people than just your best friends. The mini-course program allows for a relief from average learning and instead adds more interactive, experience-based learning. Last year, I did the Pasta Workshop mini-course in which we made at least eight pastas from scratch. Mini-courses provide unique and interactive experiences for you to learn about a subject of interest to you. Teachers never do the same mini-course twice so this year there will be new mini-courses. In fact, teachers have started to brainstorm ideas, so I took it upon myself to interview one anonymous teacher. How far into the minicourse brainstorming project are you? The teachers are early in…


Live Action “Little Mermaid” Dream Cast

Here is our dream cast for the newly announced live action version of the Little Mermaid! While this may not be the best piece of news of all time, it is a big one. So, of course, we are going to cast this movie with our personal picks. Ariel Emma Stone Most recently in the hit, “La La Land”, Emma Stone is an amazing singer, amazing actress, and amazing person in general. All of her performances are so realistic and packed with such feeling that you can’t help following her character’s emotions to the T. A multi-talented star, she is an obvious choice for Ariel. Emily  Blunt Emily Blunt is an amazing actress who is very expressive, very emotional, and very dedicated to her performances. She played the Baker’s wife in the cinematic edition of, “Into the Woods”, where she displayed her amazing talent for singing. She has had many…


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