Half of the world’s Friends live in Africa; Kenya alone has almost twice as many Friends as the United States. […]
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Writing Opp: Friends in Africa (due July 8, 2019)
Martin Kelley is senior editor of Friends Journal.
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Skirting Around the Competition
Our introduction to the May issue on “Friendly Competition?”
Gail Whiffen is associate editor of Friends Journal. [email protected]
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Competing as a Quaker
Competition requires a great deal of hard work and effort. When you begin to compete at a higher level it […]
James Bradley, Grade 9, Westtown School in West Chester, Pa., member of West Chester Meeting
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
Wrestling with Defeat
I am not a perfect Quaker. My family discovered Quakerism when I was two years old. I grew up with […]
Clay Lewis, Grade 9, Abington Friends School, member of Abington Meeting, both in Jenkintown, Pa.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
Transitioning from Public to Private School
I remember the day my teachers from Wister Elementary School announced to me and two other students that we were […]
Namiyah Nole, Grade 6, Greene Street Friends School in Philadelphia, Pa.
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High School Hierarchy
I cried yesterday. I was sobbing: red, wet, puffy, and gross because of the academic competition I face in school […]
Felicity Medina, Grade 9, Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Pa.
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What Page Are You On?
Competition surrounds my life. In almost everything I do there is some sort of a competition involved even when there […]
Nicole Sosnik, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
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Growth and Learning
I used to wrestle… One time, after losing a match, I sat back down on the bench, changing my shoes […]
Wielond Kirby, Grade 8, Medford Memorial Middle School, member of Medford Meeting, both in Medford, N.J.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
Journey of Self Acceptance
I stare blankly at myself in my bathroom mirror, disappointed with my reflection. It doesn’t come as a surprise anymore; […]
Grace Sousa, Grade 9, Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Pa.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
Competitive Ethics?
Since tenth grade, I have participated in a competition called Ethics Bowl. Every year high school students gather in teams […]
Nafisa Rashid, Grade 12, Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
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May 2019
Student Voices
6th Annual Student Voices Project
Features
How I Found God in Competitive Sport by Jon Watts
The Hope for Collaboration over Competition by Mark Pratt‐Russum
The Invisible Damage of Competition by Mary Jo Klingel
Poetry
Always the Challenge to Be Patient by Charles Bunner
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