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Apply by December 15, 2026, and receive Early Notification by January 15, 2027. Schedule a personal tour to experience our classrooms and community firsthand.

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Students find their unique voices, express their creativity, and develop essential life skills — resilience, confidence, collaboration — through music, theater, dance, aerials, visual arts, digital arts, and more.
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Over the past 150 years of educating young people, Friends Academy has adapted to epochal political, cultural, economic, and technological changes.

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In this issue, we take a look at the new Science Center, which opened in the completely refurbished garden level of the Kumar Wang Library, as well as our new Frost Hall Biotech Research Lab.

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Light Up the Night: Senior Athlete Recognition

Published on: May 01, 2020 Written by Andrea Miller

On Friday, May 1 at 8:20 pm (20:20 military time) schools and communities across Long Island honored their senior student-athletes whose high school athletic careers were cut short due to the cancellation of the spring season by turning on stadium lights or flashing house lights. We brought the Friends Academy community to our student-athletes through video!

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FA Tennis Player Wins Prestigious Community Service Award

October 20, 2026 Students, Upper School

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17 Seniors Earn Distinctions in the National Merit Scholarship Program

September 24, 2026 Students, Academic Awards

Friends Academy graduated 81 seniors in the Class of 2026.

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FA Graduation 2026: ‘Homesick for a Place You Haven’t Even Left Yet’

June 13, 2026 Students, Academic Awards

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