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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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Andrea Miller

Director of Institutional Communications

Friends Academy Celebrates 11 Athletes at College Signing Event

April 22, 2026 Students, Athletics

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‘Find Something That Brings You Joy and Fuels Your Passion’

April 15, 2026 Students, Upper School

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Six Students Receive Honors in the 2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

March 17, 2026 Students, Academic Awards

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Enrollment for 2026-27 is Now Open

We create and explore worlds

Sportsmanship and Success

150th Anniversary Oral History Project

Meet Friends Academy's Head of School