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The Calendar Says Winter, but BFS Athletics Is Ready for Spring

The spring season for BFS Athletics officially begins this week, and we welcome every student in grades 7-12 who wishes to participate in the following spring sports (Prior experience is not required): • Middle School (7-8) Baseball • Middle School (7-8) Softball • Middle School (7-8) Outdoor Track • Upper School (9-12) Varsity Baseball • Upper School […]

Panther Pride Day Fun

  Music, and streamers and Panther paws…oh my! Brooklyn Friends School showed off its spirit on Thursday with blue EVERYTHING, lobby music and fun to begin and end the day, and an afternoon of athletics events around Brooklyn. Thanks to the PAT (Parents and Teachers organization) for organizing this first annual spirit event and to […]

Panther Pride Day – Wed. Sept. 18

Parents! Kids! Caregivers! Everyone! WEAR BLUE! Panther Pride Day is Next Wednesday, September 18! Show off your BFS spirit next Wednesday at our first Panther Pride Day! Don your best blue shirt or your favorite  BFS swag, enjoy some pre-game lobby energy on Wednesday after school, then take your seat and CHEER at one of […]

Ride and Raise Funds with BFS

  Join BFS families and friends at SoulCycle on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 3:00 PM for an indoor/cardio fundraising party at Soul Cycle Brooklyn Heights Studio. Water and bike shoe rentals are complimentary, but bike stations must be purchased in advance. Please arrive by 2:30 PM. Great for newcomers and advanced riders alike, and […]

Volleyball by the Numbers with Coach Felix Alberto

  “If you’d like to chat about our varsity volleyball teams’ 200 victories, that conversation needed to happen at least six years ago, said veteran teacher and coach Felix Alberto when asked to talk numbers at the conclusion of another championship season. This fall, coach Felix and the entire school celebrated his 250th official BFS Girls Varsity […]

Spring Athletics at BFS: The Week in Review

Week of May 9 On Monday the BFS Girls Varsity Softball Team defeated LREI in the ISAL Semifinals 16-4 at Randall’s Island. The team got off to a slow start after a long bus ride as they battled through traffic. It was the team’s first game on dirt and grass all season. BFS gave up two runs […]

Athletics Week in Review: Winter Season

Week in Review: Feb. 1 – 5, 2016 On Monday the BFS MS Boys Basketball Team defeated York Prep 64-34 on the road. Box it and Send Me a Dozen – the BFS MS Boys are winners of an even dozen as they defeated their opponent today. The team record is now a perfect 12-0. The Panthers were led offensively […]

Athletics Week in Review: Fall Season

Week of November 2: Our fall season went into extra innings this week as three teams advanced to finals and tournament play. But just like our home team, the New York Mets, the Panthers experienced both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat within a few days. On Monday the Girls Varsity Volleyball Team lost to Saint […]

Faculty Profile: Jane Vongvorachoti

The newest member of our BFS PE Department, Jane Vongvorachoti, raced the Autism Speaks 4 Miles of Hope on Sept. 7, 2013 and set a new course record of 22:20 for the four-mile course. More than 5,000 runners packed the corrals in Central Park on what can only be described as a perfect September morning. In […]

Janna Scores 1,000th Career Point

Senior guard Janna J. scored her 1,000th career point for BFS   On Wednesday February 20, 2013, Girls Varsity Basketball Senior Janna J. ’13 scored her 1,000th career point during the second quarter of the final game of her career.  With 5:21 left on the clock she stole the ball at half court and drove to […]