Logo Nostalgia
Introducing Brooklyn Friends School’s new visual identity is exciting, yet it also makes us fondly recall logos from our past. Let’s take a look back at what can be considered […]
Tag: 1970s
BFS and the 1971 Bomb Scare
It proved to be a false alarm the morning of March 1,1971, at our historic home of 116 Schermerhorn, when BFS received a ominous phone call threatening, “There is a […]
Do you remember May Day at BFS?
The First May Day, 1928 Some readers may recall BFS May Day celebrations held at Friends Field and perhaps at Pearl Street. May Day was a huge lower school event […]
For Earth Day, join BFS for an Earth Hour today, 1:30-2:30 pm Eastern
The Earth Flag Today is Earth Day. 44 years ago on this day, BFS students were part of the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, and you can read […]
BFS “head” count. Heads of school, that is…
Stuart Smith, 1968 to 1978 Since 1867, BFS has had 19 heads of school, not including interim heads. Over the years, the title of our school’s highest administrative role has […]
From the kitchens of BFS
Teachers’ Treats Cookbook, published 1984-85 Some of us will remember the BFS cookbooks produced by members of our community, most often our teachers and parents of the PAT. The first […]