Mission
To provide the Friends’ Central Upper School Community with an outstanding newspaper, delivering exemplary student-written content regarding events and news on campus, pop culture, sports, and other topics of interest.
Staff
History
In 1932, the students of Friends’ Central School published the first edition of the school’s student newspaper under the banner of Friends’ Central News. The paper existed under that name until 1981, during which students adopted the name FOCUS, which has stuck for the decades since. After existing digitally for several years, the online site was redesigned by then-Editor-in-Chief JB ’20. Most recently, in May of 2026, staff writer Noah Perot ’26 overhauled the digital edition in efforts to revitalize the publication and increase readership, simplifying the domain name, modernizing the site architecture, and adding additional features to the website.