Roommates in Coronavirus Era: ‘Friends’ It Isn’t Living with a roommate has always included some drama. When Friends’ Central School was founded in 1845, it was a time of great division among Quakers. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A group of 15 friends has tested positive for the coronavirus after visiting a Florida bar on June 6, a woman in the group named Erika Krisp told WJAX-TV. But these days, once petty grievances about … Friends' Central is thrilled to announce that three seniors have been named winners of 2020 National Merit Scholarships. Tristan Szapary was one of approximately 1,000 high school seniors to win a corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship, and Benjamin Lehrer and Jane Whellan were among just 2,500 high school seniors to win a National Merit Scholarship. Our school was founded to include and serve all Quakers and was, by design, co-educational and open to non-Friends’ from the day it opened. Fifteen friends get coronavirus on first night out at bar after lockdown . Zoe Drewett Wednesday 17 Jun 2020 10:30 am.