Ella Gilbert, Lead & Features Editor
• June 11, 2024
This April, as I watched Metamorphoses, SSFS’s first fully-staged Community Play since 2020, I reflected on the tradition’s legacy and reminisced on past productions. How is such a timeless and time-honored...
The class of 2024 was forced to transition quickly into high school due to the loss of a traditional freshman year. Spending half of our first year hybrid significantly disadvantaged the connections and...
Intersession trips at Sandy Spring Friends School began with two teachers who had a unique vision for their students in the 1960s. Peter Kline and Barry Morley wanted students to be able to go places...
Only this year, my fourth year here at SSFS, have I learned that Quakerism is a denomination of Christianity. In my experience with the school, we always try to veer away from religion and focus on our...
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During the summer of last year, I attended my church's "coming of age" class. Every other Sunday, all of the 15 and 16-year-olds of the congregation would get together to learn and discuss different...
As the fall sports season has ended and winter starts, two programs at Sandy Spring Friends School are proudly taking home banners, with one taking home 3. For the first time since 2017, the women's volleyball...
In the dynamic realm of athleticism, the pursuit of “explosive power” stands out as the key to superior performance. Movements such as fast sprints, and high jumps are all made from explosive power;...
Did you know that up to 95% of young people from ages 13-17 are on social media? Social media is a huge part of our modern society. In fact, it’s a part of our everyday life. For most people, social...
The results of a questionnaire I administered titled “Why People Choose SSFS” revealed that the majority of students and faculty say the most important quality the school has is its community.
Overall,...
While Uber technically has not allowed anyone under 18 to ride alone, it’s no secret that it has become an increasingly popular option for teens. Whether teens are coming home from a party or your parents...
This year, the Upper School winter play is “The Caucasian Chalk Circle,” a 1948 Brechtian epic theater production. Because the performance dates are coming up (December 15 at 7 PM and 16 at 2 PM and...
