This week is our Upper School/Middle School Spring Musical Production of Disney’s “Newsies.” The show, set in 1899, is a retelling of the historical 1899 Newsboys’ Strike. Following Jack...
As spring sports began, our school’s golf team prepared for a season filled with new opportunities and new faces. This year’s roster looked a little different from past seasons, as many seniors have...
If you’ve been arriving at school a little late this year, you’ve probably noticed the Upper School front doors being locked after a certain time in the morning. Late students can’t just walk in;...
I had the opportunity to interview our newest faculty member, Felix Clarke, about their work in theater and how they have been enjoying being a member of the Sandy Spring Friends School community so far....
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;...
