Last year, SSFS’ upper school student government association, Torch, wrote the 2019 Diversity Letter. The letter recognized the student body’s desire for diversity in the hiring process and essentially...

Why is standardized testing considered in the college application process?  It's a method to measure college readiness. However, I believe that using standardized testing as a prevalent factor of the...

Everyday is Love Day is my thank you tribute to Ben. Ben typically always took a picture of himself at the basketball court. The next day I would always praise his dedication or bother him and tell him...

Shots fired. Five are killed. When officers in Maryland had trouble identifying the culprit behind this atrocity, the state considered interrogating using facial recognition technology. Facial recognition...

What does it mean when an author fabricates the story of their life? What does it mean when an author fabricates a story to fit a unique criteria of “diversity?” Does it make their work more appealing,...

The drug addiction is a global problem that expands through many age ranges, and it affects more than just the adult community. Teens experiment for many reasons and develop reliance to these drugs. Because...

Commemorative months are assigned to raise awareness and celebrate a group or cause. Below are a few well known examples: February: Black History Month March: Women’s History Month May: Asian...

Sandy Spring Friends School is a co-ed K-12 Quaker institution. In practice of Quaker values, our community has an abbreviation, SPICES that refers to the six values our school promotes, cultivates and...

From February 1st – 3rd, seven SSFS students went to Carolina Friends School in North Carolina to attend this year’s Quaker Youth Leadership Conference. QYLC welcomes students into a community where...

  Who gets to decide what makes a society successful or even humane? While we cannot jump to conclusions to judge the norms a culture holds, we often do. What I think is morally right can differ...