Diversity in action; reflections from the 2021 Student Diversity Leadership Conference

Ella Gincherman, Staff Writer/ Junior Editor • December 16, 2021

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect going into this year’s Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC). I have attended quite a few conferences over the course of the pandemic, all with a leadership...

SPICES Support Many Religions at SSFS

Aviva Blumenthal, Staff Writer • May 8, 2020

"Throughout our emphasized Quaker values and diverse religious student population, spiritual practice plays a dominant role in the moral lives of the SSFS student body. "

Have we strayed from what makes SSFS special?

Rebecca Megginson, Staff Writer • November 19, 2019

In our rapid growth, have we watered down our values and strayed from what made this school really special? 

How does Quakerism Manifest Itself in a Sandy Spring Education?

Michel Ruiz Fuentes, Staff Writer • May 21, 2018

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...

Quakerism and How to Be an Ethical Consumer

Aron Bishop, Staff Writer • October 23, 2017

In this day and age, we are faced with daily decisions to stand up and be counted.

The Dos and Don’ts of Quaker Meeting

Isabella DeHart, Staff Writer • October 24, 2016

"There’s a lot of different factors that make up the Quaker aspect of our community, the most obvious of which is Meeting for Worship."