The Gnus <![CDATA[The Gnus]]> en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:45:12 GMT 15 <![CDATA[The Hallo-WICKED Guide]]> By Gnus staff
My friend got jumped for his candy!” Tara Martin (12) I stayed up until 6 am one time, and I found David Dean sleeping in a garden...” Stephen Garner (11) In 6th grade, for my halloween costume I dr full story > ]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:33:00 GMT <![CDATA[Quaker venturing on the West Coast]]> By Travis Mager ‘08
Senior Anna Evans spent the second semester of her junior year in California for the Woolman Semester, a Quaker based alternative-educational experience that teaches its students about the world and h full story > ]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:29:00 GMT <![CDATA[We come to America: A look into the lives of Sandy Spring international students]]> By Chris Johnson ‘08
before school as a day student: you wake up, shower, eat a breakfast of your choice, say goodbye to your parents, and get to school by various modes of transportation. Now consider the morning of a do full story > ]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:28:00 GMT <![CDATA[First friends’ faux pas: The Gnus investigates the problems with this year’s First Friend program in the Upper School.]]> By Naya Oke ‘11



Allyson Howe ‘08 and Erin Stevens ‘08 pose ten years after being first friends.

What happened, did they run out of people?” said Janeah Alexis, a ninth grader new to SSFS from Brooklyn, NY, in reference to why she didn’t get a first friend. That’s what a lot of new ninth grade st full story > ]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:27:00 GMT <![CDATA[Beest-eality is not a sin: Sandy Spring Upper School athletes are recognized on the national level.]]> By Neby Aklog ‘08



It is fair to say that day-to-day, students at Sandy Spring Friends School are responsible for some truly amazing things. These achievements run the gamut from exceptional artwork and an outstanding full story > ]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:39:00 GMT <![CDATA[Quakers don’t just make oats anymore: SSFS begins the process for a community garden to help fuel the cafeteria.]]> By Keelin O’Donoghue ‘09
The walk to the cafeteria has had a change in scenery this year. The open space in front of the main entrance is no longer a dusty, barren plot of land, but instead the fenced off site of the school’s full story > ]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:38:00 GMT <![CDATA[Go green or go home: The Sandy Spring community takes on environmental issues]]> By Jessi Zarker ‘08



“This year’s theme is environmental stewardship!” boasts the Head of Sandy Spring Friends School Ken Smith in our first all-school assembly of the year. Following his speech, seven lower school studen full story > ]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:37:00 GMT <![CDATA[We’ve got spirit yes we do! : We’ve got spirit and community too!]]> By Gnus staff



full story > ]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:32:00 GMT <![CDATA[ISP for you and me: How the international student program has developed over the years.]]> By Ye Ri Lee ‘08



An assortment of the internation cuisine available at the international potluck.

It has been over forty years since the value of diversity was pursued at SSFS; however, the interactive atmosphere around foreign students and American students in the community has been around for on full story > ]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ninth graders taking over: Sandy Spring adapts to the largest freshman class ever.]]> By Jenny Lazo ‘11



Frehsmen sit outside of hall after lunch due to lack of space within the ninth grade hall. Pictured from top left: Britney Ruud, Jendayi Mnuir, Alex Borlo, Moyra Schauffler, Justin Maciera. Pictured from bottom left: Rachel Wiser, Jill Miyabara, Sarah Strohmayer, Rebecca Cook and Asha Warner

Waiting to go in through the door, pushing through the crowd and stepping over backpacks are just three of the steps for getting to class in time in the ninth grade hall. The hall is sometimes crowded full story > ]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:29:00 GMT <![CDATA[New math sherriff in town: Elizabeth Doschek takes over as Math Department Head.]]> By Keelin O’Donoghue ‘09



Elizabeth Doschek takes over as Math Department Head.

After 5 years as Math Department Head, Barry Merritt stepped down. Although a new teacher last year, Elizabeth Doschek volunteered to fill the position. Doschek is now the only female Department Head. full story > ]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:27:00 GMT <![CDATA[Closing doors closes ties: Gnus staff responds to the recent addition of locks to the doors in Moore Hall.]]> By Gnus staff
It’s fall. The leaves on the trees have changed colors from their summery greens to the vibrant reds and yellows of fall. Students wear poly-blend wool sweaters instead of their tattered shorts. The o full story > ]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:25:00 GMT <![CDATA[Out with the old, in with the new: This year’s senior class looks to account for lost privileges in their proposal.]]> By Neby Aklog ‘08



Bruce Evans , Head of the Arts Department, discusses the pros and cons of the Senior Program, a possible senior privilege this year as Gina Tyler-Richards ‘08 looks on

Senior Tommy Meeks-Teal entered High School as a wide-eyed freshman, unable to imagine the surrealistic lives of seniors. He noticed how the seniors wandered campus under the governance of their own full story > ]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Jolivet gives peace a chance: Sophomore Lucas Jolivet get arrested at an anti-war protest in D.C.]]> By Keelin O’Donoghue ‘09



Sophomore Lucas Jolivet ponders pacifism outside of the meeting house.

“What do we want? PEACE! When do we want it? NOW!” sophomore Lucas Jolivet shouted with a crowd of an estimated 100,000 people as they marched shoulder to shoulder down the eight lanes of Pennsylvania full story > ]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:52:00 GMT