The Gnus - Sandy Spring Friends School

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The Hallo-WICKED Guide Thursday, October 25, 2007 By Gnus staff In 6th grade, for my halloween costume I dressed as a monk and i carried around a bag of chips. I was a ‘Chip-Monk’!” Rebecca Cook (9) Every year I rent ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show!” Mepi Meyers full story >
Quaker venturing on the West Coast Thursday, October 25, 2007 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 >
We come to America: A look into the lives of Sandy Spring international students Thursday, October 25, 2007 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 >
First friends’ faux pas: The Gnus investigates the problems with this year’s First Friend program in the Upper School. Thursday, October 25, 2007 By Naya Oke ‘11 eople?” 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 students have been asking lately. Fi full story >
Beest-eality is not a sin: Sandy Spring Upper School athletes are recognized on the national level. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 By Neby Aklog ‘08 dents at Sandy Spring Friends School are responsible for some truly amazing things. These achievements run the gamut from exceptional artwork and an outstanding number of community service hours comp full story >
Quakers don’t just make oats anymore: SSFS begins the process for a community garden to help fuel the cafeteria. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 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 >
Go green or go home: The Sandy Spring community takes on environmental issues Wednesday, October 24, 2007 By Jessi Zarker ‘08 ironmental 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 students scramble the letters R full story >
We’ve got spirit yes we do! : We’ve got spirit and community too! Wednesday, October 24, 2007 By Gnus staff full story >
ISP for you and me: How the international student program has developed over the years. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 By Ye Ri Lee ‘08 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 >
Ninth graders taking over: Sandy Spring adapts to the largest freshman class ever. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 By Jenny Lazo ‘11 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 >
New math sherriff in town: Elizabeth Doschek takes over as Math Department Head. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 By Keelin O’Donoghue ‘09 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 >
Closing doors closes ties: Gnus staff responds to the recent addition of locks to the doors in Moore Hall. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 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 >
Out with the old, in with the new: This year’s senior class looks to account for lost privileges in their proposal. Tuesday, October 23, 2007 By Neby Aklog ‘08 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 >
Jolivet gives peace a chance: Sophomore Lucas Jolivet get arrested at an anti-war protest in D.C. Tuesday, October 23, 2007 By Keelin O’Donoghue ‘09 “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 >