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Community News Winter 2014

Quakers &Activism50 Years after the March on Washington, Quakers continue to stand up for civil rights, equality, and social justice.

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Message from Tom Gibian, Head of School 1

New Faculty and Staff, 2013-2014 2

Zebrafish Research Comes to SSFS! by Takisha Reece, US Science Teacher 4

The SSFS Quiz Bowl Team Hits the Road! 5

Quakers, SSFS, and Activism 6

Free Minds Book Club at SSFS 10

Save the Date for the 2014 Auction Event 12

2013 Auction Fund-an-Item Report 13

2012-2013 Honor Roll of Donors 14

Snapshots from Sandy Spring 22

From the Board of Trustees 24

Alumni Association Stewardship Committee by Rex Riley '80 26

Alumni Notes 27

From the Archives 32

2013-2014 Annual Fund Inside back cover

Community News is a publication for the alumni, faculty, parents, students, and other friends past and present who make up the many communities of Sandy Spring Friends School.

Published twice a year by the Advancement & Communication Offices:

Dave BurgevinSchool Archivist

Kyle CassidyCommunications Intern

Lauren MossmanDirector of Advancement

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Message from the Head of School

Tom GibianHead of School

Last fall, I received a letter from a former employee at the American Friends Service Committee (Middle Atlantic Region) named Nancy Pine; she called the letter “a fifty-year-old thank you” to Sandy Spring Friends School. The letter explained how, in 1963, the World Affairs Camp (run by the American Friends Service Committee), had, with very little warning, been denied use of their reserved camp facilities because they were plan-ning to take their high school students to the March on Washington. Sandy Spring Friends School subsequently stepped in to offer the school grounds as an alternate location for the camp and provided transportation to the March so that the students were able to attend this momentous occasion and hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speak.

I was deeply touched by the letter—but not altogether surprised. Quak-ers, of course, have a long and storied history of actively (and peacefully) engaging in the pursuit of social justice and equality, and Sandy Spring Friends School has been a part of those efforts since its inception. From Quakers' involvement in the abolitionist movement to end slavery and the women’s suffragist movement in the previous century, to issues of immigration and gay marriage today, Quakers are on the forefront of efforts to recognize “that of God in everyone.” I hope that you will read the “Quakers, SSFS, and Activism” article in this issue, which outlines some of the historical efforts of The Society of Friends, as well as Sandy Spring Friends School’s contribution to those efforts and to raising the consciousness of our students.

This issue also represents our own thank you note to all the members of our community who have so gener-ously contributed financial and other resources to the School, so that we may continue to provide a phenom-enal education coupled with these important Quaker values for generations to come.

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New Faculty and Staff for 2013-2014

LOWER SCHOOLLinda Gar-rettson joined Ruthanne Gregory this fall as the newest mem-ber of our fourth grade team. Linda holds a B.S. in

Biology from the College of William and Mary, and a MPH in Behavioral Science and Health Education from Emory University. Linda comes to us from Westtown School with a wealth of teaching experience across many grade levels, including her strong background in music and science. Many families are already familiar with Linda through her impres-sive history as the Camp Director at Catoctin Quaker Camp, as well as her longstanding relationship with SSFS.

MIDDLE SCHOOLMany in the community already knew Ron Griffin when he be-gan teaching mathematics full-time in the Middle School this fall, as he

was the long-term substitute teacher during Heidi Butterworth's maternity leave last spring. Although Ron's first career was as a civil engineer working in design and construction management for more than 25 years, Ron comes to SSFS most recently from Montgomery County Public Schools, where he had been teaching math since 2008 at Richard Montgomery High School and Herbert Hoover Middle School.

UPPER SCHOOLWe are very pleased to wel-come Johanna Modak '07 to the Upper School fac-ulty. She comes to us after teaching most recently at the

Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women in Baltimore, MD, where she taught Upper School Spanish and Introduction to Latin American Cinema and Literature. Johanna is a graduate of Goucher College, where she received her B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature and Political Science. While working on her undergraduate degree, Johanna also participated in a semester study abroad program at the Univer-sidad de Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she was awarded the Helen Carrol Shelley Prize in Ro-mance Languages for her exceptional understanding and use of a romance language. For Johanna this is a home-coming, as she is member of the Class of 2007. We are proud to welcome her back as a colleague. Johanna is teaching Spanish I and Spanish II and is an as-sistant coach to the cross country team.

Christina Fogarasi joined the Upper School English Department this fall after teaching (most recently) at the Johns Hopkins Center for Tal-

ented Youth and tutoring extensively in writing. A double major in English Literature and Philosophy with a minor in German Studies, Christina is a mem-ber of Phi Beta Kappa and graduated summa cum laude from Connecticut College, where she was also the recipi-

ent of the John Edwin Wells Memo-rial Prize in English and the Susanne K. Langer Award for achievement in philosophy. Christina is a world trav-eler who has lived and studied in five different countries, including Germany, South Korea, and Scotland. We are very excited to have this talented teacher join the faculty. Christina took on some of David Kahn’s fall courses while he was out on medical leave. With David’s return to the classroom for the second semester, Christina is shifting some of her attention to the provision of additional writing support to English classes and the Writing Center, among other responsibilities.

After a year in the Middle School, Tony McCudden now joins our Upper School faculty. While he greatly enjoyed his ex-perience with

the younger students, most of his prior experience was with high school stu-dents, and he now returns to his roots. Over the course of his 18-year career, Tony has taught in eight schools in four different countries. As a result, he brings a wealth of information about and facility with various teaching pedagogies and approaches. Before Sandy Spring, he was most recently at Georgetown Preparatory School. Tony received his M.A. in Educational Leadership and Supervision from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and his B.Ed. in Secondary Education/Business Studies from the University of Melbourne. We are excited about the enhanced opportunity Tony’s ex-perience brings to foster an even more seamless transition of our students from Middle to Upper School. Tony is teaching Integrated Geometry, Algebra II, and Calculus.

The SSFS community welcomed the following new faculty and staff for the 2013-14 academic year:

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After working in the Sum-mer Immer-sion Program last sum-mer, Lauren Shiftlet joined the boarding program staff as the Week-

end Coordinator. Lauren obtained her residential training and experience at Frostburg State University, where she was a Resident Academic Peer Mentor, Professional Development Coordinator, Academic Peer Advisor, and Teach-ing Assistant in Coordination with Residential Life. In addition, she has experience in high school admissions outreach and counseling and motiva-tional speaking. Lauren received her M.S. from Towson University in Social Science and her B.A. in History, French, and Cultural Anthropology from Frostburg. Lauren’s work focuses on the development of interesting, educa-tional, and fun weekend programming for our boarding program.

Robert Mirch-in has joined the Upper School faculty as a part-time member of the science department, teaching ESL science. Robert

has his Doctorate and Master’s in Sci-ence Education from Teachers College at Columbia University in New York. A graduate of Guilford College with a B.A. in Biology, Robert is very familiar with Quakerism and Quaker educa-tion. Robert honed his skills over the course of his 12-year teaching career in New York and the D.C.-metro area. Robert has experience in teaching a variety of courses including Biology, Marine Science, Environmental Sci-ence, Chemistry, and Physics.

STAFF/ADMINISTRATIONMary Grady joined SSFS in August as the Assistant to the Head of School. A Quaker herself, Mary has had extensive experience in

the Quaker education world, where she has been a part of the communities at Westtown, and most recently, Sidwell.

Bill Donovan comes to us from Canton Country Day School in Ohio where he led the technol-ogy effort (infrastructure, curriculum,

administration) for 17 years. Bill holds a degree in business administration from Phoenix University and brings over 15 years experience teaching, planning, and working with technol-ogy in independent schools.

Joe Heathcock began his work as Com-munity Farmer last summer. After getting his B.A. in philosophy at West Virginia University,

Joe worked on a variety of exciting projects including managing his own organic vegetable farm, starting the first CSA in his county, creating a cooperative distribution infrastructure for many of the small scale growers in his region, and supplying produce to the Farm2School program. Joe also has experience in the classroom as a substitute teacher. His knowledge and understanding of growing healthy, organic food and his interest in educa-tion has made this position a great fit for Joe and for SSFS.

Melanie Wil-liams began this fall as the Advancement Services Coor-dinator. Mela-nie obtained a B.B.A. in Mar-keting from the University of

Miami, and an M.B.A. in Cross Cultural Communications from the University of Phoenix. She worked for many years with Fortune 100 companies; however, she says that her most significant job experience comes from raising three kids in Washington-area independent schools over the past 15 years.

The Admission Office wel-comed Caro-lyn Dogum this fall in a new position: Admission Da-tabase Coordi-nator. Carolyn graduated

from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management. Carolyn is currently pursuing a dual Masters in Business Administration and in Economics. She has been working in independent schools since 2008.

Kyle Cassidy '07 joined the SSFS Com-munications staff in Octo-ber. Kyle, who attended SSFS from K-12, graduated SSFS in 2007

and then attended Skidmore College, where he majored in Management and Business and minored in Studio Art. Along with his knowledge of and pas-sion for Quaker education in general and SSFS in particular, Kyle brings the perfect mix of marketing and design skills for his work in communications.


Zebrafish Research Comes to SSFS!

Last summer, I applied for and was awarded a competitive grant to receive a multi-level Aquaneering E-Rack to house zebrafish tanks for student research. The Aquaneering E-Rack will be a transformative addition to the Sandy Spring Friends School community by offering a vehicle for inquiry-based learning experiences tied together with a common theme of using zebrafish as a model organism.

Students will use critical thinking to design research questions and protocols based on the Strong Infer-ence Method, collaborate with peers and professional researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science to perform their studies, and communi-cate through sharing their results with peer critique and reflection.

Zebrafish research is now the central theme that ties all the Biology curricu-

lar units together. For example, during the initial unit in Biology ("Learning and the Brain"), students can design an experiment to study learning and memory in zebrafish, such as color recognition, discrimination, and navigation. In the "Energetics" unit, students can design an experiment to test the effect of oxygen consump-tion on metabolic rate using Vernier probeware. It is impossible to outline the exact experiments for each unit be-cause that contradicts the purpose of inquiry-based learning, which should allow for questions and explorations to go in unexpected directions.

There is no shortage of literature on the significance of inquiry to enhance student enjoyment for learning sci-ence, student retention of content, and even for the future success of our na-tion’s economy in the global market-place. And, with NSTA’s recent release

of the Next Generation Science Standards, the need is even more pronounced for teachers.

Biology students are expand-ing their reach through the creation of a website (http://zfishcollaborate.weebly.com/) which is a resource for schools and laboratories to collaborate on zebrafish research. The hope is that no school will be denied access to this type of research as a consequence of insufficient funding for equipment. Stu-dents worldwide now have virtual access to the SSFS Aquaneering E-Rack and a forum for submitting experi-mental design proposals that

SSFS Biology students can perform and record for others to view. Future plans include student abstract submis-sions to professional conferences and journals, and continued presentations at our annual Celebration of Science.

As student research becomes increas-ingly sophisticated in subsequent years, additional funding can be secured to expand the program.

Takisha Reece works with students to set up the website, which will be a resource for schools and labs to collaborate on research.

Connor Coursey ‘17 examines developmental stages of zebrafish embryos.

by Takisha Reece, Upper School Science Teacher

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A former soccer coach, Upper School Global Languages Department Head Eduardo Polón switched from leading his students from champion-ships on the soccer field to preparing students for con-tests of the mind three years ago. Eduardo recognized that athletes often get the lion's share of attention from peers, and he set out to create a program that would enable students to receive similar rec-ognition for accomplishments of the mind. Starting in the 2011-2012 academic year, he built SSFS's "Quiz Bowl" pro-gram up from scratch begin-ning with a Quiz Bowl club, where it was often standing-room only in his classroom after school and during lunch: students were drawn to the club by both the fun that they had there, and the chance to let the knowledge that they were learning in the classroom during the academic day shine. The School enjoyed watching the teams compete during the end-of-the-year tournaments at Upper School assemblies, where students competed for the “Quiz Bowl Cup.”

Fast forward to the 2013-2014 school year, and Eduardo and a team of six "Quizards" were ready to hit the road to com-pete against competitive schools in the region. The newly-established SSFS team proved their merit quickly, claiming a semifinalist trophy in a 48-team academic tournament held at Blake High School in September 2013 and advancing to the Championship Round of the very competitive MABL (Montgomery Academic Beltway League) in early winter. The team was soon invited to compete on It's Academic, which, according to the website, is “recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running quiz program in TV history.”

When the SSFS team took their place in the NBC4 studio on February 8, 2014, they were met by bus loads of their peers, their teachers, school alumni, parents, staff, the Head of School and the Head of the Upper School (not to mention the SSFS step-dancing team and the school mascot – the Wildebeest). The stage man-agers and staff at It's Academic marveled at the crowd, which they declared to be the largest in the show's 53 seasons! While the School demonstrated its school spirit, the SSFS team demonstrated its academic prowess, winning the game handily with a total of 585 points and qualifying for the playoffs (scheduled for April 2014).

You can see the students in action on the April 5th airing of It’s Academic (10:30 am on NBC4), and you can read more about the club and the Quiz Bowl Team’s successes on our website, www.ssfs.org.

The SSFS Quiz Bowl Team Hits the Road

Quiz Bowl team members with the SSFS step-dance group (a.k.a., SASS - Spirit at Sandy Spring)

Team members Emil Kunkin '15, Jake Gearon '15, and Ben Yumkas '14 consult each other before giving their answer.


Quakers, SSFS, and Activism

In August 1963, hundreds of thou-sands of Americans rallied in Washing-ton, D.C. in an historic effort to dem-onstrate against bigotry and inequality. The 1963 March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s unforgetta-ble speech to the masses crowding the Lincoln Memorial will be forever re-membered as a turning point in Ameri-ca’s history, a catalyst for desperately needed social and legislative progress. Present at the March on Washington were fifty high school students, camp-

ers with the American Friends Service Committee Middle Atlantic Region’s World Affairs Camp. The students’ participation in the March on Wash-ington happened, in part, because of the persistence of Nancy Pine, then a secretary in the American Friends Service Committee—and thanks to the support provided by Sandy Spring Friends School.

Last August, Nancy sent a letter (above) to Board Clerk Curt Moffatt

and Head of School Tom Gibian. That letter—which she describes as a “fifty-year-old thank you”—shares the role SSFS played in making those campers’ attendance at the March possible. Half a century later, members of the SSFS community can look back proudly on the role the School played in this important event—one example of service and activism among many in the School’s ongoing pursuit of social justice.

SSFS and the members of its commu-nity are part of a legacy of striving for justice, equality, and the betterment of humanity that has existed since George Fox’s establishment of the Religious Society of Friends. Friends were among the first abolitionists in America, beginning their campaign to end slavery in the late 1600s. Many Quakers participated in the Under-ground Railroad, feeding, sheltering, and guiding runaway slaves on their flight to freedom, and by 1776 all Quakers were prohibited from owning slaves. From the Society of Friends’ founding in the 1600s, Quakers held a progressive view toward women’s equality (at least by 17th century stan-dards) and many joined the crusade for women’s rights in the 19th century. One notable Quaker suffragette was Lucretia Mott, who strove both for the abolition of slavery and for the right of women to participate in the abolition-ist movement! She continued her quest for human equity after the 1865 aboli-tion of slavery, fighting to give African Americans the vote. Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul were two more Quaker women who are renowned for their dedication to women’s rights and

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suffrage. Other endeavors of the Re-ligious Society of Friends to promote general human respect range from advocating for humane treatment of prisoners and the mentally ill to campaigning against war and violence as a means of settling international disputes.

From the beginning, Sandy Spring Friends School sought to live its mis-sion: “Let Your Lives Speak.” Phil Schwarz ’63, a student in the School’s very first tenth grade class in 1961, spoke about how SSFS students and faculty were “trying to establish their place as good citizens in the commu-nity” as soon as SSFS opened its doors. Students performed local service such as keeping the roads free of trash, and Sandy Spring’s excellent chorus program would travel to neigh-boring schools and perform operettas for their student body. After graduating with the Class of 1963, Phil carried SSFS’s legacy of service with him all over the world—on camel rides to Iranian vil-lages where, as a member of the Peace Corps, he taught English, and to Red Square, where he participated in pro-testing for an end to Soviet-American hostility.

As Sandy Spring Friends School grew, its efforts to serve expanded too. Bim Schauffler ’74 was a student at Sandy Spring in the 1970s and he witnessed and participated in the service that SSFS community members performed during that tumultuous time in our nation’s history. From establishing the state’s first Civic Association to attend-ing peace demonstrations and silent

vigils, members of the SSFS communi-ty continued to work hard to maintain the School’s role as a good citizen.

Caroline Schauffler, Bim’s mother, is another inspiring example of the type of person who led SSFS to be a posi-tive force in the community. Caroline was a veteran of World War II, and while serving as a nurse at the 8th Air Force bomber base she saw first-hand the worst of the destruction caused by war. That experience, combined with her personal friendship with SSFS founder Brook Moore, led Caroline to Quakerism and a life of service to others. She arrived in Sandy Spring in 1958 and immediately set to work, creating a civic association with

the help of commu-nity members such as Mary Farquhar, Caroline Snowden, Mary Moore Miller, and

George and Georgina Campbell. This association became an integral part of the community. It fought to help the African American communities around Brook Road and Chandley Mill Road, pushing legislation that would allow for residential trailers and building low-cost housing. The men and women of the civic associa-tion also worked to make sense of the tangled records of deeds and property titles for families in the area, restoring certainty of legal ownership of their land. They ran a day camp where local children spent their summers engaged in arts, photography, sports, and ac-tivities, and they established a racially integrated program of swimming and lifeguard lessons in a time and area where none of the private swimming pools admitted African Americans. In addition to all her work for her local community, Caroline also made time to attend demonstrations for peace (often taking Bim along with her) and,

Quaker and Sandy Spring resident Caroline Schauffler

SSFS students participate in the 1994 Amnesty International March


Quakers, SSFS, and Activism

while briefly living in Florida, lunch counter sit-ins. And while, as Bim said, “she was not interested in getting credit for stuff,” it is clear that she is due a large amount of it for her non-stop work for others.

Today, members of the SSFS commu-nity continue to uphold the tradition of service and activism their predeces-sors established. Though service trips, participation in protests, and explo-ration of modern issues, SSFS seeks to promote justice and sustainability in the world. As Bim explains, true sustainability is like a three-legged stool: It rests on the three pillars of social, economic, and environmental justice, and without all three, a society cannot be called sustainable. Students learn about and participate in social and economic justice work by dem-

onstrating and attending protests; after George W. Bush’s election, SSFS provided opportunities for students to attend both the pro- and anti-inaugural marches, and during the Occupy Wall Street movement, Upper School history teacher Kathy Laughlin took students to the Washington, D.C. Occupy camp in McPherson Square to speak with participants there. Expe-riences such as these offer students a first-hand look at conflicts in our society, preparing them to effectively participate in the search for solutions.

Intersession trips expose students to other types of issues. For example, the West Virginia Intersession trip takes students to the heart of coal country, where mountaintop removal is devas-tating both the local environment and economy, flooding valleys and rivers

with debris and toxic heavy metals, and greatly decreasing the number of jobs provided by each mine. The stu-dents meet with Beth Spence and Rick Wilson, activists dedicated to fighting this harmful practice, and clean up and do spring planting in a commu-nity garden. At home, SSFS is set apart by its own community farm program, which provides fresh, organic pro-duce to the cafeteria while engaging students in hands-on learning about environmental sustainability and food production.

This kind of activism—the kind that provides opportunities for student in-volvement with important issues and creates experiences that will remain with them forever—is perhaps the most powerful way that SSFS contrib-utes to our society’s sustainability.

Proof of the lasting power of SSFS’s activism lives in Nancy Pine’s letter. Providing rooms, food, and trans-portation for a summer camp might not seem like the most monumen-tal endeavor, but because of SSFS’s actions, a half century later a group of now adults can “look back, reflec-tively, at how that day and the discus-sion that followed changed their life directions.” And that is truly SSFS’s greatest continuing contribution to society: by involving students in activist efforts of all kinds, we prepare and inspire the next generation to continue to strive for justice, equality, and sustainability. In the Quaker spirit of continuing revelation, SSFS seeks to impart to its students the conviction that there is always more to improve in our society and ourselves, and that they are the greatest implements of positive change.

SSFS students learn about nonviolence and peaceful resolution of conflict both in and out of the classroom; students on the 2013 West Virginia intersession helping with a community garden.

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The Friends’ Committee on National Legislation is an excellent example of Quaker beliefs being put to work to affect change the world. FCNL is a national peace lobby that strives to bring the principles of “peace, equal-ity, simplicity, and truth” to national politics, advocating for congressional action that advances Quaker ideals. I spoke with Alicia McBride, who gave me a clear picture of FCNL’s goals, methods and accomplishments.

In order to bring the interests of Ameri-can Quaker to Congress, FCNL must first determine what issues are most important. To this end, the Commit-tee holds monthly meetings across the nation to gather suggestions from their supporters.

The Friends Committee on National Legislation seeks first and foremost “an

Earth restored.” That, however, is a lofty goal, and to reach it, FCNL sets smaller, spe-cific goals to lobby to-wards, creating a path of stepping stones to an earth fully restored to peace. One example of a step successfully taken is FCNL’s work in Kenya and Burundi to ensure a peaceful election process. Work-ing with Kenyan and Burundian Quakers and the State Depart-ment, the FCNL in-vested in local commu-nities to stabilize them and prevent violence

before it can erupt. Another success was Obama’s 2012 announcement of a plan to reduce America’s military spending by one trillion dollars over a decade, and the FCNL continues to lobby and pressure Congress to ensure that it actually happens.

This kind of activism—the kind that provides opportunities for student involvement with important issues and creates experiences that will remain with them forever—is perhaps the most powerful way that SSFS contributes to our society’s sustainability.

FCNL is a lobbyist group and there-fore conducts much of its work in Congressional offices, employing 14 lobbyists in Washington, D.C. with members active in every single Congressional district. However, an outsider might overlook the equally important work that FCNL does in educating Americans on how to affect positive change on their own. They teach citizens how to advocate to their representatives in Congress for issues most important to them and the FCNL. Like Sandy Spring Friends School, the FCNL recognizes that effective activism is not just about marching, or boycotting, or demon-strating; it is equally important to prepare the next generation to carry on the campaign for an Earth restored.

Thanks to David Mossman, who re-searched the topic; interviewed Bim Schauffler '74, SSFS Archivist Dave Burgevin, Phil Schwarz '63, FCNL's Alicia McBride; and wrote this article for the Community News.

1960 Washington Post article about Quaker peace vigils

American Friends Service Committee Vigil in 1969 (image provided by AQAG Records, Swarthmore College Peace Collection)


Free Minds Book Club at SSFSby Bim Schauffler '74

Free Minds Book Club members gathered at Sandy Spring Friends School over the summer to write and reflect.

On July 25th and 26th of this past summer, members of the Free Minds Book Club, both staff and Poet Am-bassadors, came to the Sandy Spring Friends School campus for a retreat in order to work on their writing, their presentation skills, and plan for their "Poet Ambassadors: On the Same Page" outreach program. The retreat was yet another example of Sandy Spring Friends School reaching out to a community in need and provid-ing access to our campus and staff for the purpose of spiritual growth and enrichment.

The Free Minds Book Club started in 2002 as a bi-weekly program serving youths incarcerated as adults in pris-ons around the country by providing them with books and creating oppor-tunities to write poetry. It has evolved into a program that not only supports incarcerated youth, but also supports former inmates as they reenter society. Free Minds helps them to find jobs, continue with reading and writing, and creates opportunities for their

members to reach out to youth in less privileged communities, schools, and juvenile facilities as Poet Am-bassadors. The Poet Ambassadors help young people recognize the power of reading and writing and encourages them to avoid the pitfalls of being charged and convicted as adults and entering the adult prison system as an adolescent. Their stories are remarkably compelling, as is the effectiveness of the Free Minds program. However, the most remark-able aspect of this program is how prolific these Poet Ambassadors are at producing inspiring poetry.

On these pages are three poems writ-ten with the prompts “Where I come from ….” and “Where I’m going….” They were written on a walk along the Underground Railroad Trail, which runs through our campus along The Northwest Branch, and up to the Sandy Spring. Participants were asked to consider the prompts in light of this historical context.

I come fromby Gary Durant

I come from a struggleWelfare mother on drugsAnd a dog eat dog worldWhere they say only the strong surviveAnd you watch the murder of friendsThrough your innocent eyesI come from where the devil is strongAnd God is weakAnd the only time you prayIs for something to eatI come from a society of its ownBut where I’m going is a different spiritual zoneWhere I can sit and write at Sandy Spring LakeAnd not have to worry who is creeping behind the gateI’m going to where God is pushed firstAnd the devil is so shallowAnd temptation is so hollowAnd my new friends so positive I’m not afraid to followWhere I’m going is someplace positiveYou might want to go

Silenceby Alisha Carrington

It’s true what they sayMaybe silence is goldenNature keeps speakingI try not to ignore herIt’s so many thingsWide and far along this trailYellow butterfliesCrickets, birds, trees, and green grassComing where I’m fromYou don’t see this everydayFollowing this pathI get lost inside my headSleeping hollow treesReminding me of the pastBut all I can sayIs this must be real silence

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If You Wanta Knowby Alisha Carrington

I won’t write just to writeEven though they ask me to fill this space with wordsThey wanta know why I sing and set birds free.They want to see my faded pastFrom a story line of poetic theoriesOf rocky poetry…They want me to fill this spaceSo I tell themIf you want to know of my lifeGo into the darkest place of your soulAnd let a little light shine through… then reachAnd if you wanta know where I’ve beenJust read a book on evolution,And if you wanta know where I’m goingJust kiss the palms of my handsBecause I’m evolving outa darknessAnd grabbing on to lifeJust so I can fill your spaceWith wise words

Gary and Alisha are Poet Ambassadors currently serv-ing probation for the crimes they committed as minors. Their work with Free Minds keeps them “moving forward,” “going … someplace positive” and “grabbing onto life.”

This winter has seen an even deeper connection be-tween the School and Free Minds, as the Upper School Writing Center hosted its Third Annual Scrabble-Boggle Tournament, with all funds raised at this fun all-school event benefitting Free Minds Book Club. The very next week, members of Free Minds and Executive Director Tara Libert visited SSFS to participate in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. assembly. Hosted by Bim Schauffler’s Global Peace and Justice Seminar, the assembly focused on instances of nonviolent thought and action as a means to creating peace. The Free Minds members spoke about their struggles to gain peace within themselves, even amidst troubled childhoods, in order to contribute to peace in their current lives. They also read poems from the organization’s literary journal. After the assembly, the Free Minds members participat-ed in Scott Carneal’s Poetry class. This time, they read their own poetry and shared insights about their writ-

ing process. The SSFS students, who had also been working on original poetry, read their own work to the visitors.

Free Minds returned just a few days later to participate in the All-School Day of Service in honor of Dr. King. A guest speaker described the Free Minds mission and members, and SSFS community members gave feedback on members’ poems-in-progress. These writers gain tremendously from constructive and supportive feedback from a variety of readers; most of all, they understand that they haven’t been forgotten while they’re incarcerated.

If you are interested in more poetry or leaning more about The Free Minds Book Club, you can find them at www.freemindsbookclub.org.

The Upper School Global Peace and Justice Seminar class organized and hosted the US Martin Luther King, Jr. assembly on Jan. 16 and invited members from Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop to participate in this powerful and moving commemoration of leaders of peace and justice.

Members of the SSFS community read and gave feedback on Free Minds Club members' poems-in-progress during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service.


Save the Date! On Saturday, May 3, Sandy Spring Friends School will hold its annual gala. We are excited to share that we are moving the event closer to home: to the Sandy Spring Museum! This year our focus will be entirely on financial aid—celebrating the important role it plays in making SSFS strong and diverse, and honoring our shared commitment to keeping our community firmly grounded in a wonderful range of experiences, backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives. Did you know that SSFS offers one of the most robust finan-cial aid programs in our area? Thirty-eight percent of our families receive some form of assistance—and while that assistance certainly includes tuition support, it also cov-ers technology, trips, supplies, and other school expenses. Most importantly, a strong financial aid program keeps our community vibrant and alive with voices from all across our region—and the world! Please join us on May 3, 2014 for a party to celebrate SSFS, to honor everyone who makes this community so very special, and to raise the funds that will ensure SSFS’s continued ability to offer the kind of financial aid program that benefits every member of the SSFS family. We look forward to seeing you there!

Will and Katherine BarryRick Beagle and Elena MessinaJohn and Sharon BellAmanda Ross BenedickJohn BentivoglioMark and Diane BermanAmy E. Christianson ’81Alan and Mochiko DeSilvaAllen H. Fetter ’80Chris and Jean GearonLouis D. HarringtonScott Henry and Anne ShanamanKenneth and Jennifer LangerHarry and Lillian LeeserDavid and Jodi LeeserJim MacPherson and Jeanne DionneJeff and Tara MangSteven and Sarah MargolisHunter and Kathleen McKayMichael and Cynthia McKee

2014 Auction Event to Benefit Financial Aid: May 3

Deepika MehtaMerrill LynchSandra Michaels and Jerry HarmanCurt and Piper MoffattLauren Mossman and Darren AmorusoClaude Pierrelouis and Jeanne-Marie D. PierrelouisPMM CompaniesEllen Pskowski '71 and Harold PskowskiRaffa, Inc.AJ and Lisa RobinsonLawrence Rogers and Mary SilvaSodexoStandard SolarJan Stolwijk and Deborah RoseGordon Stoner and Cindy RoseCynthia TerrellBarbara L. Thomas and Preston ThomasJoe and Terry VignolaJay and Mimi YoumansLarry and Miriam Yumkas

THANK YOU to the 2013 Auction Underwriters!We are very grateful to the 2013 Auction Underwriters, listed below, as well as to the donors for the Fund-an-Item, listed on page 13.

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Michael AckersonDavid Auerswald and Jennifer C. MaehrRick Beagle and Elena MessinaJames and Brenda BenjaminIsabel Blanco and Eleanor KerlowVictor H. Bullen and Brooke FarquharBrian and Adrienne ChisolmJohn Cohan and Michelle HigginsJerome and Michele ColeThomas Collins ’83 and Linda CollinsJames Conway and Diane DeSuaPatricia CopeRobert and Cheryl CrimNathan and Catherine CroneJoel and Lualhati deJesusDennis Hannon and Linda DelaneyKen and Letitia DenaburgStephen Eller ’87 and Jennifer EllerBruce and Toni EvansLaurel and David Flyer

Carylton Ganong and Mireille KhouryDavid and Nicole GardnerArlene GardsbaneChris and Jean GearonThomas Gibian and Christina Grady ’80John Hartge ’72 and Ellen HartgeDavid and Rachel HicksonJohn HinesCharles and Marybeth HorningJonathan Kramer and Ruth ChemerysKenneth and Jennifer LangerMitchell and Michelle LaytonDavid and Jodi LeeserSteven and Sarah MargolisMichael and Cynthia McKeeDeepika MehtaAaron W. Meisner ’84Laura Miyoshi and Lori WilsonCurt and Piper MoffattBryan and Kathleen Murray

Stan and Lynn OshinskyKenneth and Ann PollackEduardo and Jody PolónLaurita and Ralph PorteeEric QuarlesJay Renbaum and Shannah KossRichard and Kathy RipleyJohn Roome and Katherine RichardsJason and Nikki RosewagMargaret M. RosserDavid Serota and Bela MeghaniJoseph and Gretchen StantonJan Stolwijk and Deborah RoseGordon Stoner and Cindy RoseBehnam and Firoozeh TchoubinehBarbara Thomas and Preston ThomasDerek G. Turner ’98Jaime and Kiki VargasJay and Mimi Youmans

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Last year's Fund-an-Item donations went to create a wonderful eating and gathering space outside Westview Dining Hall. The space—which had been subject to frequent flooding and erosion—was completely landscaped this fall, including the construction of a curved stone wall. Several hollies, an oak and maple trees were gifted by the SSFS Board of Trustees to honor all the Trustees who have served on the SSFS Board. A fountain will be added this spring, courtesy of last year's senior class gift (Class of 2013). The base of the fountain will be designed and created by SSFS alumnus and potter, Charlie Tefft '92. We will also be adding a pergola with benches, courtesy of the Class of 2010. This project is a wonderful example of how our community “Lets THEIR Lives Speak.”


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Anonymous (2)Alice D. Abrams ’66Michael AckersonKatharine O. Adams ’71Mauricio and Susan AguilarJames W. Akin ’70Richard W. Aldred ’66David S. Alterman ’66*Bill Alterman ’69 and Sue AltermanChristopher and Rose AmbroseWilliam S. Ament ’71American Express Gift Matching ProgramAmerica's CharitiesAnn AndersonJohn and Sarah AndersonLozan and Jordanka AndonovJules and Nancy AronsonJustin J. Aronson ’91Dennis Auerbach and Julie KaplanDavid Auerswald and Jennifer C. MaehrAndrew and Judy AverbachPamela Ayres ’73 and Armin BacherPeter and Lori BacklundRia BaizAnne H. BallMarion and Rick BallardBaltimore Yearly MeetingCyrus and Cathy BamjiJames A. Bancroft ’84Bank of America Matching Gifts ProgramSabina Barach ’71 and Paul RolnickSusan and Robert BardCedric and Franstine BarnesWill and Katherine BarryBarbara J. Bason ’64 and Clem BasonPat BeachRick Beagle and Elena MessinaJames R. Beebe ’63John and Sharon BellJohn and Ellen BellAmanda Ross BenedickJames and Brenda BenjaminTom Benkart and Joan MarshallElizabeth BentivoglioJohn BentivoglioMark and Diane Berman

Thomas J. Bernard ’66 and Liza Jane Bernard ’68Bethesda Friends MeetingAmar Bhattacharya and Rita KhannaJane E. Binger*Michael BirdRuth M. Birnberg ’72Richard and Melina BlackArlene BlairTamara BlancIsabel Blanco and Eleanor KerlowRichard and Joanna BoalesDeborah BonserBen BoozLaura M. Bostwick ’89Bob and Marilyn BourdeauxCarol J. Branscome ’72George and Faith BreenGeorge E. Breen III ’98Ron and Linda BrockJill K. Brooks ’84Leah E. BrownSarah Brown ’71 and Michael BrownChristopher M. Bruns ’82William L. BryanJames and Elizabeth BullardVictor H. Bullen and Brooke FarquharDavid BurgevinStephanie BurgevinLillian BurkeThomas BurnsideMaria H. Burrington ’73Heidi ButterworthDonald and Ann ByrneAntonio Cancino and Shadia GarrisonNora H. CaplanRebecca Carli-MillsWilliam and Jan CarlsonGeorge and Susan CarnealScott and Katharine CarnealCathryn CarnevaleElizabeth S. Carrier ’66Brian and Lois CarrollBrooke Carroll ’83 and Brian CarrollBruce Caswell and Lauren DeichmanAaron Chan

ChevronTexaco Matching Gift ProgramJoe and Tanya ChihAlbert and Anna ChinBrian and Adrienne ChisolmAmy E. Christianson ’81Michele Clark ’87 and Ziyad HopkinsMelvin and Upty ClouseThomas P. ClouseJohn Cohan and Michelle HigginsJerome and Michele ColeThomas Collins ’83 and Linda CollinsThe Commonweal FoundationRobert H. ConnamacherNoah and Dana ConnellDavid R. Conrad and Paula N. DinersteinJames Conway and Diane DeSuaJim and Linda CooperPatricia CopeKleber and Julia CorreaGeorge and Jennifer CortBrenda Crawley and Ellen FyeRobert and Cheryl CrimTimothy and Charlotte CroftNathan and Catherine CroneJulie Crooke and Sherry OggEvelyn and Cedric CumberbatchCleon and Karen CumberbatchCharles and Martha CunninghamPeter CurtisRoger Curtis ’64 and Deborah WolfMichael and Janice DadeNicole DadeThe Davidowitz FoundationIvan J. Davidowitz ’78Jeffrey L. Davidowitz ’74Edward Davis ’72 and Laura DavisEduardo De La TorreWillis and Joyanna DeHartJoel and Lualhati deJesusRobert and Gretchen DejterDennis Hannon and Linda DelaneyKen and Letitia DenaburgMatthew Denaburg ’10Alan Denniston and Kathleen LandersJitendra DesaiAlan and Mochiko DeSilva

Last year, hundreds of members of the SSFS community joined together in philanthropic support of the School. Their care for SSFS—demonstrated through gifts to the Annual Fund, support of the auction, and contributions to the endowment—is a resounding statement of belief in Sandy Spring Friends School. Below please find the names, in alphabetical order, of these many supporters of the School whose generosity is just one of the many ways that our community members choose to “Let Their Lives Speak.”

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James A. deVeer ’74Beverley DiTusaDana G. Dixon ’77Keith Dixon and Peggy MooreElizabeth DonelsonMary DowlingJennifer DreyfusRonald and Mary Ann DubnerMark T. Eller ’85Tim and Sally EllerStephen Eller ’87 and Jennifer EllerChristine ErrigoKevin Esser and Kathleen A. BittingerBruce and Toni EvansLucretia W. EvansOlu and Ayanna EzeaniSusan FainAimee FarleyCynthia Farquhar ’65Judith B. Farquhar ’64Peter S. Farquhar ’73Benjamin and Monica FeitKaytura FelixMark Felsenthal and Sandra MooreMaxwell FenderAllen H. Fetter ’80Elizabeth and Robert FetterIrwin and Laura FeuersteinKaren Finkel and Hal KowenskiRobert and Kim FinkelKenneth FishbackJason and Valerie FisherWinston C. Fisher ’92Erica A. Fletcher ’92Laurel and David FlyerPeter and Diane FlynnJohn Fogarty ’76 and Sarah ShiffertWalter and Kathleen FoleyKevin and Mary Jo ForbesDr. and Mrs. G. Raymond FoxDoug Farquhar and Terry FranklinJohn and Barbara FranklinHelen FreemanJacob and Debra FrenkelTaylor Friedman ’12Friends of Sandy Spring Friends SchoolKristin M. Frock ’83 and Walter TeagueMary K. FryHarry Furukawa and Tina SungCarylton Ganong and Mireille KhouryDavid and Nicole GardnerArlene GardsbaneLorne and Elizabeth GarrettsonChris and Jean Gearon

The Geico Philanthropic FoundationLynne GelzerAlbert and Mary GentryBarbara M. Gibian ’67Martha Parke GibianThomas Gibian and Christina Grady ’80Thomas and Laura GibianPamela R. GilmerEd and Carol GlabusEdmund and Elizabeth GlabusDaniel Goodman ’78 and Johanna CowieLarry and Susan GordonLinda GordonPeter T. Gordon ’75Paul and Diana GormleyJames and Ellen GranumBrian L. Greenberg ’71Douglas Greenfield and Elaine QuintanaGregory and Phyllis GreerRuthAnne GregoryPaul G. Griffin and Suzanne M. LevinGrant and Elizabeth GrossGroup 113Miriam R. Gurowsky ’66 and David GurowskyFrank and Patty HaleMartha HaleK. Sloane Halloran LewisBarbara HallowellMichael and Phyllis HammerAnn H. Hancock ’74Anne M. Hanzel ’71John and Doris HardtPhilip and Susan HardtCharles Harker*Eleanore HarkerLouis D. HarringtonRayford HarrisTom and Cathy Harrison

Elizabeth S. HartgeJohn Hartge ’72 and Ellen HartgeJohn and Jane HayesSuzanne Healy ’95Scott Henderson and Jennifer S. PerkinsJoseph and Charlotte HennessyScott Henry and Anne ShanamanCarla J. Herman ’69David and Rachel HicksonWilliam B. Higinbotham ’75Amanda HillEmmett W. Hines Jr.John HinesAnne HirshfieldRobin M. Hiscock and Linda Gunter*Ian Hoch ’05Jonathan R. Hoch ’99Robert and Ruth HochKatherine E. Hofmann ’06Kate S. Holbrook ’96Craig and Eileen HollanderAlbert and Gail HolmAnne and Rick HonnLouise T. Hood ’75Charles and Elise HooksRobert Hoopes and Hilary Barnes HoopesSuzannah HopkinsKevin and Deborah HopsonCarol F. Horning Woehrle and Harry WoehrleCharles Horning ’88 and Marybeth HorningLawrence and Leslie HorningPatrick B. Horning ’84Janet G. Hough ’69Donald L. Howard ’78Leonard and Christine HowardCatherine Hoyt ’03Michael and Jean Hoyt


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Thomas and Vicky HurleyCaroline HussmanLucy Hussman ’80Timothy Hussman ’77 and Julie HussmanDavid A. Hutchison ’79 and Felicia M. Brady ’77Josef S. Idoine ’66Ashton Imlay ’08Bonnie E. Imlay ’03Christopher Imlay ’71 and Rita KruhmSalli and Rich InnesJarrett A. Jackson ’04Jarrett W. JacksonLucy JacksonJaren and Terri JacksonKeith Jahoda and Clara KuehnAndrew Jaques and Susan DarrowFrances JaquesRoxanne JarrettKristopher and Tashia JenkinsTisha Jepson ’82Juan Jewell and Susan CozzensRoo and René JohnsonDavid and Linda JohnsonDonald and Susan JohnsonGraham and Janet JohnsonJosie Johnson ’01Lent C. Johnson III ’70Philip T. Johnson ’73R. Rima JolivetFred and Alkia JonesDavid R. Jones ’03Katherine C. Jones ’06Jeff Jones and Susan StracquatanioAldona and Charles JosephCelia K. Joughin ’70 and Ralph T. Thompson, Jr.

Lawrence Junkin and Brooke Junkin-MillsDavid and Deborah KahnBetsy Kantt ’83 and Laura StreetStephen L. Kaplan ’74Peter and Patricia KarasikAdam KellerLauren KellerDonna KelloggJacinta KellyJoseph and Andrea KerrSteven L. Kerr ’89 and Hannah Kerr ’95Lina Khouri ’02Edward and Diane KilduffLarry and Jennifer KilmerHerbert and Sarah KinneyKathryn KirmayerGeorge and Heidi KlimesJonathan KlontzGregory and Kathryn KnudsonMichele KoehlEdward and Alice KondisJonathan Kramer and Ruth ChemerysKaren KrausenRobert and Candice KrinerRobert and Diane KrinerMatthew and Hilary KunkinJohn F. Kunz and Karan KvernoFrances LambrechtKenneth and Jennifer LangerPatricia B. LansdaleReed and Kathy LaughlinMargaret R. Lawson ’71Mitchell and Michelle LaytonM. Cary Leahey ’70 and Patricia MosserSoon Hyoung and Shion LeeBrendan and Ilene LeesDelbert LeeseHarry and Lillian Leeser

David and Jodi LeeserWayne and Nicolle LegendreTanya J. Lehky ’74Daniel and Deanna LentzJeremy and Diane LichtensteinJohn Ligon and Martha Ligon*Lori LigonMartha LigonPeter Ligon and Anita LigonRobert LilesKeith Lind and Diane HoffmanDavid and Jenny LingelbachHelen Louise LiversidgeRich and Joan LiversidgeRebecca London ’94Benjamin D. Lourie ’66Judith and Harold LoweFang and Wei LuErica LunglhoferMichael and Alicia MacFarlandJim MacPherson and Jeanne DionneFabia and John MahoneyCharles and Barbara MalloneeJeff and Tara MangDavid R. Mapes ’79Steven and Sarah MargolisPeter and Lisa MartinDavid and Wendy MasonMary MazzucaTed and Susan McAdamsAlice McArdle ’74 and Richard McArdleBen and Sarah McClellanJabez McClelland and Catherine ChowAnthony McCuddenJames and Elizabeth McCulloughJohn and Denise McDanielYasmin McGinnisSam McGrathNancy McIntyreHunter and Kathleen McKayRanny McKayMichael and Cynthia McKeePatrick McKeeBrian McLaughlin and Donna FirerBrian and Susan McNelisJean McNelisBuddy and Janet MednikPeter and Julia MegginsonDeepika MehtaAaron W. Meisner ’84Laurence H. Meisner*Bill and Michele MenaMartha Menestrina ’64 and Leo MenestrinaKevin Merida and Donna BrittMerrill LynchThe Merrill Lynch & Co. FoundationBarry and Susan MerrittElaine Deal Merritt ’06William W. Merritt ’08

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John and Faye MeyersSandra Michaels and Jerry HarmanMarie MichaudRobert and Lisa MikkelsonGeoffrey and Carolyn MillerH. Todd and June MillerMark and Maria MillerThomas L. Miller ’65Walter and Rachel MillerMatthew and Cynthia MillsSusan MillsLaura Miyoshi and Lori WilsonCurt and Piper MoffattJoshua Moffatt ’02Oliver C. MolesKenneth and Ligia GortonMaturose MonsereenusornWilliam B. Moody and Janet Cline-MoodyAnne B. MorleyLinda M. Morley ’84Daniel L. Morris ’84June MoseleLauren Mossman and Darren AmorusoJim Mundell and Nancy SmithBryan and Kathleen MurrayJason and Fatima NasconeHelen NashEric Naumburg and Rebecca ZeligmanGetachew and Berhane NegashClifford Nelson ’71Lisa B. Nelson ’87David and Nancy NevilleDavid NewmanAndre and Evelyn NicholasFrank and Leah NiepoldLinda and Takeo NishiokaMary J. NoonanRichard Noonan ’69 and Michele NoonanMary NorrisCarter NortonRichard and Elizabeth NyachiroJerry and Marian O'ConorNora V. Odendahl ’73Coleman and Bonnie O'DonoghueDavid Oliver and Galina Mikhlin-OliverArnold Oppler and Amy CurtisJill H. Orr ’05Stan and Lynn OshinskyRichard and Elizabeth OstermanLynn Ostrov and Terry F. LewisJerry and Dianne OstrowMary L. Pacey ’66Philip Palley and Kathryn StackhouseThomas Palley ’09Jeffrey Palmer and Lee Anne Myers PalmerBernard and Cynthia ParkerPeter L. Pastan ’75

Michael and Patti PatesMary Anne PeacockLisa B. Penkowsky ’83 and William H. DavisGary and Holly PertmerKathleen A. PetranechStefano Petrucci and Laura HickokJanet PfleegerGregory and Meredith PhillipsClaude Pierrelouis and Jeanne-Marie D. PierrelouisRobert Pleasure and Patricia GreenfieldPMM CompaniesKenneth and Ann PollackEduardo and Jody PolónDesiree Polyak and Dawn GriffithSally G. Pore ’65Laurita and Ralph PorteeEric PowellStephen and Christine PowersCarl and Saundra PratherMargery J. Prazar ’65Ari and Nancy PreussJohn and Mary PriceRichard P. Price ’80Ellen Pskowski ’71 and Harold PskowskiMichelle Puhl-Price and Robert PriceJoan PullianAllen and Shira Purkiss

Christopher Purkiss and Sarah BirdRichard and Chrissy PurkissEric QuarlesRaffa, Inc.Lydia RappoltShanna E. Ratner ’71Selena ReamesTakisha ReeceLynda ReeseRudolph and Ernestine ReidAlan E. Reider and Linda Dallas ReiderRobert Dallas Reider ’03Jay Renbaum and Shannah KossMalcolm and Rosalie RenbaumAlyssa ReynoldsFrederic RichardsonRoxanne P. Richardson ’96Anne U. Richardson-Gould ’66Bridget M. Rigby ’92Rex Riley ’80 and Carol RileyRichard and Kathy RipleyMark D. Rivera ’83Shahzad and Rebecca RizviThe Robert W. and Amy T. Barker FoundationAJ and Lisa RobinsonJamie L. Rogers ’81Kenneth and Katherine RogersLawrence Rogers and Mary Silva


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Greg and Gena RomanowJohn Roome and Katherine RichardsJason and Nikki RosewagSean D. Ross ’79Margaret and Matt RosserVincent and Lois RouxGlenn Rubino and Angela ShemuhaPeter and Richelle SabiaPatrick SalmasiSandy Spring Friends MeetingKate SantorineosJames and Sharon SariJean-Michel and Paummi SarrazinMohammad and Surriya SarwarLawrence and Susan SaundersAnna SawyerMichael Schaps ’92 Molly Schauffler ’72Moyra Schauffler ’11William Schauffler ’74 and Jennifer SchaufflerSarah E. Schenck ’83James H. Scheuer Jr. ’76Lance and Katie SchineAungthu and Carol SchlenkerDavid and Susan SchlessSusan W. Schneider ’72Thomas J. Schneider and Cynthia P. SchneiderSarah Schneiderman ’72John M. Schoffstall ’69Steven SchumacherJeffrey and Jamie SchwartzMark and Julie SchweberErin ScottElizabeth S. SegalBryan and Michele SeithDavid Serota and Bela MeghaniMark and Vickie ShankA. Udaya Shankar and Carol WhitneyUday and Lalitha ShankarKevin and Jennifer Shannon

Robert ShaperoSantosh and Manjul SharmaCharles and Denise SharpMark and Kathleen ShermanFelicia Shields LightfootJoseph Shlaferman and Judy ZinsRiggs ShultzGary and Joy SimpsonFred and Allison SiskA. Katie Smillie ’72Adrienne M. SmithEliza SmithJeffrey SmithKen and Jan SmithRobert SmithStanley E. SmithSodexo Steven Solomon ’64 and Kay DunlapPetr and Cyndi SpeightJohn and Judith SperkaStephan and Linda SpitzerElinor J. Splitter ’72John F. Squires ’72SSFS Parent AssociationNorman St. Amour and Lai-Fong LeungMarian J. Staehle ’65 and John S. StaehleStandard SolarJoseph and Gretchen StantonSandra SternMelanie StettzArthur and Virginia StevensCraig and Ellen StevensJan Stolwijk and Deborah RoseGordon Stoner and Cindy RoseJason A. Sulkin ’97Julie B. Sulkin ’91Michael and Linda SulkinScott Sulkin ’95Alan Sultan and Jessica WeissShoshanna C. Sumka ’90Dean and Meha SymesSymphonic StrategiesAdenia G. TaylorAndrea S. Taylor ’64Larry and Susan TaylorThomas Taylor ’88 and Jessica TaylorPriscilla Taylor-Williams ’70 and David WilliamsBehnam and Firoozeh TchoubinehMichel Booz and Elizabeth Teague ’74Cynthia TerrellElizabeth J. Terrell ’77Stephen and Susan TerrioBarbara L. Thomas and Preston ThomasJames R. ThomasTheresa ThomasPaul and Alison ThompsonPeter Austin and Elizabeth ThorntonRonald Tipton and Rita MolyneauxMichael Toman

Jeff and Lisa TopchikIsabelle P. TramsVictoria TrapaniMariela TrianaKatharine TruaxRobert True and Deborah BoggsDerek G. Turner ’98United Way of the National Capital AreaRichard J. Vaccara ’70Jaime and Kiki VargasJenifer E. Verdery ’85Thomas and Susan ViewJoe and Terry VignolaAriel N. VoorheesStephen C. Wales ’67Amie WallaceDavid and Patty WalterYi and Hongyan WangHarvey and Christina WarnickHarvey and M. Jean WarnickEric Wassermann and Janell SchweickertGuy and Val WassertzugDenise WebsterJohanna H. WeekleyJonathan K. Weekley ’86Nathan and Judy WeiCharles and Suzanne WeissMarty and Debby WeissWells Fargo Foundation Ed Matching Gifts ProgramLouis and Sheila WeltonJanet R. Westervelt ’78Robert White and Louise PattenNate WhitmanDonald and Carole WhittamJeff and Joi WilliamsKevin Williams ’03Mary Gail WillieJanney and Jean WilsonLee WilsonMontanna WilsonThomas and Suellen WilsonHenry S. Winokur ’70Roger and Myra WolcottTimothy W. Wolfe ’71Donald and Susan WoodruffAaron Wright ’83 and Catherine WrightDongwei and Jiao XiaGeoffrey Yates ’82 and Michelle YatesJohn and Kerin YatesLisa D. Yntema ’70Jay and Mimi YoumansWilliam G. Young ’65Larry and Miriam YumkasDaniel Zabronsky and Robbin MarksFrancis Zell ’00Kexin ZhangTongsuo and Guangfeng Zhang

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Joseph and Charlotte HennessyGraham and Janet Johnson

Thomas Gibian and Christina Grady ’80Louis D. HarringtonMargery J. Prazar ’65John and Mary PriceSandy Spring Friends MeetingJohn M. Schoffstall ’69Stanley E. SmithHenry S. Winokur ’70

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Tim and Sally Eller

Thomas and Laura GibianJarrett W. JacksonCelia K. Joughin ’70 and Ralph T. Thompson, Jr.Michael and Cynthia McKeeBarry and Susan Merritt

Anne H. BallJim and Linda CooperBruce and Toni EvansDoug Farquhar and Terry FranklinJohn HinesCarol F. Horning Woehrle and Harry WoehrleJuan Jewell and Susan CozzensHerbert and Sarah KinneyJerry and Marian O'Conor

Marion and Rick BallardJill K. Brooks ’84Lucretia W. EvansWalter and Kathleen FoleyMichael and Phyllis HammerAnn H. Hancock ’74Dennis Hannon and Linda DelaneyTom and Cathy HarrisonJohn Hartge ’72 and Ellen HartgeEmmett W. Hines Jr.Robin M. Hiscock and Linda Gunter*Lent C. Johnson III ’70Jeff Jones and Susan StracquatanioJonathan KlontzGregory and Kathryn KnudsonChristopher Imlay ’71 and Rita KruhmBaltimore Yearly MeetingBethesda Friends MeetingAaron W. Meisner ’84Curt and Piper MoffattLinda and Takeo NishiokaRichard Noonan ’69 and Michele NoonanJeffrey Palmer and Lee Anne Myers PalmerEduardo and Jody PolónSally G. Pore ’65Ari and Nancy PreussEllen Pskowski ’71 and Harold PskowskiAlan E. Reider and Linda Dallas ReiderMark and Vickie ShankJohn Fogarty ’76 and Sarah ShiffertKen and Jan SmithElinor J. Splitter ’72Marian J. Staehle ’65 and John S. StaehleSandra SternMichael and Linda SulkinBarbara L. Thomas and Preston ThomasHarvey and Christina WarnickEric Wassermann and Janell SchweickertNathan and Judy Wei

A Very Special Thank You To Our Consecutive Year Donors!SSFS is honored to recognize some of our most loyal supporters: donors who have given every consecutive year, some for a quarter century! Listed below are those friends of the School who have made SSFS a philanthropic priority year in and year out, demonstrating their support consistently and never missing a year. Included in this list are alumni, parents, parents of alumni, current and former faculty and staff, trustees and former trustees, grandparents, and friends. We are deeply grateful for their loyalty, constancy, and unshakable belief in Sandy Spring Friends School.

26 Consecutive Years (every year since 1988)






15-19 Consecutive Years (every year since 1995-1999)


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Alice D. Abrams ’66Katharine O. Adams ’71David S. Alterman ’66*James R. Beebe ’63John and Sharon BellJames and Brenda BenjaminGeorge and Faith BreenLeah E. BrownDavid BurgevinStephanie BurgevinRebecca Carli-MillsGeorge and Susan CarnealPatricia CopeCleon and Karen CumberbatchPeter CurtisIvan J. Davidowitz ’78Jeffrey L. Davidowitz ’74Kevin Esser and Kathleen A. BittingerIrwin and Laura FeuersteinWinston C. Fisher ’92Barbara M. Gibian ’67Douglas Greenfield and Elaine QuintanaElizabeth S. HartgeDavid and Rachel HicksonLouise T. Hood ’75Charles Horning ’88 and Marybeth HorningLucy Hussman ’80Bonnie E. Imlay ’03Salli and Rich InnesAldona and Charles JosephPeter and Patricia KarasikFrances LambrechtPatricia B. LansdaleMargaret R. Lawson ’71Brendan and Ilene LeesDavid and Jodi LeeserPeter Ligon and Anita LigonDavid R. Mapes ’79Peter and Lisa MartinTed and Susan McAdamsHunter and Kathleen McKayLaura Miyoshi and Lori WilsonColeman and Bonnie O'DonoghueArnold Oppler and Amy CurtisRichard and Elizabeth OstermanLaurita and Ralph PorteeMichelle Puhl-Price and Robert PriceRobert Dallas Reider ’03John Roome and Katherine RichardsMargaret M. RosserWilliam Schauffler ’74 and Jennifer SchaufflerAungthu and Carol SchlenkerThomas J. Schneider and Cynthia P. SchneiderSarah Schneiderman ’72A. Katie Smillie ’72Jim Mundell and Nancy SmithNorman St. Amour and Lai-Fong Leung

Jason A. Sulkin ’97Julie B. Sulkin ’91Scott Sulkin ’95Larry and Susan TaylorJames R. ThomasJanney and Jean WilsonThomas and Suellen WilsonDonald and Susan WoodruffGeoffrey Yates ’82 and Michelle YatesLisa D. Yntema ’70

Richard W. Aldred ’66Bill Alterman ’69 and Sue AltermanDavid Auerswald and Jennifer C. MaehrPeter Austin and Elizabeth ThorntonWill and Katherine BarryThomas J. Bernard ’66 and Liza Jane Bernard ’68Isabel Blanco and Eleanor KerlowLillian BurkeDonald and Ann ByrneBruce Caswell and Lauren DeichmanAmerica's CharitiesAlbert and Anna ChinMelvin and Upty ClouseNoah and Dana ConnellJames Conway and Diane DeSuaGeorge and Jennifer CortTimothy and Charlotte CroftEvelyn and Cedric CumberbatchLisa B. Penkowsky ’83 and William H. DavisRobert and Gretchen DejterKen and Letitia DenaburgJames A. deVeer ’74Keith Dixon and Peggy MooreElizabeth DonelsonJennifer DreyfusStephen Eller ’87 and Jennifer EllerOlu and Ayanna EzeaniSusan FainCynthia Farquhar ’65Kaytura FelixErica A. Fletcher ’92Laurel and David FlyerHelen FreemanHarry Furukawa and Tina SungPamela R. GilmerLarry and Susan GordonJames and Ellen GranumDesiree Polyak and Dawn GriffithMiriam R. Gurowsky ’66 and David GurowskyMartha HaleJohn and Doris HardtPhilip and Susan HardtCharles Harker*Eleanore HarkerJohn and Jane HayesScott Henry and Anne ShanamanAnne Hirshfield



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Ian Hoch ’05Jonathan R. Hoch ’99Robert and Ruth HochKate S. Holbrook ’96Craig and Eileen HollanderMichele Clark ’87 and Ziyad HopkinsKevin and Deborah HopsonDonald L. Howard ’78Timothy Hussman ’77 and Julie HussmanAshton Imlay ’08Jarrett A. Jackson ’04Andrew Jaques and Susan DarrowFred and Alkia JonesLawrence Junkin and Brooke Junkin-MillsDonna KelloggJoseph and Andrea KerrCarylton Ganong and Mireille KhouryEdward and Diane KilduffKathryn KirmayerEdward and Alice KondisRobert and Candice KrinerRobert and Diane KrinerMatthew and Hilary KunkinJohn F. Kunz and Karan KvernoMitchell and Michelle LaytonTanya J. Lehky ’74John Ligon and Martha Ligon*Lori LigonFabia and John MahoneyCharles and Barbara MalloneeSteven and Sarah MargolisMary MazzucaJabez McClelland and Catherine ChowJames and Elizabeth McCulloughDeepika MehtaMartha Menestrina ’64 and Leo MenestrinaRobert and Lisa MikkelsonSusan MillsOliver C. MolesJune MoseleBryan and Kathleen MurrayJason and Fatima NasconeHelen NashFrank and Leah NiepoldJill H. Orr ’05Philip Palley and Kathryn StackhousePeter L. Pastan ’75Mary Anne PeacockGary and Holly PertmerRobert Pleasure and Patricia GreenfieldKenneth and Ann PollackStephen and Christine PowersRichard P. Price ’80ChevronTexaco Matching Gift ProgramRichard and Chrissy PurkissRudolph and Ernestine ReidRoxanne P. Richardson ’96Anne U. Richardson-Gould ’66Richard and Kathy RipleyAJ and Lisa Robinson

Jason and Nikki RosewagJames and Sharon SariJean-Michel and Paummi SarrazinMolly Schauffler ’72Mark and Julie SchweberBryan and Michele SeithDavid Serota and Bela MeghaniA. Udaya Shankar and Carol WhitneyRobert ShaperoJoseph Shlaferman and Judy ZinsJeffrey SmithJohn F. Squires ’72Gordon Stoner and Cindy RoseBetsy Kantt ’83 and Laura StreetStephen and Susan TerrioMichael TomanVictoria TrapaniJonathan K. Weekley ’86Priscilla Taylor-Williams ’70 and David WilliamsMontanna WilsonTimothy W. Wolfe ’71Jay and Mimi YoumansFrancis Zell ’00

In Honor of Johanna Cowie Mark Felsenthal and Sandra Moore

In Honor of Bruce and Toni Evans Lucretia W. Evans Thomas Evans

In Honor of Diana Gormley Christopher Purkiss and Sarah Bird

In Honor of Aldona Joseph Mark Felsenthal and Sandra Moore

In Memory of Jane Schwarz Binger Elizabeth S. Carrier ’66

In Memory of Barbara L. Brown Leah E. Brown

In Memory of Sarah E. Buchanan-Wollaston Jay Renbaum and Shannah Koss

In Memory of Charles Harker Curt and Piper Moffatt

In Memory of Lynn A. Hines John Hines

In Memory of Bertha B. Jacot Alice McArdle ’74 and Richard McArdle

Honor and Memorial Gifts

* indicates deceasedEvery effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report. Please contact Lauren Mossman, director of advance-ment, at 301-774-7455, ext. 107 or [email protected] with any corrections.


Snapshots from Sandy SpringTo see more photos from SSFS, please go to www.ssfs.org and click on the Online Photo Gallery (under News & Media).

Students, faculty & staff walk back from the Meeting House on Community Day US teacher Steff Kerr '89 at the Adventure Park with Thaddeus '24 and Remington '26 Kerr

SSFS has a new Climbing Team!Seniors with their Lower School buddies

International Assembly 2014 SSFS women's alumni soccer game: a new post-Thanksgiving tradition!

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Middle School students at the EastEd MS Diversity Conference, hosted at SSFS for the third year in a row

SSFS students, faculty, and staff gathered after our annual Community Day for an aerial photograph, spelling out "SSFS 13-14."

The Lower School students enjoyed their annual holiday candle-making with Kate Santorineos

Friends enjoy good soup and a good cause at the Empty Bowl Dinner

Dad's Diner at the PA Winterfest

Students, parents, faculty and staff prepared casseroles as part of the community service activities available during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service.


From the SSFS Board Of Trustees, 2013-2014

As laid out in the Board's by-laws, each Trustee is appointed for a term of four years and may be re-appoint-ed for one additional term. We wish to profoundly thank the members who stepped off of the Board after the 2012-2013 academic year for their years of service and dedication to Sandy Spring Friends School: Amy Christianson ’81, Charlie Horning ’88, Alkia Jones, Cynthia McKee, and Allen Fetter ’80.

We would also like to welcome our newest Board members: Lou Har-rington, Kip Imlay ’71, Hunter McK-ay, Ken Pollack, and Geoffrey Yates ’82. Our new Trustees offer a won-derful array of talents and experience to add to our collective knowledge and mission as SSFS's governing body. Below are brief biographies of our newest Board members:

Lou Harrington is the parent of two SSFS alumni—Clayton ’93 and Nathan ’01—and a member of Sandy Spring Friends Meeting. Lou's late wife Merida was also a member of the SSFS Board for eight years; she is re-membered fondly by many (F')friends. A semi-retired judge, Lou brings legal knowledge and decades of experi-ence in the Friends community to the Board. He currently serves on the Buildings & Grounds Committee and the Committee on Trustees.

Kip Imlay ’71 is a graduate of SSFS and the father of two alumni: Bon-nie ’03 and Ashton ’08. He is also the soon-to-be father-in-law of another alumnus: Derek Turner ’98! A lawyer with decades of experience in com-munications law, Kip is also a talented musician who plays the bagpipes. He serves on the Board’s Advancement, Audit, and Buildings & Grounds com-mittees.

Hunter McKay and his wife Kathleen are the parents of an SSFS alumna (Julia ’13, now a freshman at Ke-nyon College) and a junior (Anna ’15). Hunter is a policy analyst at the Department of Health and Human Services who brings broad marketing and communications experience to the Board Buildings & Grounds and Finance committees.

Ken Pollack and his wife Ann have two children at SSFS: fifth grade twins Jared ’21 and Miles ’21. Ken is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at American Capital; prior to joining American Capital he was at Arnold & Porter. Ken's expertise is in corporate law and finance. He serves on the Board Advancement and Finance committees.

Geoffrey Yates ’82 is an SSFS gradu-ate and parent of Caitlin ’16, who has attended SSFS since pre-kindergarten. Geoffrey is CIO at Sparks Personnel Services, and he and his wife Michelle are members of Sandy Spring Friends Meeting. Geoffrey serves on the Board Buildings & Grounds and Finance committees.

I wanted also to highlight in particular the importance of alumni voices and involvement here at SSFS, both on our Board and through membership on the Alumni Association Steering Committee. Five of our 23 trustees (22 percent) are SSFS alumni, and we are grateful to have the benefit of their insight and perspective as we move forward. The Board’s primary respon-sibilities as a governing body are to determine and maintain the charac-ter of SSFS; establish overall policy; conduct strategic planning; ensure the

Five of our 23 Trustees (22 percent) are SSFS alumni, and we are grate-ful to have the benefit of their insight and perspective as we move forward.

By Curt Moffatt, Clerk of the 2013-14 Board of Trustees

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From the SSFS Board Of Trustees, 2013-2014financial stability of the School; and assess the School's effectiveness in manifesting the mission, philosophy, and vision of SSFS. In each of these endeavors, our alumni are an invalu-able resource. If you are interested in becoming involved as part of the Alumni Committee, I hope that you will contact Mimi Youmans, Director of Alumni Relations, at 301-774-7455 x162 or [email protected].

A note about the make-up of the SSFS Board of Trustees

As required in the Board’s By-Laws, a majority of the Board must be members of the Religious Society of Friends. Eight board members are appointed by the Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting, and four members are appointed by the Baltimore Yearly Meeting. The Board of Trustees ap-points the remaining members. Board members are appointed for terms of four years and may be reappointed for one additional term. The Board is organized with several officers includ-ing a Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Recording Clerk, and Treasurer. The Board or-ganizes itself into several committees which assist in conducting its work. 2013-14 committees include: • Advancement Committee• Audit Committee• Buildings and Grounds

Committee• Finance Committee• Diveristy, Community, and

Spiritual Life Committee • Sustainability Committee• Committee on Trustees

B.O.T. Profile: A.J. Robinson, Jr.

Alonford "A.J." Robin-son Jr., Ph.D. is founder and CEO of Symphonic Strategies, Inc., a social movement organization that specializes in col-lective action and social transformation. A.J. has also been a consultant to the PBS show Frontline, served as a staff writer on the Encarta Africana Encyclopedia of the Black Diaspora, and is an adjunct professor at the Center for Excellence in Public Leadership (CEPL) at the George

Washington University in Washington, D.C. At CEPL, his courses and seminars include topics that range from strategic management, orga-nizational transformation, executive decision-making, and leading change initiatives. He delivers regular seminars and courses to public sector leaders in federal, municipal, and local government agencies. He also provides strategic coaching for senior executives and emerg-ing leaders across his client portfolio. A.J. and his wife Lisa, a writer and editor for the Children's Defense Fund, live in Silver Spring and have three children who attend Sandy Spring Friends School: Caleb ('20), Anna Rose ('22), and Ethan ('25). Lisa recently served as a Lower School Division Representative in the Parents Association. A.J. earned dual bachelor degrees in psychology and political sci-ence from Stanford University and his doctorate in Government from Harvard University. He is excited to serve the Sandy Spring Friends School family and community. A.J. serves on the Audit Committee, the Buildings & Grounds Committee, and the Committee on Trustees; he is a co-clerk of the Advancement Committee.


Letter from Rex Riley '80: The Alumni Association Steering Committee

When I first heard of the Alumni Association Steer-ing Committee (formerly the Alumni Council), I was surprised to discover that there was such a group in the SSFS community. What is it? What does it do? How does this affect me? Since that day I have learned more about it, and now I am part of the Alumni Committee.

Let me try and answer some of these questions for you about the Alumni Committee:

What is the Alumni Association Steering Committee? The Alumni Association Steering Committee (Alumni Committee for short) is a group of alumni, parents, and staff members at the school who gather to guide

the alumni affairs and events at SSFS. We help plan the famous Alumni Weekend each June, the Thanksgiving Alumni soccer games, the Young Alumni lunch, satel-lite alumni reunions, and many more events. This past year we held our first Ignite event, which gave a chance for community members to tell the audience about some-thing they were passionate about. We hope this will be a continuing event each year.

What does it do?Our main goal is to help keep former students and employees engaged and excited about the School. If you went here, you know how special this place feels to people. We want to encourage people to remember those feelings and give them a chance to re-connect with the place and the people, to see old friends, and to be part of the community.

How does this affect me?We are always open to new members who would like to be part of the committee. We meet about four times each year, usually on a Saturday, to discuss plans, ideas, and to eat lunch together. If you would like to find out how to join us or find out more, please contact the Director of Alumni Relations, Mimi Youmans, at 301-774-7455 x 162 or [email protected].

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Alumni Notes

Alumni Notes are just a snapshot of what’s happening with your fellow alums!

If you have a milestone in your life or fun news to share, please send updates and photos to: [email protected]

We are currently developing a new alumni module for our website that will allow SSFS alumni to more easily share their news and connect with one another and the School. We expect it to go live soon and will keep you posted!

1978Lisa Klein '78 writes in from Staunton, VA, where she is working as a police officer and has recently transferred from an administrative back to a patrol position, which she is enjoying. Lisa enjoys her two dogs, and she has two grown daughters; she writes, "Alex is engaged to be married and is at W&L Law School. Elisabeth is a nurse. They both live close enough that I get to see them pretty often. I try to stay in touch with Susan Lewis Hadash and Debo-rah Mozer Horan, and other CHNG friends." She also writes that "it has been a tough year. My husband, Mark Diehl, passed away Feb. 11, 2013, from pancreatic cancer. He fought a hard battle for 17 months and died the day after his 44th birthday. I took some of his ashes to Japan this February, spend-ing our anniversary, his birthday, and death date there, where we had spent some amazing times together." Lisa hopes to see everyone at SSFS alumni events this year.

1983Lisa Penkowsky '83 writes, "My mom enrolled me into SSFS in high school. I graduated SSFS in 1983, and went on to earn undergraduate and graduate school degrees. After a few jobs, I made my way back to SSFS to become an English teacher in the Middle School and have been here for the last twenty years. Thank you, Mom. We miss you!

1989Alicea Rieger '89 writes, "I have been enjoying living in the Pacific Northwest (just outside of Seattle) for the past 20 years. I have a son, Aaron, who is 23 years old. After 12 years in the class-room, I went back to school and earned my Masters in School Guidance and Counseling and have been a school counselor for the past 8 years. I cur-rently work at one of the larger high schools in the area and enjoy working with a diverse population of students. On my off time, I enjoy traveling the globe.

alumni notes...

Alumni notes are compiled by Mimi Youmans, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations.

Sandy Spring Friends School reserves the right to edit Alumni Note submissions. Editors strive to ensure that the content of the edited submission retains the key points of the original message. Alumni Notes are submitted to Sandy Spring Friends School from various sources. While Sandy Spring Friends School strives to ensure the accuracy of Alumni Notes, the School is not liable for false or incorrect submissions.

Alicea Rieger '89 is living near Seattle, WA, and loves traveling. This photo was taken in 2013 at the Rock Of Gibraltar.


Alumni Notes

1998Erin Fox '98 writes, "My husband, our two girls Emma (7) and Cari (4) and I are still living in Vegas. Emma is in the second grade and is busy with piano, Brownies, swimming, and training for her first 5K. Cari is in Pre-K and busy with swimming and contortion. She is training closely with one of Cirque du Soleil's performers from Ká. David still works as a lighting technician at Ká. We have hosted five exchange students in the past three years. I am busy tend-ing to our girls, designing events for Popcorn Girl, and setting up our new home we just purchased!

2002Matthew Ord Benning ‘02 & Val-entine Mills Benning ’04 are both joyfully awaiting the birth of their first child this summer. They write, "We are expecting late June – early July: one month after our third wedding anniversary. "

2003Bonnie Imlay '03 writes, "Derek Turner ('98) and I got engaged at SSFS in Scott House on October 5th, with the help of Laura Miyoshi coordinat-ing the surprise, joined by our family and many of our friends. Our wed-

ding will take place in late summer 2014 at Woodlawn Manor, also in Sandy Spring.

Michael McElroy '03 is living in West Philadelphia (not too far from some other Sandy Springers). He recently started a job at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern PA, and spends the rest of his time performing in staged readings of comic books, captaining a kickball team, and learning how to be a DJ.

2005Ever since graduating from Penn State with a degree in electrical engineering, Jason Feuerstein ‘05 has been work-ing for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He has been using his free time to do a bit of traveling. So far, he’s been to Japan, Alaska, the Virgin Islands, and his most recent trip was a road trip from Vegas to San Francisco. Jason has found his way back to SSFS campus to help the tech team in the Community Play produc-tion of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, helping to build the set and operate the light booth.

Jill (Hayes) Orr '05 writes, "After four years in fundraising for my alma mater, Guilford College, I accepted a position as Director of Annual Giving

Matt Benning '02 and Valentine (Fisher) Mills Benning '04 at their wedding.

for NC State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. This transition brought my husband, our two dogs and I to Raleigh, NC."

Bonnie Imlay '03 and Derek Turner '98 got engaged here at SSFS!

Michael McElroy '03 with his partner, Anneliese. Michael is living in West Philadelphia, PA.

Jason Feuerstein '05 helped out with the production of the SSFS Community Play this year.

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Alumni Notes

2007Andrew Klonz '07 has been busy coaching at Terra Linda High School in San Rafael, CA, where there is a budding lacrosse community. An-drew's responsibilities have focused on defense and midfield play as well as player development. In addition, Andrew is head coach for the Central Marin Blue Jays U-15 team (8th grad-ers), and during the late spring and summer will be constructing two all-star teams based out of Marin County. He has also accepted a coaching/direc-tor position with Encore Brand La-crosse, where he plans to build a com-prehensive style of coaching, focusing first on individual player development preparing kids for the next level, and then using this concept to foster team chemistry, personal growth, and team success at the highest level of competi-tion. Andrew writes, "I would not be where I am today without the tireless coaching and mentorship from SSFS’s faculty and staff, namely: Steve Pow-ers, Wilson Felter, Eduardo Polon, Steff Kerr, Josh Moffatt, and Ari Pre-uss. There are countless other coaches, teammates, and teachers from the Friends community who have contrib-uted their time and efforts to model my cohorts and myself."

2010Emma Hanisch ‘10 writes in to say that she started at McDaniel as a theater major, but decided that theater was better as a

hobby and not a profession, so became a psych major instead, and developed an interest in neuroscience. Emma writes, "Since I have a serious case of what I call 'the travel bug,' I spent

two semesters abroad in my junior year: UVA's Semester at Sea program in the fall, and a semester at Bangor University in Gwynedd, Wales, in the spring." Emma says that the Semester at Sea "was probably the best experi-ence I've ever had in my life (so far!)." In Wales, she was able to get a more extended study abroad experience while taking high-quality neuroscience courses within Bangor University's excellent psychology program. Emma says, " Now I'm back at McDaniel for my last couple semesters, focusing on studying neuroscience, completing my senior capstone project, applying for neuroscience research internships, fig-uring out my plans for the next stage

In Memoriam Katya Morrison, born Katharine Swet, 63, died Oct. 31, 2013, in Haifa, Israel. A celebration of her life took place Nov. 10 at Congregation Rosh Pina in Owings Mills. Kate Swet, as she was known by her classmates, graduated SSFS in 1968.

of my life, and of course, coming back to SSFS to manage the props and work in the tech team for many community plays including this year’s A Midsum-mer Night’s Dream! The theater bug is like the travel bug - it doesn't go away, and I hope it never does."

2011Drew Carneal '11 has been playing soccer for a club in Copenhagen that competes in the fourth division. Drew writes that "the club goes by the name øresund fodboldklub or økf for short. It is very competitive, and I feel as though I mix in pretty well."

Jocelyn Arem ’00 recently published Caffè Lena: Inside America’s Legendary Folk Music Coffeehouse to rave reviews. In fact, the Library of Con-gress in Washington, D.C., was so impressed, they have invited her to give a talk on the topic on April 11, 2014. All are welcome; more de-tails will be published on the SSFS website.

Jocelyn’s book is about a community-based documentary project (featuring Pete Seeger,

Bob Dylan, and local D.C. scholar Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon - mother of SSFS alumni Toshi Reagon.)

The book has received great press, including a glowing article in the NY Times. Caffè Lena has taken its place among the nation’s foremost incuba-tors of an American folk movement that inspired a generation of musicians, artists, and thinkers – and SSFS’s very own Jocelyn Arem has brought this story to light.

Jocelyn Arem '00 To Speak at the Library of Congress April 11


Alumni News

Alumni Events 2013-2014Alumni Soccer Game: The traditional Friday-after-Thanksgiving alumni soccer game included both a women's and a men's game this year - as well as delicious BBQ provided by Bim Schauffler '74.

Parents of Alumni Luncheon: Parents of SSFS alumni gathered to reminisce and reconnect over lunch in Scott House before attending the Commu-nity Play performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Young Alumni Lunch: The Classes of 2009-2013 joined the current senior class for lunch and visits with fellow Springers.

Jon Mort Art Exhibit: The Sandy Spring Museum hosted a reception for Jon Mort '03 for

the opening of his most recent art exhibit, "Local Legends."

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Alumni News

Ignite Sandy Spring: enlighten us, but make it quick. Ignite talks are five minutes long and include twenty slides. Ignite is fast paced, smart and fun!

Last September, we held our inaugural Ignite Sandy Spring event to a packed crowd and rave reviews. This event is sponsored by the Alumni Association Steering Committee and is the perfect venue to share an idea, a passion, or an experience. So, whether you have a

profound thought to share, a story to delight, or an experience to inform – Ignite Sandy Spring wants you!

Our next Ignite Sandy Spring will take place during Alumni Weekend, on Saturday, June 7th. We already have some requests from alumni to present, including Ari Preuss, Jon Mort, and Bim Schauffler; we'd love to hear from many more! Find out more about Ignite online, and contact Mimi Youmans at [email protected] or 301-774-7455 x 162 if you would like to learn more about becoming a presenter.

We are planning a terrific, fantastic, and exciting week-end June 6th and 7th! If you haven’t seen Sandy Spring Friends School in a while, it’s high time you came back to visit with friends and faculty, and to tell stories long forgot-ten. Of course, we’ll have the old favorites: Wildebeest Stam-pede, Strawberry Cowbake Picnic and Open Mic, Annual Sing of Mon Coeur and Silver Swan, Men’s Baseball Game, and Men’s Lacrosse Game. There will be many new events and activities this year, as well, inclulding the Ignite Sandy Spring event (see below); a

chance to make a ceramic bowl in the Art Barn for the 2016 Empty Bowl Dinner; a co-ed softball game; and a Women's Lacrosse game. More information will be arriving in your email box and at your doorstep shortly. It’s going to be a heck of a lot fun, so we hope to see you there! Feel free to contact Mimi Youmans at [email protected] with questions.

Ignite presenters from September 2013


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Some fun photos found by our School Archivist, Dave Burgevin... Dave would love to add YOUR photos from your years at SSFS to our archives collection. If you have photos that you would be willing to share, please contact Dave at [email protected]

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SSFS recently unveiled a new sign marking Annual Fund participation, inspired by Lower School art teacher Kate Santorineos and designed by our very own Riggs Shultz. Last year, 44 percent of parents and six percent of alumni contributed to the 2012-13 Annual Fund—contributions that helped support finan-cial aid, technology, field trips, maintenance of our beautiful campus, curriculum innovation, and teacher

salaries and professional development. If you have already made an Annual Fund gift this year, thank you! Your support is deeply appreciated. If you have not yet made a contribution, please do so by using

the attached gift envelope or by going to www.ssfs.org/support/make_a_gift.aspx. Your gift will help us increase our participation and serve as a powerful statement of our community’s commitment to educat-ing students who “Let Their Lives Speak.” On behalf of the entire SSFS community, thank you for your

generosity—and thank you for helping us grow!

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