Sandy Spring Friends School

In the Schedule Pattern column, *"Special" denotes an altered schedule because of special events that day. If there is a letter (i.e. Special G) then all classes scheduled that day will meet, but with altered start and end times to accommodate the special event.

**"Mod." for Modified, means all classes for that pattern will meet but at different times to fit the shorter Wednesday schedule.

AUGUST
Day	Date	Schedule Pattern	Events/Notes
Thurs	Aug 16		9th Grade Trip Meeting 7:15 pm PAC Studio B
Sun-Thurs	Aug 19-23		9th Grade Trip (Leaves 8:00 am Sunday)
Sun	Aug 19		9th Grade Parent Breakfast 8:00-9:00 Westview Dining Room ISP Host Family Orientation 3 -4 p.m. PAC Studio B
Mon	Aug 20		Fall Sports Teams begin practices New ISP Student Orientation Opening Event 12 - 8 pm PAC Lobby
Tues-Fri	Aug 21-26		New ISP Student Orientation
Sun	Aug 26		US Welcome Back and New and Used Book Sale 3-5 pm Moore Hall
Mon-Tues	Aug 27-28		Bookstore Open 3-6 pm
Thurs	Aug 30		Dorm Proctors Arrive 1-3 pm
Fri	Aug 31		Dorm Proctor Meeting 9 am - 7 pm New 10th and 11th Grade Student Orientation 10 am - 1 pm US First Friends Lunch 12-1 pm
SEPTEMBER
Sun	Sept 2		Dorm Orientation for All Boarders 9 am - 5 pm
Mon	Sept 3		Labor Day - No Classes (Dorm Open)
Tues	Sept 4	Special *	US Opening Day - Full Day with Special Schedule of Opening events
Wed	Sept 5	C	First full day of regular classes
Thurs	Sept 6	D
Fri	Sept 7	E	Senior Photos
Sat	Sept 8		ISP Day Trip
Mon	Sept 10	A	Senior College Night 7:15 pm PAC Theater Senior Photos Rain Date
Tues	Sept 11	G	Student Photos Grades 6-11 Parent Evening to Explain the Strategic Long Range Financial Plan, 7:15 pm, PAC Theater
Wed	Sept 12	Mod.B**	Rosh Hashanah Begins at Sundown
Thurs	Sept 13	I
Fri	Sept 14	J
Sat	Sept 15		Dorm Overnight Trip ACT's
Mon	Sept 17	A	Families New to Quaker Education, 7:15 pm, Meetinghouse
Tues	Sept 18	B	Seniors College Counseling Workshop 7-9 pm
Wed	Sept 19	C	US Back-to-School Night 6:30 pm, PAC Theater and Lobby
Thurs	Sept 20	D
Fri	Sept 21	Special E	All-School Assembly 9 am Yom Kippur starts at Sundown
Sat	Sept 22		US Student Leadership Retreat 10-3 Yarnall - This retreat will be rescheduled
Mon	Sept 24	F	9th Grade Coffee and Conversation 7:30-8:30 am Westview
Tues	Sept 25	G	Seniors College Counseling Workshop 7-9 pm
Wed	Sept 26	H	12th Grade Coffee and Conversation 7:30-8:30 am, Westview
Thurs	Sept 27	I	PA Meeting for Worship, 8:15-9:15 am, Meetinghouse PA Plant Sale
Fri	Sept 28	Special J	Founders Day/Spirit Day PA Plant Sale
Sat	Sept 29		US Dance 8-11 pm
OCTOBER
Mon	Oct 1	A
Tues	Oct 2	B	Seniors College Counseling Workshop 7-9 pm PA Spirit Night, California Tortilla, Olney
Wed	Oct 3	C	10th Grade Coffee and Conversation 7:30-8:30 am Westview
Thurs	Oct 4	D	11th Grade Coffee and Conversation 7:30-8:30 am Westview
Fri	Oct 5	E	Dorm Closes 6 pm for long weekend
Sat	Oct 6		SATs and Subject Tests
Mon	Oct 8		Columbus Day School Closed; Dorm Reopens 6 pm
Tues	Oct 9	G	Dorm Carnival 6 pm
Wed	Oct 10	Special	Community Day
Thurs	Oct 11	I	9th Grade Parent Night 7:15 pm PAC Studio B US Advocacy Film Series, Clifton
Fri	Oct 12	J	ISP Potluck 6 pm Westview
Mon	Oct 15	A
Tues	Oct 16	B	Seniors College Counseling Workshop 7-9 pm PA "Meet the Board Night," 7:15 pm, Meetinghouse
Wed	Oct 17	C	PSATs for 10th and 11th Grades
Thurs	Oct 18	D	The Transcript Years - College Night for 9th & 10th Grades, 7:15 pm PAC
Fri	Oct 19	E	US Battle of the Bands 6-11 pm Clifton
Sat	Oct 20		ISP Day Trip
Mon	Oct 22	F	Athletic Playoffs this week and next
Tues	Oct 23	G	Seniors College Counseling Workshop 7-9 pm
Wed	Oct 24	H
Thurs	Oct 25	I	PA Meeting for Worship, 8:15-9:15am, Meetinghouse
Fri	Oct 26	J
Sat	Oct 27		11th Grade Halloween Carnival ACTs
Mon	Oct 29	A
Tues	Oct 30	B
Wed	Oct 31	C	Halloween
NOVEMBER
Thurs	Nov 1	D	1st Quarter Ends Dorm Closes 6 pm for long weekend
Fri	Nov 2		Professional Day - US No School
Sat	Nov 3		Admissions Open House 12-3 pm
Mon	Nov 5		Professional Day - No School Dorm Reopens at 6:00pm
Tues	Nov 6	G	Winter Sports Begin Dorm Dinners in Homes, 6:00 pm Seniors College Counseling Workshop 7-9 pm
Wed	Nov 7	Mod. E	Open Forum with Head of School, 7:15pm, Meetinghouse
Thurs	Nov 8	I	US Advocacy Film Series and Dinner 5:30 pm Clifton
Fri	Nov 9	J
Mon	Nov 12	A	Board Visitation Day
Tues	Nov 13	B	PA Meeting, 8:15 am, Athletic Complex Conference Room Seniors College Counseling Workshop 7-9 pm
Wed	Nov 14	C	9th Grade NCBI Workshop All Day
Thurs	Nov 15	D
Fri	Nov 16	E
Sat	Nov 17		PA/ISP All-School Walk for the Homeless
Mon	Nov 19	I
Tues	Nov 20	G	MS/US GrandFriends Day ISP Parent Luncheon 12 pm Off Campus ISP Parent College Information Session 2 pm Dorm Closes for Break 6 pm
Wed-Fri	Nov 21-23		Thanksgiving Break - School Closed
Fri	Nov 23		Alumni Soccer Games
Sun	Nov 25		Dorm Reopens 6 pm
Mon	Nov 26	A
Tues	Nov 27	B
Wed	Nov 28	Mod. J
Thurs	Nov 29	D	US Coffee and Conversation 7:30-8:30 am Westview
Fri	Nov 30	E
DECEMBER
Sat	Dec 1		Winterfest PA Book Fair SATs
Mon	Dec 3	F
Tues	Dec 4	G	Hanukkah Begins at Sundown
Wed	Dec 5	H	US Parent Education Night for Substance Use, 7:15 pm (Location TBA)
Thurs	Dec 6	I
Fri	Dec 7	J
Sat	Dec 8		ACTs
Mon	Dec 10	A
Tues	Dec 11	B
Wed	Dec 12	C
Thurs	Dec 13	D	Dance Concert 7:15 pm PAC
Fri	Dec 14	E	ISP Potluck 5:30 pm Westview Dance Concert 7:15 pm PAC
Sat	Dec 15		ISP/Dorm Lunch Out Dance Concert 7:15 pm PAC
Sunday	Dec 16		US Hand Bell Choir performance at the City of Rockville's Glenview Mansion at Rockville Civic Center Park, 2:15 p.m.
Mon	Dec 17	J
Tues	Dec 18	Special G	All-School Assembly 9 am PAC
Wed	Dec 19	H
Thurs	Dec 20	I	Dorm Holiday Dinner 6 pm
Fri	Dec 21	Special	1:00 pm Dismissal for Winter Break Dorm Closes 6 pm Winter Break December 22-January 6 Dorm Reopens 6 pm January 6th
JANUARY 2008
Mon	Jan 7	A
Tues	Jan 8	B
Wed	Jan 9	C
Thurs	Jan 10	D	US Advocacy Film Series and Dinner 5:30 pm
Fri	Jan 11	E	Ski Club
Sat	Jan 12		ISP Day Trip
Mon	Jan 14	J
Tues	Jan 15	G	9th & 10th Grades Coffee and Conversation 7:30-8:30 am, Westview PA Meeting, 8:15 am, Athletic Complex Conference Room Deadline for Financial Aid Applications (Returning Students) Deadline for Admissions Applications (Prospective Students)
Wed	Jan 16	H	Faculty Lecture Series 7:15 pm PAC Studio B
Thurs	Jan 17	I	11th & 12th Grades Coffee and Conversation 7:30-8:30 am, Westview Film Festival and Music Concert 7:15 pm PAC
Fri	Jan 18	Special	Reading Day Ski Club Film Festival and Music Concert 7:15 pm PAC
Sat	Jan 19		SATs and Subject Tests
Mon	Jan 21		MLK Jr. Day - No Classes (Dorm Open)
Tues-Fri	Jan 22-25	Special	Midyear Exams
Thurs	Jan 24	Special	PA Meeting for Worship, 8:15-9:15 am, Meetinghouse
Fri	Jan 25	Special	Ski Club Dorm Closes 6 pm for long weekend
Sat	Jan 26		SATs and Subject Tests
Mon	Jan 28	Special	Midyear Exam Make-up Day; Last Day of 1st Semester
Tues	Jan 29		Professional Day - No US Classes Dorm Reopens 6 pm
Wed	Jan 30	Mod A**	2nd Semester Begins
Thurs	Jan 31	D
FEBRUARY
Fri	Feb 1	E	Ski Club
Mon	Feb 4	B	College Night for Juniors and Their Parents/Guardians 7:15 pm PAC
Tues	Feb 5	G
Wed	Feb 6	H	Open Forum with Head of School 7:15 pm Meetinghouse
Thurs	Feb 7	I	US Advocacy Film Series and Dinner 5:30 pm Clifton
Fri	Feb 8	J	Ski Club
Sat	Feb 9		ISP Day Trip ACTs PA Ice Skating Party, 7:00-8:30 pm, Wheaton
Mon	Feb 11	A	Dorm Students Off-Campus Dinners
Tues	Feb 12	B	AMC Math Contest
Wed	Feb 13	C
Thurs	Feb 14	D	Dorm Valentine's Day Dinner 6 pm
Fri	Feb 15	E	Dorm Closes for long weekend 6 pm
Mon	Feb 18		President's Day (School Closed)
Tues	Feb 19		Professional Development Day (No Classes) Dorm Reopens 6 pm
Wed	Feb 20	Mod. G	Faculty Lecture Series 7:15 pm PAC Studio B
Thurs	Feb 21	I	US Coffee and Conversation 7:30-8:30 am Westview
Fri	Feb 22	J	Ski Club (Make up date)
Sat	Feb 23		SFDC Camp Open House 2 - 4 pm
Sun	Feb 24		Empty Bowl
Mon	Feb 25	A	PA Book Fair Spring Sports Begin
Tues	Feb 26	B	PA Book Fair
Wed	Feb 27	C	PA Book Fair
Thurs	Feb 28	D	PA Book Fair PA Meeting for Worship, 8:15-9:15 am, Meetinghouse Community Play 7:15 pm PAC
Fri	Feb 29	E	PA Book Fair Ski Club (Make up date) Community Play 7:15 pm PAC
MARCH
Sat	Mar 1		SATs Re-enrollment Contracts for 2008-2009 Due Camp Open House (Rain Date) Community Play 7:15 pm PAC
Sun	Mar 2		Community Play 2:30 pm PAC
Mon	Mar 3	F
Tues	Mar 4	G
Wed	Mar 5	H	US Coffee and Conversation, 7:15pm, Off-campus
Thurs	Mar 6	I	Celebration of Science Reception and Review, 7-9 pm
Fri	Mar 7	J	Celebration of Science
Sat	Mar 8		Celebration of Science, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Yarnall Gym SATs
Mon	Mar 10	A
Tues	Mar 11	B	PA Meeting, 8:15am - Athletic Complex Conference Room
Wed	Mar 12	C
Thurs	Mar 13	D	US Coffee and Conversation 7:30-8:30 am Westview PA Meeting for Worship, 8:15-9:15am, Meetinghouse 9th grade English Class Production, 7:15pm, Clifton
Fri	Mar 14	E
Mon-Fri	Mar 17-21	Special	US Intersession
Fri	Mar 21	Special	Intersession Dorm Closes 6 pm for Spring Break
Sun	Mar 23		Easter
Mon-Fri	Mar 24-28		Spring Break - School Closed
Sun	Mar 30		Dorm Reopens 6 pm
Mon	Mar 31	F
APRIL
Tues	Apr 1	G
Wed	Apr 2	Mod J	Faculty Lecture Series 7:15 pm PAC Studio B
Thurs	Apr 3	I	Last Day of 3rd Quarter
Fri	Apr 4		Professional Day - No US Classes (dorm open)
Sat	Apr 5		PA Ice Skating Party, 7:00-8;30 p.m., Wheaton Ice Rink
Mon	Apr 7	A
Tues	Apr 8	B
Wed	Apr 9	C
Thurs	Apr 10	D	US Advocacy Film Series and Dinner 5:30 pm Clifton
Fri	Apr 11	E	US Coffee and Conversation 7:30-8:30 am Westview PA Dinner Auction
Sat	Apr 12		ACTs
Sun	Apr 13		Self-defense workshop for Upper School girls and their moms or adult female relatives/friends
Mon	Apr 14	I
Tues	Apr 15	G	PA Meeting, 7:15 pm, Yarnall Lobby
Wed	Apr 16	H	Dorm Carnival 6 pm
Thurs	Apr 17	Special	Earth Stewardship Day
Fri	Apr 18	J
Sat	Apr 19		ISP Day Trip Passover begins at Sundown
Mon	Apr 21	A
Tues	Apr 22	B	AIMS College Fair for Juniors 6:30 pm (off campus)
Wed	Apr 23	C
Thurs	Apr 24	D	PA Meeting for Worship, 8:15-9:15 am, Meetinghouse US Musical 7:15 pm PAC
Fri	Apr 25	E	Dorm Closes 6 pm for long weekend US Musical 7:15 pm PAC
Sat	Apr 26		US Musical 7:15 pm PAC
Mon	Apr 28		School Holiday - School Closed Dorm Reopens 6 pm
Tues	Apr 29	G
Wed	Apr 30	H
MAY
Thurs	May 1	I
Fri	May 2	J
Sat	May 3		SATs and Subject Tests US Prom and Post-Prom Event
Mon	May 5	A	AP French Exam (pm)
Tues	May 6	B	AP Spanish Exam (am), APStatistics Exam (pm) Spring Season Athletic Playoffs this week and next
Wed	May 7	C	AP Calculus AB, BC Exam (am) US Reception for Newly-Enrolled Students, 7:15 pm, PAC Lobby
Thurs	May 8	D	AP English Literature and Composition Exam (am) PA Plant Sale
Fri	May 9	E	AP US History Exam (am) PA Plant Sale ISP Overnight Trip leaves pm
Sat	May 10		SSFS Placement Testing for New US Students 9 am Yarnall
Sun	May 11		Mothers Day
Mon	May 12	F	AP Music Theory Exam (am)
Tues	May 13	G	AP Environmental Science Exam and AP Chemistry Exam (am)
Wed	May 14	H	AP Eng. Language and Composition Exam (am), AP Art History Exam(pm)
Thurs	May 15	I	US Play 7:15 pm PAC
Fri	May 16	J	US Play 7:15 pm PAC
Sat	May 17		US Play 7:15 pm PAC
Mon	May 19	A
Tues	May 20	B	PA Meeting, 8:15 am, Athletic Complex Conference Room PK/K-Senior Lunch Get-Together
Wed	May 21	Mod. J
Thurs	May 22	D	PA Meeting for Worship, 8:15-9:15am, Meetinghouse PK/K-Senior Lunch Get-together (Rain Date) Dorm Senior Dinner
Fri	May 23	E	Dorm Closes 6 pm for long weekend
Mon	May 26		Memorial Day - School Closed Dorm Reopens 6 pm
Tues	May 27	G	Senior Celebration for Seniors and Parents/Guardians 7:15 pm Westview
Wed	May 28	Special	All-School Assembly 9 am PAC
Thurs	May 29	I	Dance Informal and Music Concert - 7:15 pm, PAC
Fri	May 30	Special	Reading Day Dance Informal and Music Concert 6:15 pm PAC Alumni Weekend Begins
Sat	May 31		Alumni Day - Wildebeest Stampede 5K Race; Alumni Strawberry Cowbake; Alumni Lacrosse Game
JUNE
Mon	Jun 2	Special	Final Exams Meeting for Rising 9th Graders and Their Parents (New and Returning Families) 7:15 pm PAC
Tues	Jun 3	Special	Final Exams
Wed	Jun 4	Special	Final Exams
Thurs	Jun 5	Special	Last Day of Classes Final Exams Strawberry Cow Bake 1:00 pm Dismissal
Fri	Jun 6		Senior Breakfast for Faculty and Seniors 9:00 am Graduation Rehearsal (immediately following Senior Breakfast)
Sat	Jun 7		Graduation 10:30 am Sandy Spring Meetinghouse in Sandy Spring SAT's and Subject Tests
Sat	Jun 14		ACTs