Table of Contents
March
2025
- Meet our incoming new Head of School, Dr. Sean Hamr!
- Join the SSFS Alumni Committee!
- GnuStories: Highlights from SSFS
SAVE THE DATES
- April 19: District Strings Performance at 2025 SBP Concert located in Sandy Spring's Monthly Meeting House
- May 3: Friends Celebration (Formerly PA Auction)
- May 30-Jun. 1: Alumni Family Fest
Upcoming Events & News from Sandy Spring
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The Ninth Annual SBP Memorial Concert
Featuring District Strings!
The SBP Memorial Performance is held each year in honor and memory of SSFS alumna Nan Schwarz Pricher '67 and parent Jane Schwarz Binger.
SSFS established the SBP Memorial Concert in appreciation of Jane and Nan's love of Sandy Spring Friends School and the role that classical music played in the life of SSFS's first generation of alumni. This annual production is dedicated to continuing the tradition of music and theatrical performance at Sandy Spring Friends School.
![May 3: Friends Celebration (Formerly PA Auction)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742309651/sandyspring/sjlucyjs9wibxph4pam3/FriendsCelebrationBox.png","width":250}])
Our PA Volunteers are hard at work planning the SSFS’s largest fundraising initiative - the Friends Celebration: Supporting Financial Aid. Mark your calendars for Sat. May 3, 2025 - we would love to have a strong alumni presence this year. If you have a business and are interested in sponsorship opportunities or would like to donate to the auction, please contact Savannah Renehan at giving@ssfs.org.
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Alumni families (including parents, children, and grandparents of alumni) are all welcome to join us for the Alumni Family Fest on the SSFS campus May 30-June 1 for:
- Westview Dorm Sunset
- Family Strawberry Cowbake
- Special Community Art Project
- Young Alumni Reunion
- Golden Springers Bruch
- and More!
![Spotlight on Sean Hamer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739203398/sandyspring/pshqwm8iryydwhdcehih/SpotlightonSeanHamer.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1739203398/sandyspring/pshqwm8iryydwhdcehih/SpotlightonSeanHamer.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1739203398/sandyspring/pshqwm8iryydwhdcehih/SpotlightonSeanHamer.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1739203398/sandyspring/pshqwm8iryydwhdcehih/SpotlightonSeanHamer.png","width":900}])
We recently sat down with Sean Hamer to find out what drew him to education (and away from an engineering career), what off-campus hobbies he enjoys pursuing, and what he’s most looking forward to as he relocates from West Coast to East this summer to join the SSFS community.
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We're so glad you're here! If you want to get involved in alumni events and activities, please let us know by signing up here to be a part of our newly-formed Alumni Committee! From planning events and sharing updates to fundraising and recruitment opportunities, we would love for you to be a part of the SSFS Alumni Committee. Questions? Please contact Ciara via email at hueybci@ssfs.org, or make an appointment to meet her in her office in Moore Hall.
![Community Play 2025 - Twelfth Night]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737481664/sandyspring/updzmjivdg09gqfhuipc/TwelfthNight.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737481664/sandyspring/updzmjivdg09gqfhuipc/TwelfthNight.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1737481664/sandyspring/updzmjivdg09gqfhuipc/TwelfthNight.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737481664/sandyspring/updzmjivdg09gqfhuipc/TwelfthNight.jpg","width":900}])
We are excited to announce the 2025 Community Play, Twelfth Night. It will be a collaboration between the Upper School Musical Class and the SSFS community. In keeping with the way this adaptation of Twelfth Night was developed through The Public Theatre’s Public Works project, the principal roles in the play will be cast within the class. The larger community will help us create the world of Illyria. This production is appropriate for all ages!
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Interested in finding out more about current events and activities at SSFS? Check out the bi-weekly all-school newsletter, GnuStories! The content is available on our website, or you can add your name to the distribution list to receive the SSFS email (sent every other Monday throughout the school year) by sending a request to marcom@ssfs.org with you name and email address.