Clubs and Activities

The Quiz Bowl Team earned an impressive It’s Academic semifinal-round victory against GDS and BCC on Sat., Apr. 5. From an original field of 81 schools, the team advanced as one of the top three school teams in the Greater Washington DC Metropolitan Area Championship round. On Sun., Apr. 6, they finished their season in 2nd place overall. With an overall record of 32-7-0 across all interscholastic formats of play (including earning the bronze medal in the extremely competitive MABL league), SSFS once again finished fittingly among the top academic programs in the Metropolitan DC area.

The SSFS Speech Team participated in the 85-school WACFL Speech League Metropolitan Championship (MetroFinal) on Sat., Mar. 1. After only the 4th year of competing, our team ended the 2024-25 season and MetroFinal as Co-Champions (SSFS and Our Lady of Good Counsel tied with 192 points)! SSFS students qualified for Nationals in six events, with seven other students selected as alternates. Huge congratulations go to the participants and coaches!

On Friday, Feb. 7, Matthew B. '26 represented SSFS at DECA's State Career Development Conference on Friday. This is SSFS's first year to participate in this business competition. Matthew finished in first place in the Quick Serve Restaurant Management Individual Event. As a result, he will be representing Maryland at the International Career Development Conference this April in Florida. Congratulations, Matthew!

From arts to affinity groups; chess to change-makers; engineering to entomology, and so much more, the US Clubs Fair showcased the interests, passions, and talents of our students. 

Ten Upper School students participated in the annual GDS Student Summit on Sexual Assault & Consent, where high school students from the DMV region and beyond gather to raise awareness and promote change on a national level, helping to eradicate sexual assault and promote a culture of consent-based interaction. Recently, these students led peer-to-peer presentations to help educate and empower their classmates. 

The Quiz Bowl Team's #1 seed "My Quizzical Romance" took on the #2 seed, "The Ghostbuzzsters" to win the Quiz Bowl Cup. Congrats to the Ghostbuzzers for their cup win, and to the sophomore team, who also prevailed in the All-Star Assembly!

Finishing 22-3-1 in the MABL, including victories in the Championship Round over Whitman, Wootton, and Rockville high schools, SSFS capped off another remarkable academic competition conference season. Next up, and sporting an impressive overall record of 29-6-0, our 'Beestly Quizards are headed back to WETA's television studios in Arlington, VA to compete in the It’s Academic semifinals on Sat., Apr. 5.

After recently finishing the Montgomery Academic Beltway League (MABL)'s regular season in first place (!!), the SSFS Quiz Bowl team qualified for this season’s MABL Championship Round. Two days later, the team advanced to the semifinals for the seventh time in 11 years on It’s Academic.

Fourteen members of the Speech Team competed at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania Liberty Bell Classic Speech & Debate Invitational, where five SSFS students made it to quarter- and semifinals, and four qualified for the Tournament of Champions in KY. 

The Upper School's Quiz Bowl, Speech, and Debate Teams have continued their successes this year, competing against teams from much larger schools and demonstrating that SSFS can stand toe-to-toe with top-rated programs! SSFS's Quiz Bowl Team has maintained an undefeated record (15-0-0) in the Montgomery Academic Beltway League (MABL), defeating much larger teams from MCPS, and five members of the Speech and Debate Team were named finalists, semifinalists, and quarterfinalists at the George Mason Patriot Games Speech & Debate Invitational. Read on for details!

The Upper School Quiz Bowl team remains undefeated and is in 1st place in the MABL conference, and the SSFS Speech team tied for first place in the recent WACF league's speech and debate competitions!