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Sunday - October 19, 2014


Principal's Letter


MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU


Announcements


CAR WASH


Events


COMMUNITY MEETING FOR WORSHIP
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CHORAL FESTIVAL
QUALITY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND PARENT PEER GROUPS
GAMETIME! VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY, BOYS' AND GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY
EVENING WITH NPR SCIENCE REPORTER, AUTHOR OF "THE HIDDEN BRAIN"
ORCHESTRA, OPERA, AND THE SIDWELL FRIENDS CHORUS
LOWER SCHOOL BOOK FAIR COMING SOON
SIDWELL FRIENDS IS GOING TO THE OPERA!
EVENING LECTURE FEATURING AUTHOR TONY WAGNER


Other


"DANCING SHOES": HELP THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE!
QUAKER QUOTES
DEADLINE FOR NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS


News Around the School


US NEWS


MS NEWS


LS NEWS


Principal's Letter


MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU
Friends,
I hope you were able to attend last weekend’s One Act Festival. In each performance, student actors portrayed the existential meditations of a different animal, ranging from a turkey who dreams of learning to play the saxophone despite all odds to a cat who ponders the meaning of her existence. Through poignant, witty, and compelling performances, the student actors captured the essential questions that all humans grapple with: Why am I here? Why do I do what I do? What is the meaning of life? Congratulations to all of our student actors and the theater tech crew, and to arts faculty John Elko and Gil Thompson, for a phenomenal production!
This past weekend’s Homecoming events were a huge success! It was wonderful to see so many of you here on campus enjoying the various athletic events and the club fair.
We have two important College Counseling events to highlight. The first, “The Admissions Game,” which will take place tomorrow (Monday, October 20), at 6:30 p.m., is for all 11th grade students and parents. A light dinner will be served in the dining hall between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m., so please stop by for a quick bite before the program begins.
The second College Counseling event this week takes place on Thursday, October 23, and is for parents of 10th graders. The program will offer a thorough presentation on the role of standardized testing in the college admissions process.
I wish you all a very good week!
With warm regards,
Mamadou Guèye
Interim Principal
Important Dates:
October 20: “The Admissions Game,” 11th grade students and parents, 6:30 p.m., RLS Meeting Room. Light dinner available in the dining hall at 6:00 p.m.
October 23, 7:45--8:45 a.m.: 11th Grade Parent Conversation with US Administration, Choral Room
October 23, 7:00--9:00 p.m.: 10th Grade Parent Night with College Counseling, RLS Meeting Room
October 24, 7:00 p.m.: Arts Guild, RLS Meeting Room
October 30: Fall P.E. ends. First quarter ends.
October 31: US Faculty Report Writing (no US classes)
November 3, 7:45--8:45 a.m.: 12th Grade Parent Conversation with College Counseling, Choral Room
November 3: Winter athletic teams begin practice
November 10: Winter P.E. classes begin
November 14: First quarter report cards posted through Educator Online
November 17: Early dismissal, 12:00 (half-day professional day for faculty)
November 21-23: Fall Play, Theater
November 21: 9th Grade Parent Conference Day
November 21: Senior College Visit Day; special program for 9th grade; field trips for grades 10 and 11
November 23, 12:00--2:00 p.m.: 9th Grade Thanksgiving Pie Bake, Dining Room
November 26-28: Thanksgiving Holiday


Announcements


CAR WASH
Attention dirty, dusty, and dreary cars... Be sure to stop by the Wisconsin Avenue parking garage on Sunday, October 19, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for the Crew Team Carwash!


Events


COMMUNITY MEETING FOR WORSHIP
Please join families, faculty, staff, alumni, and former faculty and staff on October 19 at 10:30 a.m. in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room. A child-friendly Meeting for Worship will be available for children ages 4 and up, and refreshments will be served at the rise of meeting.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CHORAL FESTIVAL
The Upper School chorus, along with choruses from other area independent schools, will perform Tuesday, October 21, at 8:00 p.m. at the Washington National Cathedral. Admission is free. Paid parking is available in the Cathedral garage.

QUALITY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND PARENT PEER GROUPS
The Quality of Community Life Committee is recruiting facilitators for Parent Peer Groups.
Sidwell Friends has a longstanding, unique tradition of offering Parent Peer Groups for grades PK through 12. These groups are for parents and facilitated by parents of each respective grade with the agenda collectively determined by those attending. The intention of the peer groups is to foster a confidential, comfortable opportunity for parents to discuss non-academic issues on their minds.
A rewarding way to meet fellow parents and volunteer is to become a trained facilitator for a Parent Peer Group. One training session will be held at the Middle School on Wednesday, October 22, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. You will learn how to foster an engaging dialog for your peers. Barbara Conte (Lower School health care coordinator) and Michelle Pokorny Parker (Middle School counselor, psychologist, and all-school diversity coordinator) will conduct the training. Please e-mail Joslyn Hills (hillsjoslyn@gmail.com) or Felice Roggen (froggen@mac.com) to sign up or for more information.

GAMETIME! VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY, BOYS' AND GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY
This week we have two featured teams:

Field Hockey on Thursday, October 23, against Madeira. Game at 4:15 p.m., pregame party at 3:45 p.m. in the courtyard.


Cross Country on Saturday, October 25, at the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood, Maryland. 1:00 p.m. start time. Bring a picnic and enjoy the scene. Check the athletics page for directions and a guide for first-time cross country meet spectators. (This is an especially good meet for spectators as there are multiple opportunities to view the runners as they traverse the 3.1-mile course.) Look for the red SFS tent and "Go Quakers" banner---there will be cookies, pretzels, apples, and cider. Multiple races for boys and girls will be run.

Spectators are encouraged to share their photos of the game by tagging @SidwellFriends with #GoQuakers or by e-mailing webbk@sidwell.edu. Winning photographer gets a free baseball cap!
This concludes our fall GAMETIME! program. We thank all of you for coming out to cheer on the varsity teams, and we look forward to seeing you again for winter sports.
We welcome your feedback or suggestions about GAMETIME! Please send comments to the PA Athletics Committee clerks, Andrew Aurbach (andrew.aurbach@gmail.com) and Estee Portnoy (Estee.Portnoy@jumpdc.com), or to Kathi Webb (webbk@sidwell.edu).

EVENING WITH NPR SCIENCE REPORTER, AUTHOR OF "THE HIDDEN BRAIN"
Shankar Vedantam is the National Public Radio (NPR) science reporter and the author of The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives. He will address the Sidwell Friends community and answer questions about his work on Monday, October 27, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room.
Shankar's book explores how unconscious biases influence people. The fascinating topics that he studies and reports on touch many of the values and principles embraced by the students, parents, and faculty who make up SFS’ wonderful community. Shankar is an ideal person to lead a discussion and open dialog, as he studies human behavior from a scientific point of view. His reports are always eye-opening and fascinating. He is a thoughtful and experienced speaker, having lectured at Harvard and Columbia Universities.
Shankar was a fellow with the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University and served a two-year term as a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. This event is sponsored by the Parents of Black Students and is open to the entire Sidwell Community.
You do not need to RSVP to attend.
If you would like to submit questions to Shankar, please e-mail mbross@verizon.net by Friday, October 24.

ORCHESTRA, OPERA, AND THE SIDWELL FRIENDS CHORUS
Mark your calendars for Sunday, Nov. 2., for a musical afternoon featuring the Sidwell Friends Chorus, vocalists from the Washington Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists program, and the Apollo Orchestra. The concert, which features works by Puccini, begins at 2:30 p.m. in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room.

LOWER SCHOOL BOOK FAIR COMING SOON
Start making your book lists! The Lower School Book Fair will take place on Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9, at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW). All SFS families are invited to participate by buying books and more during these two days.

SIDWELL FRIENDS IS GOING TO THE OPERA!
Join us at the Kennedy Center for a performance of La bohème, featuring Alyson Cambridge ’97. Alyson plays the part of Musetta on November 1, 4, 7, 9, 12, and 15. The Sidwell Friends community has a special opportunity to purchase discounted tickets to the Sunday, November 9 show. When booking tickets, use code 187278 for 10% off Orchestra, Tier 1, and Tier 2 seats.

EVENING LECTURE FEATURING AUTHOR TONY WAGNER
Tony Wagner, author of Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change The World, is coming to Sidwell Friends School to kick off the faculty professional development day on Monday, November 17. That evening, the entire community is invited to hear Tony speak about how parents and educators can help nurture innovation in young people in a lecture sponsored by the Christopher Ma Fund for Interdisciplinary Studies. The reception and lecture are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Please e-mail events@sidwell.edu or call 202-537-8110 to RSVP.


Other


"DANCING SHOES": HELP THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE!
The Alumni Magazine is putting together a feature article on the history of school dances at Sidwell Friends (including Homecoming and the Prom) for a future edition. We'd like to incorporate shoes (yes, shoes!) as a design element.
High heels, funky sneakers, boots, loafers--the variety of shoes will represent the style and preferences of today's students, which will contrast in a fun way with archival photos from yesteryear's dances.
We are looking for parents or students willing to take a photograph of the shoes worn that night and e-mail it to alumnimagazine@sidwell.edu. Here's what we need:
---high resolution/large format photos (if using a cell phone, select the largest size when sending it)
---one shot of both shoes, and one shot of a single shoe, shot against a solid background.
That's it! Thanks in advance for helping.

QUAKER QUOTES
"Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel."
---William Penn

DEADLINE FOR NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS
Friendly reminder that the deadline to submit items to the US e-newsletter is Thursday at noon. We will accommodate time-sensitive oversights or last-minute developments when possible. Thanks!


US NewsBackpack, books, pencils.passport
For the ultimate off-campus learning experience, students can spend junior or senior year in a foreign country and not miss a beat with credits.
Read MoreUpper School students host a daylong retreat to train Middle School students in Playback Theatre
A passion for performing personal stories is passed along.
Read More


MS NewsMiddle School welcomed Native American Indian, Joseph Stands With Many to campus.
Joseph follows traditional Cherokee ways, taking after his grandmother and great grandmother who were both storytellers; he also paints and works with wood.
Read MoreUpper School students host a daylong retreat to train Middle School students in Playback Theatre
A passion for performing personal stories is passed along.
Read More


LS News¡1,2,3 con Andrés! A bilingual performance at the Lower School
Students mambo and samba through a fantastico show in Spanish.
Read More


Upper School Weekly E-Newsletter Submissions

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The Upper School Weekly E-Newsletter is a forum for communication among parents and is designed to provide announcements concerning school events or information. E-newsletter submissions should be filled out at www.sidwell.edu/submit.


Calendar


Sun, Oct 19th

Community Meeting for Worship & Coffee

Robert L. Smith Meeting Room & Foyer
10:30am - 12:00pm


Independent School Choral Festival (Rehearsal)

off campus/National Cathedral
4:00pm - 6:30pm


Mon, Oct 20th

The Admissions Game - 11th Gr. Student/Parents

Meeting House Foyer, Robert L. Smith Mtg Rm
6:30pm - 8:30pm


Tue, Oct 21st

Independent School Choral Festival Concert

off campus/National Cathedral
8:00pm - 9:30pm


Wed, Oct 22nd

New to Quakerism Conference

RLS, Rusch, Rosenberg Theater, Caplin Theater
12:00pm - 2:30pm


Thu, Oct 23rd

11th Gr. Parent Conversation with US Administration

Choral Music Rm
7:45am - 8:45am


Magnus Training Program

Rusch Team Room
8:00am - 12:30pm


GAMETIME! Girls Varsity Field Hockey

Upper Turf Field
4:15pm - 6:15pm


10th Gr. Parent Night with College Counseling

Robert L. Smith Mtg Rm
7:00pm - 9:00pm


Fri, Oct 24th

US Arts Guild

Robert L. Smith Mtg Rm
7:00pm - 10:00pm


Sat, Oct 25th

GAMETIME! Girls/Boys Cross Country


12:00pm - 12:30pm


Mon, Oct 27th

PA Event - Shankar Vedantam

Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
6:30pm - 9:00pm


Tue, Oct 28th

LS Parent Conferences - Half Day


MS Parent Conferences - Half Day


Wed, Oct 29th

LS Parent Conferences - Half Day


MS Parent Conferences - No School


Thu, Oct 30th

LS Parent Conferences - Half Day


US 1st Quarter Ends, Fall PE Ends


Fri, Oct 31st

US Report Writing - No School


Mon, Nov 3rd

12th Gr. Parent Coffee - College Counseling

Choral Music Rm
7:45am - 8:45am


Thu, Nov 6th

PA Exec. Steering Committee Mtg

Rusch Team Rm
8:30am - 9:30am


More


Athletics


Mon, Oct 20th

Tennis - Girls 7/8 - B Team Home vs. Potomac


2:30pm


Volleyball - 7/8 at National Cathedral School


2:45pm


Football - 7/8 Lightweight vs. Flint Hill


2:45pm


Field Hockey - 7/8 vs. National Cathedral School


2:45pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 A at National Cathedral School


2:45pm


Tennis - Girls 7/8 - A Team @ St. Andrews


2:45pm


Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 vs. Landon Invitational


2:45pm


Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 vs. Landon Invitational


2:45pm


Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School


4:15pm


Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity at Wilson H.S.


4:15pm


Tue, Oct 21st

Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships


3:30pm


Field Hockey - Varsity vs. Bullis


4:00pm


Volleyball - Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


4:00pm


Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


4:00pm


Soccer - Boys Varsity vs. St. James School


4:30pm


Wed, Oct 22nd

Soccer - Boys 7/8 A vs. Mater Dei


2:30pm


Volleyball - 7/8 vs. Maret School


2:45pm


Field Hockey - 7/8 at Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships


3:30pm


Field Hockey - Junior Varsity vs. Bullis


4:30pm


Thu, Oct 23rd

Volleyball - 7/8 vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 B at Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 B vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Tennis - Girls 7/8 - A Team Home vs. GDS


2:30pm


Tennis - Girls 7/8 - B Team vs. GDS


2:30pm


Football - 7/8 Heavyweight vs. Potomac School


2:45pm


Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships


3:30pm


Soccer - Girls Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


4:15pm


Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity at National Cathedral School


4:15pm


Field Hockey - Varsity vs. Madeira


4:15pm


Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School


4:15pm


Volleyball - Varsity at Episcopal High School


4:30pm


Field Hockey - Junior Varsity vs. Madeira


5:30pm


Fri, Oct 24th

Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 vs. IAC/ MAC/ ISL Championships


3:30pm


Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 vs. IAC/ MAC/ ISL Championships


3:30pm


Volleyball - Junior Varsity - J.V. Hopper


4:00pm


Soccer - Boys Varsity at Georgetown Day


4:15pm


Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


4:15pm


Sat, Oct 25th

Cross-Country - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships


Cross-Country - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships


Field Hockey - Junior Varsity - Play Day at Madeira


Volleyball - Junior Varsity - JV Hopper


9:30am


Football - Varsity at St. James School


2:30pm


Mon, Oct 27th

Volleyball - 7/8 at Flint Hill


2:45pm


Tennis - Girls 7/8 at Flint Hill


2:45pm


Football - 7/8 Heavyweight at Flint Hill


2:45pm


Field Hockey - 7/8 vs. Brookewood


2:45pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 A vs. Flint Hill


2:45pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 A at Flint Hill


2:45pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 B vs. Flint Hill


2:45pm


Tennis - Girls 7/8 vs. National Cathedral School


2:45pm


Field Hockey - Varsity vs. Flint Hill


4:15pm


Tue, Oct 28th

Soccer - Girls Varsity - ISL Championships


Soccer - Boys Varsity - MAC Championships


Wed, Oct 29th

Field Hockey - Varsity - ISL Championships


Thu, Oct 30th

Volleyball - Varsity - ISL Championships


Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 - Norwood Invitational


Tennis - Girls 7/8 vs. Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Football - 7/8 Heavyweight vs. St. Albans


2:45pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 A at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


2:45pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 B at Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 B vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


2:45pm


Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 - Norwood Invitational


2:45pm


Volleyball - 7/8 - Stone Ridge


2:45pm


Fri, Oct 31st

Volleyball - Varsity - ISL Championships


Sat, Nov 1st

Cross-Country - Boys Varsity - DCSAA Championships


Cross-Country - Girls Varsity - DCSAA Championships


Football - Varsity at Flint Hill


2:30pm


Sun, Nov 2nd

Volleyball - Varsity - ISL Championships


Mon, Nov 3rd

Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 - DC Private School Championships


Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 - DC Private School Championships


Tue, Nov 4th

Soccer - Girls Varsity - DCSAA Championships


Soccer - Boys Varsity - DCSAA Championships


Volleyball - Varsity - DCSAA Championships


Sat, Nov 8th

Cross-Country - Boys Varsity vs. DC Private School Championships


Cross-Country - Girls Varsity vs. DC Private School Championships


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