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Sunday - April 19, 2015


Principal's Letter


MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU


Announcements


SENIOR EXAM SCHEDULE AND PROTOCOL
COUNSELOR'S CORNER
SEEKING STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FOR LS SPRING FESTIVAL


Events


ARTHUR LARRABEE WORKSHOP ON FRIENDS DECISION MAKING: APRIL 27
GAMETIME! Boys' lacrosse April 21; crew April 25
Tuskegee Airman Speaks at Upper School Lunch: April 29.
APOLLO ORCHESTRA: SUNDAY, APRIL 19
ALL-SCHOOL FAMILY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: MAY 2
OUT & ABOUT WITH FACULTY AND FRIENDS
TENNIS ROUND ROBIN ON SUNDAY, MAY 17
REGISTER TODAY FOR OUT & ABOUT WITH FACULTY AND FRIENDS!


Other


QUAKER QUESTIONS
DIVERSITY CORNER
QUAKER QUOTES


News Around the School


US NEWS


MS NEWS


Principal's Letter


MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU
Friends,
This week, we welcomed two speakers for our Upper School programs. Slam poet Gayle Danley performed several of her poems for students in what proved to be a dynamic and provocative program. Then on Wednesday, we were honored to have a recipient of the Sidwell Friends Distinguished AlumnI Award, the award-winning aerial photographer Alex MacLean ’65, speak as part of our Library Week celebration. Alex has won numerous awards, including the 2009 CORINE International Book Award and the American Academy of Rome’s Prix de Rome in Landscape Architecture for 2003-2004; he is the author of 11 books. Alex shared his mesmerizing photographs with students and spoke about his artistic vision as a photographer as well as his efforts to capture the environmental impact of global climate change.
Next week, on the morning of Founder’s Day, our students will have the chance to meet many more alumni who have been invited to present in our “Let Your Life Speak" program. Alumni will speak with Upper School students about their career paths and the ways in which Quaker values have shaped and informed their professional lives. This promises to be a wonderful opportunity for our students.
With warm regards,
Mamadou Guèye
Principal
Important Dates:
April 21: Founder’s Day
April 22, 7:45-9:00 a.m: 11th Grade Parents Q&A with College Admissions Reps, RLS Meeting Room
April 27-May 1: Senior Exam Week
May 1: Last Day of Classes for Seniors
May 1, 7:30 p.m.: Choral Concert
May 4-29: Senior Project Period
May 4-May 15: AP Exam Weeks
May 15-17: Upper School Play
May 22, 8:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.: Prom, Four Seasons
May 27: Reading Day
May 28-June 3: Semester Exams
June 2 & 3, 10:45 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: MBS Book Buyback, Crane Room
June 4: Last Day of School
June 5: Upper School Graduation


Announcements


SENIOR EXAM SCHEDULE AND PROTOCOL
April 2015 SENIOR EXAM SCHEDULE


April 27
Monday


April 28
Tuesday


April 29
Wednesday


April 30
Thursday


May 1
Friday


Science
English


Math
English


Math
History


History
Language


Science
Language


Senior Exam Protocols:
1. Seniors should attend ALL classes through Friday, May 1.
2. Exams will be given during regular class time.
3. Four-day/week courses will meet on the “off” day if an exam has been scheduled for that day.
4. Seniors should treat this week as an All-Classes Meet, No Labs Week.
5. All seniors should report to their regular classrooms for exams. They will then be informed of any location change.
6. Seniors and teachers, please see me for conflicts and/or any deviation from the published schedule.

COUNSELOR'S CORNER
On Monday, April 27, the Maret School will host a community screening of the new documentary The Hunting Ground, described as "a startling exposé of sexual assault on U.S. [college] campuses, institutional cover-ups, and the brutal social toll on victims and their families." Because it is important for this powerful film to be seen by as broad an audience as possible, Maret has kindly extended an invitation to area schools, inviting 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students and their parents/guardians to attend. If you would like to learn more about the film, please visit the website at www.thehuntinggroundfilm.com. The program will run from 6:15-8:30 p.m. in the theater in the Maret Upper School, providing time to view the film with a brief period of discussion afterward. There will be light dinner fare served. For more information, please contact Gaby Grebski, US counselor, at grebskig@sidwell.edu.

SEEKING STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FOR LS SPRING FESTIVAL
Student volunteers are needed on Saturday, May 2, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. to provide face painting and fingernail polishing for the Lower School Spring Festival. If you have face painting skills or a steady hand for polishing and want to make some young children very happy, please contact Damara Chambers at 202-506-7219 or chamfamdc@gmail.com.


Events


ARTHUR LARRABEE WORKSHOP ON FRIENDS DECISION MAKING: APRIL 27
Arthur Larrabee, a recognized educator about Friends decision-making processes and practices and frequent visitor to campus this year, will be visiting our community again April 27-29. We are offering members of this community another opportunity to learn more about Friends decision making through a workshop with Arthur on Monday, April 27, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room. Refreshments will be served at 6:00 p.m. in the lobby.
The workshop will be helpful for everyone in our community and especially so for Parents Association members who work with faculty, staff, and administrators. In his workshop, Arthur will explain the importance of being in relationship when discussing options and alternatives, and the difference between consensus decision making and the search for unity that underpins the Quaker process. He will help participants understand the value and complexities of Friends processes, using a set of vignettes to illustrate his points. We have invited parents and faculty at local Friends schools and members of local Friends meetings to attend this session as well, creating a broader community with which to share and learn. Please RSVP to Kathi Webb (webbk@sidwell.edu) if you plan to attend. We plan to provide child care as well for SFS families--please let Kathi know if you would like to use the child care.

GAMETIME! Boys' lacrosse April 21; crew April 25
Boys' lacrosse takes on Tenleytown rival Georgetown Day School on Tuesday, April 21. The game starts at 4:00 p.m. on the football field; we’ll be serving pregame refreshments at 3:30 p.m. in the Class of 1960 Garden behind Zartman House. Plenty of time to pick up your Lower School carpool and come down to watch the game!
Crew will row in the Charlie Butt Regatta along the Potomac River in Georgetown on Saturday, April 25. The boats stage out of Thompson’s Boat House where Rock Creek enters the Potomac. There is terrific viewing all along the Georgetown waterfront, and there will be cookies and lemonade (and other goodies) under the Sidwell Friends tent. If you’ve never been to a regatta, this is a great opportunity to be part of a spectacle and see the outcome of the girls’ daily 5:30 a.m. practices on the Potomac. Happily for regatta fans, the racing won’t start until 8:00 a.m. and will run until early afternoon. The girls race multiple fours and eights. Check the SFS crew team page for a link to more detailed information about event times and water conditions, and mark your calendars for a fun Saturday morning in Georgetown.
GAMETIME! is sponsored by the Parents Association and the Athletics Department. Each varsity team has one game each season designated as their GAMETIME! event with cookies, popcorn, and drinks provided to fans of all ages. To check the latest athletics schedule, please go to http://www.sidwell.edu/athletics
The next GAMETIME! celebrates boys' tennis and baseball on Thursday, April 30. Refreshments are at 3:45 p.m.; match/game begins at 4:15.

Tuskegee Airman Speaks at Upper School Lunch: April 29.
William Fauntroy, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, will come to speak with Upper School students, faculty, and staff on Wednesday, April 29, during Upper School lunch. The Tuskegee Airmen were part of a group of men and women, African-Americans and Caucasians, who were involved in an Army Air Corps program to train African Americans to fly and maintain combat aircraft during World War II. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. Civil rights organizations and the black press exerted pressure that resulted in the formation of an all-African American pursuit squadron based in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1941. “Tuskegee Airmen” refers to all who were involved in the so-called “Tuskegee Experience.” The Tuskegee Airmen were collectively awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. A 2012 George Lucas movie, Red Tails, chronicled the story. To learn more, click here: http://tuskegeeairmen.org/

APOLLO ORCHESTRA: SUNDAY, APRIL 19
The Apollo Orchestra, an ensemble of professional musicians, will be returning to our campus this coming Sunday, April 19, to perform a free concert at 3:00 p.m. in the Robert L. Smith Meeting House. The concert features the following works:
Magic Flute Overture (version with orchestra and one piano/four hands)
Virginia Lum and John Touchton, pianists
Beethoven Triple Concerto for violin, cello, and piano
Amy Beth Horman, violin
Robert Battey, cello
Virginia Lum, piano
Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements
Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

ALL-SCHOOL FAMILY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: MAY 2
Please join us on Saturday, May 2, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. at A Wider Circle (AWC), 9159 Brookville Road, Silver Spring, for a family morning of community service. SFS students and families from all three divisions will be moving furniture and organizing household items at AWC's warehouse. If you are interested in helping out this nonprofit that serves low-income families in our community, please contact Mohini Malhotra via mohinimalhotra1@gmail.com or 301.538.3717. A Wider Circle has been voted one of the best charities in our community by the Catalogue of Philanthropy and is a longstanding partner of Sidwell Friends. Coffee and muffins will be provided for sustenance. Thank you for joining in.

OUT & ABOUT WITH FACULTY AND FRIENDS
Due to popular demand, the two remaining Out & About with Faculty and Friends discussions are sold out. We apologize for the inconvenience. To be added to the wait list for either discussion, please contact Jessie Jacobson, director of special events, at jacobsonj@sidwell.edu.
“Revolution Radio: African Protest Music from Soweto to Dakar" with Shields Sundberg
Tuesday, April 28, from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Hill and Dale Records in Georgetown

"Lincoln's Last Speech" with Ashish Patwardhan and Steve Steinbach
Wednesday, May 13, from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldier's Home


TENNIS ROUND ROBIN ON SUNDAY, MAY 17
We hope you and your family will join us on Sunday, May 17, from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center (home of the CitiOpen!) for an afternoon of tennis and fun with community members of all ages and skill sets. Even if you are not a tennis player, come enjoy the food, drinks, and fun! Adult tickets cost $50 and student tickets cost $30. Sponsorship opportunities are also available, and all proceeds benefit student financial aid. Click here to register today! If you have any questions, please contact Jessie Jacobson, director of special events, at jacobsonj@sidwell.edu or 202-537-8442.


REGISTER TODAY FOR OUT & ABOUT WITH FACULTY AND FRIENDS!
Please join us for our upcoming Out & About with Faculty and Friends discussions. Tickets are $40 per person or $75 per couple, and all net proceeds benefit student scholarships at Sidwell Friends. Space is limited, so please register online today (http://www.sidwell.edu/support_sfs/events-for-student-scholarship/book-club/index.aspx). Light refreshments will be served.
“Revolution Radio: African Protest Music from Soweto to Dakar" with Shields Sundberg
Tuesday, April 28, from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Hill and Dale Records in Georgetown


Other


QUAKER QUESTIONS
The "Quaker Questions" newsletter feature alternates with "Quaker Quotations." To ask questions about Quaker history or practice or what-have-you—anything you may have wondered about but weren’t sure whom to ask—e-mail our Sidwell Friends Quaker Life Committees’ authors at quakerquestions@sidwell.edu!
TODAY’S QUESTION: How did Quakers come to be a part of the landscape here in North America? From where did they emigrate and why?
The short answer is that historically, Quakers had a knack for getting in trouble, especially in England. Early Friends, as they learned ways of living their lives in keeping with their conscience and their beliefs, adopted practices that often ran counter to the starkly classist society of 16th-century monarchical England. Friends saw their habits as a form of witness: refusing to swear oaths and instead affirming to statements, adopting plain speech and addressing those designated to a higher class in a way that others would expect to address peasants, men removing their hats only for God. Understandably, people of high social station tended to experience such practices as baffling acts of willful disrespect, if not treason or apostasy.
The direct result of these and other discordances was that Friends became extraordinarily familiar with the justice system—in fact, many early journals were written in English prisons. Even burning Quakers at the stake was common enough that Friends published a pamphlet on how to help others pass as quickly and with as little pain as possible when thus condemned. The colonies of the “New World” (apart from theocratic ones like Massachusetts Bay) offered a place for Friends to live their lives free of such travails, and many came, especially after William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a Quaker refuge. Ultimately, Friends’ early experiences in England helped inform several of our Constitutional guarantees, including prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments.

DIVERSITY CORNER
How important is cultural diversity at your school?
Attending a school with a diverse student body can help prepare your child for citizenship in a multicultural democracy.
By GreatSchools Staff
As the United States becomes a more culturally and ethnically diverse nation, public schools are becoming more diverse, too.
A growing trend
The Census Bureau projects that by the year 2100, the U.S. minority population will become the majority with non-Hispanic whites making up only 40% of the U.S. population. No doubt students will need to learn how to interact in a diverse environment. Jean Snell, clinical professor of teacher education at the University of Maryland, believes cultural diversity enhances the school experience, too. "There is a richness that comes from students working side by side with others who are not of the same cookie-cutter mold," she notes.
Students who attend schools with a diverse population can develop an understanding of the perspectives of children from different backgrounds and learn to function in a multicultural, multiethnic environment.

QUAKER QUOTES
"To the extent that the blessing of peace is achieved by humankind, it will not be achieved because people have outraced each other in the building of armaments, nor because we have outdebated each other with words, nor because we have outmaneuvered each other in political action, but because more and more people in a silent place in their hearts are turned to those eternal truths upon which all right living is based. It is on the inner drama of this search that the unfoldment of the outer drama of history ultimately depends."
---Dan Seeger
Quaker Quotes are intended to deepen the understanding of Quakerism in the Sidwell Friends School community. Questions and suggestions may be directed to Cynthia Richie Terrell: ctcabin@gmail.com.


US NewsTwo Upper School Students qualify for the finals in the Chinese Bridge competition
Students compete in the 10th annual Chinese Bridge US High School Speech Contest in Boston.
Read More


MS NewsThere are more than 7,000 languages in the world today and 50 percent of them are at risk.
Dr. Harrison, a professor at Swarthmore College and affiliate of the National Geographic Society, shared his life’s work with Middle School students.
Read More


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Calendar


Sun, Apr 19th

Apollo Orchestra Performance

Robert L. Smith Meeting Rm
3:00pm - 5:00pm


Tue, Apr 21st

Founder's Day


Wed, Apr 22nd

11th Gr. Parent Q & A w/College Admissions Reps.

Robert L. Smith Room
7:45am - 9:00am


Mon, Apr 27th

Arthur Larrabee Workshop

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


Fri, May 1st

US Spring Choral Concert

Robert L. Smith Mtg Rm
7:30pm - 9:30pm


Sun, May 3rd

US Instrumental Music Spring Concert

AC Theater
2:30pm - 4:30pm


Thu, May 7th

PA Executive Steering Committee Mtg

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


PA Arts Committee Mtg

US Library Board Rm
7:00pm - 9:00pm


Fri, May 8th

US Arts Guild (tent.)

TBD
7:00pm - 10:00pm


More


Athletics


Mon, Apr 20th

Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Potomac School


2:45pm


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


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A - vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes "B" Team


2:45pm


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Gilman


4:00pm


Tue, Apr 21st

Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


4:00pm


Baseball - Varsity vs. Maret School


4:15pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity at Maret School


4:15pm


Softball - Varsity at Georgetown Visitation


4:15pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Bullis


4:15pm


Wed, Apr 22nd

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


2:45pm


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


2:45pm


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


2:45pm


Track & Field - Girls Varsity at Flint Hill


3:30pm


Track & Field - Boys Varsity at Flint Hill


3:30pm


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


4:00pm


Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Potomac School


4:15pm


Thu, Apr 23rd

Track & Field - Girls Varsity - Penn Relays


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at St. Andrew's School


4:15pm


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


4:15pm


Softball - Varsity - Flint Hill (Lower/MS Campus)


4:30pm


Fri, Apr 24th

Track & Field - Boys Varsity - Penn Relays


Baseball - Varsity vs. Potomac School


4:15pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity at Potomac School


4:15pm


Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


4:15pm


Sat, Apr 25th

Crew - Girls vs. Charlie Butt Regatta


Tennis - Boys Varsity - NEMA Tournament (McDonogh School)


Track & Field - Boys Varsity - Penn Relays


Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. St. Mary's


10:00am


Baseball - Varsity vs. St. Mary's


12:00pm


Sun, Apr 26th

Tennis - Boys Varsity - NEMA Tournament (McDonogh School)


Mon, Apr 27th

Softball - 7/8 A vs. Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. Flint Hill


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. Flint Hill


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Heights


4:30pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Bethesda Chevy Chase HS


5:00pm


Tue, Apr 28th

Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Last Chance


Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Last Chance


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Washington International


4:00pm


Baseball - Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School


4:15pm


Softball - Varsity at Potomac School


4:15pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Madeira


4:15pm


Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill


4:15pm


Tennis - Boys Varsity at Potomac School


5:00pm


Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at Madeira


5:30pm


Wed, Apr 29th

Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Bullis


2:45pm


Softball - 7/8 A at Maret School


2:45pm


Softball - 7/8 B at Maret School


2:45pm


Track & Field - Girls 7/8 - SFS Meet


2:45pm


Track & Field - Boys 7/8 - SFS Meet


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. Maret School


2:45pm


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Prep


4:15pm


Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Georgetown Prep


4:15pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity at Wilson H.S.


4:30pm


Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Bethesda Chevy Chase HS


5:00pm


Thu, Apr 30th

Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. Maret School


2:45pm


Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. Bullis


2:45pm


Softball - 7/8 A vs. Bullis


2:45pm


Baseball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


4:15pm


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Episcopal High School


4:15pm


Softball - Varsity at Holton-Arms


4:30pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. St. James School


4:30pm


Fri, May 1st

Track & Field - Girls Varsity - Draper


Track & Field - Boys Varsity - Draper


Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. Albans


4:00pm


Softball - Varsity vs. Bullis


4:15pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Sandy Spring


4:15pm


Sat, May 2nd

Crew - Girls vs. Ted Phoenix Regatta - Lower Boat Championships


Softball - Varsity - vs. Falls Church HS


11:30am


Track & Field - Girls Varsity - Draper


12:00pm


Track & Field - Boys Varsity - Draper


12:00pm


Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Wilson H.S.


1:30pm


Baseball - Varsity vs. St. James School


2:00pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity at St. James School


2:00pm


Baseball - Varsity - Double Header


4:00pm


Mon, May 4th

Track & Field - Girls Varsity - "B" ISL Championships


Track & Field - Boys Varsity - "B" MAC Championships


Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Albans


2:30pm


Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. St. Albans


2:30pm


Softball - 7/8 B at Holton-Arms


2:45pm


Softball - Junior Varsity vs. Holton-Arms


4:30pm


Tue, May 5th

Tennis - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament


Softball - Varsity at Wilson H.S.


4:00pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


4:00pm


Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Landon


4:15pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill


4:30pm


Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Potomac School


4:30pm


Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


5:15pm


Baseball - Varsity at Flint Hill


5:30pm


Wed, May 6th

Softball - Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill


4:15pm


Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Potomac School


4:15pm


Thu, May 7th

Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament (higher seed)


Tennis - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament


Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament (higher seed)


Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. St. Andrew's School


2:45pm


Fri, May 8th

Baseball - Junior Varsity at Riverdale Baptist


4:30pm


Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championship


4:30pm


Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships


4:30pm


Softball - Varsity - ISL Tournament (higher seed)


5:30pm


Sat, May 9th

Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament (higher seed)


Crew - Girls vs. VASRA Championship - Upper Boat Championships


Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championship


8:30am


Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships


8:30am


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships


10:00am


Baseball - Varsity - MAC Tournament


10:00am


Softball - Varsity - ISL Tournament


12:00pm


More


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