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Wednesday - March 30, 2011 From the School Community Connections Yesterday the Upper School participated in a day committed to having conversations about diversity. Pr.I.D.E. (Promoting, Inclusivity, Diversity, and Equity) Day was modeled after the Student Diversity Leadership Conference which is put on annually by the National Association of Independent Schools. Over the past couple of years, students who have attended the conference felt inspired to have students within our own community participate in the thought-proving and inspiring work. Those students collaborated with a total of 22 student facilitators to plan and implement a variety of workshops for both students and faculty. The theme of the day was Community Connections, and each student was assigned a family group named after metro stations throughout the metro area such as Anacostia and Bethesda. Our day began with a riveting presentation by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, a Georgetown University Professor and a leading black intellectual and author. Dr. Dyson challenged both students and faculty to continue having the important conversations about diversity and identity that we were starting that day. He also wowed us with his many renditions of hip-hop and rap music, which he has studied extensively as a significant social factor. He also addressed issues such as affinity group work, the influence of the election of Barack Obama, and the tension between socioeconomics and access to resources and education. For the remainder of the day, students participated in activities aimed at exploring different racial, ethnic, and cultural identities. They were asked to grapple with difficult questions about how our school and the larger community address and meet the needs of every person. Students participated in affinity groups where they discussed commonalities and differences among them. The day ended with a Meeting for Sharing which allowed students and teachers to reflect on how they felt about the day and what, if anything, they learned. We hope that students will continue to have these important and challenging conversations with their friends and families. Rachel Jackson, Upper School & All School Diversity Coordinator, Upper School Director of Academic TechnologySummer Fieldwork Course in Sichuan, China Please apply online by April 15 for the new summer school course-trip, "Grassroots History of Modern China: Summer Fieldwork course in Sichuan" offered for one semester course credit to rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors from June 26 to July 21, 2011. Read MoreFamily Community Service Project Sunday, April 3, 12:00-3:00pm, Stokes ES, DC US Community Service, in partnership with Behrend’s Builders, will be working with Peter Nalli of Seedling Projects' From Farm to Desk D.C. Mr. Nalli is helping develop a nutrition and gardening curriculum as part of the general programming at the Stokes Elementary School, and is building a garden to supplement it. The SFS community is invited to build raised beds and prep existing ones for spring planting. This fun and educational service project is suitable for all ages. No prior gardening nor construction experience required. All tools, supplies and instructions will be provided at the site. We would welcome more volunteers on this worthy project but we need to hear from anyone who is interested in joining us by today, Wednesday, March 30. Behrend's Builders need to know how many volunteers to expect on Sunday. For more information or to sign-up, please contact David Connell (connelld@sidwell.edu) or June Das Gupta. Car Wash this Sunday Sunday, April 3, 11am-4pm, Wisconsin Ave. Garage Bring your car to the Wisconsin Avenue garage on Sunday, April 3rd, between 11 am and 4 pm, for the Outing Club Car Wash. Drive on in, and for a reasonable charge, club members will wash your car and you will drive out with a clean car and the satisfaction of having supported the activities of the Upper School's Outing Club. Thanks for your support! Read MoreFair Share Celebrates Classes Reaching 99 Percent Participation Help your class reach 99 percent parent participation in the Fair Share Fund. All classes that reach this milestone will be entered into a drawing for a pizza party lunch. The winning class will be drawn at the SFS Auction on April 16. Visit www.sidwell.edu/support or e-mail your pledge to Elizabeth Souder, Assistant Director of Annual Funds. Thank you to all those who have already supported the Fair Share Fund earlier this school year! PA Announcements 2011 Auction IMPORTANT DETAILS Online Auction: April 4-10, 2011 Live Auction: Saturday, April 16, 2011 at The Andrew Mellow Auditorium You should have received your invitation in the mail! Please note that seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Please return your reply cards via mail or fax (202-537-8449) promptly. Auction catalogs will be distributed to families through the youngest child this week. Please remind your students to bring them home. Some highlights of the catalog include Legg Mason tickets, a two-day internship in San Francisco, a Chef’s Table at Grapeseed, a vacation home in Maine, several spa gift certificates, and much more! We have many great things in the Online, Silent and Live Auctions! Please contact events@sidwelledu if you have any questions regarding the auction. Other News Foundations for Healthy Relationships Please remember to mark your calendars for the Parents Council of Washington next webinar on April 4th at 8:00PM. This webinar is titled "More than the Birds and Bees: Foundation for Healthy Relationships". Register ASAP as space is limited. You can always listen to replays by visiting the PCW web site. Read MoreBenefit Concert for Rural Tibetan's High School Education A student run benefit concert to raise money to send a Tibetan girl to high school next year will be held at 7:00 on Friday, April 8 in the Mary Ellen Kaplan Theater in the Sidwell Arts Center. $10 Admission. Read MoreRamallah Friends School Each spring, Bethesda Friends Meeting raises funds to support scholarships for Ramallah Friends School, which has been providing Quaker education in the West Bank since 1869. A Perennial Plant Sale will held on Sunday, April 10 from 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM on the breezeway at Lower School.NEWSLETTER BASICS How to Submit An Article Send submissions to PA.USNewsletter@sidwell.edu by 2 pm on Tuesday. Please reference "Newsletter Submission" and the publish date(s) in the subject line. Items should be submitted as text in the body of the email. PLEASE do not include any formatting such as indents, bullets, boldface or all caps, and keep submissions succinct. If you have a form or flyer to include with your submission, please send it as a PDF attachment to your email. Receipt of your submission will be confirmed as soon as possible. If you have not received a confirmation of receipt by the deadline for submissions, please contact the editors at PA.USNewsletter@sidwell.edu. How to Subscribe/Unsubcribe Our automated listserv subscription service is currently down. To subscribe or unsubscribe to the newsletter, please send an email to isaacsa@sidwell.edu and indicate whether you would like to subscribe or unsubscribe. Note Concerning the School Calendar The calendar entries in the right column of each newsletter are automatically generated by the official school calendar, and are not subject to editing by the newsletter editors. All changes or additions to the school calendar must be made through the school scheduling office, reachable at: scheduling@sidwell.edu. The Parents Association newsletters are a forum for communication among parents and provide announcements concerning School or PA events or information related to a School or PA event. US newsletter submissions should be sent to PA.USnewsletter@sidwell.edu. Calendar Wed, Mar 30th US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm Thu, Mar 31st US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm PA Arts Committee Meeting US Library Board Room 7:45pm - 9:30pm Fri, Apr 1st Robotics Team Meeting Robotics Lab in basement of Sesner and US Main Computer Lab 2:30pm - 5:30pm Sun, Apr 3rd US Outing Club Car Wash Wisconsin Ave. Garage 11:00am - 4:00pm US Family Community Service Project Off Campus 12:00pm - 3:00pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 1:00pm - 5:00pm Mon, Apr 4th 11th Grade Mock Admissions (Dinner for Staff) US Library Board Room 5:00pm - 6:45pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 8:00pm 11th Grade Mock Admissions US Dining Room 6:30pm - 7:00pm 11th Grade Mock Admissions US Classrooms including US Library 7:00pm - 8:15pm 11th Grade Mock Admissions AC Theater 8:15pm - 9:15pm Tue, Apr 5th PA Executive Committee Meeting Athletic Center Meeting Room 8:00am - 9:00am US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 8:00pm 10th Grade Parent Peer Group Zartman Drawing Room 7:30pm - 9:00pm Wed, Apr 6th US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 8:00pm Thu, Apr 7th US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 8:00pm Fri, Apr 8th Spring Tibet Club Event AC Theater 7:00pm - 9:00pm Sat, Apr 9th ACT Off Campus BSU Go-Go New Athletic Center 8:00pm - 11:00pm Sun, Apr 10th US Spring Play Rehearsal MS Drama Studio 1:00pm - 5:00pm Mon, Apr 11th No School - All School Professional Day Robotics Team Meeting Robotics Lab in basement of Sesner 10:00am - 3:00pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:15pm - 9:00pm Tue, Apr 12th Founders Day US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:15pm - 9:00pm 11th Grade Parent Peer Group Zartman Drawing Room 7:30pm - 9:00pm Wed, Apr 13th US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:15pm - 9:00pm Thu, Apr 14th Blood Drive Wannan Gym 2:00pm - 5:30pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Music Room 6:15pm - 9:00pm PA Arts Committee Meeting US Library Board Room 7:45pm - 9:30pm Fri, Apr 15th MS Spring Play of Aladdin AC Theater 7:30pm Sat, Apr 16th Auction Off Campus Robotics Team Meeting Robotics Lab in basement of Sesner and US Main Computer Lab 10:00am - 3:00pm MS Spring Play of Aladdin AC Theater 1:00pm Sun, Apr 17th US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 1:00pm - 5:00pm Mon, Apr 18th Passover begins at Sundown US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm Tue, Apr 19th Passover US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm More Athletics Wed, Mar 30th Tennis - Boys Varsity at Churchill 4:00pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 4:30pm Baseball - Varsity at Potomac School 4:30pm Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 4:30pm Thu, Mar 31st Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Episcopal High School 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Bullis 4:15pm Softball - Varsity at Madeira 4:30pm Fri, Apr 1st Baseball - Varsity vs. Maret School 3:45pm Softball - Varsity at St. Andrew's School 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Maret School 4:15pm Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Maret School 4:15pm Sat, Apr 2nd Crew - Club (Girls) - Bladensburg Regatta Track & Field - Boys Varsity - Cougar Relays (Quince Orchard) 9:00am Track & Field - Girls Varsity - Cougar Relays (Quince Orchard) 9:00am Mon, Apr 4th Baseball - Junior Varsity at St. Andrew's School 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. St. John's High School 4:30pm Tue, Apr 5th Track & Field - Boys Varsity - SFS Relays 3:30pm Track & Field - Girls Varsity - SFS Relays 3:30pm Softball - Varsity vs. Maret School 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Maret School 4:15pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Madeira 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. James School 4:30pm Tennis - Boys Varsity at St. James School 4:45pm Baseball - Varsity at St. James School 4:45pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Madeira 5:30pm Wed, Apr 6th Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Maret School 2:45pm Softball - Junior Varsity at Georgetown Visitation 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Varsity at Bullis 4:15pm Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Wilson H.S. 4:30pm Thu, Apr 7th Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day 2:30pm Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. Georgetown Day 2:30pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Softball - Varsity at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 4:30pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. The Heights 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - St. Margaret's Episcopal 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity - Ballou HS 5:45pm Fri, Apr 8th Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity vs. The Heights 4:00pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Maret School 4:15pm Softball - Junior Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 4:30pm Baseball - Varsity at Bishop Ireton 5:30pm Sat, Apr 9th Crew - Club (Girls) - Baltimore Invitational at Glass Beach Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Woodward Relays 8:30am Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Woodward Relays 8:30am Tue, Apr 12th Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at St. Andrew's School 4:15pm Softball - Varsity vs. Episcopal High School 4:30pm Tennis - Boys Varsity at Flint Hill 4:30pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 4:30pm Baseball - Varsity at Flint Hill 4:30pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at St. James School 4:45pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at St. Andrew's School 5:30pm Wed, Apr 13th Tennis - Boys 7/8 at St. Albans 2:30pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at Holy Child 2:45pm Softball - 7/8 A vs. Holy Child 2:45pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. Maret School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 B at Bullis 2:45pm Softball - Junior Varsity at Holy Child 4:30pm Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 4:30pm Thu, Apr 14th Baseball - 7/8 A vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. Flint Hill 2:45pm Track & Field - Boys 7/8 - Potomac & NCS 2:45pm Track & Field - Girls 7/8 - Potomac & NCS 2:45pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at St. Andrew's School 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Sandy Spring 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Sandy Spring 4:30pm Baseball - Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 4:30pm Fri, Apr 15th Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. St. Albans 4:00pm Softball - Varsity at Flint Hill 4:15pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Bishop Ireton 4:15pm Baseball - Junior Varsity at Bullis 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at St. Albans 4:30pm Sat, Apr 16th Crew - Club (Girls) - Episcopal & Holton-Arms at Thompson's Boat Center Track & Field - Boys Varsity - Viking Invitational (Walt Whitman HS) Track & Field - Girls Varsity - Viking Invitational (Walt Whitman HS) Baseball - Varsity - Wilson Tournament Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Calverton 12:00pm More 3825 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 Tel: (202) 537 8100 Fax: (202) 537 8499
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