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Wednesday - May 28, 2014


From the School

Note from Lee
Message from Lee
Many thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this year’s Prom a spectacular evening. This event could not have taken place without the collaboration and hard work of students, parents, faculty and staff.
MBS Book Buyback will take place again this year on June 3 and 4 from 10:45 AM to 3:00 PM in the Crane Room. Click here for MBS' Book Buyback guide, or click here for more information. Students should refrain from buying books from peers since book assignments for courses next year have not yet been finalized and current books may be discontinued. Please contact Mamadou Guèye, Academic Dean, at gueyem@sidwell.edu with any questions.
Reminders:
If you have any questions about exams, please contact Mamadou Guèye.
• All exams start at 8:30 AM and end at 10:30 AM. Students eligible for extended time on exams should communicate with Michelle Schneck, Upper School Learning Support Coordinator.
• Make-up day for exams missed due to illness should be arranged with Mr. Guèye.
• Students doubling up in a subject should communicate with their teachers and arrange their second exam schedule.
• Teachers will communicate second exam arrangements to Mr. Guèye.
Exam Schedule:


Monday


Tuesday


Wednesday


Thursday


Friday


5/26

Memorial Day
Regular School
Day


5/27

Review Day


5/28
Reading Day


5/29

Exam #1
English


5/30

Exam #2
Math


Monday


Tuesday


Wednesday


Thursday


Friday


6/2

Exam #3
History


6/3

Exam #4
Science


6/4
Exam #5
Language


6/5

US Closing


6/6

US
Graduation


Upper School Closing Day will be Thursday, June 5, and all Upper School students, including seniors, will attend senior project presentations (starting at 8:00 AM) and the closing assembly which will end at 2:00 PM. There will be an Ice Cream Social from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Only seniors and those students who are helping at graduation as ushers or in Chamber Chorus are required to attend graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 6.
Questions about graduation should be directed to Susannah Parker, graduation coordinator, at parkers@sidwell.edu or 202-537-8160.
New Director of Admissions and Financial Aid - Frankie M. Brown
Frankie M. Brown will join Sidwell Friends July 1, 2014. Since 2008 Frankie has served as director of enrollment management at Latin School of Chicago, a 125-year-old institution serving students from junior kindergarten through 12th grade. Before assuming this role, she served for two years as dean of multicultural affairs at Latin, becoming the first member of the school’s senior administrative team to focus exclusively on diversity issues. Prior to taking on these administrative roles, Frankie was a classroom teacher in both the lower and upper divisions at Latin. She also taught second grade at Horace Mann in Riverdale, New York, and served as Horace Mann’s lower school diversity coordinator. Frankie received her bachelor of fine arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a master of arts in the humanities from the University of Chicago. We look forward to welcoming Frankie to the Sidwell Friends community this summer.


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Quaker Quote
"It is 6:30 and supper is on the table. A pan has been beaten loudly but no signs of life appear except one dog, two cats, two turtles, innumerable white rats and voices floating through the trees from the field.

I have just been drinking in the view from the porch, for me it's the choicest spot. The sun shining through the rain washed air and foliage makes a mirrored picture of the dark restless stream. There is something in the simple harmony of these woods which seems to epitomize certain fundamental qualities of life at its best and truest.

The children promise to be delightful companions...they are so full of color, vitality, and spontaneity. Each one is so different. I shall try to give each one a little special attention and get better acquainted with their differing needs. Don't think I am indulging in any illusions about them. Each one has kicked over the traces at some time during the day, but I hope to be able to help them catch something of the quiet and harmony and simplicity of their surroundings. Without the demands of school and the excitement of vacation life, they ought to grow somewhat in the spirit as well as in body..."

From a note written to Rebecca Nicholson by Vincent Nicholson in June of 1933 from the porch of the family cabin in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Vincent served as the first director of the American Friends Service Committee and Rebecca as its first employee, moving later to Washington, DC to work with the Rural Electrification Administration. Vincent and Rebecca are the great grandparents of SFS students Lucas and Rebecca Richie.
US Wednesday Newsletter Submissions
How to Submit an Article to the Wednesday Letter. Send submissions to PA.USNewsletter@sidwell.edu by 2 pm Tuesday, and reference "Newsletter Submission" and the publish date(s) in the subject line (limited to 3 weeks). Items should be submitted as text in the body of the e-mail and should be succinct. If you have a form or flyer to include with your submission, please send it as a PDF attachment. The editor on duty will confirm receipt of all submissions -- if you do not receive a confirmation within a reasonable time period, your submission may not have been received. Lastly, if it becomes necessary to modify a submission previously sent or published, please send a redline or otherwise clearly indicate the change to be made.
Note Concerning the School Calendar: The calendar entries that appear 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.


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Calendar


Thu, May 29th

US Exam Period - English


MS 6th Grade Chorus and 5/6 Orchestra Concert

AC Theater
7:00pm - 9:00pm


Fri, May 30th

US Exam Period - Math


Jen Mitchell Celebration

Outside Athletic Center/MS Tower Doors
3:30pm - 4:30pm


Sat, May 31st

Senior-Parent Event

Courtyard and Kogod Arts Center
6:30pm - 9:30pm


Sun, Jun 1st

Senior Family Meeting for Worship & Reception

Robert L. Smith Meeting Room, Arts Center Foyer
4:00pm - 6:00pm


Mon, Jun 2nd

US Exam Period - History


Tue, Jun 3rd

US Exam Period - Science


Wed, Jun 4th

US Exam Period - Language


Thu, Jun 5th

LS 4th Grade Closing Ceremony


MS & US Last Day


Lower School PK - 3 Last Day


9:00am - 12:00pm


MS 8th Grade Closing Ceremony

AC Theater, Arts Center Foyer, US Dining Room
7:00pm - 9:00pm


Fri, Jun 6th

US Commencement


10:30am - 12:30pm


Sat, Jun 7th

SAT at SFS

US Classrooms
8:00am - 1:00pm


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