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Wednesday - February 2, 2011 From the School From the Upper School Dear Upper School Parents, The Valentine's Dance on Saturday, February 5th, will be held in the Dining Room. The doors to the dance will open at 8:30 p.m. Students should arrive before 9:15. Between 9:15 and 9:30 students will be admitted but will be assigned four disciplinary points. No student will be admitted after 9:30 (without prior approval by the Dean), and students may not reenter the dance once they leave the building. The event will end at 11:00 p.m. Please help your child plan to arrive promptly by reminding them of the timeline for the evening. A student may bring one guest to the dance; this person must arrive with him/her and bring a high school ID. The SFS host student is responsible for the behavior of his/her guest throughout the evening. Before every dance we remind students of the rules governing on-campus social events. The School asks that you also review the School’s policy on student drug and alcohol use, as stated in the Handbook for Parents and Students, at home with your child(ren) prior to the Winter Dance. The custom has been that older Upper School students ask younger Upper School students to this dance. This is not something sanctioned by the school. In fact, all Upper School students are welcome to attend every dance, regardless of whether they come with a date. While this practice may have started with good intentions of bringing the community together, it often creates great anxiety for younger students and their families. If you are not comfortable with your child attending the dance with an older student, please feel free to say no. As always, please contact one of us if you have any questions or concerns. Lee Palmer Michael Woods Principal Dean of StudentsCounselor's Corner Today, February 2nd, Scot Anthony Robinson will be giving a presentation on substance abuse called Vision Warrior to all students in the Upper School. A former TV and movie actor, Scot has spoken to over 1 million educators, young people and families throughout the U.S. about real-world challenges that parents and students alike face. Scot’s theatrical approach helps to communicate his important message to students about the issues and consequences of drug and alcohol use/abuse while encompassing the themes of self-esteem, peer pressure, relationships and the importance of being true to one’s self. We will have a special schedule on this day as Scot will speak to each grade after the performance to debrief his presentation and allow students to ask questions and challenge messages they are given on a daily basis about substance use. Scot has spoken at Sidwell Friends before so we look forward to his return and the opportunity to experience, once again, the important work he does. There will also be a Parent Workshop this evening, Wednesday, February 2nd from 7-9 pm in the Middle School Drama Studio. All parents are welcome -- last time we had a full house! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Gaby Grebski, US Guidance Counselor at grebskig@sidwell.edu.Valentine's Dance: Parent Volunteers Needed The Valentine's Dance will be held on Saturday, February 5th from 8:30-11:00pm. We are looking for four parents (moms, dads or couples) to pour water for the students during the dance and monitor the coat rooms. If decorating is your thing, we would love to have you join the students in decorating on Friday (4th) at 2:30pm in the US Dining Room. Kindly email Jamie Baldinger at jamiebaldinger@gmail.com. Events for Student Scholarships CALLING ALL TENNIS PLAYERS! Do you play tennis? Do you like to socialize with other parents? Then this is the event for you! Join the 6th Annual Events for Student Scholarships Tennis Round Robin. Have fun hitting the tennis ball, all while raising money for financial aid. New this year -- we are inviting students to join in on the fun! While you participate in the round robin tournament, your children can practice their swings with local tennis pros. The tournament is Saturday, March 12 from 6-10 pm at the Tennis Center at College Park. This has been a sell-out tournament the past two years. Please click here to register! THE VARIETY SHOW – THANKS TO ALL FOR MAKING IT A BIG SUCCESS!! Thanks so much to all the dedicated student, parent and graduated parent volunteers, the fabulous alumni performers, and – of course – the intrepid audience members, all of whom braved power outages, construction conditions and hikes to the restrooms to work at, and attend, the Variety Show! The Show was a huge success, thanks to everyone’s generosity and enthusiasm. PA Announcements Head of School Tom Farquhar on Finding Balance PARENT POP QUIZ Do Sidwell Friends Students: A) work very hard and constantly feel too much stress? B) coast compared to students in China and India C) find the perfect balance between academic rigor and downtime or D) I have no idea and/or my kids are still young, and I don’t know what the future will hold Whether you picked A, B, C or D, the Community Health Initiative Committee invites you to a discussion with Head of School, Tom Farquhar on Finding Balance in Student Life. All parents are welcome to join us for this important conversation to be held in the Upper School Dining Room on Monday, February 7, from 7-9 pm. Please note the change of venue for this meeting!Teacher Appreciation Volunteers Needed February 11th Valentine’s Day Cookie Bake The US Parents Association is sponsoring a Valentine’s Day Appreciation Cookie Bake for our wonderful teachers and staff on Friday, February 11th. We need five volunteers from each grade to bake 3 dozen homemade cookies (over 40 dozen cookies are needed). Contributions should be dropped off at the Upper School Dining Room no later than 7:45 am on the morning of Friday, February 11th. We traditionally ask the 11th Grade to take the lead on this Teacher Appreciation event. We will need ten 11th Grade parents to meet in the Upper School Dining Room on February 11th at 7:45 am to help put together 120 festive, cellophane bags of homemade cookies for our teachers. Last year it took about an hour to assemble the delicious cookie bags. Please contribute: 9th Grade - 5 parents to each bake 3 dozen small sized cookies. 10th Grade - 5 parents to each bake 3 dozen small sized cookies. 11th Grade - 5 parents to each bake 3 dozen small sized cookies. 11th Grade - 10 parents to help put together the cookie bags. (Friday, February 11th @7:45 am/ US Dining Room) 12th Grade - 5 parents to each bake 3 dozen small sized cookies. The faculty welcomes these special Valentine’s Day treats. The USPA thanks you for your help in showing our appreciation to the incredible Sidwell Friends faculty, coaching, administrative and security/grounds/building staff. Please email Maria Gomez, mgomez@maryscenter.org, if you would like to contribute. Thanks again!All School Diversity Committee Meeting: February 16th The All School Diversity Committee, the Parents of Black Students, and the Parents of Latino Students invite you to an all-school meeting with the Head of School, Tom Farquhar, on building a diversity vision in support of the 2024 Strategic Plan. When: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 7:00 pm Where: Lower School Quaker Meeting House Other News 9th Grade Peer Group - February 8 The second peer group meeting of the year for 9th grade will be Tuesday, February 8th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Upper School Crane Room. Please join us for this wonderful opportunity to join with other ninth grade parents and talk about non-academic issues of relevance to our children's well being. Peer groups are facilitated by parents in the grade and topics are determined by the parents in attendance that night. The peer group also provides a great chance to build relationships with the other parents in the grade. We hope you will join us. If you have any questions, please contact Raina Fishbane or Jeanine Hull, the Upper School Community Health Initiative co-clerks.Pennies for Patients During the month of February, Ms. Brownlee’s advisory is leading its third annual “Pennies for Patients” fundraiser, a Leukemia and Lymphoma Society program that helps collect important funds for blood cancer patients. Simply by collecting and donating pennies, the research on and patient services for blood cancers increases, and more patients are able to have effective treatment. Last year, students in the DC metropolitan area raised $450,000 to fight blood cancer and provide services for patients and their families. There are collection boxes in the main offices of the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, as well as in Zartman House and the Fox Den. Donations can also be made online at http://www.sidwell.edu/broadcast/action/clickthru.aspx?id=366.1259.698268.25157.7905. Any and all support is appreciated. If you have any questions, contact Lauren Brownlee at brownleel@sidwell.edu or 202-537-8180.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. 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. 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, Feb 2nd PA Executive Committee Meeting Athletic Center Meeting Room 8:00am - 9:00am Vision Warrior with Scot Anthony Robinson AC Theater 8:30am - 10:45am Senior Lunch with Alumni Office US Library Board Room 11:45am - 1:45pm US Dance Ensemble Rehearsal AC Theater 3:30pm - 6:00pm US Musical Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm Vision Warrior Parent Workshop MS Drama Studio 7:00pm - 9:00pm Thu, Feb 3rd 9th Grade Parent Coffee with Ms Grebski/ Ms. Lazarus US Dining Room 7:30am - 8:30am Senior Lunch with Alumni Office US Library Board Room 11:45am - 1:45pm US Dance Ensemble Rehearsal AC Theater 3:30pm - 6:00pm US Musical Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm Fri, Feb 4th BSU Rehearsal AC Music Room 6:00pm - 9:00pm Sat, Feb 5th BSU Rehearsal AC Music Room 1:00pm - 3:00pm US Valentine's Dance US Dining Room 8:30pm - 11:00pm Sun, Feb 6th US Dance Ensemble Rehearsal (tech) AC Theater 1:00pm - 5:00pm US Musical Rehearsal AC Music Room 1:00pm - 5:00pm BSU Rehearsal AC Music Room 5:00pm - 8:00pm Mon, Feb 7th US Dance Ensemble Rehearsal (tech) AC Theater 3:30pm - 6:30pm All-School PA Community Health Initiative Conversation with Tom Farquhar US Dining Room 7:00pm - 9:00pm Tue, Feb 8th Senior Lunch with Alumni Office US Library Board Room 11:45am - 1:45pm US Dance Ensemble Rehearsal (tech) AC Theater 3:30pm - 6:30pm 9th Grade Parent Peer Group Meeting US Crane Room 7:30pm - 9:30pm Wed, Feb 9th US Dance Ensemble Rehearsal (tech) AC Theater 3:30pm - 9:30pm Thu, Feb 10th 9th - 12th Grade Parent Coffee with US Administration US Dining Room 7:30am - 8:30am Senior Lunch with Alumni Office US Library Board Room 11:45am - 1:45pm US Dance Ensemble Concert AC Theater 7:30pm Fri, Feb 11th Valentine's Teacher/Staff Appreciation US Dining Room 7:30am - 9:00am Senior Lunch with Alumni Office US Library Board Room 11:45am - 1:45pm US Dance Ensemble Concert AC Theater 7:30pm Sat, Feb 12th ACT Off Campus NEMNET Diversity Career Fair US Dining Room 9:00am - 4:00pm BSU Rehearsal AC Theater 12:00pm - 4:00pm US GDS Jazz Festival Off Campus 12:00pm - 6:00pm AC in DC a cappella concert AC Theater 5:00pm - 10:00pm Sun, Feb 13th US Musical Rehearsal AC Theater 1:00pm - 5:00pm BSU Rehearsal AC Theater 5:00pm - 9:00pm Mon, Feb 14th US PA Steering Committee Meeting US Room 102 4:30pm - 6:00pm BSU Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm Tue, Feb 15th BSU Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm Wed, Feb 16th Collection / BSU Show AC Theater 2:30pm - 3:20pm US Musical Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm Diversity Discussion with Tom Farquhar LS Meeting Room 7:00pm - 9:00pm Thu, Feb 17th Parents Coffee with Tom Farquhar US Dining Room 7:30am - 9:00am US Musical Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm PA Arts Committee Meeting US Library Board Room 7:45pm - 9:30pm Fri, Feb 18th BSU- Black History Month Show AC Theater 7:00pm - 10:00pm Sun, Feb 20th US Musical Rehearsal AC Theater 1:00pm - 5:00pm Mon, Feb 21st Presidents Day - No School US Musical Rehearsal AC Theater 1:00pm - 5:00pm Tue, Feb 22nd US Musical Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm More Athletics Wed, Feb 2nd Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Mater Dei 2:30pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Flint Hill 2:45pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Flint Hill 2:45pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 C at Flint Hill 2:45pm Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Takoma Academy 5:00pm Thu, Feb 3rd Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Stone Ridge School 2:45pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Stone Ridge School 2:45pm Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. WMPSSDL Championships 3:30pm Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at The Heights 4:15pm Basketball - Boys Freshman at Baltimore Friends 4:45pm Basketball - Boys Varsity at The Heights 6:00pm Fri, Feb 4th Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:15pm Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 4:15pm Wrestling - Varsity - John Paul the Great & Benedictine 4:30pm Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 6:00pm Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 6:00pm Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. WMPSSDL Championships 6:00pm Sat, Feb 5th Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. WMPSSDL Finals 5:00pm Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - WMPSSDL Finals 5:00pm Mon, Feb 7th Wrestling - 7/8 at Landon 2:30pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Landon 2:30pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Landon 2:30pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Landon 2:30pm Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Madeira 4:15pm Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Madeira 5:45pm Tue, Feb 8th Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 4:15pm Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Potomac School 6:00pm Wed, Feb 9th Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. National Cathedral School 2:45pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at National Cathedral School 2:45pm Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Stone Ridge School 4:30pm Wrestling - Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 5:00pm Basketball - Girls Varsity at Stone Ridge School 6:00pm Thu, Feb 10th Swimming - Boys 7/8 at St. Albans 2:30pm Swimming - Girls 7/8 vs. National Cathedral School 2:30pm Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Maret School 2:45pm Fri, Feb 11th Wrestling - Varsity - St. Albans Tournament Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 4:00pm Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at St. Andrew's School 4:00pm Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Flint Hill 4:15pm Basketball - Boys Varsity at Flint Hill 5:45pm Basketball - Girls Varsity at St. Andrew's School 5:45pm Sat, Feb 12th Wrestling - Varsity - St. Albans Tournament Mon, Feb 14th Wrestling - 7/8 vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 C at St. Albans 2:30pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at St. Albans 2:30pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Georgetown Day 4:30pm Basketball - Boys Varsity at Georgetown Day 6:00pm Tue, Feb 15th Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 4:15pm Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Potomac School 6:00pm Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Bullis 7:30pm Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Bullis 7:30pm Wed, Feb 16th Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Holy Child 2:45pm Thu, Feb 17th Wrestling - 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