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Wednesday - April 23, 2014


From the School

Message from Lee
Classes on Memorial Day
This year, because Memorial Day is now a regular school day due to the number of snow days this winter, all students are expected to attend classes on Monday, May 26th. However, we understand that some families may have made arrangements in advance under the assumption that there would not be school that day. In the event that your child must miss school on May 26th, we ask that you adhere to the following pre-excused absence procedure:
“When students foresee the necessity of missing school for an important reason, parents or guardians are requires to state the reason by e-mail or written note at least one week in advance to the Dean of Students Office. If the Dean of Students approves, students will obtain a pre-excused slip with the Dean’s Signature. Students must then obtain the signatures of teachers (including physical education teachers) of all classes they will miss, acknowledging that the students have discussed with them a plan for making up missed work. Students must then hand in the completed form to the Dean of Students Office.”
Any questions or concerns regarding Memorial Day attendance can be directed to the Dean of Students Office. Please feel free to call (202) 537-8160 or e-mail USAttendance@sidwell.edu.
National Library Week
Sidwell Friends Upper School Library celebrated National Library Week April 15th through April 19th. There were contests and prizes for students and senior bookmarks are now displayed. Highlight of the week was bestselling author of the book Liespotting and SFS alum Pamela Myer (’76) who spoke about detecting deception.
Founder’s Day
Yesterday was Founder's Day, a long SFS tradition when the whole school gathers for a celebration during the day on the Wisconsin campus. In the morning, the Upper School had a program organized in partnership with the Alumni Office - Let Your Life Speak Alumni. We are grateful to the alumni who both participated in small group sessions with students and who helped put together the program. Many thanks to all faculty and staff who also worked hard to support this inspiring event. The remainder of the day included All-School Meeting for Worship, lunch, fun outdoor activities for all grades, followed by the Upper School Senior Arts Guild.
Collection Today
Collection today is a presentation by the Eco-Club in honor of Earth Day.
For Seniors
Seniors will receive their packets for Commencement and enjoy time with their advisors in their final Class Meeting on Monday, April 28. Senior exams take place in regularly scheduled classes and run from Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 2. The final day of classes for seniors is Friday, May 2. AP exams and Senior Projects begin on Monday, May 5.
From the Director of Special Events
SFS Tennis Event on May 17: Register Today!
All families are invited to join us for the Sidwell Friends Tennis Event, taking place on Saturday, May 17 from 3:30 to 7:00 pm at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center (home of the CitiOpen). This will be 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! Please find the event schedule below. If you have any questions, please contact Jessie Jacobson, Director of Special Events, 202-537-8442.
Tennis Event Schedule
3:30 pm: Registration
4:00 pm: Clinic and Warm Up Drills
5:00 pm: Games
6:00 pm: Round Robin Matches
Reception to follow
Auction Item Pick-Up & Available Parties
Do you still need to pick up your auction prizes? Please visit the Office of Institutional Advancement, located on the lower level of Zartman House on main campus on weekdays between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm. All tangible prizes and certificates will be available for pickup through the end of the school year. If you purchased tickets to our Parties and More, you will receive a message from the party cost in the coming weeks and no certificate is needed. Interested in signing up for a party or two? Please view Parties with available spaces to purchase. To reserve your space today, please contact Jessie Jacobson, Director of Special Events, 202-537-8442. Thanks for your support!


PA Announcements

Faculty and Staff Appreciation Breakfast
The US Parents Association is sponsoring an Appreciation Breakfast for our dedicated faculty and staff on Friday, April 25. The teachers, coaches and administration welcome these special breakfast treats, and your USPA thanks you for your help in showing our appreciation to them.
We are looking for volunteers to donate baked goods or other breakfast goodies, fresh fruit, ground coffee, tea and juice as well as plates and utensils. Contributions should be dropped off at the Upper School Faculty Lounge no later than 7:45 am on the morning of Friday, April 25. If at all possible, please send your donation on an attractive platter or tray. Please also place your name on any non-disposable dishes and have your student pick them up by the end of the day in the Faculty Lounge. We are using SignUp Genius to track contributions.
Please follow this link to sign up today!
In addition to delicious treats, we also need three volunteers to help set up at 7:30 am, two volunteers to accept donations from drivers in the carpool lane from 7:30 to 8:00 am, and three volunteers to help clean up at 1:30 in the afternoon. If you can volunteer your time for any of these please also sign up in SignUp Genius.
If you have any questions, please email Joan or Ivy by clicking on our names below.
Joan Siegel and Ivy Howells, USPA At-Large Representatives
Faculty and Staff Appreciation Breakfast
The US Parents Association is sponsoring an Appreciation Breakfast for our dedicated faculty and staff on Friday, April 25. The teachers, coaches and administration welcome these special breakfast treats and your USPA thanks you for your help in showing our appreciation to them.
We are very pleased and grateful for the wonderful response so far. We are still looking for a few more things such as bagels, lox, fresh fruit, and juice as well as plates, utensils, fresh flowers and a poster. We also still need three volunteers to help set up at 7:30 am, one more volunteer to accept donations from drivers in the carpool lane from 7:30 to 8:00 am, and three volunteers to help clean up at 1:30 in the afternoon. If you can volunteer your time for any of these please also sign up in SignUp Genius.
Contributions should be dropped off at the Upper School Faculty Lounge no later than 7:45 am on the morning of Friday, April 25. If at all possible, please send your donation on an attractive platter or tray. Please also place your name on any non-disposable dishes and have your student pick them up by the end of the day in the Faculty Lounge. We are using Signup Genius to track contributions.
Please follow this link to sign up today!
If you have any questions, please email Joan or Ivy by clicking on our names below.
Joan Siegel and Ivy Howells - USPA At-Large Representatives
US PA Would Like to Say Thank You!
If you are one of the many wonderful parents who have volunteered your time at the school, please join us on Friday, May 16th at Zartman House, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
Please join us if you have: led a peer group, organized a coffee, chaperoned on a field trip, assembled casseroles or pies, welcomed new students, or helped with any of the many things that parents do to make our kids' school experience a big success! We want to make sure everyone knows that their time commitment, big or small, is very much appreciated! Please RSVP to Sandi McCoy?


Other News

SFS Middle School Presents Dear Edwina!
Dear Edwina - Press ReleaseThe Sidwell Friends Middle School presents Dear Edwina! Performances will be in the Mary Ellen Caplin Theater of the Kogod Arts Center on Friday evening, April 25, at 7:30 pm and Saturday afternoon, April 26th, at 1:00 PM. The press release is attached. Hope to see you there!
Read MoreSpecial Guest Speaker: Representative John Lewis
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 in the RLS QMH: 7:15-7:30 pm refreshments; 7:30-8:30 pm remarks
Representative John Lewis is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th Congressional District, serving since 1987, and is the Dean of the Georgia Congressional Delegation. He is the only living "Big Six" leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. He was instrumental in the organization of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. Congressman John Lewis chaired the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), playing a key role in the struggle to end legalized racial discrimination and segregation.
Please join the MS PA Diversity Committee in welcoming representative John Lewis to Sidwell Friends for his presentation about his life as a young activist, the importance of political engagement, and his conviction that today’s young people can transform a society. Students are welcome to attend.
Quaker Quotes
"At a workcamp in Germany, surrounded by the ruins of war, I asked a French workcamper why he had come. His answer amazed me: 'To be among hopeful people!' But it was true. We were working together, and for others, in love; and we were experiencing the truth that faith, hope, and love do abide, but the greatest of these is love, because love creates hope!" David S Richie
David Shoemaker Richie, born in 1908, led Quaker workcamps which were introduced in 1934 by the American Friends Service Committee and were 'intended predominantly as an educational instrument, the camp enabled young men and women of privileged groups to buy, with hard physical labor, their ticket into troubled communities where they could learn at first hand about the problems and the people concerned.' from Memories and Meditations of a Workcamper."
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


Tue, Apr 22nd

Founders Day


US Arts Guild

Robert L. Smith Meeting Rm
1:00pm - 2:30pm


West VA Workcamp Mtg

Zartman Drawing Rm
6:00pm - 8:00pm


US Spring Rehearsal

AC Theater, Rosenberg Theater
6:00pm - 9:00pm


Wed, Apr 23rd

US Spring Rehearsal

AC Theater, Rosenberg Theater
6:00pm - 9:00pm


9th Gr. Parent Peer Group Mtg

Zartman Drawing Rm
7:00pm - 8:30pm


Thu, Apr 24th

Blood Drive

Wannan Gym
2:00pm - 5:00pm


US Spring Art Exhibition Reception

Rubenstein Gallery
4:30pm - 6:00pm


US Spring Rehearsal

AC Theater, Rosenberg Theater
6:00pm - 9:00pm


PA Arts Committee Meeting

Library Board Room
7:00pm - 9:00pm


Fri, Apr 25th

MS Musical

AC Theater
7:30pm - 9:00pm


Sat, Apr 26th

MS Musical

AC Theater
1:00pm - 4:00pm


Sun, Apr 27th

11th gr. Parent gathering

TBD


US Play Rehearsal

AC Theater
1:00pm - 5:00pm


Mon, Apr 28th

US Spring Rehearsal

AC Theater
6:00pm - 9:00pm


Tue, Apr 29th

US Spring Rehearsal

AC Theater
6:00pm - 9:00pm


Wed, Apr 30th

US Spring Rehearsal

AC Theater
6:00pm - 9:00pm


Thu, May 1st

PA Executive Committee Meeting

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


US Spring Rehearsal

AC Theater
6:00pm - 9:00pm


Fri, May 2nd

US Choral Concert

Robert L. Smith Meeting Rm
7:30pm


Sat, May 3rd

Reunion Weekend Event

US Library
7:00am - 12:00pm


Reunion Weekend Event

Athletic Center
7:00am - 5:00pm


SFS Family Service Project #3


10:00am - 1:00pm


Sun, May 4th

US Instrumental Concert

AC Theater
2:30pm


Mon, May 5th

US Spring Rehearsal

AC Theater
6:00pm - 9:00pm


Tue, May 6th

US Spring Rehearsal

AC Theater
6:00pm - 9:00pm


PA Speaker Event - Rep. John Lewis

Robert L. Smith Meeting Rm
7:15pm - 8:30pm


Wed, May 7th

US Play Rehearsal

AC Theater
6:00pm - 9:00pm


US Play Rehearsal

AC Theater
6:00pm - 9:00pm


Fri, May 9th

US Dance Ensemble Spring Show


US Arts Guild

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


Sat, May 10th

US Spring Production Week

AC Theater
12:30pm - 5:30pm


Sun, May 11th

US Spring Production Week

AC Theater
1:00pm - 5:30pm


Mon, May 12th

US Spring Production Week

AC Theater
6:00pm - 9:30pm


All-School PA Meeting

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


More


Athletics


Wed, Apr 23rd

Track & Field - Boys Varsity - SFS Invitational at Sidwell Friends School


Track & Field - Girls Varsity - SFS Invitational at Sidwell Friends School


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


2:45pm


Thu, Apr 24th

Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Penn Relays at The Univeristy of Pennsylvania


4/26/2014


Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Penn Relays at The University of Pennsylvania


4/26/2014


Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. Landon


2:30pm


Baseball - 7/8 A at Landon


2:30pm


Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Landon


2:30pm


Tennis - Boys 7/8 - A Team Home vs. Landon


2:30pm


Tennis - Boys 7/8 - B Team Away vs. Landon


2:30pm


Track & Field - Boys 7/8 at Potomac School


2:45pm


Track & Field - Girls 7/8 at Potomac School


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B vs. Potomac School


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Sandy Spring


4:15pm


Softball - Varsity at National Cathedral School


4:15pm


Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill


4:30pm


Baseball - Varsity vs. St. James School


4:30pm


Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill


4:30pm


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Flint Hill


4:30pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity at St. James School


4:45pm


Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Foxcroft


5:30pm


Fri, Apr 25th

Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


5:00pm


Sat, Apr 26th

Crew - Girls vs. Charlie Butt Regatta


Tennis - Boys Varsity - NEMA Invitational


Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Viking Invitational at Walt Whitman HS


Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Viking Invitational at Walt Whitman HS


Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at Madeira


9:30am


Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Flint Hill


1:00pm


Softball - Varsity at St. James School


1:00pm


Softball - Varsity at St. James School


3:00pm


Sun, Apr 27th

Tennis - Boys Varsity - NEMA Invitational


Mon, Apr 28th

Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Tennis - Boys 7/8 at Potomac School


2:45pm


Softball - Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


4:15pm


Softball - Varsity vs. Flint Hill


4:15pm


Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at Bullis - NOTE: Moved from 4/17


4:15pm


Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Dematha


4:30pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - BCC


4:30pm


Softball - Varsity - Falls Church


6:00pm


Tue, Apr 29th

Softball - Junior Varsity at Bullis


4:15pm


Baseball - Varsity at Potomac School


4:30pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School


4:30pm


Wed, Apr 30th

Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. Maret School


2:45pm


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


2:45pm


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


2:45pm


Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Maret School


2:45pm


Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. Maret School


2:45pm


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


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation


4:00pm


Softball - Varsity vs. Maret School


4:15pm


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Maret School


4:15pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Maret School


4:30pm


Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - BCC


6:00pm


Thu, May 1st

Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A at Landon


2:30pm


Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B vs. Bullis


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at Holy Child


2:45pm


Softball - 7/8 A vs. Holy Child


2:45pm


Track & Field - Boys 7/8 - SFS Meet


2:45pm


Track & Field - Girls 7/8 - SFS Meet


2:45pm


Softball - Varsity vs. Holton-Arms


4:15pm


Softball - Junior Varsity at Holton-Arms


4:15pm


Fri, May 2nd

Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Draper at St. Stephen & St. Agnes


5/3/2014


Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Draper at St. Stephen & St. Agnes


5/3/2014


Baseball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


4:00pm


Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Maret School


4:15pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Madeira


4:15pm


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


4:15pm


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


4:15pm


Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Madeira


5:30pm


Sat, May 3rd

Crew - Girls vs. Ted Phoenix Regatta Freshman and Novice Boats Only


Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Wilson H.S.


11:00am


Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. St. Albans


11:00am


Mon, May 5th

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


2:45pm


Softball - Junior Varsity vs. Madeira


4:00pm


Tue, May 6th

Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships


Tennis - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament


Softball - Varsity at Madeira


4:00pm


Baseball - Varsity at Flint Hill


4:30pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill


4:30pm


Wed, May 7th

Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Maret School


2:45pm


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


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Wilson H.S.


4:30pm


Softball - Varsity - Falls Church


6:00pm


Thu, May 8th

Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships


Tennis - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament


Softball - 7/8 B vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at National Cathedral School


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B vs. National Cathedral School


2:45pm


Track & Field - Boys 7/8 at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


2:45pm


Track & Field - Girls 7/8 at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


2:45pm


Baseball - Varsity vs. Maret School


4:30pm


Fri, May 9th

Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championship at Holton Arms School


5/10/2014


Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championship at Holton Arms School


5/10/2014


Softball - Varsity vs. ISL Championships


5:30pm


Sat, May 10th

Tennis - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament


Crew - Girls vs. VASRA Championship Regatta


Softball - Varsity - ISL Championships


10:00am


Baseball - Varsity vs. MAC Championships


10:00am


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships


3:00pm


Sun, May 11th

Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships


1:00pm


Softball - Varsity vs. ISL Championships


1:00pm


Mon, May 12th

Softball - 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Softball - 7/8 B at National Cathedral School


2:45pm


Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Bullis


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 B at Potomac School


2:45pm


Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


2:45pm


Baseball - Varsity vs. MAC Championships


5:30pm


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