Subject: US Wednesday Letter: May 4, 2011
From: "SFS US Wednesday Letter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 02:00:00 -0400

Wednesday - May 4, 2011

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                From the US Principal, Lee Palmer
Many thanks to the Parents Association for the scrumptious Faculty/Staff Appreciation breakfast and for all the support we get from parents all year long!
The Seniors have finished classes and began their Senior Projects this week. The senior project period runs from May 2 through June 3, 2011. Once seniors complete their projects, they will share their experiences with the community through a &ldquo;Project Defense&rdquo; before a faculty panel to be scheduled between May 31 and June 3 and in the form of a presentation to students and faculty on the last day of school, June 9. We thank all the parents who have provided project opportunities for our seniors. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Co-Clerks of the Senior Project Committee, Min Kim ([email-masked]) and Joanna Premand ([email-masked]).
Advanced Placement Exams take place for the next two weeks.
On Thursday, May 5, the 9th Grade will spend the day at the National Zoo as part of their Biology classes. The 10th Grade will take the ACT college admissions test in the morning and watch the movie &quot;October Sky&quot; in the afternoon. This movie has strong connections to many disciplines, including SFS community service. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Sky to learn more about it. Most of the 11th Grade will be taking the English AP Exam, and the 12th Grade will be on Senior Projects.
It is time to update household and student information for the 2011-2012 school year. In keeping with Sidwell Friends&rsquo; environmental commitment, this information will be collected online. All households, including new and returning families, need to confirm their contact information. Additionally, a custodial parent/guardian must complete a health questionnaire, and provide health insurance and emergency contact information, for each child. Due date: June 1st. Report cards will be held for returning students until the online form is submitted. You should have received an email Monday, May 2nd, with specific instructions for accessing the forms on our website. Please be mindful to update household, health and contact information throughout the school year as changes occur. If you need assistance, contact Jane Lenherr at (202) 537-8169 or [email-masked] News from Athletics
Sports Awards:  please join us for the end-of-year Sports Awards for all Upper School students on Tuesday, May 31st, at 5:30 pm.  The evening will begin with food at 5:30 in the Dining Room and end with dessert after the program in the Kogod Arts Center.
Online Physical Education Course Selections for 2011-12:  sign-ups will begin online through the SFS portal for rising 9th graders on Tuesday, May 10th, at 5:00 pm.  They will remain open for rising 9th graders only until Sunday, May 15th, at midnight.  An online sign-up tutorial for rising 9th graders will be held during the PE period on May 10th.  In addition, there is a Powerpoint online for step-by-step instructions.
Online sign-ups will be open to all Upper School students on Tuesday, May 17th, at 5:00 pm and remain open until Tuesday, May 31st, at midnight. Students NOT getting their first choice of class can email Megan Miller at [email-masked] to be placed on a wait list.  Students may print a confirmation of the sign-up, but they do not need to get signatures or turn in any paperwork.
Please do not hesitate to call with questions before, during or after this process:  202-537-8189.
 
Best,
Poff
(Anne Renninger)Scapino!  May 20th - 22nd 
The Upper School Spring Play, to be performed on May 20th and 21st at 8:00 pm and May 22nd at 2:30 pm in the Arts Center theater, is Scapino!  Scapino! is a wonderful piece of comic madness, inspired by Moliere's Les Fourberies de Scapin.  It was a huge hit on Broadway, inspiring critics to write:  &quot;An evening of sheer delight.&quot;  NY Post &quot;One of the most joyous events of the season.  Jubilant!&quot;  The New Yorker &quot;If you miss it you will be crazy, and if you let your kids miss it, you will be simply inhuman.&quot;  NY Times 
 
Note: a jukebox is needed for the production.  If you, or a friend, have a jukebox that we could borrow, please contact: Ed Crow, Director, at 202-537-8146 or [email-masked].  Thanks for your help.  Hope to see you at the theater May 20th-22nd!Community Service Fair: Monday, May 23, 7-9 pm
SFS, Edmund Burke School and GDS are sponsoring a Community Service Fair to be held at the GDS US campus on Monday, May 23rd, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.  Representatives from service agencies will be available to discuss volunteer and internship opportunities for this summer and beyond.  Students are invited to attend and meet with these representatives. Parents are welcome to attend with their students. For more information on this event, please see the May edition of the Community Service Newsletter.  If you have any questions, please contact David Connell [email-masked]. Bike Drive for Bikes for the World:  Thank you
Many thanks to our volunteers and donors for a successful Bike Drive last Saturday, April 30.  With your help and donations, our SFS community contributed 30 bicycles to the Bikes for the World planned shipment of bicycles to Uganda.  These bicycles will have a tremendous impact on the lives of recipients overseas where a bike can mean access to education, health care and economic independence, lifting a community from poverty to self-sufficiency.  We thank you for helping to make this possible.
 
Special thanks to the US Community Service Club for co-sponsoring this event with US Community Service. 
 
David Connell
June Das Gupta, US PA Community Service
Tina Sandri, US PA Community Service2nd Annual Tour De Friends!
Join us for glorious day of bike riding and friendship in Rock Creek Park to help us raise money for student financial aid on Sunday, May 15th, 9:00 am. Your participation includes rides of varying distances to be followed by food, drink, music, and plenty of give-a-ways!  Register today to help make this event a success! For information on registering and additional information contact Michael Tierney, [email-masked], or Mark Michael, [email-masked]. Please contact Lauren Mulcahy at 202-537-8440 or email [email-masked] to join this exciting family oriented event for all ages.

							
								PA Announcements
                                
                                Celebrating Sons --  this Saturday, May 7th!
The Celebrating Sons event to celebrate our Senior boys will take place on the evening of Saturday, May 7th.  The reception for mothers and their sons starts at 6:30 pm in the US Dining Room, with dinner following.  While the dinner and reception are for mothers and their graduating sons, we would like to invite the entire Sidwell Friends Community to attend the entertainment portion of the evening, which starts at 8:00 pm in the Kogod Arts Center.  See you there!"Conversation on Diversity":  May 16th
The conversation continues&hellip; Join the Head of School for a second &ldquo;Conversation on Diversity.&rdquo;  The 2012-2024 Strategic Plan, calls for the school to address issues of different ethnic and cultural groups, to celebrate and promote a community based on inclusion and respect for differences, and to encourage close interaction among students, parents, teachers, and staff with varying backgrounds, experiences, interests, and perspectives. The &ldquo;Conversations on Diversity&rdquo; series with Tom Farquhar is helping the Head of School and the Board to shape and articulate goals and objectives as the school prepares for our increasingly global and multicultural community and world.  Come and be part of these sessions.  They provide a safe space for you to hear diverse perspectives, and it is our hope that these sessions also help bring enlightenment, understanding, and acceptance.  The 2010-2011 Conversations on Diversity series is sponsored by the All-School PA Diversity Committee. 
When:  Monday, May 16, 2011
Time:  6:30 &ndash; 9:00 PM (Refreshments 6:30-7:00)
Where:  Middle School Drama Room

								Other News 
                                
                                Annual LS Spring Festival: Saturday, May 7th!
Annual Lower School Spring Festival: Saturday, May 7th, from 3-5 pm on the LS campus. Join fellow SFS families in celebrating Spring. There promises to be something for everyone - field games, moonbounce, tasty treats, 4th grade car wash, Community Service and Diversity Committee activities, plus a DJ and dancing. Come join the fun! Please contact Mike Borkowski, [email-masked], or Donna DePasquale, [email-masked], with any questions or for information about volunteering.Newsletter Basics
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Tue, May 3rd 
		
				AP: Art History 

				

				

		
				AP: Comp. Science A 

				

				

		
				AP: Spanish 

				

				

		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				4:15pm - 6:00pm

				

		
				US Spring Play Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:15pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, May 4th 
		
				AP: Calculus 

				

				

		
				AP: Chinese 

				

				

		
				PA Executive Committee Meeting 
				
				Athletic Center Meeting Room
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				US Spring Play Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:15pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				Celebrating Sons Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				7:30pm

				

	Thu, May 5th 
		
				AP: English Literature & Composition 

				

				

		
				AP: Latin 

				

				

		
				 ACT Test/10th Grade Practice 
				
				US Classrooms
				8:00am - 12:00pm

				

		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				US Spring Play Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:15pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, May 6th 
		
				AP: European History 

				

				

		
				AP: Studio Art 

				

				

		
				AP: U.S. History 

				

				

		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				Robotics Team Meeting 
				
				Robotics Lab in Basement of Sesner and US Main Computer Lab
				2:40pm - 5:30pm

				

	Sat, May 7th 
		
				SAT 
				
				Off Campus 

				

				
		
				12th Grade "Celebrating Sons" 
				
				US Dining Room and AC Theater
				5:00pm - 9:30pm

				

	Sun, May 8th 
		
				US Spring Play Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater 
				1:00pm - 5:00pm

				

	Mon, May 9th 
		
				AP: Biology 

				

				

		
				AP: Music Theory 

				

				

		
				AP: Physics 

				

				

		
				PA Athletics Committee Meeting 
				
				Athletic Centner Meeting Room
				7:45am - 9:00am

				

		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				US PA Steering Committee Meeting 
				
				US Room 102
				4:30pm - 6:00pm

				

		
				US Spring Play Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Tue, May 10th 
		
				AP: Comparative Government 

				

				

		
				AP: French 

				

				

		
				AP: U.S. Government & Politics 

				

				

		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				US Spring Play Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, May 11th 
		
				AP: English & Composition 

				

				

		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				PA Retreat 
				
				US Dining Room
				6:00pm - 8:30pm

				

		
				US Spring Play Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, May 12th 
		
				AP: World History 

				

				

		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				US Spring Play Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, May 13th 
		
				AP: Spanish Literature 

				

				

		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				US Dance Ensemble Outdoor Performance 
				
				Zartman Garden then moving through US campus
				4:00pm

				

		
				US Dance Ensemble Outdoor Performance 
				
				Zartman Garden then moving through US campus
				7:00pm

				

	Sat, May 14th 
		
				11th/12th Grade Prom 
				
				Off Campus/ Bus Pickup & Drop Off from SFS

				

				

	Sun, May 15th 
		
				Robotics Team Meeting 
				
				Robotics Lab in basement of Sesner and US Main Computer Lab
				10:00am - 3:00pm

				

		
				US Production Rehearsal (tech) 
				
				AC Theater
				1:00pm - 5:30pm

				

	Mon, May 16th 
		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				US Spring Play Production Week Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				5:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				Refreshments for Diversity Meeting 
				
				MS Foyer/Lobby
				6:30pm

				

		
				All-School PA Diversity Meeting 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				7:00pm

				

	Tue, May 17th 
		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				US Spring Play Production Week Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				5:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, May 18th 
		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				US Spring Play Production Week Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				5:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, May 19th 
		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				US Production Week Dress Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				5:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				PA Arts Committee Calendar 
				
				US Library Board Room
				7:45pm - 9:30pm

				

	Fri, May 20th 
		
				Spring PE Ends 

				

				

		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

		
				US Spring Play Performance 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm

				

	Sat, May 21st 
		
				US Spring Play Performance 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm

				

	Sun, May 22nd 
		
				US Spring Play Performance 
				
				AC Theater
				2:30pm

				

	Mon, May 23rd 
		
				Senior Project Rehearsal 
				
				AC Music Room
				12:30pm - 5:30pm

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Wed, May 4th 
		
				Softball - 7/8 A vs. Maryland School for the Deaf 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Baseball - 7/8 B vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B at Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity at Holy Child 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				4:30pm

				

	Thu, May 5th 
		
				Baseball - 7/8 A at Landon 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A at Landon 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys 7/8 at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys 7/8 - GDS, NCS & McLean 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls 7/8 - GDS, NCS & McLean 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - Junior Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity at Episcopal High School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Georgetown Visitation 

				5:30pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				5:30pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				5:30pm

				

	Fri, May 6th 
		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Draper Invitational 

				

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Draper Invitational 

				

				

		
				Softball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

	Sat, May 7th 
		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Draper Invitational 

				

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Draper Invitational 

				

				

		
				Crew - Club (Girls) - Ted Phoenix Regatta at Occoquan 

				

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity at Potomac School 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				3:00pm

				

	Mon, May 9th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. St. Andrew's School 

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - Junior Varsity at Georgetown Day 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL B meet 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC B meet 

				4:30pm

				

	Tue, May 10th 
		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity at St. Andrew's School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Bullis 

				7:00pm

				

	Wed, May 11th 
		
				Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Mater Dei 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. Landon 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. Mater Dei 

				2:30pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B at National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 A vs. National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 B at National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity - Brookewood 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:30pm

				

	Thu, May 12th 
		
				Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Softball - Junior Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				5:00pm

				

	Fri, May 13th 
		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships 

				5:15pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships 

				5:15pm

				

	Sat, May 14th 
		
				Softball - Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 

				

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 

				

				

		
				Crew - Club (Girls) - VA Scholastic Rowing Championships at Occoquan 

				

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				9:00am

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships 

				9:30am

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships 

				9:30am

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				4:30pm

				

	Sun, May 15th 
		
				Softball - Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 

				1:00pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				3:00pm

				

	Mon, May 16th 
		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 B at St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 A vs. Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys 7/8 at Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Alice Deal Jr. High 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 

				4:00pm

				

	Wed, May 18th 
		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity - State Meet (Good Counsel HS) 

				

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity - State Meet (Good Counsel HS) 

				

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B at Holton-Arms 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 A at Holton-Arms 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 B vs. Landon 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. Holton-Arms 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 B vs. Holton-Arms 

				3:00pm

				

	Thu, May 19th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at St. Andrew's School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 B vs. St. Andrew's School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 B at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys 7/8 - Holy Child, Bullis, SSSAS & Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls 7/8 - Holy Child, Bullis, SSSAS & Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

	Fri, May 20th 
		
				Crew - Club (Girls) - Stotesbury Regatta in Philadelphia 

				

				

	Sat, May 21st 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. DC Classic 

				

				

		
				Crew - Club (Girls) - Stotebury Regatta in Philadelphia 

				

				

	Mon, May 23rd 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A at Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 A vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 B at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

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