Subject: Sidwell Friends School Wednesday Letter
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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:30:00 -0400

Wednesday - September 28, 2011

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                Message from Lee

	Last week&rsquo;s Back to School Night was a wonderful event and it was great to have a chance to speak with so many of you.  I look forward to meeting with 10th Grade Parents on Thursday, 10/6 at 7:30am in the Dining Room to have an informal conversation about issues relating to that grade.  Several parents expressed interest in discussing community service, so David Connell, Upper School Director of Community Service, will join us.  On Thursday, October 13 at 7:30am in the Dining Room, there will be an 11th Grade Parent Conversation with me.  For both meetings, please let your grade representatives or me know if there are specific questions and/or issues that you would like addressed.
	 
	Peace,
	Lee
School Year Abroad

	Please join us for a School Year Abroad (SYA)  informational meeting on Wednesday evening, October 5 at 6:00 in the Zartman House Drawing room.  All interested students and parents are invited.
	Erika Berry, SYA coordinator
Next to New Sale

	Donate: Only 6 days left to donate your items to the Next to New Sale. Sidwell&rsquo;s hugely popular sale of quality used items is quickly approaching and we need your DONATIONS. We are low on donations and need your support. Our biggest needs include: bikes, clothing (including boutique items, bags, wallets, jewelry, shoes), toys, housewares, furniture, rugs, lamps, sporting equipment, baby equipment including strollers and other gear, and infant/toddler clothing, and children&rsquo;s books (we are not accepting books for adults). All donations are tax deductible.

	Upper school drop-off times are Mondays and Wednesdays from 8-10 and Saturdays from 9-11. The final day for donations is October 10th! Drive through the parking garage, start to exit towards the tennis courts on your right. Drive over tennis courts and down the hill. Next to New collection center is at the bottom of the hill to your right.

	Lower School drop-off dates are Wednesday, September 28 and October 5 from 8:00-8:45 a.m.
From the Admissions Office
The deadline for current parents to submit Part 1, the Application Form, for a child for the 2012-13 academic year is October 1, 2011.  All supplementary material to complete the application is due by January 15, 2012.  Please call the Admissions Office at 202-537-8111 if you have any questions.
Auction 2012

	This year it will be held on campus on Saturday, April 21.  The co-chairs of the auction are Meg Hauge, Shallah Jewel, Stacey Lubar and Sarah Meyers.
	Volunteers Needed: Please join us for our first auction kick-off meeting on Tuesday, October 4 at 9:00 a.m. in the Zartman Drawing Room. There are jobs for everyone including soliciting donations, set-up, recruiting parents to attend the event, writing descriptions for the catalog, and so much more. Email the Events for Student Scholarships office if you plan to attend the meeting.

							
								PA Announcements
                                
                                SFS Family Service Project 

	Saturday, October 15, 9 am - 1:30 pm
	Sidwell Friends School students and families are invited to a morning of planting garlic and harvesting crops at Clagett Farm, in Upper Marlboro, a non-profit working farm that is part of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.  Clagett Farm raises a wide variety of produce and strives to provide its food to people of all income levels through its Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, and through a joint effort with the Capital Area Food Bank almost half of its produce is distributed free or at reduced prices to underserved communities in Washington, D.C. This project is suitable for all ages.  If there is sufficient interest, we will arrange to meet at school and travel to the farm by a SFS bus (max. 16 passengers). For more information and to volunteer, please contact June Das Gupta by Friday, October 7th.  Please indicate whether you would like to use the bus.  We will be able to accommodate 25 volunteers.
Faculty and Staff Appreciation Breakfast

	The US Parents Association is sponsoring an Appreciation Breakfast for our wonderful teachers and staff on Friday, Oct 7th. We need volunteers to bring baked goods, fresh fruit, ground coffees, teas, juices and other breakfast goodies. Contributions should be dropped off at the Upper School Faculty Lounge no later than 7:45 am on the morning of the breakfast. Please be sure to place your name on all your non-disposable dishes and have your student pick them up by the end of the day in the Faculty Lounge.

	We are using the Signup Genius website to manage food and drink contributions. Please follow this link to sign up today.

	On Friday, Oct 7th, we also need 3 volunteers to help set up at 7:45 am, and 3 volunteers to help clean up at 1:30 in the afternoon. Please email Alison Ling if you can help or if you have any questions.

	Faculty and staff welcome these special breakfast treats. Your US PA thanks you for your help in showing our appreciation to the incredibly dedicated Sidwell Friends faculty, coaching, administrative and maintenance staff.

	Meg Geschwind and Alison Ling
	US PA At-Large Representatives

							
								Other News 
                                
                                Car Wash

	Support the Crew Team and get your ride clean! The Fall Car Wash is the team&#39;s major fundraiser and a great way to wash off that late summer pollen. This Sunday, Oct. 2 from 11am-2pm in the garage.
Quaker Quotes

	&ldquo;For many years Friends have been concerned about the problem of exclusivity in private schools especially those carrying the name of Friends. Those concerned with any Quaker-related school would agree that each institution has a continuing responsibility to discourage snobbishness and feelings of false superiority, to encourage economy and simplicity, and to cultivate a realization that with special opportunities go special obligations.&rdquo;  (Excerpted from Advices, Friends Meeting of Washington, January 2011)

	&ldquo;How is the Inward Teacher known? In joy and health, but also in loneliness and alienation; in the deepest encounters with other people and in dialogue with great ideas and works; in love but also in emptiness; in hunger but also in plenitude; in solitude but also in community. Wherever we are is the starting place for encountering the voice which can speak to our condition. We cannot compel the inner voice to speak, we can only try to practice openness and attention, and when we hear the voice we can only practice minding and answering.&rdquo;   (Paul A. Lacey, Education and the Inward Teacher)

	&ldquo;Quaker Quotes&rdquo; is a weekly submission by Melissa Belman, Holly Moore and Cindy Terrell.  We welcome ideas.
US Wednesday Newsletter Information

	How to Submit an Article to the Wednesday Letter. Send submissions to [email-masked] by 2 pm Tuesday. Please reference &quot;Newsletter Submission&quot; and the publish date(s) in the subject line. Items should be submitted as text in the body of the e-mail. 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 submissions will be confirmed as soon as possible. Please be aware that submissions may not run for more than 3 weeks.

	Modifying an existing Submission: if it becomes necessary to modify a submission, 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: [email-masked].
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Tue, Sep 27th 
		
				One Acts Rehearsal Production Week 
				
				AC Theater, Theatre Arts Studio
				5:00pm - 10:00pm

				

	Wed, Sep 28th 
		
				One Acts Rehearsal Production Week 
				
				AC Theater, Theatre Arts Studio
				5:00pm - 10:00pm

				

	Thu, Sep 29th 
		
				One Acts Rehearsal Production Week 
				
				AC Theater, Theatre Arts Studio
				5:00pm - 10:00pm

				

		
				PA Arts Committee Meeting 
				
				US Library Board Room
				7:30pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, Sep 30th 
		
				One Act Festival 2011 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm

				

	Sat, Oct 1st 
		
				SAT Test at SFS 
				
				US Classrooms: 106, 108, 110, 112, 120, 126, 128, 130

				

				
		
				One Act Festival 2011 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm

				

	Sun, Oct 2nd 
		
				SFS Crew Team Car Wash 
				
				Wisconsin Ave. Garage
				11:00am - 2:00pm

				

		
				One Act Festival 2011 
				
				AC Theater
				2:30pm

				

	Mon, Oct 3rd 
		
				US Fall Play Auditions 
				
				AC Theater

				

				

	Tue, Oct 4th 
		
				US Fall Play Auditions 
				
				AC Theater

				

				
		
				Rubenstein Lecture 

				6:30pm - 8:30pm

				

	Wed, Oct 5th 
		
				US Fall Play Auditions 
				
				AC Theater

				

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

				

		
				SYA Meeting 
				
				Zartman Drawing Room
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Oct 6th 
		
				US Fall Play Auditions 
				
				AC Theater

				

				
		
				10th Grade Parents Conversations with Lee Palmer 
				
				US Dining Room
				7:30am - 9:00am

				

	Fri, Oct 7th 
		
				US Faculty & Staff Appreciation Brunch 
				
				US Faculty Lounge
				7:45am - 11:00am

				

	Mon, Oct 10th 
		
				Fall Break - No School 

				

				

		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				
		
				US Fall Play Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				1:00pm - 5:00pm

				

	Tue, Oct 11th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

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

				

		
				11th grade parents College Counseling 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, Oct 12th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				
		
				PSAT Test All 10th and 11th Graders 
				
				Athletic Center
				8:00am - 11:00am

				

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

				

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

				

	Thu, Oct 13th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				
		
				11th Grade Parents Conversations with Lee Palmer 
				
				US Dining Room
				7:30am - 9:00am

				

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

				

	Fri, Oct 14th 
		
				MS/US Photo Make up Day 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				
		
				Arts Guild 
				
				AC Theater
				7:30pm

				

	Sat, Oct 15th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				
		
				US Community Service Family Service Project #1 
				
				Off Campus

				

				

	Sun, Oct 16th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				
		
				US Fall Play Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				1:00pm - 5:00pm

				

		
				ISCF Chorus Dress Rehearsal 
				
				National Cathedral
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Mon, Oct 17th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

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

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Fri, Sep 30th 
		
				Volleyball - Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. Bullis 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Junior Varsity at Bullis 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Varsity at Episcopal High School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity at Episcopal High School 

				5:30pm

				

		
				Football - Varsity - Hancock HS 

				7:00pm

				

	Sat, Oct 1st 
		
				Cross-Country - Boys Varsity - Glory Days 

				8:00am

				

		
				Cross-Country - Girls Varsity - Glory Days 

				8:00am

				

		
				Volleyball - Varsity vs. Episcopal High School 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. Episcopal High School 

				3:00pm

				

	Mon, Oct 3rd 
		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 A at Mater Dei 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 B vs. Mater Dei 

				2:30pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 B at Holton-Arms 

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Golf - Varsity vs. The Heights 

				4:00pm

				

	Tue, Oct 4th 
		
				Tennis - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Bullis 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Golf - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Junior Varsity at Georgetown Visitation 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity at Madeira 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Varsity at Foxcroft 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Boys Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Girls Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Varsity at Georgetown Visitation 

				5:30pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity at Foxcroft 

				5:30pm

				

	Wed, Oct 5th 
		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 B vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Football - 7/8 Lightweight at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Varsity vs. Washington International 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. Washington International 

				4:30pm

				

	Thu, Oct 6th 
		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 B at Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Volleyball - 7/8 vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 A at Holy Child 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls 7/8 vs. Holy Child 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 A vs. Landon 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 B at Landon 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Football - 7/8 Heavyweight vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Football - 7/8 Heavyweight vs. Landon 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 at Landon 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 at Landon 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Varsity vs. Maret School 

				3:45pm

				

		
				Golf - Varsity vs. Maret School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Maret School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Football - Varsity vs. St. James School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Varsity vs. St. James School 

				4:30pm

				

	Tue, Oct 11th 
		
				Golf - Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				3:30pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Junior Varsity at National Cathedral School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity vs. School Without Walls 

				4:03pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. Holy Child 

				4:15pm

				

	Wed, Oct 12th 
		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 A at National Cathedral School 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 B at St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - 7/8 vs. Holy Child 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Varsity at National Cathedral School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Varsity at Georgetown Day 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Varsity at Georgetown Visitation 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity at Georgetown Visitation 

				5:30pm

				

	Thu, Oct 13th 
		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 B vs. Washington Episcopal 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Football - 7/8 Heavyweight vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Football - 7/8 Lightweight at St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 A at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - 7/8 at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls 7/8 at St. Andrew's School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Volleyball - 7/8 vs. Holton-Arms 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Golf - Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Varsity vs. Madeira 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity at Madeira 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity - Trinity Christian 

				5:00pm

				

	Fri, Oct 14th 
		
				Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 at Holton-Arms 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity at National Cathedral School 

				4:00pm

				

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

				4:15pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Varsity at St. Andrew's School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				5:30pm

				

	Sat, Oct 15th 
		
				Cross-Country - Boys Varsity vs. Prep Classic 

				8:00am

				

		
				Cross-Country - Girls Varsity vs. Prep Classic 

				8:00am

				

		
				Football - Varsity at Potomac School 

				3:15pm

				

	Mon, Oct 17th 
		
				Tennis - Girls 7/8 vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 A at Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Football - 7/8 Heavyweight vs. Mater Dei 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 B vs. Stone Ridge School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 B vs. Washington Latin 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity at Maret School 

				4:15pm

				

	Tue, Oct 18th 
		
				Golf - Varsity vs. MAC Golf Championships 

				8:15am

				

		
				Field Hockey - Varsity at Bullis 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Football - Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Boys Varsity at St. James School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity at Bullis 

				5:15pm

				

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