Subject: SFS Wednesday Letter
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Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0500

Wednesday - February 15, 2012

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                Message from Lee

	Tomorrow, Thursday, February 16, at 7:30 AM in the Dining Room, there will be an Upper School Parent Conversation with Anne Renninger and me. The focus will be Athletics, Physical Education, Health &amp; Wellness.
	
	Each year the Upper School Black Student Union takes a lead in a school-wide performance in honor of Black History Month. This year&rsquo;s Black History Show, directed by alumna Pilar Lynch, is titled &ldquo;American Dreamin.&rdquo; It explores both the gap between the American dream and the American reality and how to bridge it. The show will be performed for Upper School students during collection today and then there will be a performance this Friday, February 17 at 7:00 PM to which all are welcome and no tickets are required.
	
	The course selection process for school year 2012/2013 will begin next Wednesday, February 22, with a presentation of next year&rsquo;s curriculum at collection for the students and at 7:00 PM in the Meeting Room for Upper School parents.
	
	Stay well,
	
	Lee
Counselor's Corner

	As follow-up to this year&rsquo;s speakers -- Dr. James Maas (sleep) and Dr. Ken Ginsburg (resiliency) -- we have received good feedback with regard to their topics.  Please know that the content of both of these talks is part of an ongoing discussion at school among faculty, administrators and students as well as with members of the Community Health Initiative.  We would like to follow up with a few resources that might be helpful with regard to these speakers:
	 
	Dr. Maas, powersleep.org
	Power Sleep: The Revolutionary Program That Prepares Your Mind for Peak Performance
	Sleep For Success:  Everything You Need to Know About Sleep but Are Too Tired to Ask

	Dr. Ginsburg
	Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Letting Go With Love and Confidence
	Dr. Ginsburg&rsquo;s website also has a very thorough Resources page on various topics.
	 
	Please contact Gaby Grebski, US Counselor at (202) 537-8177 if you have any questions.
Re-Enrollment Reminder

	Contracts must be submitted online by Tuesday, February 21.  Please call the Admissions Office if you have any questions.
	 
Community Service Family Project

	The SFS community is invited to work with Behrend Builders of the DCJCC, at The Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) located at 425 Mitch Snyder Place (2nd. Street) NW, Washington DC 20001 (Judiciary Square Metro).  We will work under the supervision of the staff of Behrend Builders to refurnish this shelter for the homeless by painting and making minor repairs. Behrend Builders will provide all necessary tools and materials.  We encourage you to donate your time and efforts to this worthwhile project on Sunday March 4, 10 am - 2 pm. This service project is suitable for ages 13 and up, and we will be able to take 25 volunteers. For more information and/or to volunteer, please contact June Das Gupta by Wednesday February 29. Click for more information on the CCNV
10th Grade Service Project:  Casserole Bake for the Homeless

	The Casserole Bake will take place in the Upper School Dining Room on Sunday February 26th from noon until 2 pm.  10th graders and their families will prepare 50 casseroles for delivery to Martha&#39;s Table and Thrive DC.  Thanks to those families who have already volunteered to donate ingredients and to come and help. 

	We need many more volunteers to donate non-perishable ingredients for the casseroles.  Ingredients should be delivered to David Connell&#39;s office, Room 222 in the Upper School BY WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22nd.  Ingredients still needed include canned black beans, corn and diced tomatoes, jars of mild salsa and marinara sauce and ziti pasta.

	Please sign up to donate ingredients and to come and help at signupgenius.com/go/30E0549AEAD2-casserole3
	Questions? Email Lisa Westfall
Pennies for Patients

	During the month of February, Ms. Brownlee&#39;s advisory is leading its fourth annual &quot;Pennies for Patients&quot; 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 $700,000 to fight blood cancer and provide services for patients and their families.
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								PA Announcements
                                
                                Parents Council of Washington (PCW)

	All parents are invited to attend the PCW program on Thursday, March 1, 2012
	Topic: Encouraging Kindness in Our Schools: A Forum to Share How Schools Cultivate Kindness and Respond to Bullying
	8:30 am &ndash; 12 Noon  National Presbyterian School, Washington, DC
	You can easily register using this link.
	We would also like to encourage you to listen to any of the past Webinars presented by the PCW, including:
	&middot;  Teens and Alcohol Use: Implications on Mind and Body

	&middot;  Sugar and Spice versus Puppy Dog Tails: How Boys and Girls Learn Differently

	&middot;  Students in the Digital Age: How Technology Influences the Developing Brain

	&middot;  From &ldquo;Ginger&rdquo; to &ldquo;Gay&rdquo;: Ad Hominem Attacks Do Break Bones

	&middot;  Mollifying Video Game Ingestion to Combat Obesity and Diet Crises

	To listen to any of these at your own convenience, follow the registration instructions below.  Questions?  Contact Allison Tierney, Sidwell Representative.
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								Other News 
                                
                                SFS Playback Theatre 
Theatre
	The latest SFS Playback Theatre performance features both Middle and Upper School students, as well as Synergy in Action Playback Theatre Company from Silver Spring, MD.  The three groups will combine troupes to perform for INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival at The Atlas Performing Arts Center, on Sat., February 25 at 11 a.m.
 Read MoreQuaker Quotes

	&quot;I will oppose it (slavery) with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity. Quakerism, as I understand it, does not mean quietism. The early Friends were agitators; disturbers of the peace; and were more obnoxious in their day to charges, which are now so freely made, than we are&quot;

	Lucretia Mott  --  &quot;National Anti-Slavery Standard,&quot; November 3, 1860

	Quaker Quotes is a weekly submission by Melissa Belman, Holly Moore and Cynthia Terrell. We welcome ideas.
Thanks to All for a Great Rowing Victory!
Sidwell Friends hosted the inaugural National Capital Erg Invitational on Sunday February 12.  The Sidwell Friends Rowing Team wishes to thank all members of the community and all participants for making this a terrific success.  Nearly 200 people showed up to row (including Head of School Tom Farquhar).  Four area high schools sent most of their teams, two local rowing clubs also showed up in force and a world record was broken&mdash;master rower Jill Gardner (60) set a new world record in the women&rsquo;s 60-69 division (for complete results for all rowers visit NationalCapitalErg.org).  Her encouraging words to the girls:  &quot;Row, because it&#39;s a great sport!&quot;
The team and their parents could not have hoped for a more successful start to this new event, and thank all of you who helped out in so many ways, and especially to the school for graciously offering the athletic center as the venue.  We are already looking forward to next year, and hope to see you all there!
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Wed, Feb 15th 
		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				9th Grade Parent Peer Group Meeting 
				
				Small Quaker Meeting Room
				7:30pm - 9:30pm

				

	Thu, Feb 16th 
		
				US Parents Conversations with Lee Palmer and Anne Renninger 
				
				US Dining Room
				7:30am - 8:30am

				

		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, Feb 17th 
		
				BSU Show 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 10:00pm

				

	Sat, Feb 18th 
		
				NEMNET Diversity Career Fair 
				
				US Dining Room, Crane Room, US Library Board Room, US Room 10 and 12
				9:00am - 4:00pm

				

	Sun, Feb 19th 
		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				1:00pm - 5:00pm

				

	Mon, Feb 20th 
		
				Presidents' Day - No School 

				

				

		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				1:00pm - 5:00pm

				

	Tue, Feb 21st 
		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, Feb 22nd 
		
				American Math Competition 
				
				US Rooms 224, 228, 230, 232
				3:30pm - 5:00pm

				

		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				Upper School Parent Curriculum Night 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Feb 23rd 
		
				US ISMAW (Math meet) at Landon 

				

				

		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

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

				

	Fri, Feb 24th 
		
				Winter PE Ends 

				

				

	Sun, Feb 26th 
		
				10th Grade Family Service Project ? Casserole Bake 
				
				US Dining Room
				12:00pm - 2:00pm

				

		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				1:00pm - 5:00pm

				

	Mon, Feb 27th 
		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Tue, Feb 28th 
		
				College Visit tips for 11th Grade Parents 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room or Zartman Drawing Room
				8:00am - 9:30am

				

		
				Lower School Conference Half-Day 

				12:15pm

				

		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, Feb 29th 
		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Mar 1st 
		
				Lower School Conference Half-Day 

				12:15pm

				

	Fri, Mar 2nd 
		
				No School - LS Conference Day, MS/US Report Writing Day 

				

				

		
				Us Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater, Theatre Arts Studio
				1:00pm - 5:00pm

				

	Sat, Mar 3rd 
		
				GDS Jazz Festival 
				
				Off-Campus

				

				

	Sun, Mar 4th 
		
				US Community Service Family Service Project #2 
				
				Off Campus

				

				
		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				1:00pm - 5:00pm

				

	Mon, Mar 5th 
		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				Haiti trip meeting 
				
				US Room 210
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Tue, Mar 6th 
		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Wed, Feb 15th 
		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

	Thu, Feb 16th 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Washington Episcopal 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Bullis 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at St. Andrew's School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Bullis 

				6:00pm

				

	Sat, Feb 18th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity - DC Classic  

				9:00am

				

	Tue, Feb 21st 
		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				5:45pm

				

	Wed, Feb 22nd 
		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 vs. Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 vs. Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

	Thu, Feb 23rd 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at St. Andrew's School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament  

				5:30pm

				

	Fri, Feb 24th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity vs. National Preps 

				
				2/25/2012

				

				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament  

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Tournament  

				5:00pm

				

	Sat, Feb 25th 
		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament  

				11:00am

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championship  

				5:00pm

				

	Sun, Feb 26th 
		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament 

				1:00pm

				

	Sat, Mar 3rd 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Play Day 

				10:00am

				

	Mon, Mar 5th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Walter Johnson HS 

				4:00pm

				

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