Subject: SFS Wednesday Letter
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Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0500

Wednesday - February 22, 2012

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                Message from Lee

	Many thanks to all for the sweets on Valentine&rsquo;s Day!
	In preparation for next year&rsquo;s course selection process, Collection today will be a presentation of the Upper School Curriculum by Mamadou Gu&egrave;ye, Academic Dean, and the Upper School Department Heads. The same presentation will be given to parents this evening at 7:00 pm in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room . Course selection is done online and will open on February 29. If you have any questions about this process, please contact your child&rsquo;s advisor or Mr. Gu&egrave;ye.
10th Grade Service Project:  Casserole Bake for the Homeless

	Join us in the Upper School Dining Room this Sunday, February 26th from Noon until 2 pm.  10th graders and their families will be assembling casseroles to deliver to Martha&#39;s Table and Thrive DC.

	We also need volunteers to assist with set up from 10:30 am until noon, to help with clean up from 2 to 3 pm and to bring extra can openers and measuring cups for use in preparation (labeled with your name).

	Please sign up to donate ingredients and to come and help at signupgenius.com/go/30E0549AEAD2-casserole3
	Questions? Email Lisa Westfall
Community Service Family Project

	Community Service Family Project, Sunday March 4, 10 am - 2 pm. The SFS community is invited to work with Behrend Builders of the DCJCC, at Olaiya&#39;s Cradle located on Capitol Hill at 739 Eighth Street SE, Washington DC 20003. Please note the change in the location of this service project. Olaiya&#39;s Cradle, a program of Sasha Bruce Youthwork, is a supportive, independent living program for homeless young mothers ages 18-21 and their children, for up to 18 months. Women are self-referred, and receive individual counseling, comprehensive maternal and infant health care, life skills training, education and career guidance, and child care support and parenting training to enable them to achieve self-sufficiency. Residents graduating from the program receive follow-up support and housing assistance to help them maintain stability.

	We will work under the supervision of the staff of Behrend Builders to refurbish this shelter by painting, doing hands-on service and maintenance work. Behrend Builders will provide all necessary tools and materials. We encourage you to donate your time and efforts to this worthwhile project. 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.
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
                                
                                Parent Tips for College Trips

	11th Grade Parents2Parents event: &quot;Parent Tips for College Trips&quot;

	Please join us for a College Counseling / PA Event for 11th grade parents featuring a panel of &quot;Parents Who Have Been There&quot;.

	Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
	Time: 8:00am-9:30am
	Location: Smith Quaker Meeting House.

	Questions? Email Eric Monheim (CC) or Barbara Mulitz (PA).
Athletics Updates

	Please join us for the PA Athletic Committee Meeting on Wednesday, March 7th at 7:45am in the Athletic Center Conference Room with Anne Renninger and Shannon Fooks. We will be discussing sports injuries and updates on athletics. 
	 
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:

		Teens and Alcohol Use: Implications on Mind and Body
	
		Sugar and Spice versus Puppy Dog Tails: How Boys and Girls Learn Differently
	
		Students in the Digital Age: How Technology Influences the Developing Brain
	
		From &ldquo;Ginger&rdquo; to &ldquo;Gay&rdquo;: Ad Hominem Attacks Do Break Bones
	
		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 
                                
                                Quaker Quotes

	&quot;One thing the world needs now is people who can tolerate ambiguity, people who are challenged, not threatened by the state of the world. I want to suggest a few things such maturity might require. Do not seek security in things, nor yet in status...do not rest in intellectual security, for your philosophy and the knowledge on which it rests are likely to become obsolete. Wisdom is not amassing facts. Cultivate the light touch. Pour out your love and friendship and do not hoard it. Develop a sense of humor. Learn to light up a room with joy when you enter. Accept the challenge of our chaotic and dangerous world with a sense of adventure, of gratitude that our time is now.&quot;  Elizabeth Watson, 1980

	Quaker Quotes is a weekly submission by Melissa Belman, Holly Moore and Cynthia Terrell. We welcome ideas.
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.
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	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
				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

				

	Wed, Mar 7th 
		
				All-School PA Meeting with Anne Renninger 
				
				Athletic Center Meeting Room
				7:45am - 9:00am

				

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

				

	Thu, Mar 8th 
		
				9th - 11th Grade Parents Conversations with Lee Palmer and Mamadou Gueye 
				
				US Dining Room
				7:30am - 8:30am

				

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

				

	Fri, Mar 9th 
		
				All-School PA Executive Committee Meeting 
				
				Athletic Center Meeting Room
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

	Sat, Mar 10th 
		
				SAT Test at Sidwell 
				
				US Classrooms: 106, 108, 110, 112, 120, 126, 128, 130

				

				
		
				US Play / Musical Production Week 
				
				AC Theater
				1:00pm - 5:30pm

				

	Sun, Mar 11th 
		
				US Play / Musical Production Week 
				
				AC Theater
				12:00pm - 5:30pm

				

	Mon, Mar 12th 
		
				US PA Steering Committee 
				
				US Room 102
				4:30pm - 6:00pm

				

		
				US Musical Production Week 
				
				AC Theater, Arts Center Foyer
				5:00pm - 9:30pm

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Wed, Feb 22nd 
		
				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

				

		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 vs. Tri meet 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 vs. Tri meet 

				2:45pm

				

	Thu, Feb 23rd 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. 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

				

	Wed, Mar 7th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Holy Child 

				4:15pm

				

	Thu, Mar 8th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Holy Child 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - Hun School (NJ) 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity - Riverdale HS 

				4:45pm

				

	Fri, Mar 9th 
		
				Softball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. St. Anselm's School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at St. Anselm's School 

				4:00pm

				

	Sat, Mar 10th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - Baltimore Friends  

				

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity at St. John's College High School 

				11:00am

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity at St. John's College High School 

				3:00pm

				

	Tue, Mar 13th 
		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity at Landon 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Pallotti HS 

				4:30pm

				

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