Subject: MS Tuesday Letter
From: "SFS MS Tuesday Letter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 23:30:00 -0400

Tuesday - April 22, 2014

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                This Week's Query
How can peer pressure help integrity?
Notes from Sally
This week&rsquo;s assembly is the Middle School performance of Dear Edwina, which will be held at 9:30 on Friday morning. Parents are welcome to attend shows on Thursday or Friday morning or Friday evening or Saturday afternoon, which are the public shows.
Founders Day is today! Students will be outside for a gathering, for lunch, and for activities from 10:15 &ndash; 1:00. Today at Founder&rsquo;s Day, Mrs. Clarkson&rsquo;s sixth grade class will hold a kiosk to raise awareness about Fashion Revolution Day. If you miss the kiosk, you can still participate on Thursday by wearing your clothes inside out. One year ago, on April 24th, 2013, the Rana Plaza Factory in Bangladesh collapsed and killed 1,133 people. This year, on April 24th, Fashion Revolution Day is a day to remember all the people who died in the Rana Plaza collapse as well as other factory disasters in the supply chain of our clothes. We will do this by raising awareness and being grateful toward the people who made our clothes. On April 24th, join Mrs. Clarkson&rsquo;s sixth grade homeroom by wearing your shirt inside out to ask the question &ldquo;Who made my clothes?&rdquo; and post a picture of your tag and #insideout on www.theor.org/FRD. Be part of the revolution!
Our thanks to Nicole Lang and the MS PA Diversity Committee for sponsoring the wonderful evening with Michele Norris last week. It was great to see a good crowd! Next up: Representative John Lewis on May 6th. You will find details for that evening elsewhere in the newsletter.
We are beginning our series of spring Transition Meetings. Parents of all sixth grade students are encouraged to attend an information session about 7th grade on Wednesday evening, May 7th in the Middle School Drama Studio. Parents of newly enrolled students will also be there, and a light supper will be served before the meeting, beginning at 6:45. Please come meet the new parents in the grade. A meeting will be held for parents of new sixth grade students on May 15th, but that is intended only for new families, not for current 5th grade parents. We would like to have some current 5th grade families for the dinner that evening &ndash; look for an invitation from the Welcome Committee to join in.
As we begin to add details to the calendar for the 2014-15 school year, I would welcome your suggestions for assembly performers or for speakers. Please send your ideas my way!
Math Meet Success!!
Congratulations to 7th graders Nathan Shapiro, OIiver Bass, Mitchell Jubeir, David Hacker, Arjun Sethi-Olowin and 8th grader Kevin Jiang, all of whom had perfect scores at the Math Meet held at Georgetown Day School for middle school students from 12 independents schools in the DC area.  With these performances, Sidwell Friends achieved the maximum possible score and tied for first place.
Congratulations to 6th graders Etan Basser, Ethan Isaacson, Alex Sundberg, and Ben Steel, 7th graders Arjun Sethi-Olowin, Mitchell Jubeir, Ariana Warden, Nathan Shapiro, and Stephen Forrester, and 8th graders Jack Blazes, Ella  Stark, Isabel Kirsh, Sarah Broadnax, Billy Hefter, and Nate Freishtat, all of whom were among the top 30 scorers in the combined DC and Maryland region on the Maryland Math League contest that students took in February.  Arjun tied for first in the entire DC Maryland region with a perfect score on the contest, and Etan tied for 2nd place in the entire region.
Special Guest Speaker: Representative John Lewis
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 in the RLS QMH: 7:15-7:30 refreshments; 7:30-8:30 remarks.
Representative John Lewis is the U.S. Representative for Georgia&#39;s 5th Congressional District, serving since 1987, and is the Dean of the Georgia Congressional Delegation. He is the only living &quot;Big Six&quot; 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&rsquo;s young people can transform a society.  Students are welcome to attend.
Events for Student Scholarships
SFS TENNIS EVENT ON MAY 17 &ndash; 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 p.m. 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 at [email-masked] or 202-537-8442.

Tennis Event Schedule
3:30 p.m. Registration
4:00 p.m. Clinic and Warm Up Drills
5:00 p.m. Games
6:00 p.m. Round Robin Matches
Reception to follow

AUCTION ITEM PICK-UP &amp; 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 a.m. and 4 p.m. 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 at [email-masked] or 202-537-8442. Thanks for your support!

							
								PA Announcements
                                
                                Middle School Used Book Fair Ends Friday
SFS families can buy great books at reasonable prices at the MS Used Book Fair, April 23 through April 25. Book Fair Hours: Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. &ndash; 3:30 p.m. Thursday: 8:30 a.m. &ndash; 3:30 p.m. Friday: 8:30 a.m. &ndash; 11:30 a.m. All proceeds will be used to purchase new books for the Middle School Library. Leftover books will be donated to charitable organizations needing books for children.
A FEW VOLUNTEER SLOTS STILL REMAIN! Volunteers are needed to help set up, sell, and take down the Book Fair. To sign up and see when your child&#39;s class will visit the book fair, visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E044FAFA87-middle
We&rsquo;ll see you at the Fair!
6th Grade Parent Peer Group Meeting on Friday, May 2nd at Lower School
Calling all 6th grade parents, calling all 6th grade parents! Mark Friday, May 2nd on your calendars for the 6th grade parent peer group meeting to be held from 8:00 to 9:00 pm at the Lower School Meeting House. The time and date coincides with the annual 6th grade party which will also be held at the Lower School that evening. So, drop off your child at the party, and join your fellow parents for a candid, non-judgmental conversation about issues impacting your child . . . technology, dating, social pressures -- you pick the topics. The session will be facilitated by two trained 6th grade parent volunteers. The discussion is confidential and stays within the meeting room. So, come and take advantage of this opportunity to open the lines of communication with your fellow parents.
Questions? Please email Dipa Mehta at [email-masked], Co-Clerk, Quality of Community Life

							
								Other News 
                                
                                 Interested in High School Rowing??
The SFS Girls&#39; Rowing Team will participate in its home regatta this Saturday, April 26 at Thompson&#39;s Boat House in Georgetown. This is a great opportunity for middle school girls who might be interested in high school rowing to come out and see the team in action. Races begin at 9:00 a.m. Please contact the team presidents, Monica Dolin and MaryAnn Nash, for more details about Saturday&#39;s event or general information about the team.
Quaker Quotes
&quot;At a workcamp in Germany, surrounded by the ruins of war, I asked a French workcamper why he had come. His answer amazed me: &#39;To be among hopeful people!&#39; 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!&quot; 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 &#39;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.&#39; from Memories and Meditations of a Workcamper.&quot;
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Tue, Apr 22nd 
		
				Founders Day 

				

				

	Thu, Apr 24th 
		
				US Spring Art Exhibition Reception 
				
				Rubenstein Gallery
				4:30pm - 6:00pm

				

	Fri, Apr 25th 
		
				6th Grade PA-Sponsored Event 
				
				Courtyard outside Athletic Center & Wetlands
				2:00pm - 3:45pm

				

		
				MS Musical 
				
				AC Theater
				7:30pm - 9:00pm

				

	Sat, Apr 26th 
		
				MS Musical 
				
				AC Theater
				1:00pm - 4:00pm

				

	Wed, Apr 30th 
		
				Rising 5th Grade Transition Meeting 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				7:30pm

				

	Thu, May 1st 
		
				PA Executive Committee Meeting 
				
				Rusch Team Room
				8:30am - 9:30am

				

	Fri, May 2nd 
		
				US Choral Concert 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Rm
				7:30pm

				

		
				6th Grade Party at Lower School 
				
				LS Multipurpose Rm
				7:30pm - 9:30pm

				

		
				6th Gr. Parent Peer Group Mtg 
				
				LS Quaker Mtg House
				8:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Sat, May 3rd 
		
				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 
		
				MS PA Steering Committee Meeting 
				
				Rusch Team Rm
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

	Tue, May 6th 
		
				PA Speaker Event - Rep. John Lewis 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Rm
				7:15pm - 8:30pm

				

	Wed, May 7th 
		
				Rising 7th Grade Transition Meeting 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				6:45pm

				

	Sat, May 10th 
		
				5th grade Parent Potluck 
				
				Off-campus
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Mon, May 12th 
		
				All-School PA Meeting 
				
				Robert L. Smith Mtg Rm
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Mon, Apr 21st 
		
				Baseball - 7/8 B vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A at Bullis 

				2:45pm - 2:24pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 A at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Landon 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				4:30pm

				

	Tue, Apr 22nd 
		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Episcopal High School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Junior Varsity at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at Episcopal High School 

				5:30pm

				

	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

				

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