Subject: SFS US Weekly E-Newsletter 3-8-15
From: "SFS US Weekly E-Newsletter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2015 09:00:26 -0400

Sunday - March 8, 2015

		

		

		 

					

							
								Principal's Letter

MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU 

							
							
								Announcements

GOING TO NEW ORLEANS FOR SPRING BREAK? 
LOVE MAKES A FAMILY: CALL FOR PHOTOS 

							
							
								Events

ALL-COMMUNITY MEETING FOR WORSHIP: MARCH 15 
RUBENSTEIN GALLERY PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT 

							
							
								Other

QUAKER QUOTES 

							

                            News Around the School

                            
                                
                                US NEWS

                                MS NEWS

                                

                            

								Principal's Letter

MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU
Friends,
I hope you and your family enjoyed the long weekend! The shortened school week may have been welcome to many students, but we also understand the strain this may put on all of us, so I appreciate your continued flexibility.
Many students will have a number of assessments that fall in the last two weeks leading up to Spring Break, so I encourage you to help your children pace themselves. Make sure that they set aside time each day to do their work in manageable chunks of time. Not only will this strategy reduce stress, but recent studies of the brain and learning indicate that students learn most effectively and optimize retention when they space out their study time over the span of several days or weeks rather than cramming the night before a test.
I enjoyed seeing many parents of 9th graders this past week at the morning meeting. The winter storm this past Thursday forced us to cancel the 10th Grade Parent Conversation with Upper School administrators. This meeting has now been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 17, at 7:45 a.m. in the Choral Arts Room. We look forward to meeting with parents of 11th graders on Tuesday (3/10) and parents of 12th graders on Thursday (3/12).
With warm regards,
Mamadou Gu&egrave;ye
Principal
Important Dates:
March 9: 4th quarter begins
March 10, 7:45-8:45 a.m.: 11th Grade Parent Conversation with Administration, Choral Room
March 11: 2015/16 course selections form (with parent signatures) and four-year plan due
March 12, 7:45-8:45 a.m.: 12th Grade Parent Conversation with Administration, Choral Room
March 13, 14, 15: Upper School Musical
March 17, 7:45-8:45 a.m.: 10th Grade Parent Conversation with Administration, Choral Room
March 20: 3rd quarter report cards posted online
March 20-27: Spring Break

							
								Announcements

GOING TO NEW ORLEANS FOR SPRING BREAK?
The Upper School Chamber Chorus and Jazz Ensemble 2 will be performing in New Orleans on March 26 and 28.  If you will be in the area, please come hear them.  Check the Arts web page for more information.  

LOVE MAKES A FAMILY: CALL FOR PHOTOS
Friends,
The Upper School Diversity Committee wants to recognize and celebrate the families that make up the Sidwell Friends Upper School community by creating a &ldquo;Love Makes a Family&rdquo; display.
Our project is inspired by the Love Makes a Family Campaign (http://familydiv.org/exhibits/love-makes-a-family/), which &ldquo;provide[s] clear evidence that family roles and responsibilities need not be based on gender, and that children thrive in an atmosphere in which understanding, respect, and love transcend the prejudices of the day.&rdquo; We are hoping to build on the LMAF campaign and display our families in all of their wonderful diversity!
Please share, via e-mail, a photo that captures and celebrates the essence of your family. Below you will find submission guidelines for file size, resolution, etc. Due to space constraints, we are only able to accept one submission per household; we would like to have submissions by Monday, March 9. The exhibit will be unveiled in the Upper School after Spring Break&mdash;details to follow.
Please send your photo to the e-mail address which corresponds to your oldest Upper School student&rsquo;s class. If you have children in other divisions, you are more than welcome to include them in the picture.
9th grade: [email-masked]
10th grade: [email-masked]
11th grade: [email-masked]
12th grade: [email-masked]
Note: These e-mail addresses were created by the Sidwell Friends School Information Services Department, and are secure. Your photo will be used for no other purpose than this exhibit.
Thank you in advance for your participation!
The SFS Upper School Diversity Committee
Photo Submission Guidelines:
When e-mailing photos from iPhone, Android, or personal computer, please use the following instructions as a guide. If you have further questions, please e-mail Lely Constantinople, Upper School photography teacher, at [email-masked]. Thank you!
iPhone (multiple models):

	When e-mailing photos, please select &ldquo;Actual Size&rdquo; or &ldquo;Large&rdquo;, whichever is larger.

Android (multiple models + Note):

	Attach your photograph and look for the image size in the title of the image, i.e., &ldquo;Title, 2.5MB.&rdquo; If your image is less than 2MB to 3MB, please consider sending a different image with a minimum file size of 2MB.

Personal computer:

	Please attach your photograph to your e-mail program of choice and check to see if it is at least 2MB in size (usually noted with the image when attached). Please do not drag and drop your photograph into the body of the e-mail.

Please note: If you have another type of device and/or are not sure if your photo meets these specifications, please look up your phone model online to get more information about sending images via e-mail, or e-mail Lely Constantinople for further assistance.

							
								Events

ALL-COMMUNITY MEETING FOR WORSHIP: MARCH 15

The next All-Community Meeting for Worship (families, employees, alumni, and friends are welcome!) is on Sunday, March 15, at 10:30 a.m. in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room. First-day school, with activities for young school-age children, will start about 20 minutes into meeting. Refreshments will be offered at the rise of meeting. Please RSVP to Kathi Webb ([email-masked]) if you plan to attend; please let us know if you anticipate bringing children who will participate in First-day school.

RUBENSTEIN GALLERY PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT
Shootback: Photos by Kids from Nairobi and DC
February 2-March 13
Shootback empowers young people to tell their own stories and express their creative voices through photography, writing, and critical thinking about the world around them. Founded in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1997 by American photographer Lana Wong, Shootback started by putting cameras in the hands of teens in Mathare&ndash;one of Africa&#39;s largest slums&ndash;and culminated in the publication of Shootback: Photos by Kids from the Nairobi Slums, a documentary film, and an international traveling exhibition. Eighteen years on, Shootback continues to train a new generation of young photographers in Mathare; eight of the original Shootback students are now professional photographers and filmmakers.
In Washington, DC, Shootback is helping to bring photography and writing programs to DC public schools and at-risk youth in collaboration with various nonprofit education organizations.
www.shootbackproject.org

							
								Other

QUAKER QUOTES
Lucretia Mott (1793-1880) was a Quaker abolitionist and an early feminist. She believed in equality for all---with no exceptions. She was a tireless advocate and reformer. The quotations below reflect her passion and convictions.
&quot;The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the degradation of women, the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.&quot;
&quot;I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity.&quot;
&quot;I grew up so thoroughly imbued with women&#39;s rights that it was the most important question of my life from a very early day.&quot;

                            
                                
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Tue, Mar 10th 
		
				11th Gr. Parent Conversation with US Administration 
				
				US Choral Music Room
				7:45am - 8:45am

				

	Thu, Mar 12th 
		
				12th Gr. Parent Conversation with US Administration 
				
				US Choral Music Room
				7:45am - 8:45am

				

		
				PA Arts Committee Mtg 
				
				US Library Board Rm
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, Mar 13th 
		
				US Musical - "Merrily We Roll Along" 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm - 10:00pm
				
				Visit this Link

				

	Sat, Mar 14th 
		
				US Musical - "Merrily We Roll Along"  
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm - 10:00pm
				
				Visit this Link

				

	Sun, Mar 15th 
		
				All Community Meeting for Worship 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				10:30am - 12:00pm

				

		
				US Musical - "Merrily We Roll Along"  
				
				AC Theater
				2:30pm - 4:30pm
				
				Visit this Link

				

	Wed, Mar 18th 
		
				PA US Steering Comm. Mtg 
				
				Rusch Team Rm
				8:00am - 9:30am

				

		
				33rd Annual Zeidman Lecture 
				
				Robert L. Smith Mtg Rm
				8:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Mar 19th 
		
				US Arts Guild 
				
				Caplin Theater
				7:00pm - 9:30pm

				

	Fri, Mar 20th 
		
				First Day of Spring Break/Potential school make-up day 

				

				

		
				Spring Break 

				
				3/27/2015

				

	Thu, Mar 26th 
		
				Chamber Chorus & Jazz Ensemble 2 in New Orleans 
				
				Old US Mint 

				

				

	Sat, Mar 28th 
		
				Chamber Chorus & Jazz Ensemble 2 in New Orleans 
				
				NOCCA

				

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Sun, Mar 8th 
		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation - DCSAA Tournament 

				2:45pm

				

	Tue, Mar 10th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Bishop O'Connell 

				4:00pm

				

	Wed, Mar 11th 
		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Bishop McNamara 

				4:00pm

				

	Thu, Mar 12th 
		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Gonzaga High School 

				4:45pm

				

	Fri, Mar 13th 
		
				Softball - Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Junior Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Gonzaga High School 

				6:00pm

				

	Sat, Mar 14th 
		
				Baseball - Varsity - Quaker Classic - Johns Hopkins University 

				

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. DC Classic vs. St. John's  

				1:00pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. DC Classic vs. St. John's 

				1:00pm

				

	Mon, Mar 16th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Mercersburg Academy 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity vs. Calverton 

				4:30pm

				

	Tue, Mar 17th 
		
				Baseball - Varsity at Maret School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Landon 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Maret School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity at Holy Child 

				4:15pm

				

	Wed, Mar 18th 
		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Meet 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Bullis 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Bullis 

				4:15pm

				

	Thu, Mar 19th 
		
				Softball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Bishop Ireton 

				4:30pm

				

	Fri, Mar 20th 
		
				Softball - Varsity - March 20 - 24: Disney Wide World of Sports 

				
				3/24/2015

				

				Baseball - Varsity - March 20 - 25: Disney Wide World of Sports 

				
				3/25/2015

				

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