Subject: US Weekly E-Newsletter 2-5-17
From: "SFS US Weekly E-Newsletter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:02:18 -0500

Sunday - February 5, 2017

		

		

		 

					

							
								Principal's Letter

MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU 

							
							
								Announcements

2017/18 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 
US VALENTINE'S DAY FACULTY APPRECIATION 

							
							
								Events

PARENTS OF ASIAN STUDENTS LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION: TODAY! 
BLACK STUDENT UNION PRODUCTION: FEB. 10 
PA SPONSORS "HE NAMED ME MALALA": FEB. 12 
GAMETIME! BOYS' BASKETBALL: FEB. 14 
10TH GRADE COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT: FEB. 25 
DEAD MAN WALKING: MARCH 3 
EJC BOOK DISCUSSION: "WE GON' BE ALRIGHT": MARCH 7 

							
							
								Other

QUAKER QUOTES AND QUESTIONS 
LOWER SCHOOL GIVING TREE PROJECT 

							

                            News Around the School

                            

                                

                                

                            

                            
								Principal's Letter

MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU
Dear Friends,

We&rsquo;ve had another full week! On Monday, students had the chance to meet television chef and cookbook author Pati Jinich, of PBS&rsquo;s Pati&rsquo;s Mexican Table. Born and raised in Mexico, Pati began her career as a political analyst here in DC, only to realize that her passion was Mexican cuisine. After training at L&rsquo;Academie de Cuisine in Gaithersburg, Pati launched her career by developing a culinary program through the Mexican Cultural Institute. Her PBS show and cookbooks have received high accolades. She encouraged students to keep an open mind and pursue their own passions. Her presentation was entertaining, informative, and left everyone craving Mexican food!
At Wednesday&rsquo;s Collection, students had the chance to preview the dance ensemble show, which took place Thursday evening. I hope many of you were able to attend. Student Government also launched the annual Quaker Games, a friendly, schoolwide elimination game that has been a great community-building event for our students. If you aren&rsquo;t familiar with the Quaker Games, please ask your child to tell you more about it!
The annual Black Student Union Show, in which students from all three divisions perform, will take place on Friday, February 10, at 7:00 p.m. in the Caplin Theater. Upper School students will see the full production on Wednesday, February 8. The show, a mixture of dramatic monologues, singing, dancing, and video presentations that addresses the challenges faced by many black young people today, will be followed by a discussion led by Susan Booth, artistic director of the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, and best-selling author Pearl Cleage. Our students have been rehearsing for weeks in preparation for this show, which promises to be a phenomenal production. I hope to see you there!
Warmly,
Mamadou
Mamadou Gu&egrave;ye
Upper School Principal

							
								Announcements

2017/18 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
There are two ways of navigating to the 2017/18 academic calendar. The direct link is here. You can also go to the 2016/17 calendar and click the link on the right.
The 2017/18 calendar includes vacations and parent-teacher conference days. Events including back-to-school nights, morning coffees with administrators, and Parents Association activities will begin to be added to the website calendar in the spring and summer.

US VALENTINE'S DAY FACULTY APPRECIATION
The US Parents Association is looking for volunteers to help with the annual Valentine&#39;s Day Teacher Appreciation Cookie Bake.
Volunteers from each grade are needed to bake three dozen cookies each (we will need more than 40 dozen in all!). Contributions should be dropped off in the US Dining Room on Friday, February 10, no later than 7:45 a.m, please.
In addition to bakers, we ask that 12 volunteers also meet in the US Dining Room on Friday, February 10, at 7:45 a.m. to package the cookies in festive cellophane wrappings. With several volunteers, we will work efficiently to ensure that each faculty and staff member receives the gift of homemade cookies. Wrapping should take about an hour.
To sign up, click here.
Questions? Please contact Robyn Alexander at [email-masked].

							
								Events

PARENTS OF ASIAN STUDENTS LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION: TODAY!
The first PAS Lunar New Year Celebration at Sidwell Friends will take place today, Sunday, February 5, from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. in the Upper School dining hall. Although Lunar New Year is often referred to as the Chinese New Year, there are other Asian cultures that celebrate this holiday. All are invited to join us in &quot;awakening the lion&quot; and ringing in the Year of the Rooster with crafts, music, delicious dumplings from various parts of Asia, and our very own dumpling-making food station. This is a free event for the entire SFS community, and we hope you and your family will join us to make this special event go &quot;POW&quot; like a firecracker! To help contribute, sign up here.
Cheers,
PAS Co-Clerks

BLACK STUDENT UNION PRODUCTION: FEB. 10
The BSU Black History Month production, an SFS tradition for more than 20 years, will be held on Friday, February 10, at 7:00 p.m. in the Arts Center. It is one of the few campus events that brings together students from PK through 12th grade. The production, written by students, is a mixture of dramatic monologues, singing, dancing, and video presentations that addresses challenges facing black students and other students of color, both on campus and in the United States. The show also celebrates the contributions of historical figures as well as those of SFS&#39;s black students. Come listen, learn, and celebrate with our students.
Directly following the show, there will be a discussion with special guests Pearl Cleage, a New York Times best-selling author, and Susan Booth, the Jennings Hertz artistic director at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. These two women have been leaders in the arts and the charge for social justice, and we welcome their talents and time in our effort to support our students and engage our community.

PA SPONSORS "HE NAMED ME MALALA": FEB. 12
Join the PA for a screening of the movie He Named Me Malala on Sunday, February 12, at 4:00 p.m. in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room. All are invited to join a discussion after the movie, led by MS and LS parents Ashwhini Tambe and Lynn Taliento. MS and US children are welcome to attend.

GAMETIME! BOYS' BASKETBALL: FEB. 14
Come and cheer for our boys&#39; varsity basketball team as they take on league rival Maret on Tuesday, February 14, at 5:30 p.m. in the Athletic Center. Pizza and Valentine&#39;s Day sweets will be available for fans. Please let us know if you are bringing a group of students to the game by sending an e-mail to [email-masked]. The boys and Coach Singletary are happy to celebrate our future talent!
GAMETIME! is our program that features every varsity athletic team once per season. Fans of all ages are encouraged to wear their school colors, raise their voices, and wave their towels and pom-poms in support. 

10TH GRADE COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT: FEB. 25
This year, the 10th grade community service event will be at A Wider Circle on Saturday, February 25. Tenth graders will join students from the Lower School to help sort toys and clothes, restock shelves, make cards for food bags, and provide other support. Parents and siblings are also welcome. We will first meet for pizza in the Upper School Dining Room at noon. A bus will transport volunteers to AWC&rsquo;s Silver Spring warehouse for a 1:00 p.m. arrival and will return to the Upper School by 3:30 p.m. You may also join the group at AWC, which is located at 9159 Brookville Road #C, Silver Spring, MD.
This will be a fun, rewarding, and useful event for the volunteers and AWC beneficiaries!

DEAD MAN WALKING: MARCH 3
Dead Man Walking, presented by the Washington National Opera, will be performed at the Kennedy Center on Friday, March 3. Sidwell Friends History Department Chair Steve Steinbach will offer opera insights at 6:30 p.m.; the performance begins at 7:30 p.m.

The Washington National Opera has presented the Sidwell Friends community with a special offer: Mention offer number 245112 when ordering Kennedy Center tickets by phone or at the box office to receive 20 percent off select orchestra seats. Click here to order tickets online.
Dead Man Walking is inspired by the true story of Sister Helen Prejean, who has devoted her life to ending capital punishment. The opera, by Jake Heggie, focuses on Sister Helen&#39;s experiences counseling a convicted murderer on Louisiana&#39;s death row, as well as on her interactions with his family and the families of his victims. The emotionally powerful drama raises fundamental&mdash;and difficut&mdash;questions about justice, suffering, compassion, and redemption.

EJC BOOK DISCUSSION: "WE GON' BE ALRIGHT": MARCH 7
The first book discussion of 2017, sponsored by the Parents Association&#39;s Equity, Justice, and Community (EJC) Committee, is not to be missed. We will read and assess We Gon&#39; Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang.
We will meet at the Lower School campus on Tuesday, March 7, at 7:00 p.m. Our conversation, a follow-up to our well-attended fall EJC gathering, will cover a breadth of issues and challenges. Identity is our yearlong theme, and we seek a rich diversity of opinions and experiences on this topic.

							
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QUAKER QUOTES AND QUESTIONS
&ldquo;To consider mankind otherwise than brethren, to think favors are peculiar to one nation and exclude others, plainly supposes a darkness in the understanding. For as God&rsquo;s love is universal, so where the mind is sufficiently influenced by it, it begets a likeness of itself and the heart is enlarged towards all men.&rdquo;
&mdash;John Woolman (1720&ndash;1772), Journal (published in 1774; still in print)
Quaker quotes alternate with questions about Quakerism in this newsletter feature. To ask a question about Quaker history or practices, e-mail our Sidwell Friends Quaker Life Committee&#39;s authors at [email-masked].

LOWER SCHOOL GIVING TREE PROJECT
Lower Schoolers are collecting items for the Giving Tree Project. This is an ongoing, collaborative effort to create a community of students that understands that there are people who do not have the things they need&mdash;as opposed to all the stuff they may want. Lower School students have worked together across grade levels and classes to generate a list of essential care products. They ask the larger community to help collect these items, which will be distributed in individual bags and given to clients of Bethesda Cares:

	Toothpaste
	Toothbrushes
	Floss
	Lip balm
	Mouthwash
	Bottled water
	Tissues
	Q-tips

Please send any contributions to the following drop-off spots:

	LS classrooms, Manor House
	MS collection box
	Zartman reception area
	Mr. Woods&#39;s office
	Ms. Sumka&#39;s office

Thank you!

                            

							

                                

                                

                            
						 
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Sun, Feb 5th 
		
				BSU Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater & Arts Center Lobby
				11:00am - 4:00pm

				

		
				PAS Lunar New Year Celebration 
				
				Upper School Dining Room
				2:00pm - 4:00pm

				

	Mon, Feb 6th 
		
				BSU Rehearsal 

				

				

		
				US Collection 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				8:00am - 11:00am

				

		
				Boys Tennis Team Meeting 
				
				Rusch Team Room
				3:30pm - 4:00pm

				

		
				US Musical - Rehearsals 
				
				Choral Room + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 10:00pm

				

	Tue, Feb 7th 
		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Choral Music Room+ Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				2nd Annual Capitol Case Studies Program 
				
				GDS
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, Feb 8th 
		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				PA Arts Committee 
				
				Upper School Room 102
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Feb 9th 
		
				9th and 10th Grade Coffee with US Psychologist 
				
				Choral Music Room
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

		
				US MFW 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				9:35am - 10:20am

				

		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				Rising 9th Grade Curriculum Night 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				7:00pm - 8:00pm

				

	Fri, Feb 10th 
		
				US PA Faculty Appreciation Project 
				
				Dining Room
				7:30am - 9:30am

				

		
				PA-Sponsored 10th Grade Parent Coffee 
				
				Off Campus
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

		
				BSU Show 
				
				Caplin Theater & Arts Center Lobby
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Sat, Feb 11th 
		
				ACT Test 
				
				US Classrooms
				7:00am - 2:00pm

				

		
				SSAT 
				
				US Dining Room
				8:00am - 1:00pm

				

		
				EJC Luncheon 
				
				Zartman Drawing Room
				11:00am - 2:00pm

				

		
				Valentine's Dance 

				8:30pm - 10:30pm

				

	Sun, Feb 12th 
		
				SSAT 
				
				US Classrooms
				8:00am - 1:00pm

				

		
				PAS-Sponsored Movie & Discussion 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				4:00pm - 8:30pm

				

	Mon, Feb 13th 
		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Tue, Feb 14th 
		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, Feb 15th 
		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Feb 16th 
		
				US MFW 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				9:35am - 10:20am

				

		
				GAMETIME! Girls & Boys Swimming 
				
				St. Albans Pool
				4:30pm - 6:00pm

				

		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				US Parent Curriculum Night 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				7:00pm - 8:00pm

				

	Fri, Feb 17th 
		
				BSU Meeting 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				5:00pm - 7:00pm

				

	Sun, Feb 19th 
		
				RESCHEDULING - 10th Grade Service Project 
				
				Dining Room
				12:00pm - 2:00pm

				

		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				1:00pm - 5:00pm

				

	Mon, Feb 20th 
		
				Presidents' Day - NO SCHOOL (possible make-up day) 

				

				

		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				1:00pm - 5:00pm

				

	Tue, Feb 21st 
		
				11th Grade Parent Coffee with US Adm 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				8:00am - 8:45am

				

		
				Crew Team Meeting 
				
				Rusch Team Room
				6:00pm - 7:45pm

				

		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, Feb 22nd 
		
				Crew Team and Parents Meeting 
				
				Rusch Team Room
				6:00pm - 7:45pm

				

		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				PA Arts Committee 
				
				Zartman Drawing Room
				6:30pm - 8:00pm

				

		
				35th Annual John Fisher Zeidman '79 Memorial Lecture 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				8:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Feb 23rd 
		
				10th Grade Parent Coffee with Adm 
				
				Choral Music Room
				8:00am - 8:45am

				

		
				Parents Invited - MS Meeting for Worship 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				8:00am - 8:45am

				

		
				US MFW 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				9:35am - 10:20am

				

		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, Feb 24th 
		
				US Arts Guild 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				Vertical Voices Playback Performance 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				7:30pm - 9:30pm

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Mon, Feb 6th 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Norwood School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at Norwood School 

				2:45pm

				

	Tue, Feb 7th 
		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Georgetown Day 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Georgetown Day 

				5:30pm

				

	Wed, Feb 8th 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Indoor Track - P.E. Class (Coed) - Georgetown Prep Practice Meet #3 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Maret School 

				4:15pm

				

	Thu, Feb 9th 
		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 - St. Albans Meet 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 - St. Albans Meet 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman at Landon 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				6:00pm

				

	Fri, Feb 10th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				10:00am

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at St. Andrew's School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Bullis 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at St. Andrew's School 

				5:45pm

				

	Sat, Feb 11th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity vs. Melee at the Metro 

				

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - Metros 

				

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - Metros 

				

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Bullis 

				2:00pm

				

		
				Indoor Track - P.E. Class (Coed) vs. Hoxton Invitational 

				4:00pm

				

	Mon, Feb 13th 
		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. St. Andrew's School 

				3:00pm

				

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

				3:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. St. Andrew's School 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at St. Andrew's School 

				3:00pm

				

	Tue, Feb 14th 
		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Georgetown Visitation 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. St. Albans 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Maret School 

				5:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Georgetown Visitation 

				5:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 - Stone Ridge Meet 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 - Stone Ridge Meet 

				2:45pm

				

	Thu, Feb 16th 
		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C at Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Landon 

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at St. Andrew's School 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity at St. Albans 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at National Cathedral School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Squash - P.E. Class (Co-Ed) at National Cathedral School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at National Cathedral School 

				5:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				6:00pm

				

	Sat, Feb 18th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity vs. DC Classic 

				

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Potomac School 

				3:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at Potomac School 

				5:00pm

				

	Tue, Feb 21st 
		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

	Wed, Feb 22nd 
		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				6:00pm

				

	Fri, Feb 24th 
		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 

				

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity - National Preps 

				

				

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

				

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity - National Preps 

				

				

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