Subject: US Weekly E-Newsletter 2-12-17
From: "SFS US Weekly E-Newsletter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 09:02:00 -0500

Sunday - February 12, 2017

		

		

		 

					

							
								Principal's Letter

MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU 

							
							
								Announcements

AP EXAM REGISTRATION 

							
							
								Events

"HE NAMED ME MALALA": TODAY! 
GAMETIME!: BOYS' BASKETBALL, FEB. 14; SWIM AND DIVE, FEB. 16 
REMINDER: ZEIDMAN LECTURE WITH ERIC LIU: FEB. 22 
10TH GRADE COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT: FEB. 25 
ARTRAGEOUS 2017: FEB. 26 
SFS NIGHT AT THE OPERA: MARCH 3 
GEORGETOWN VS. VILLANOVA BASKETBALL GAME: MARCH 4 
EJC BOOK DISCUSSION: "WE GON' BE ALRIGHT": MARCH 7 

							
							
								Other

QUAKER QUOTES AND QUESTIONS 
LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION: THANK YOU! 
LOWER SCHOOL GIVING TREE PROJECT 

							

                            News Around the School

                            
                                
                                US NEWS

                                

                                

                            

								Principal's Letter

MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU
Dear Friends,
For Collection this week, Upper School students collaborated with Lower and Middle School students to put on the annual Black Student Union Show that explores and represents black experiences and identities. I hope you were able to attend the Friday evening performance.
Mental Health Awareness Week at Sidwell Friends is February 13&ndash;17. Students have woked with Upper School psychologist Kasaan Holmes on a host of events. Guest speakers have been invited to talk to students on a range of topics, including mindfulness-based stress reduction, nutrition, healthy body image and eating disorders, teens and stress, and interpersonal effectiveness. 
On Wednesday, students in grades 9 through 11 will have the chance to hear about next year&rsquo;s course offerings. Advisors will begin to speak with students about course selections. Parents are invited to attend the evening curriculum program on February 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the RLS Meeting Room. Light refreshments will be available.
Warmly,
Mamadou
Mamadou Gu&egrave;ye
Upper School Principal

							
								Announcements

AP EXAM REGISTRATION
Advanced Placement exam registration is now available online. Students who plan to take an AP exam at Sidwell Friends School must register online by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. The cost per exam is $93.00. Financial aid may be available for eligible students. Please contact Cory Zimmerman in the college counseling office for more information at [email-masked].
A confirmation will be delivered to the parent&#39;s e-mail address indicated on the page to verify that the registration process was completed.

							
								Events

"HE NAMED ME MALALA": TODAY!
Join us for the screening and discussion today, February 12, at 4:00 p.m. Please see the flyer for more information.

GAMETIME!: BOYS' BASKETBALL, FEB. 14; SWIM AND DIVE, FEB. 16
Here are the last winter season GAMETIME! events. Be sure to check the athletics calendar for additional games and ISL and MAC tournament schedules the last week in February.
Boys&rsquo; basketball will play league rival Maret on Tuesday, February 14, at 5:30 p.m. We are pleased to offer a special welcome to 4th graders. If other groups are planning to come, please let us know ([email-masked]). Coach Singletary and the team are happy to celebrate our future talent! Pizza, water, and cookies will be available for fans of all ages.
Swim and Dive will take place on Thursday, February 16, at 4:00 p.m. at the St. Albans pool. SFS swimmers will be on deck and in the water moving fast and diving cleanly against NCS and St. Albans. Come cheer our seniors at their last meet and see how much fun it can be to get wet in the winter. Fan refreshments will be provided.

REMINDER: ZEIDMAN LECTURE WITH ERIC LIU: FEB. 22
Register here to attend the 35th Annual John Fisher Zeidman &rsquo;79 Memorial Lecture with author, educator, and civic entrepreneur Eric Liu on February 22 at 8:00 p.m. in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room. For more information, check the calendar.

10TH GRADE COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT: FEB. 25
This year, the 10th grade community service event will be an afternoon of service 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 meet for pizza in the Upper School cafeteria at noon. A bus will transport volunteers to AWC&rsquo;s Silver Spring warehouse for a 1:00 p.m. start time and will return to the Upper School at 3:30 p.m. You may also go directly to A Wider Circle, 9159 Brookville Road #C, Silver Spring, MD. This will be a fun, rewarding, and useful event for the volunteers and AWC beneficiaries!
Please help us get a head count for the bus by signing up here.

ARTRAGEOUS 2017: FEB. 26
It&rsquo;s almost here: Sidwell Friends&rsquo; annual, all-inclusive arts festival, ArtRageous!
The event will be held on Sunday, February 26, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Upper School Kogod Arts Center. The theme is &quot;Dots &amp; Dashes.&quot; There will be performances galore, exhibits, art stations, classes, food, fun, and so much more!
We are seeking student performers (individuals and groups) from all grades to sing, dance, play an instrument, act, read, juggle, or share whatever form of creativity they are passionate about. Returning to ArtRageous after a brief hiatus is a student art show featuring work created outside of school hours. Students are encouraged to submit artwork for display in any size and any media (paint, pen, pencil, canvas, paper, wood, clay, digital, fabric, fiber). To sign up your child to perform or learn more about submitting art for display, please contact the PA Arts Committee at [email-masked] by February 19. Upper School students may contact Neelam Shaikh &rsquo;17 directly about displaying art.
We also are seeking parent, alumni, grandparent, and SFS community volunteers (no experience necessary) to contribute their time and make this event a success. Volunteer for as little as one hour and then enjoy the festivities! Please contact the PA Arts Committee at [email-masked] for more information.
Join us for an afternoon of creativity and fun for all as we celebrate the amazing arts at Sidwell Friends!

SFS NIGHT AT THE OPERA: MARCH 3
 
Join members of the Sidwell Friends community at the Kennedy Center on Friday, March 3, to see Dead Man Walking, an opera inspired by the true story of Sister Helen Prejean, a Catholic nun who has devoted her life to ending capital punishment. Written by Jake Heggie, it focuses on 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 difficult&mdash;questions not simply about the death penalty but also about the nature of justice, suffering, compassion, and redemption.
The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with opera insights from SFS History Department Chair Steve Steinbach. The performance begins at 7:30.
The Washington National Opera has presented Sidwell Friends with a special offer. Mention offer number 245112 while ordering Kennedy Center tickets by phone or when purchasing at the box office for 20 percent off select orchestra seats on this night only.
Click here to order tickets online.

GEORGETOWN VS. VILLANOVA BASKETBALL GAME: MARCH 4
Cheer on an alumnus playing at the next level! The PA Athletics Committee is encouraging basketball fans to come to the Georgetown-Villanova basketball game on Saturday, March 4, at 12:00 p.m. at the Verizon Center for the chance to see Josh Hart &rsquo;13 in action against our hometown Big East team. Contact Grace White ([email-masked]) to purchase tickets by February 27; she will try to seat you next to other SFS fans. Tickets are $27 for the 400 section and $43 for the 200 section. Questions? Please e-mail the PA Athletics Committee ([email-masked]).

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.

							
								Other

QUAKER QUOTES AND QUESTIONS
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was a lifelong Baptist, but he worked closely with people of many other faiths. Did he have any particular connection to Quakers?
Friend Bayard Rustin (1912&ndash;1987) was a fascinating, passionately led individual whose work and witness influenced the evolution of the racial justice movement, gay rights, political inclusiveness, and many other matters of conscience. But his single most tangible contribution may well be helping to equip Martin Luther King Jr. with the tools and philosophy of nonviolent resistance. Rustin is considered one of the more influential Quakers of the latter 20th century for many reasons, but one of the most important was his mentorship of Martin Luther King Jr., starting in the mid-1950s when King was about 25 years old. Bayard introduced him to the nonviolent resistance philosophies practiced by Mohandas Gandhi and by Quakers and went on to collaborate with him on civil disobedience tactics, starting with the 1956 Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. The two maintained a close working relationship for many years, through the 1963 March on Washington and beyond.
Quaker quotes alternate with questions about Quakerism in this newsletter feature. To ask a question about Quaker history or practice, e-mail our Sidwell Friends Quaker Life Committees&rsquo; authors at [email-masked]!

LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION: THANK YOU!
The inaugural Parents of Asian Students (PAS) Lunar New Year Celebration was a huge success, with more than 200 attendees and more than 3,000 dumplings served! We appreciate everyone who volunteered and everyone who attended. See pictures from the celebration here. 
Happy Year of the Rooster!
PAS Co-Clerks

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!

                            
                                
                                US NewsHappy Year of the Rooster
The Parents of Asian Students share their Lunar New Year traditions with the community
Read More"What I Saw Set My Soul on Fire"
Prominent death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean has advocated for mercy in the meting out of justice for more than 30 years.
Read MoreKogod Family Foundation Receives 2017 Chandler Award
Congratulations to Robert and Arlene Kogod on their CASE/NAIS award for support of independent schools.
Read More

                                

							

							

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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	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 
		
				Mental Health Awareness Week 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				8:00am - 2:30pm

				

		
				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 
		
				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 
		
				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

				

		
				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

				

	Sat, Feb 25th 
		
				10th Grade Service Project 
				
				Off Campus - Bus Provided
				12:00pm - 4:00pm

				

	Sun, Feb 26th 
		
				Artrageous 
				
				Arts Center, RLS Meeting Room, Choral Arts Room, Rosenberg Theater, Theater Arts Studio
				1:00pm - 4:00pm

				

	Mon, Feb 27th 
		
				PA-Quaker Conversation & Coffee 
				
				Zartman Drawing Room
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

		
				Global Programs Parent and Student Orientation 
				
				Choral Music Room
				6:00pm - 8:00pm

				

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

				

	Tue, Feb 28th 
		
				9th Grade Parent Coffee with US Adm 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				8:00am - 8:45am

				

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

				

	Wed, Mar 1st 
		
				US PA Steering Committee Meeting  
				
				Rusch Team Room
				8:05am - 9:35am

				

		
				AC/PG meeting 
				
				US Library Board Room
				12:00pm - 2:30pm

				

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

				

	Thu, Mar 2nd 
		
				Lower School - NO SCHOOL (Parent Conference) 

				

				

		
				PA Executive Committee 
				
				Rusch Team Room
				8:30am - 9:30am

				

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

				

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

				

	Fri, Mar 3rd 
		
				Lower School & Middle School - NO SCHOOL (Parent Conferences/Faculty Report Writing) 

				

				

	Sat, Mar 4th 
		
				Model UN Conference 
				
				RLS Meeting Room + MS Drama Studio + AC Theater + US Choral Room + US Dining Room + US Room 104/106 + US K 19 + MS Grade 7 & 8 Classrooms+ US Library
				7:00am - 6:00pm

				

		
				SSAT Testing 
				
				Upper School Classrooms
				8:00am - 2:00pm

				

		
				HS Invitational Jazz Festival  
				
				Georgetown Day School - 4200 Davenport St, NW - Washington DC 20016
				12:00pm - 5:30pm

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	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 Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				4:30pm

				

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

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				5:45pm

				

	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 

				

				

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

				

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				

				

	Sat, Mar 4th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - Lax Play Day 

				10:00am

				

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