Subject: SFS PA Grade 11: Reminder - Tomorrow's Coffee at Le Pain Quotidien & Addition to calendar - Girls who Play: The Power of Sports for Girls
From: "Barbara Swoboda" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 23:06:23 +0000

REMINDER! Please join us for tomorrow's informal coffee at Le Pain Quotidien.  Next year will be a very busy and emotional year ... its great to know other parents going thru the same experiences.

Here is calendar list again with signup link for May 19 Junior Parent/Guardian Party and also new event: GIRLS WHO PLAY: THE POWER OF SPORTS FOR GIRLS on May 17, see highlighted details below.

IMPORTANT JUNIOR EVENTS / DATES

May 11, Friday – Informal coffee:  after drop-off, feel free to join fellow junior parents/ guardians at Le Pain Quotidien 4874 Massachusetts Ave NW, Ave. for coffee and fellowship; please note this is not a school-sponsored event.

May 19. Saturday – Junior Class Parent cocktail party at the home of Carrington and Jake Tarr. (2906 P St NW Washington, DC) 6:30-9pm. RSVP at http://evite.me/rmmVwzk6jA

May 25, Friday – Prom (please see email sent separately with details).

June 12-14  (Tues-Thurs) – College Application Workshop Option #1

8:00 am - 12:30 pm RLS Meeting Room and Upper School
Questions - contact the college counseling office

July 31-Aug 2  (Tues-Thurs) – College Application Workshop Option #2

8:00 am - 12:30 pm RLS Meeting Room and Upper School
Questions - contact the college counseling office

VOLUNTEERING NEEDS & SCHOOL EVENTS

May 11, Friday - No Classes for Juniors; AP History Exam

May 11, Friday – Upper School Grandparents & Friends Day

Kogod Arts Center & Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
For more information and to register click here.

May 17, Thursday - Girls who Play: The Power of Sports for Girls, 6-8pm, RLS Meeting Room

Join us for an engaging conversation about girls and sports with women who speak from experience.  Lisa Borders, president of the WNBA and former vice president for global community affairs at Coca-Cola, and Washington Mystics stars Monique Currie and Elena Delle Donne will explore the importance of athletics and team sports for elementary, middle and high school girls and discuss the challenges that girls and women face in the business of sports, as well as life lessons they have learned. Currie is a D.C. native, and a graduate of Bullis, and Duke. Delle Donne is a native of Delaware, and a graduate of the University of Delaware, and Ursuline Academy.

The Women’s Sports Foundation has observed that, for boys, sport has long been a vital source of socio-cultural learning experiences that instill confidence, build self-esteem, and teach resilience.  Boys have traditionally learned the value of striving for excellence, setting goals, and teamwork by playing sports; and those lessons learned often translate into confidence, and social advantages. To be sure, great progress has been made in encouraging girls’ interest in participating in sports and ensuring that girls’ sports programs are equitably resourced , notably at the collegiate level , where Title IX has had a transformative impact.  There’s compelling data that suggests the longer girls play team sports, the higher their rise in the working world. Yet girls still quit playing earlier, and in much higher numbers than boys do. Much work remains to be done.

Bring your daughters-- and sons!

The Mystics are graciously offering student attendees complimentary tickets for their May 20th season opener, and the discussion will be followed by dessert and coffee. Register soon--we’re expecting to hit capacity in the meeting room, because the event will be open to the larger community.

Thank you, and we hope to see you there. - Mark Chichester, Andrew Schwartz, Claire Shipman, Miriam Vogel and Keith Levinthal, SFS Athletic Director

May 18, Friday – US Art Show & Reception, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Daryl Reich Rubenstein Gallery, Arts Center

May 18, Friday (8:00PM), May 19, Saturday (8:00PM), May 20, Sunday (2:30PM)

US Spring Play – ARCADIA  Mary Ellen Caplin Theater

Join us for ARCADIA written by Tom Stoppard. Winner of the 1995 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play and the 1994 Olivier Award for Best Play. For tickets click here

May 20, Sunday – Ramadan Iftar Dinner, 7:15-9:00pm

All SFS families are cordially invited to the second community Iftar on Sunday May 20, 2018 hosted by the families of Muslim students at Sidwell Friends and co-hosted by the Parents of Asian Students. During Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic lunar calendar, Muslim students who are able to do so will refrain from all food and drink from sunrise until sunset, seeking spiritual reflection throughout the month. An important part of Ramadan is the opportunity to break the day's fast together as a community.  The event will start in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room with a dialogue on the act of fasting as it is expressed in various faiths, how Ramadan is practiced around the world, and the significance of Ramadan to students at Sidwell Friends. Imam Mohamed Magid, executive director of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, and a prominent national figure in interfaith dialogues, will be the keynote speaker.  This will be followed by a Q&A session and a community meal at sunset.  We hope you can join us!

May 24, Thursday – US Athletic Awards, 6:00pm – 9:00pm – Kogod Arts Center

For schedule of athletic events, click here:  https://www.sidwell.edu/athletics/upcoming-games.

May 28, Monday – Memorial Day (No School)

May 29, Tuesday – US Senior Celebration with PBS, PLAS and PAS, 6:00-9:30pm

Please join us as we celebrate our Class of 2018 Students of Color. Parents, students, and faculty members from all three divisions are cordially invited to join the Parents of Black Students (PBS), Parents of Latino Students (PLAS), and Parents of Asian Students (PAS) for an end-of-year graduation celebration dinner in the Upper School Dining Room. Come and enjoy this opportunity to honor our graduates and reconnect with families and friends before the summer is upon us.

May 29 – June 6:  Exam Period

June 7, Thursday – Last day of Classes

June 10, Sunday – Commencement Exercises, 2:00pm

As always, please consult the SFS website for the most current information, as dates and times may be subject to change.

Your Parent Reps:

Lisa Horowitz (mother of Erica Wang) – [email-masked]

Mary Kostel (mother of Philip DiMeglio) – [email-masked]

Kimberly Stephens (mother of Andrew Stephens) – [email-masked]

Barbara Swoboda (mother of Joey Fredell) – [email-masked]

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