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Wednesday - February 10, 2010 From the School Summary of Junior Stress Symposium The meeting notes of the junior student, parent and faculty stress symposium held last semester are now available for reading on the CHI portion of the PA website - click here. We thank all of the faculty, especially Ellis Turner, Rebecca Zug and Gaby Grebski, all the parents, especially those who served as facilitators and Linda Bianchi who codified the reports from various discussion groups, and all of the students who took the time to participate in this opening dialogue about student stress at Sidwell. These notes are posted in the hope that you and your student(s) will think about the issues raised and the various reported reactions to better understand how the three communities can work together to ensure a continued healthy social and learning experience for the students and a supportive while demanding environment created by parents and faculty. This is a difficult balance to achieve, and can best be maintained through frequent open communication among the communities. CHI is interested in your questions, comments and feedback. CHI was created and remains committed to facilitating that conversation and addressing these issues. If you have feedback on the symposium or are interested in working with the Upper School Community Health Initiative, please contact Jeanine Hull at [email protected] .The 6th annual Anindya Dehejia '78 Memorial Lecture DehejiaLecture.pdfJoin us on Wednesday, February 24 at 3:45 pm in the The Robert P. and Arlene R. Kogod Center for the Arts, for a lecture by Jeffrey D. Sachs, author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time and Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and President and Co-founder of Millennium Promise Alliance. A reception will follow. Please RSVP by Friday, February 19 to [email protected] or 202-537-8125 Read MoreKenworthy Gym Farewell Join us at 4:15 pm on February 19, 2010, when the entire SFS community will bid farewell to Kenworthy Gym during the final home game! Originally dedicated in September 1959, Kenworthy has been home to a variety of activities, from SFS’s volleyball and basketball games to the weekly US Meeting for Worship. This spring, the School will prepare the building for construction of a new Meetinghouse, and all athletic events will move to the new athletic facilities for the fall season.From the Admissions Office Re-enrollment contracts will be available online on Friday, February 12. An email will be sent to parents with details. Deadline to submit the contract is March 1.Help for Haiti Dance Help for Haiti Dance.pdfFriday, February 19, 7 – 11 pm Each of us can help those afflicted by the devastation in Haiti. Students, Parents, Employees, Graduated Parents, Alumni, family and friends are invited to a fantastic community dance to support Haiti. Join us Friday, February 19 from 7 – 11 pm in the Upper School Dining Room. The lively music, of all genre, will be graciously provided by Rickey Payton and Glenn Pearson. Come to Hip Hop, Boogie, Swing, Rock and Roll or just to enjoy the music and join our community. The price of admission is a donation of your choice to support Pwoje Espwa or the Clermont Foundation. We are encouraging folks to make Haitian flags that will be sold (see article that follows). Please come and help make a difference to the people of Haiti. Any questions, contact Lydia Adelfio [email protected]. Read MoreHelp Haiti and Make a Flag Haitian Flag Instructions.pdfHaitians love art and colorful flags are prevalent in their culture. We are asking for students, parents, faculty and staff to make flags similar to the traditional ones. We will use them to decorate our dance on Feb. 19 and then will sell them to raise additional funds. Please read more for the simple directions. Join the fun to help a nation that is in dire need. We need them at school by February 18. Any questions, contact Tiffany Parry, [email protected]. Read MoreCalling all tennis players!! Do you play tennis? Do you like to socialize with other parents? Then this is the event for you! Join the 5th Annual Events for Student Scholarships Tennis Round Robin. Have fun hitting the tennis ball, all while raising money for financial aid. The Tournament is Saturday, March 6 at the Tennis Center at College Park from 6-10 PM. This has been a sell-out tournament the past two years. Please click here to register! PA Announcements Teacher Appreciation Volunteers are Needed for the Friday, February 12th Valentine’s Day Cookie Bake The US Parents Association is sponsoring a Valentine’s Day Appreciation Cookie Bake for our wonderful teachers and staff on Friday, February 12th. We need 5-6 volunteers from each grade to bake two to three dozen homemade cookies (Over forty dozen cookies are needed.) Contributions should be dropped off at the Upper School Dining Room no later than 7:45am on the morning of Friday, February 12th. Read MoreCalling All Parents! Act Now Before Time Runs Out on February 12!! Volunteer for a job with the Parents Association for the 2010-2011 school year. We need candidates for the all-school Co-Vice Presidents, the all-school Nominating Committee Clerk and in each of the Divisions (US, MS, LS), the Co-Vice Clerks, Nominating Clerks, Grade Representatives and At-Large Representatives. (Vice-Presidents and Vice-Clerks move up to the President and Clerk positions the following year.) Job descriptions for all of these positions can be found in the PA Section of the SFS website under Job Descriptions. If you are interested in serving, would like to suggest someone else, or simply need more information, please feel free to contact the US Nominating Committee Clerks, Barbara Roman ([email protected] ) or Lisa Westfall ([email protected]) or the Clerk of the Nominating Committee, Peggy Dotzel ([email protected]). Remember -- Nominations will close on Feb. 12. Call now before it is too late! Other News Unsubscribing from this Newsletter How to Unsubscribe If your child has graduated and you wish to have your name removed from the subscription list, send an e-mail to [email protected] with only the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line.Submissions to this Newsletter This Upper School Newsletter is produced by parent volunteers on a rotating basis and is published each Wednesday during the school year. Submissions should be emailed to: [email protected] not later than 2:00 p.m. the day before publication (Tuesday). Your editors would be most grateful if you would include the words "Newsletter Submission," or the like, and the proposed publish date(s) in the subject line of your email. Unless otherwise specified, entries will appear in one issue (subject to a limit of 3 publish dates per entry). School-related announcements only, please. For more on submitting an announcement for the newsletter, click here. Note concerning the School Calendar: the calendar entries that appear in the right column of each newsletter are automatically generated by the official school calendar and are not subject to editing by the newsletter editors. All changes or additions to the school calendar must be made through the school scheduling office, reachable at: [email protected]. Diane Shapiro Richer, Sarah Shiffert, and Stefanie Walker, 2009-2010 US Newsletter Editors The Parents Association newsletters are a forum for communication among parents and provide announcements concerning School or PA events or information related to a School or PA event. US newsletter submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Calendar Wed, Feb 10th Mother- Daughter Planning Meeting Zartman Drawing Room 7:00pm - 8:30pm Thu, Feb 11th 10th Grade Parents Breakfast with Counselor US Dining Room 7:30am Dance Ensemble Performance Theater 7:30pm Fri, Feb 12th US Valentine's Day Teacher Appreciation US Dining Room 7:45am - 8:45am Dance Ensemble Performance Mary Ellen Caplin Theater 7:30pm Sat, Feb 13th DC Diversity Career Fair US Dining Room 8:00am - 4:00pm Mon, Feb 15th Possible Snow Make-Up Day President's Day President's Day--No School Wed, Feb 17th Curriculum Evening for Parents of Students in 9th, 10th, and 11th Grades AC Theater 7:00pm Thu, Feb 18th US Course Selection Open Online BSU Celebration Evening Performance Mary Ellen Caplin Theater 7:00pm PA Arts Committee Meeting MS Library Classroom 7:45pm - 9:30pm Fri, Feb 19th Kenworthy Farewell Celebration Kenworthy Gym 5:30pm - 6:30pm Help for Haiti Dance US Dining Hall 7:00pm - 11:00am Sat, Feb 20th Jazz Festival at GDS Georgetown Day School Sun, Feb 21st 10th Grade Pasta Bake US Dining Room 12:00pm - 2:00pm Mon, Feb 22nd Crew Team Parent Pre-Water Meeting US Dining Room 6:30pm Tue, Feb 23rd Lower School Conference Half -Day Lower School Dismissal at 12:15 PM Fair Share Committee Meeting US Library Board Room 4:00pm - 9:00pm 8th Grade Curriculum Night MS Drama Studio 7:00pm Wed, Feb 24th Lower School Conference Day No School--Lower School Only Thu, Feb 25th Lower School Conference Half-Day Lower School Dismissal at 12:15 PM Fri, Feb 26th US: Last Day of Winter PE Classes Arts Guild AC Theater 7:00pm - 9:30pm Sat, Feb 27th 7th Grade Parent Reception TBD 7:30pm Mon, Mar 1st Senior Project Proposals Due (Individual Projects) US Spring PE Classes Begin Tue, Mar 2nd All School PA Nominating Committee Meeting Zartman Drawing Room 8:00pm - 9:30am More Athletics Wed, Feb 10th Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Wrestling - Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 5:00pm Thu, Feb 11th Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day 2:30pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Georgetown Day 2:30pm Swimming - Boys 7/8 - St. Albans (water polo) 2:30pm Swimming - Girls 7/8 - St. Albans (water polo) 2:30pm Wrestling - 7/8 vs. St. Andrew's School 2:45pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at St. Andrew's School 2:45pm Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Georgetown Day 4:15pm Basketball - Boys Varsity at Georgetown Day 5:45pm Fri, Feb 12th Wrestling - Varsity vs. St. Albans Invitational Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Holy Child 4:00pm Basketball - Boys Freshman at St. James School 4:30pm Basketball - Girls Varsity at Holy Child 5:45pm Sat, Feb 13th Wrestling - Varsity vs. St. Albans Invitational Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. Albans 4:00pm Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. St. Albans 6:00pm Tue, Feb 16th Basketball - Boys Freshman at Flint Hill 4:15pm Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. St. James School 5:00pm Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. James School 5:00pm Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Bullis & Bishop McNamara 7:30pm Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Bullis & Bishop McNamara 7:30pm Wed, Feb 17th Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Flint Hill 2:45pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Flint Hill 2:45pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Potomac School 2:45pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Potomac School 2:45pm Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 4:15pm Wrestling - Varsity vs. Good Counsel 5:30pm Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 5:45pm Thu, Feb 18th Winter Soccer - Girls 7/8 at Georgetown Day 2:30pm Wrestling - 7/8 vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. St. James School 5:30pm Fri, Feb 19th Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 4:15pm Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Potomac School 4:15pm Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Flint Hill 6:00pm Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 6:00pm Sat, Feb 20th Wrestling - Varsity vs. DC Classic Basketball - Girls 7/8 A - Bullis Tournament 11:00am Basketball - Girls 7/8 B - Bullis Tournament 1:30pm Sun, Feb 21st Basketball - Girls 7/8 B - Bullis Tournament 12:30pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 A - Bullis Tournament 3:00pm Mon, Feb 22nd Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Madeira 4:15pm Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Madeira 6:00pm Tue, Feb 23rd Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Washington Latin 4:00pm Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 4:15pm Basketball - Girls Varsity at Maret School 4:15pm Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Maret School 5:45pm Basketball - Boys Varsity at Potomac School 7:30pm Wed, Feb 24th Winter Soccer - Girls 7/8 vs. National Cathedral School 2:30pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Landon 2:45pm Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - Metros 4:45pm Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - Metros 4:45pm Thu, Feb 25th Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - Metros 4:45pm Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - Metros 4:45pm Basketball - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament at higher seed 5:00pm Fri, Feb 26th Basketball - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament at St. Andrew's Wrestling - Varsity vs. National Preps Basketball - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament at higher seed 5:00pm Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - Metros 5:00pm Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - Metros 5:00pm Sat, Feb 27th Basketball - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament at GDS Wrestling - Varsity vs. National Preps Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - Metros 8:00am Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - Metros 8:00am Basketball - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament at St. Andrew's 5:00pm Sun, Feb 28th Basketball - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament at GDS 2:30pm More 3825 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 Tel: (202) 537 8100 Fax: (202) 537 8499
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