In a letter to parents, the Head of Sidwell Friends School warns parents not to verbally denigrate college counselors, call them from blocked numbers, or circulate anonymous rumors about other students.
Kieran Shafritz de Zoysa was one of handful of Americans among the more than 290 victims.
Green Acres School has a new policy that prohibits staff and students from wearing clothing that “disparages a race of people.”
They say they should have been given the opportunity to buy it.
The President and First Lady have better things to do than brunch with the wealthy parents of their daughters’ classmates. But it appears some families at Sidwell Friends, the private school attended by Malia and Sasha Obama, are disappointed that the first family donated autographed magazines, instead of hang-out time, for the Sidwell Friends School Dollars for Scholars benefit auction. “There were expectations that they might donate something more personal, like the Clintons did,”…
by DCist Contributor Tracy K. Clayton Forty young men and women chosen as Intel Science Talent Search finalists gathered in the Great Hall of the National Academy of Sciences to compete for more than $500,000 in awards and scholarships to support careers in science — including one top prize, a $100,000 scholarship. Two area budding young scientists, both hailing from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Fairfax, Virginia, are among the finalists….
Courtesy the Obama Transition Office The Obama Transition Office released a few photos of the Obama family getting ready for the girls’ first day at school in D.C. this morning. You can see the photoset on Flickr. The images depict the Obamas in their suite at the Hay-Adams Hotel this morning before leaving to take Sasha and Malia to Sidwell Friends. The AP reported that Michelle Obama accompanied the girls to school this morning…
If you were sure that the safe bet is that Sasha and Malia Obama will attend a private school when they move to Washington, it’s looking more and more like you’re right. The Reliable Source says that Michelle Obama took her girls on a tour yesterday of Georgetown Day School, and that they will visit the Sidwell Friends campus today. No word yet on whether they have scheduled visits for any other schools, including any…
