Sidwell Friends School is a

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, college preparatory,

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school located in

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, and

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, offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alluding to the Quaker concept of inner light. The school is private, but its admissions process is merit-based. As documented on the school's website, it gives preference in admissions decisions to members of the Religious Society of Friends but otherwise does not discriminate on the basis of religion. Sidwell "accepts only 7 percent of its applicants." The school accepts vouchers under the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. The school has educated children of notable politicians, including those of several presidents. President

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's son Archibald, President

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's daughters Tricia and Julie, President

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's daughter

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, President

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's daughters Sasha and Malia, President

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's grandchildren when he was

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and Vice President

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's son, Albert Gore III, graduated from Sidwell Friends.

History

19th century

Thomas Sidwell started a "Friends' Select School" in 1883 on I Street in downtown Washington, four blocks from the White House. It opened with just eleven students.

20th century

In 1911, Sidwell began buying property between Wisconsin Avenue and 37th St. Initially, the new property was used for athletic fields—and, with the central campus's downtown location—meant students had to shuttle between the two sites by

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. However, in 1923, Sidwell built a building for school dances and other social gatherings on what came to be known as the Wisconsin Avenue campus. In 1925, the school added a kindergarten, making it the first K–12 school in Washington, D.C. In 1934, the name of the school was changed to "Sidwell and Friends School," and began its gradual re-location to the Wisconsin Avenue building. By 1938, the transition to the new building had been completed, and the I Street property was sold. In 1957, the school adopted a formal dress code policy, with requirements and recommendations for boys and girls in Kindergarten, Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School. The dress code continued to evolve to include further restrictions on hair length, skirt length, and types of shoes in the 1960s, but began to relax by 1969. Following student proposals and negotiations, the dress code was modified in the early 1970s and by 1975 permitted

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to be worn by students. The dress code continued to evolve in the 1980s and by 2000 included restrictions on exposed midriffs and visible underwear. In 2016, students led a change to the dress code to ban clothing with the

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(currently the Commanders) football team name and logo. Previously, all grade levels were in Washington, D.C. In 1963, the elementary school moved to the former Longfellow School for Boys, purchased by Sidwell Friends. Sidwell became racially integrated in 1964. In the decades following integration, problems faced by black students lead to the creation of two parent groups outside the school, which sought to alleviate covert prejudice.

21st century

In 2009, Thomas B. Farquhar became the Head of School after the retirement of Bruce Stewart. Following the 2013-2014 school year, Farquhar was removed from his position as the Head of School. In 2018, Sidwell, along with seven other

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private schools, announced that they would be eliminating AP courses, citing the declining impact on one's college acceptance chances that AP courses were having, and a want to diversify their class offerings. This sparked the Department of Justice to launch an

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investigation into the schools, which concluded in 2021 after the DOJ stated that "in light of the burden on the Schools associated with the ongoing pandemic, the division will not bring an enforcement action against the Schools". In April 2020, the school received $5.2 million in federally backed small business loans as part of the

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. The school received scrutiny over this loan, which was meant to protect small and private businesses. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tweeted that the schools should return the money, but the school stated they were keeping it, despite having a then $53 million endowment. , the school plans to move elementary grades back to Washington, D.C. following its purchase of the former Washington, D.C. school in 2017 for campus expansion purposes.

Academics

In 2005, Sidwell's AP English Exam scores were the highest in the nation for all medium-sized schools (300–799 students in grades 10–12) offering the AP English exam.College Board: Advanced Placement: Report to the Nation
/ref> All students must acquire at least 20 credits before graduating. Students are required to take four years of English, three years of mathematics, three years of history, two years of one foreign language, two years of science, and two years of art. In addition to this, all freshmen must take a full year Ninth Grade Studies course that involves a service project. Tenth and eleventh graders must also take courses corresponding to their grade level.Sidwell Friends School: Graduation Requirements, 2022–23
/ref> Sidwell is a member school of School Year Abroad.

Student safety

In 2016, the school revised its policy on sexual misconduct after reports that a teen had been raped by her ex-boyfriend on the school's campus. No charges were filed against the teen, and the school installed more security cameras to deter future assaults. Despite the measures, a year later another teenage female student reported being raped on the campus grounds by a fellow student. Former Sidwell psychologist and sex ed teacher James Huntington was the target of a 2013 lawsuit for his affair with the parent of a student he was counseling. The case exposed teachers that had made advances towards students. In 2017, the school fired a middle school music teacher, Michael Henderson, who had been accused of having inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old girl at a previous school. In 1996, the parents of Sara Lawson, a student at the Fountain Valley High School, filed a police report that detailed multiple incidents of "unwanted touching and kissing" between her and Henderson while she was 14. She later stated that Henderson once invited her over to his house and made her a drink that caused her to be incapacitated for the rest of the night. In a letter Sidwell's Head of School Bryan Garman sent to parents, he stated that "A former administrator ... was aware that Michael’s departure from his previous employer had been precipitated by his inappropriate conduct, but had no knowledge of the severity of the allegations as they now stand."

Athletics

Sidwell's athletic teams are known as the Quakers; their colors are maroon and gray. The Quakers compete in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAC) for boys' sports (after previously competing in the Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) until 1999) and the Independent School League (ISL) for girls' sports. Sidwell offers teams in volleyball, golf, boys and girls cross country, football, field hockey, girls and boys soccer, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls swimming and diving, wrestling, boys and girls tennis, baseball, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls track, ultimate frisbee, crew, movement performance and choreography, and softball.

Basketball

The women's basketball is consistently a top program in the DMV area. The Quakers completed an undefeated season from 2021 to 2022 and were ranked the #1 best girls' basketball team in the nation by recruiting website MaxPreps as well as by ESPN. In the 2022–2023 season, the team won their second straight DCSAA state championship in a 68–49 win against St. Johns. Led by Coach Tamika Dudley and Duke commit Jadyn Donovan, the consensus #3 recruit in the class of 2023, the team was once again ranked as the top team in the nation by various recruiting websites and sports journalism pages after compiling a 28–3 record. The men's team is another program in the DMV area, finishing the 2022–2023 season with a state championship, two conference championships (regular season and tournament) and 27–4 record.

Current profile

* For the 2022–2023 school year, 1,142 students are enrolled. * 57% of the student body are people of color. * 21% of the student body receives some form of financial assistance. * The school employs 273 full-time teachers and staff. * 84% of faculty hold advanced degrees. * Tuition for the 2022–2023 school year ranges from $47,200 for grades PK-2, to $51,650 for Upper School. * The school does not compute GPAs or assign rankings to its students, nor does it release score averages for the

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and ACT. However, it does publish a list of institutions at which recently graduated students have matriculated. * As of 2023, Sidwell Friends School is rated the 14th Best Private K-12 School in the US by Niche.

Campuses

The Middle and Upper School campus is located at 3825

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, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20016-2907 * Wisconsin Avenue campus in the North Cleveland Park section of Northwest Washington * Earl G. Harrison Jr. Upper School Building * Middle School building with

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(LEED) Platinum Certification, designed by architect KieranTimberlake Associates and landscape design by Andropogon Associates. The wood-clad building was designed around a sustainable use of water and energy, exemplified by a

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in the center of the campus, with many species of plants, as well as turtles and fish, part of a wastewater recycling system designed by Biohabitats. On the interior, the building uses thermal chimneys and louvers that admit diffuse light to limit the need for artificial light and thermal control. Lastly, the building contains a centralized mechanical plant that uses less energy than normal, much of which is produced by

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banks on the roof. The materials used and the environmental technology are referenced architecturally and made accessible to students, either physically, or by explanatory signs, as an educational feature. * Kogod Center for the Arts * Richard Walter Goldman Memorial Library * Zartman House (administration building) * Sensner Building (Fox Den Cafe and school store) * Wannan and Kenworthy Gymnasiums * Three athletic fields, five tennis courts, and two tracks (one 2-lane indoor track indoor for bad weather and an outdoor 6-lane track for competitions). * Parking facility with faculty, student, guest and alumni parking (2 floors, 200+ parking spaces), as well as offices for security, IT and maintenance The Lower School campus can be found at 5100 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda,

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, 20814-2306 * Edgemoor Lane campus in Bethesda (formerly Longfellow School for Boys; opened for the 1963–64 school year) * Manor House (classrooms, administration, and Clark Library) * Groome Building (classrooms and multi-purpose room) * Science, Art, and Music (SAM) Building * The Bethesda Friends Meeting House * Athletic fields, a gymnasium, and two playgrounds Both campuses underwent major renovations throughout the 2005–2006 school year, and construction for the Wisconsin Avenue campus Athletic Center (which includes the Kenworthy Courts) was completed in 2011. Sidwell Friends plans to move the Lower School to the site of the current site of The Washington Home and Community Hospices, which is adjacent to the Wisconsin Avenue campus. Until funding is secured, there is currently no timeline for when this move will take place.

Notable alumni

Activism

* Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (transferred to Georgetown Preparatory School), American environmental attorney and activist * Tracye McQuirter (1984), vegan activist * Vanessa Wruble (1992), co-founder of 2017 Women's March * John Flower, founder of China Folk House Retreat

Arts

* Jeffrey Mumford (1973), composer * Oteil Burbridge (1982), bassist for Dead & Company and the Allman Brothers Band * Alyson Cambridge (born 1980), operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer * Sonya Clark (1985), artist * Liza Donnelly (1973), cartoonist for ''

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'' * Malinda Kathleen Reese, YouTube personality, actress and singer

Business

* Daniel Mudd (1976), former CEO of

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* Nick Friedman (2000), entrepreneur * Omar Soliman (2000), author and entrepreneur * Tom Bernthal, American marketing CEO and former

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producer

Crime

* William Zantzinger, convicted killer and subject of the

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song, "

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Education

* Alida Anderson (1987),

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special education researcher. *

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(1947 or 1948), historian and Provost of

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and later the President of

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* Philip S. Khoury (1967), Ford International Professor of History and Vice Provost,

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* George A. Akerlof, Nobel Prize winner for Economics and current faculty member at

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Government and law

* David W. Dennis (1929), Indiana congressman *

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(1956),

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Director,

professor * Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. (1969), Federal Reserve Board Former vice-chairman * Michael Froomkin, academic lawyer *

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(1981), State's Attorney for

(1999–2007),

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, (2007–2015) * William Henry Harrison III (1914 or 1915), Republican Representative from

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and great-great-grandson of President William Henry Harrison *

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, former First Lady (attended the elementary school 1925–1928) * Oleg Alexandrovich Troyanovsky,

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ambassador to the United Nations * Edward Tylor Miller (1912 or 1913), Maryland congressman * Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative * Elizabeth Wilkins (2001), director of the office of policy planning at the

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Health

* Sarah Szanton (1984), dean, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Journalism

* Anne Applebaum (1982), journalist and author * John Dickerson (1987), journalist, political commentator, and writer. * Dan Froomkin (1981), journalist and ''

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'' columnist * Anand Giridharadas (1999), journalist and author of '' Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World'' *

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(1961), ''

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'' anchor, host of ABC's ''

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'' * James K Glassman (1965), editorialist, syndicated columnist, and author * Tony Horwitz (1976), journalist and author *

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(1985), editor of ''Mother Jones'' magazine

Literature and poetry

* Elizabeth Alexander (1980), poet *

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(1985), author of ''

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'' series of books * Margaret Edson (1979),

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–winning author of '' Wit'' * John Katzenbach (1968), author * Campbell McGrath (1980), poet and winner of the

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"Genius Award" * Brian Pohanka, Civil War author and historian * Susan Shreve (1957), professor, author and novelist * Lorin Stein, editor in chief of ''

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'' * Andrew Szanton (1981), author * Philip Terzian (1961–66) Author and journalist, Literary Editor of ''

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'' *

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, (attended 1902–1903) *

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Film and television

* Jon Bernthal (1995), actor * Ezra Edelman (1992), Emmy Award-winning documentary producer and director * Ana Gasteyer (1985), actress; cast member of ''

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'' *

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(1982), film director, ''

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'' among others * Thomas Kail (1995), director * Nana Meriwether (2003), Miss USA 2012 *

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(1974), film producer * Eliza Orlins, contestant on '' Survivor: Vanuatu'', '' Survivor: Micronesia'', and '' The Amazing Race 31'' * Scott Sanders (1986), director of '' Black Dynamite'' *

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(1995), comedian * Alexandra Tydings (1989), actress * Robin Weigert (1987), actress

Children of U.S. presidents

(1997), daughter of President

and former Secretary of State

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(1964) daughter of President

* Julie Nixon Eisenhower (1966) daughter of President

* Malia (2016) and

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(2019), daughters of President Barack Obama * Archibald Roosevelt (1912?), son of

Royalty

* Setsuko, Princess Chichibu, member of the Japanese imperial family (attended 1925–1928)

Science and technology

* Walter Gilbert (1949), Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry * John Terborgh (1954) Biologist, conservationist *

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(attended 1913–1915) *

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(1973), science communicator * Stephen Chanock (1974) physician, geneticist * Ward Watt (1958) evolutionary biologist

Sports

* Saddiq Bey (2018), professional basketball player,

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* Paul Goldstein (1994), professional tennis player, 4-time NCAA Champion and All-American at

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, 2-time

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18 & Under national champion. * Josh Hart (2013), basketball player,

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first-round selection of

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* Kara Lawson (1999, left in 1996), head coach of Duke Blue Devils women's basketball, former WNBA player and star at the

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, 5th pick of the 2003 WNBA draft. * Jair Lynch (1989), gymnast, 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist in parallel bars * Roger Mason (1999, left in 1996)

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player for the

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and star at the

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, 31st pick of the 2002 NBA draft. * John Patrick (1987), basketball coach * Natalie Randolph (1999), former football coach Coolidge High School in

* Kiki Rice (2022), basketball player * Walter Rouse (2019), college football player *

Ed Tapscott Edmond A. Tapscott III (born June 11, 1953) is an American sports executive and former basketball coach. He is the former interim management, interim head coach of the National Basketball Association, NBA's Washington Wizards. Coaching Tapscott ...

(1971), former

basketball coach and

interim head coach

Sister schools

* High School affiliated to

Fudan University Fudan University (FDU) is a public university, national public university in Yangpu, Shanghai, Yangpu, Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education and is co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal ...

* The Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University * Ramallah Friends Schools * Moses Brown School

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Sidwell Friends School

Sidwell Friends School first K-12 to receive LEED Platinum

Country Addition to Friends School
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