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Officina
Register here and join us for an alfresco happy hour on the Rome-inspired Terrazza at Officina overlooking the Potomac.
1120 Maine Avenue, SW
Friends Alumni Network
The Sidwell Friends Alumni Network (FAN) is an inclusive community guided by Quaker values whose mission is to enhance and foster connections with fellow alumni, faculty, and current students. Members of our network let our lives speak through friendship, service, and learning opportunities, generating goodwill and support for each other and the School.
We invite you to learn more about ways to volunteer, connect, and give back to Sidwell Friends!
Upcoming Events
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Westlake Village, CA
Register here and join us for an afternoon of summer fun by the pool at the home of SFS alumni, Marta Ferro '89 and Ash Corson '91.
Westlake Village, CA
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Martha's Vineyard
Register here and join us at the home of hosts Tova Ferro '82, Marta Ferro '89, Ursula Ferro P'82, P'89, and Ash Corson '91.
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Trillium Brewing, Fort Point
Register here and join us for brews and bites at one of Boston's favorite breweries.
50 Thomson Place, Boston MA
Lower Grass Field, Sidwell Friends School
Join fellow alumni for this year's Alumni Soccer Games vs. the boys' and girls' varsity teams! Not a player? Come cheer on your fellow alumni in the stands. All are invited to the happy hour following the girls' game. Register here.
1:30 p.m: Registration Opens
2 p.m: Boys' game
3:30 p.m: Girls' game
5 p.m: Happy Hour! Location to be announced! (21+)
Lives That Speak Podcast
Jon Bernthal ’95
Liz Kleinrock ’05
Sonya Clark ’85
Alumni News
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Alumni returned to campus—in person, no less!—for a weekend of celebration.
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Treva Lindsey ’00 on her new book, America, Goddam.
![2022 Commencement Speaker: Baratunde Thurston ’95]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611608666/sidwell/v3ialfd4db0loiumsh2c/baratundepod.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611608666/sidwell/v3ialfd4db0loiumsh2c/baratundepod.png","width":355}])
This year’s Commencement speaker will be Baratunde Thurston ’95. Humorist, author, television host and producer, podcaster, journalist, and more, Baratunde is both an insightful and witty commentator on matters of race, technology, democracy, and how we as citizens can be more engaged in building a better and more equitable future.
![Divine Experience]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651677443/sidwell/gccbk3nt9kceftxcywlg/TobaSpitzerheadshot_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1651677443/sidwell/gccbk3nt9kceftxcywlg/TobaSpitzerheadshot_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1651677443/sidwell/gccbk3nt9kceftxcywlg/TobaSpitzerheadshot_2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1651677443/sidwell/gccbk3nt9kceftxcywlg/TobaSpitzerheadshot_2.jpg","width":870}])
Rabbi Toba Spitzer ’80 reimagines God.
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Howard University President Wayne Frederick P ’24 spoke to the Sidwell Friends community at a Conversation with Friends.
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Because humanity doesn't stop at the border, many Sidwell Friends alumni have devoted their careers to finding solutions for a chaotic international landscape.
