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05/21/2026

04/25/2026

The SWS Annual Fundraiser A Night in Hollywood is TONIGHT and we'd like to take a moment before we walk the red carpet to thank our amazing sponsors for supporting our school. It is through their generosity and support that we're able to put together a special night with our school community and of course raise more money for SWS that goes to important programming (like FoodPrints!), school supplies, teacher training, and more! THANK YOU to the following sponsors for supporting our school!

Because Science
Capitol Hill Auto Service
DC Access LLC
District Orthodontics
Ivy City Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
Jeanne Phil and Meg Team
Joel Nelson Group
Polite Piggy's
Renaissance Development LLC
The Arora Group

And a big thank you to our SWS community sponsors too!

The Fuhr Family
The Gato Family
The Harcourt Family
The Hewett Milner Family
The Horowitz Diamond-Falk Family
The McLeod Munshi Family
The Silva Family

There is still time to support this event! Please visit our website to buy tickets (over 300 bidding items!) or be a last minute sponsor. Thank you!!

04/23/2026

Are you ready to paaaaarty?!? 🎉 Start off with this Saturday’s A Night in Hollywood Auction Fundraiser (buy your ticket - link in bio!) and then continue on with spirit parties from May through November!

Here are our amazing Spirit Parties by the numbers…

- 54 Parties! More than SWS has ever offered in an auction!

- 63 Host Families! More than 1/3 of our school families!

- $47,000+ in maximum sales potential if we sell out all the parties!

What a fun way to raise a ton of money for SWS! Thank you to all our generous hosts who are willing to donate their time, money, energy, creativity, homes, etc. to put on these great parties for our school community and raise money for SWS. Please take a moment to peruse our party roster and make notes about all the parties you and/or your kids would love to attend:

⭐️ Class Parties: End of Year, Back to School & pool parties!

⭐️ Kid Parties: Movie Nights, Paint & Snack, Summer Adventure Days, Pottery Class, Color Party, Wings of Fire Party, Roosevelt Island Hike, Escape Room Extravaganza & Old School Outdoor Games.

⭐️ Adult Parties: Book Talk, Bourbon Tasting, Brunch & Bouquets, Cocktail Class, Cookies & Cocktails, Dinner & Pool Party, Filipino Dinner & Karaoke, Fondue & Champagne, EOY Mom Party - Girl Dinner (& Drinks), Greek Dinner, Knitting Class, Ladies Tennis & Swim, Mahjong Evening, Mime Night, Mom’s Morning Mahj, Open Air Sandbag Ruck & Boxing Workout, Pocket Shrines & Good Times, Trivia Night, Back to School Tex-Mex & Margarita Fiesta, Halloween Costume Party, and Rooftop Wine Tasting.

⭐️ Family Parties: Daddy & Daughter Camping, Day at the Bay, End of Summer Family Happy Hour, Family Pool Party, King Bullfrog Concert, Sandlot Game, The Great Zucchini Party, and Walking Tour of H St.

See you in Hollywood! 🎉

04/21/2026

Check out these six amazing items being auctioned off at the live auction during this Saturday's A Night in Hollywood! Many of these are great for sharing with other families at SWS or friends/family from other aspects of life. Form a group & pool your resources to turn your winning moment into a greater benefit for SWS!

⭐️ Cooking Class & Gourmet Meal for 10 People: Chef Sayeh has planned a flavorful journey for 10 people that combines creativity and classic culinary techniques, culminating in a gourmet dinner held at the DC Cooking School in their professional kitchen. 🧑🏽‍🍳

⭐️ 2 Nights at the Willard Hotel & Dinner at Tosca: A romantic stay-cation awaits with dinner at Tosca and 2 nights at the famous and luxurious Willard Hotel. 🥂

⭐️ Bethany Beach House (5BR Waterfront Home): Enjoy a long off-season weekend at this recently updated 5-bedroom waterfront home with water views from every room and a large new deck. It’s located on a quiet avenue with water on two sides only walking distance to downtown Bethany Beach. It includes a private dock, kayaks, paddleboards, bikes, and a fully stocked home with linens. It’s great for 2-3 families. 🏖️

⭐️ Pinehurst Golfing Getaway (3-days for 4 people): Enjoy a golfer’s getaway at a charming 3-bedroom retreat in Pinehurst + 1 round of golf for 4 people at a Pinehurst Course. The house is surrounded by lush greenery and it’s near the celebrated championship courses. It sleeps up to 6 people and features a fully equipped kitchen, cozy living room with fireplace, and comfortable bedrooms. ⛳️

⭐️ Pig Roast (up to 50 people!): This is THE way to celebrate summer, or returning to school, or really any excuse for hosting a BBQ with the easiest set-up. Chef Ryan Gordan of the Queen Vic provides 1 whole pig, 4 customizable sides, and an on-site chef for 2 hours. 🐖

⭐️ Ms. McLean Original Art: This year we have an extra special item. Our dear Ms. McLean is retiring. She's leaving us with a great legacy to grow from – and a special piece of art. It’s being displayed in the SWS foyer, so come and take a look! 🖼️

03/28/2026

The SWS Annual Fundraiser "A Night in Hollywood" is coming up soon on April 25th and we'd like to take a moment before the big night to thank our amazing sponsors for supporting our school. It is through their generosity and support that we're able to put together a special night with our school community and of course raise a lot of money for SWS. The fundraiser supports important programming (like FoodPrints!), school supplies, teacher training, and more. THANK YOU to the following sponsors for supporting our school & please support their businesses too! You are all stars!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Capitol Hill Auto Service
DC Access, LLC
District Orthodontics
Jeanne Phil and Meg Team
Joel Nelson Group Listing
Polite Piggy's Day Camps
Renaissance Development, Inc

And a big thank you to our SWS community sponsors too!

The Gato Family
The Hewett Milner Family
The Silva Family

There is still time to support this event! Please visit our website (link in bio) to sign up to sponsor, donate an item, and attend the big night!

02/15/2026

How do we love SWS? Let us count the ways! There are sooo many reasons why we love SWS & we wanted to share just a few with all of you. Please enjoy these videos from some of our sweet students. One way our community can show SWS some love is to buy tickets to our spring auction on 4/25 (link in bio)!! Happy Valentine's Day! 💕💕💕

01/23/2026

Last night's Winter Concert was full of great music and dancing and oh so much joy! Please enjoy some clips & pics of some of the many performances from our K-5th grade students. Thank you especially to Ms. Everett who worked so hard to put on a wonderful show for us! If you have any more clips & pics from the concert, tag us so we can share more of the performances! 🎶🎶🎶

01/23/2026

SWS rolled out the red carpet last night for our Winter Concert! 🌟 It was a wonderful night that reminded us how lucky we are to be part of such a special school community, one that truly raises our children up! We also used the special occasion to launch our spring fundraiser - A Night in Hollywood - happening on April 25!

One important way we can support our amazing school is to give SWS the resources it needs to provide all of these 'extras' to our kids, including the FoodPrints program (100% funded by donations), classroom supplies, musical instruments, teacher trainings, and more.  Our Spring Fundraiser is the primary way we do that.  Please buy your ticket today! 

Over the next couple months we'll share other ways you can contribute to the event: donating items; hosting spirit parties; helping set-up and clean-up. The most important way you can help right now is by buying your ticket and committing to joining us on April 25! Thank you!

**After you've checked out our red carpet looks, check out our next post for pictures and videos from the Winter Concert!**

10/28/2025

Calling all ghosts, goblins, and K-Pop Demon Hunters! Please mark your calendars and plan to join us on Thursday, October 30th from 5:00-6:30pm (due to it getting dark early!) for a Halloween party in the SWS parking lot. Costumes are encouraged!

We'll have snacks & candy, crafts, games, and an area for photos. We plan to kick off a costume parade at 5:30pm.

Please note that, if your child attends aftercare, you will need to sign them out in order for them to participate.

There will be an opportunity on site to make an optional donation of $5 cash or Venmo per child to cover the cost of supplies. However, this event is free for all our SWS families to attend and all are welcome. See you there...if you dare! 👻🎃😈