by Andrew Wasik ’13 With the first round of playoffs over, the Sherwood Warriors basketball team is moving on. On February 26 the Warriors beat their first opponent on the road at Perry Hall 73-65. After ending the first quarter losing 21-12, the Warriors flipped a switch and outscored their opponents in every quarter after that. Senior captains Joey DeStefano … Read More
by Lucy Hurlbut ’14 The Boy Scouts of America has decided to put off the decision on lifting the gay ban that has created great controversy inside and outside the Boy Scout community. If the ban was lifted, local scouting units would be allowed to make their own decisions on whether to admit gays into the organization. This decision was … Read More
by Tom Lee ’14 On February 17 at the Prince George’s County Sports and Learning Complex in Largo, Maryland, the Sherwood Swim and Dive Team competed in the 4A West Regional Championships. Senior Anna Kolanowski set a new meet record in the 200-yard freestyle while freshman Morgan Hill also set a new record in the 100-yard butterfly. Seniors Andrew Braker … Read More
by Kyle Melnick ’14 After a spectacular regional meet for both the boys’ and girls’ teams, all five state qualifiers looked to build on their momentum for the state championship on February 21, 2013. The Warriors did exactly that, finishing three qualifiers in the top five of their event. Junior Grace McDonald continued to improve into the state meet, finishing … Read More
by Maria Claudia Garcia-Rada ’13 Reading about twins in The Warrior’s Feature section, got me to realize how much I appreciate having a twin. Some people think there are more negatives than positives to being a twin, but I’m here to tell you all the pleasures of having a twin. Being a twin has some perks, one being that you … Read More
by Cal Wilson ’14 At 3:51, on January 27, 2013, junior Mollie Russell was honorably tagged in the first post by a new Facebook group praising her as one of the “most genuinely nice people” at Sherwood. The new group, Sherwood Compliments, has become another social media fad. There have been 126 posts to date from Sherwood Compliments’ Facebook page … Read More
by Samantha Schwartz ’16 Maryland Senator Ben Cardin is set to speak at Sherwood’s graduation June 11, 2013 at DAR Constitution Hall after being chosen by a group of individuals at school. Senator Cardin will be delivering a college-level, advanced speech to honor the Senior Class and their staff, faculty, family and friends. Social studies resource teacher Joe Sangillo was … Read More
by Marie Moeller ’15 I learned: Nooks are trying to take over the world So not too long ago my dad and I went to Barnes & Noble in order to buy mother a Nook for her birthday. I am a really avid reader, so the entire car ride there I was try to get over the fact that I … Read More
by Nick Mourtoupalas ’13 Microsoft is confronting lackluster sales for their new operating system on their tablets and computer with their recent launch of Windows 8. While this fault may seem curable for a corporation of its size, very few of Microsoft’s properties, such as their Windows Phones, are not performing well. In fact, Apple’s iPhone business alone is worth … Read More
by Hunter Moore ’15 After losing 54-40 on Tuesday to Bethesda-Chevy Chase, the Lady Warriors’ basketball team fell to 5-15 on the season. The girls had shown improvement down the by winning three of the last seven games with victories over Springbrook, Blake and B-CC, and are now preparing for their final game of the regular season. The last game … Read More