By Jack Armstrong ’15 It’s flu-shot season, and many teenagers will be receiving their annual flu shot. What many do not realize, however, are the hidden risks that lay underneath each vaccine. How effective really are they? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Overall vaccine effectiveness varies from year to year, depending upon the degree of … Read More
By Michael Crooks ’14 MCPS require students to acquire 75 SSL hours to graduate high school. Seventy-five hours of community service is attainable, especially considering that students have roughly seven years to complete the community service. However, for many high school students, especially athletes, community service becomes more of a burden than a rewarding experience. During their respective sport’s season, … Read More
By Cal Wilson ‘14 Since the second week of September, security has been patrolling the back parking lot during lunch to ensure students are not leaving school grounds for lunch. As a precaution, students have been turned away from going to their cars during the school day, and some have received punishment for going to their vehicles. Sherwood does not … Read More
By Emma Hierholzer ‘15 This year, a new policy has been implemented that allows students who have failed classes required for graduation to retake them for credit. The program starts first quarter for those who failed fourth quarter and then restarts again in the third quarter for those who failed second quarter. Although it sounds very similar to the High … Read More
By Joy Zhang ‘14 From family dinners to teen outings on a Friday night, Wasabi Zen has long catered to sushi lovers in Olney. The popular Japanese restaurant was shut down temporarily after numerous violations surfaced during a health inspection on September 25. A few of the violations cited on the Food Service Facility Inspection Report included “food service worker … Read More
By Ashley Yen ‘14 High school math classes in MCPS caught the attention of concerned parents, teachers and administrators after results had shown a majority of students failing math semester county exams. On July 1, Associate Superintendent for High Schools Christopher Garran sent a memo to all high school math resource teachers and administrators regarding a new effort to boost … Read More
By Alec Perez ‘14 Contrary to expectations, Every Fifteen Minutes will not be occurring this spring. The school and PTSA determined that the inability to find volunteers was too big of a hurdle to overcome. Sharon St. Pierre, Sherwood’s PTSA President, had been a leading force in bringing the event to the school. “This program takes a great deal of … Read More
By Mike Crooks ‘14 In many cases, the spirit of a class, or lack thereof, goes hand in hand with how organized the class officers of that class are and how well they communicate with their peers. With a new combination of representatives this school year, the Class of 2014 class officers have already displayed a large improvement in these … Read More
By Lucy Hurlbut ‘14 What exactly is Obamacare? Obamacare, officially known as The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), is not a health insurance plan but a health care reform that aims to provide more Americans with access to affordable, quality health care. Americans have the opportunity to get health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. This allows people … Read More
By Will Van Gelder ‘16 Sherwood will host a film festival on May 16 at 7 p.m. in the Ertzman Theatre. The film fest will show student-created short films. Students from any school in MCPS can compete in the festival. Literature as Film and English teacher Christiane Lock is organizing the festival. “The film festival is an opportunity for high … Read More