By Sammie Spillman ‘16 The girls’ basketball team have begun their season with a 4-1 winning record after a number of disappointing seasons. This improvement is partly attributed to a new coachafter several years. “The season is going very well. We got a whole new coaching staff so it’s a brand new beginning. The team is very close to one … Read More
By Katie Mercogliano ’14 New pop sensation Lana Del Rey released her short film, “Tropico,” on December 5 online. Packed with biblical symbolism, vibrant colors, soft filters and an awful Elvis impersonator, “Tropico” doesn’t quite match Del Rey’s previous work in terms of living up to the hype. Director Anthony Mandler, who has a respectable reputation under his belt, collaborated … Read More
By Stacey Wells ’15 Groups of students from the entrepreneurship class have recently been selling Sherwood merchandise, such as sunglasses, sweatpants and t-shirts. This is a required project for Entrepreneurship and the project will later be turned into a grade. The students’ grade will be determined by how much merchandise they sell. Once students receive money for their merchandise, they … Read More
For those that aren’t aware, “Family Guy” is about an overweight, dim-witted, lovable father, Peter, who messes up in everything he does, married to an uptight red-head with a bit of a wild side, Lois. Peter and Lois have three children, Chris, Meg and Stewie. Chris is an overweight teen who is often depicted as a loser, Meg is often … Read More
by Michael Natelli ’14 The Warriors rode senior Ellis Dozier and juniors Drew Davis and Xavier McCants to three straight wins in the last week, and now sit at an unbeaten 4-0. “We’ve just had a lot of success getting the ball to lots of guys,” said McCants. “We’ve opened up the floor a lot by having lots of different … Read More
By Mike Crooks ’14 Senior Emily Kenul made 1st team All-Met for field hockey as reported by The Washington Post. Kenul scored 29 goals, which led the county, and had 16 assists as she helped lead the Warriors to their first state tournament appearance since 1985. “[Making 1st team all-met] means a lot because you’re chosen from out of so … Read More
By Amanda Evans ’15 Childish Gambino, more popularly known as Donald Glover, proves that rap can be sophisticated while maintaining its raunchy roots. Gambino, who stars in the critically acclaimed television show “Community,” made a splash when he jumped into the rap game in 2011. His second album “Because of Internet” was released December 10 and is projected to sell … Read More
By Leo Corman ’15 On December 17, the indoor track squad opened the season by coming out strong in the first countywide meet at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Center in Landover. Juniors Lauren and Tiffany Woods had excellent races in the 55 meter dash, finishing with the second and fourth best overall times in the event (7.20 and 7.30 … Read More
By Olivia Skofteland ’14 The construction that has been occurring from Sherwood Elementary school to Urban BBQ is due to the replacement of sewer mains along this area. Students can expect to continue experiencing frustrating delays until early March 2014, when the county is finally expected to complete the project. The project will include construction of approximately 2,500 linear feet … Read More
By Michael Natelli ’14 and Ashley Nnabue ’16 %%wppa%% %%slide=15%% Photo Credits to Jack Armstrong ’15 The Warriors opened their season on a high note on Friday, defeating the rival Magruder Colonels in a 62-58 thriller. The squad started the game in dominant fashion, taking an 11-0 lead in the first 1:30 on the hot hand of junior Drew Davis, … Read More