Bitcoins Attracting Tech-Savvy Teenagers

Legal cryptocurrency has some concerned that teens across the country have access to the so-called “Dark Web” and its related illegal activities. By Ankur Kayastha ’15 Bitcoins are a relatively new form of digital currency that emerged on the market in early 2009. The main attraction of Bitcoin is its anonymity and lack of government-tracking. With the claim that there … Read More

Young Star Rises with Hit Single on iTunes

By Kaleigh Homer ‘15 Sophomore Caitlin Deerin has had a passion for music ever since she was little. She has been playing the guitar and piano since she was seven years old. At the age of nine, she started singing professionally with the help of a voice coach. Her music career really set off when she started getting involved with … Read More

The Appeal of Youth Groups: United Synagouge of Youth

By Emily Gilburt ‘16 United Synagogue of Youth (USY), an organization for Jewish middle and high schoolers, proves the importance of forming lasting friendships created through the eyes of religion and similar beliefs and ideals. USY, despite educating its members on Judaism, primarily focuses on building friendships and finding a safe place to be yourself. Due to the open and … Read More

MCPS Initiates Plan To Increase Staff Diversity

By Ketki Chauhan ‘16 As a step to decrease the racial gap between students and teachers, Superintendent Joshua Starr released a four-point plan outlining his approach towards creating a more diverse workforce in the county. The Board of Education accepted his plan and believes that MCPS staff should be reflective of the diverse students in the county. Board of Education … Read More

College Rankings Shouldn’t Be Only Factor

How influential should college rankings be? How should students use information from college ranking websites? Should the government create their own ranking system? In December of 2014, President Obama released information about the Department of Education’s plans to publish a new college ratings system by the fall of 2015 to help students compare the quality of different colleges. The plan … Read More

Class Registration Switches to Online System

By Connor Loughran ‘15 Beginning next week, students will register for classes using a new online system called PowerSchool, which has replaced the paper registration cards that students filled out by hand. An overview of the new system was presented to students by counselors this week in the Ertzman Theatre through English classes. Students are set to register for courses … Read More

TED Talk Phenomenon Rapidly Spreads Across Classrooms Nationwide

By Ryan Deal ‘16 A phenomenon has quietly but surely been occurring at Sherwood in the form of TED Talks. TED Talks, a recorded set of fast-paced conferences in which an individual speaks upon a given subject based upon experience and expertise, have caught the interest of many teachers here at Sherwood who find the talks to be educative and … Read More

Understanding the Science of Love

By Haley Whitt ‘15 Though we tend to believe that we choose our partners for ourselves, it is quite possible that we are pawns of nature’s exquisite plan. With an enticing blend of chemicals released in our brains during a total of three different phases, we fall in love. The three phases of love are lust, attraction and attachment. Lust, … Read More

‘Sadie Hawkins’ Dance Scheduled for February

By Dalton Sanchez ‘15 Traditionally, Sherwood annually has the homecoming dance, which is held for all students, and prom, which is meant for the Senior Class. In accordance with these dances comes the stereotype that the boy is expected to invite and pay for the girl. This upcoming semester Sherwood will put a twist on traditional high school dances with … Read More

Is Junior Year That Difficult?

By Kira Yates ‘16 Generally, junior year is portrayed as the most stressful year of one’s high school career, especially for students who are taking at least two AP classes—which is nearly half of Sherwood’s Junior Class. To uncover the validity of this generalization, 65 juniors in AP Language and Composition classes were surveyed on how they felt about the … Read More