By Leo Corman ’15 The boys’ basketball team defeated Rockville (9-12) 69-57 on Monday in their final game of the regular season. The team provided a balanced and steady effort throughout the game, outscoring the Rams in every quarter. The Warriors had four players score in double figures, led by senior guard Xavier McCants with 19. Junior guard Tyrese Williams … Read More
By Ketki Chauhan ’16 Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr served his last day as superintendent on February 13. For many few weeks, news spread about the possibility of Starr’s contract with the county not being renewed. Various news outlets including Bethesda Magazine, cited that the board members were divided on whether or not to renew the contract with four board members … Read More
By Hunter Moore ’15 The 2015 boys’ soccer team is looking for a new coach, after the recent dismissal of its previous coach, Michael Kogok. No coach has been chosen yet, but it is rumored that the potential candidates have been narrowed down to history teacher and Northwest girls’ soccer coach Joshua Kinnetz, Guidance Counselor and JV coach William Saritori … Read More
By Marie Moeller ’15 Recent news of a Good Counsel drug scandal has reached Sherwood via text and word of mouth. Reportedly, on Wednesday, February 4, student after student was ushered down to the main office of Good Counsel in response to a police investigation of drug usage and the distribution of nude photos of female students. According to multiple sources, … Read More
By Milan Polk ’16 Exit 216 came together three years ago at the Treehouse School of Music in Fulton, where Sherwood senior Dani Banda learned to sing and play guitar. There, she and her friends Jonas Lee (guitarist), Justin Alexander (bassist) and Jon Thompson (drummer) started Exit 216. Their first show was at Looney’s Pub and Bar in Maple Lawn. … Read More
By Haley Whitt ’15 Last year, four Sherwood juniors wrote, directed and acted in an anti-bullying video called “One” for a health project. The students—Diane Trieu, Anya Mudryakova, Emily Gilburt and Savannah Suser—submitted their popular video to the Great American No Bull Challenge competition, where they were named finalists in the global contest. This year, Trieu, Mudryakova and Suser created … Read More
By Steven Witkin ’16 The Warrior Swim and Dive team brought out its best last Saturday against area public and private schools at the Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships. Both the boys and girls teams improved on their placing from last year, with the girls coming in fourth overall out of 38 scoring teams and the boys tying for … Read More
By Jack Armstrong ’15 Indoor Track athletes competed in the 4A West Regional Meet on Thursday, February 5. The top four finishers in each event qualified for the state meet. Senior Rufus “Junior” Settles placed 2nd in the 55 meter dash with a time of 6.56 seconds. Settles finished 3rd in the 300 meter dash with a time of 36.15 seconds. Senior … Read More
By Ketki Chauhan ’16 Washington Post reports that Montgomery County has begun its search for a new superintendent after former superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr resigned on February 3. Starr’s resignation is effective February 16, but he will receive pay until the end of his contract, on June 30. The Board of Education unanimously chose Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates to … Read More
By Stacey Wells ’15 Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, high school start times will be pushed back twenty minutes, changing the beginning of the school day from 7:25 to 7:45. Middle schools will start 20 minutes later and elementary schools will begin 10 minutes later. Supporters of this change say that later start times will help teens get more … Read More