Senior Charged in Car Crash That Killed Passenger

By Meagan Barrett ’15 A Sherwood senior was indicted March 26 and charged with negligent manslaughter, as well as causing a life threatening injury under the influence of alcohol. The Warrior does not identify the name of a student charged as an adult for felony offenses until the student is found guilty in court. Police report that the night of … Read More

Sherwood Students Charged with Assault after Recent Fight

By  Julia Gajewski-Nemes ’15 Two Sherwood students have been charged as adults for their involvement in the beating of a 15-year-old Good Counsel student that took place on March 27 in the Olney Fair Hill Shopping Center. The Warrior generally does not name juveniles charged with a felony until they are convicted. According to police charging documents, the 17-year-old student … Read More

Meerkat Broadens the Range of Twitter

By Milan Polk ’16 Since Twitter’s beginning, users have enjoyed sharing clever stories, jokes and more all in 140 characters or less. With Meerkat, a new app released February 21, Twitter users can now livestream video. Meerkat’s interface is simple and easy to use. The user logs into Twitter and is automatically linked to the livestreams of the people they … Read More

To Visit a Sherwood Show

By Alexi Paidas ’17 This year’s spring play is a rendition of “Visit to a Small Planet.” Show dates are April 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. and April 26 at 2 p.m. in the Ertzman Theatre. “Visit to a Small Planet” centers around Kreton, an alien, played by senior Alex Hanson, who lands on Earth hoping to watch the Battle of … Read More

Testing Blocks Computer Labs

By Ketki Chauhan ’16  Over the past few months, teachers and media center specialists have come face-to-face with the issue of the availability of the school’s media center and its computer labs as a result of PARCC and AP testing. The labs and the media center have been blocked out for 33 days between March to May, leaving teachers helpless … Read More

Warrior on a Roll

By Sammie Spillman ’16 The boys’ volleyball team is off to a good start, starting the season with a 6-0 record after most recently beating Magruder on April 1 in three sets, 25-23, 25-16 and 25-15. So far, the team is 6-0. The Warriors faced Clarksburg, a tough opponent, on March 23 and won in three sets, 25-21, 25-18 and … Read More

Math Exam Failures Still Plaguing MCPS

By Ben Cooper ’16 As final exams approach, Montgomery County is still facing a significant problem with failing exam scores in core math classes. According to new data reported by The Washington Post, 65 percent of those taking the first semester Algebra 1 exam in high school failed, as well as 62 percent in Geometry, 63 percent in Algebra 2, … Read More

Winter Storms Extend School Year by One Day

By Noah Rosendorf ’17 MCPS requested a waiver of two days from the State Board. The State Board accepted this waiver, so the last day of school will now be on June 15, which will be an early release day, instead of June 12.  MCPS has four built-in snow days per year before extending the school year, and there has … Read More