Exploration of Memes

By Madison Dymond ’16 A word that gets thrown around quite often is “meme.” All teens know what memes are, but when asked the actual definition of a meme, the response is a vague answer, such as: “It’s a thing…Like a thing on the internet that becomes a thing…An internet joke…” Teens see things classified as memes and think that … Read More

Students Honor Winiarz Through Social Media

By Ketki Chauhan ’16 Social media has added to the growth of communication for students across the globe. Recently at Sherwood, social media has also been used for students to honor their favorite teachers. Students in teacher Kevin Winiarz’s math class have created an account dedicated to him under the Twitter handle “@WiniarzRox”. The creators behind the account tweet comments … Read More

Did You Know You Can Get Hypnotized?

By Maddie Peloff ’16 When people think of hypnotism, they tend to think of a soothing voice repeating the phrase, “you are getting very, very sleepy” over and over. Maybe they imagine a pendulum swinging or the typical black and white image of a circle spinning. Pop culture tends to show hypnotism in this magical, unreal fashion. However, few realize … Read More

Teacher Besties

Erdman, Frensilli, and Baldwin By Kira Yates ‘16 AP Biology teachers Christina Baldwin, Allison Erdman and Janet Frensilli have worked together for 15 years. When they first met, the trio found each other “welcoming, interesting, and fun,” said Erdman. The three often get together at each other’s houses to hang out and relax. Their favorite memory together occurred at one … Read More

Girls’ Basketball Gets Red in New Uniforms

By Nicole Reich ’17 Many may be unaware that Sherwood’s colors are blue, white and red. Although red is a secondary color, it is featured on lettermen jackets and on the uniforms for the boys’ basketball, track, boys’ and girls’ soccer and baseball teams. ​ Girls’ varsity basketball was due to get new jerseys this year after the decision was … Read More

Captains Leading the Way for Swim Team

By Ben Cooper ’16 With the 2015-2016 swim season well underway, both the boys’ and the girls’ teams have shown promising results. The girls have started out the season in dominating fashion with a 4-0 record, through January 9th. The boys’ team has not been far behind, and is growing stronger as a team with each meet. The successful starts … Read More

Fantasy Sports Leagues, No Longer Just Fun and Games

By John Sutherland ’16 Sports fans all across the country have seen one type of commercial that is shown nearly every single break: Draft Kings and Fan Duel. These daily fantasy league companies have caused much controversy with FBI investigations and court hearings. The reason these leagues have caused such uproar is that they have redefined the nature of fantasy … Read More

Wrestling Puts New Twist on Preparation

By Sammie Spillman ’16 The wrestling team added new assistant coach Todd Wilson to better train the team in its approach to aspects of the preparation that go beyond the wrestling on the mat. While Coach Pete Siarkas concentrates on the actual techniques of wrestling, Wilson, who has his own website [www.holisticafitness.us], is helping the wrestlers to mentally prepare for … Read More

Turf Spreading to Schools

By Lauren MacFadden ’17 Of the 26 high schools in MCPS, only four currently have artificial fields: Montgomery Blair, Walter Johnson, Richard Montgomery and Wootton. In November 2015, Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers recommended that all high schools in Montgomery County replace their grass fields with turf. Each turf field costs an estimated $500,000 . The superintendent hopes to have $11 … Read More

Seniors Pass Baton to Underclassmen

By Will Van Gelder ’16 The indoor track team has relied on senior leadership to help guide a young team through a season that will culminate with the Regional on February 1 and State Championships on February 16. As senior runner Paul Lee explained, it is important that the younger members of the team understand that track is very disciplined … Read More