Boys on the Rise, Girls in a Rebuilding Phase

by Noah Corman ’19 At the Montgomery County Championships, the boys finished 10th out of 25 teams, improving five places from last year. Junior Ethan Tagliere finished 28th with a personal best of 16:42 for the 5K. The girls finished 12th out of 24 teams, finishing five places worse than last year. Despite an underwhelming team performance, freshman Emily Gravell … Read More

“Fiddler on the Roof” Exceeds Expectations

by Isabella Pilot ’18 The fall musical, “Fiddler on the Roof,” opened last Friday night. Pulling off a successful rendition of this famed musical is no small feat, but C.A.S.T. exceeded expectations with strong male and female leads as well as a great, full sound from the pit band. The story centers around a small Jewish town in Imperial Russia, … Read More

22 Year-Old Sherwood Alum Dies in Tragic Accident

By Leah Peloff ’18 On Sunday, October 29, a recent Sherwood alum, 22-year-old Marissa Harris, was driving down I-66 when a 12-year-old boy jumped off Cedar Lane overpass in an attempt to end his life. In a devastating accident, the boy landed on the car driven by Harris. Her boyfriend was able to steer the car off the road to … Read More

“Dear Evan Hansen” Is Broadway’s Newest Game-Changer

by Sarah Nove (‘20) After the unprecedented success of “Hamilton,” many doubted that any show would be able to rival its popularity. Though no production since has garnered the same mass following, “Dear Evan Hansen” has come close. The show, which took home six Tony Awards in 2017 including Best New Musical, regularly performs for sold-out audiences filled with devoted … Read More

Learn Ask Act

by Mallory Carlson ’19 This past Thursday (October 26), Sherwood hosted a forum on local government. The evening, planned by the Women’s Alliance for Democracy and Justice, a local organization, with the support of EmpowHER, a Sherwood club, was a nonpartisan event, attended by many members of the Olney (and surrounding) community in addition to some Sherwood students, that included … Read More