By Annie Feinroth ‘15

This year, Sherwood offered American Sign Language (ASL) for students to take as a class for the 2015-2016 school year. At this point, more than 70 students have signed up for the class. Prospective students should be aware that the majority of universities and colleges do not accept the class as college credit, because it is taught in English and not in a foreign language.

“ASL is going to help students complete the requirements to graduate,” said counselor Erin McKenna. Students need two years of foreign language credit, or an advanced technology option, to graduate. Several MCPS high schools already have been offering ASL 1 and ASL 2 for years, including Magruder, Quince Orchard, Whitman and Churchill.

Head of the Foreign Language Department John Falls is going through the process of finding a part-time teacher for three classes of ASL for next year.