by Nick Mourtoupalas ’13 On October 12, most ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade students will be taking the Practice SAT, and many of those students interpret the word “Practice” in very different ways. Fundamentally, the PSAT results in nothing physical or anything pertinent to your GPA; this unfortunately acts as a cue for some students. Ignorant ninth grade students, to … Read More
by Steffi Carrera ’14 Football fans are well aware of the losing streak the Detroit Lions had two years ago. For nineteen straight games, Detroit fans were left disappointed and hungry for a win. The Lions snapped their losing streak by beating the Washington Redskins, a local favorite, 19-14 on September 27, 2009. This marked the turning point for a … Read More
The Warrior’s Inside Scoop on Sherwood Sports In this report: Golf, Girl’s Field Hockey, Girl’s Tennis, Girl’s Volleyball Golf by Joey Lavoie ’14 Sherwood Warriors golf is currently 12-6 and is averaging 234 strokes per match. In Sherwood’s last match they shot a 232.8. Senior Tommy Nakamura is leading the charge with a 43.3 stroke average. “We had a … Read More
by Michael Natelli ’14 After an absolute blowout of Blair in Week 4, the Warriors pulled out an unlikely upset of Damascus (3-1) last week by a score of 14-3. The game was highlighted by unexpected plays; namely Jordan Larsen’s tipped-pass receiving touchdown. Despite several drives where Damascus got inside the 20-yard line, Sherwood made clutch stops, holding Damascus to … Read More
by Jacob Bogage ‘12 First there was Watergate; in 2007 the New England Patriots unleashed “Spygate” on the NFL; in 2008 then Alaskan Governor Sarah Pallin was involved with “Troopergate”; now at Sherwood the latest scandal is “Tailgate.” After a male senior was escorted from the September 16 football game against Gaithersburg for open drunkenness, Sherwood’s security staff has promised … Read More
by Alex Porter ‘13 MCPS has changed its attendance policy to fight the high absence and tardy rates caused by last year’s removal of the Loss of Credit policy that was in place in MCPS for numerous years. After five unexcused absences, students will have to either appeal absences that were incorrectly recorded or complete an attendance intervention plan created … Read More
by Darby Whitehair ‘12 Where did the idea for the emphasis on “what we teach, how we teach, and purposeful reading, writing and speaking” spark from? Last spring I started reading a book called Focus [“Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning by Michael Schmoker”] … he kept repeating over and over again that to help students succeed, … Read More
by Vicky Florian ‘14 Where a student goes to college is how many people are defining success these days. And before seniors can get into their “dream school,” they must apply. This application process generates a tremendous amount of stress for many seniors through the months of September and October, especially for those applying for Early Decision. The extra anxiety … Read More
by Devin Cornelius ‘12 Students entered this school year donning their favorite summer outfits, all of which were picked out with last year’s dress code in mind; meaning no shirts with spaghetti straps or expressing profanity and no skirts and shorts shorter than finger tip length. Unbeknownst to students, the school’s Instructional Leadership Team, social studies teacher Christine McKeldin, a … Read More
The Warrior’s Football Insider previews Montgomery County’s premier match up as Sherwood attempts to spoil the Hornets’ homecoming game. by Michael Natelli ‘14 Before last week, one reasonably could predict Damascus to dominate Sherwood tonight in a blowout. Damascus, Sherwood’s opponent tonight, had taken the 3A Conference by storm through three games, posting a perfect record while allowing a combined … Read More