by Rebecca Stussman ‘12 The computer science department lost a great educator and advisor on September 9 when teacher Donna Thomas prematurely left during her third year at Sherwood for work in the digital marketing industry. Fortunately, she has been replaced with a teacher who knows Sherwood and has vast experience with technology education. John Way, who taught computer science … Read More
by Arjun Singh ‘12 The girls’ volleyball team comes into the season with confidence, enthusiasm and high expectations. They ended last year’s undefeated season by winning the Maryland 4A State Championship and look to continue their success this season. The Lady Warriors are ranked 2nd All-Met and are the top ranked team in the Maryland 4A Division and the consensus … Read More
by Katie Nolan ‘12, Mandy Stussman ‘14 and Paul Szewczyk ‘12 New teachers transfer from school to school each year. However, this year, Sherwood welcomes five teachers who are brand new to the profession. Christiane Lock in the English department, Ana Hernandez of the foreign language department, Allison Shafer in the art department, Marquis Bell in the technology education department, … Read More
by Hannah Chertock ‘12 This July, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new bill requiring California schools to include Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) content in public schools’ curriculum. The new law, SB 48, is an expansion on California’s previous law which requires content in public schools on women, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, European Americans … Read More
by Nathan St. Pierre ‘12 AP U.S. History is notorious for being one of the toughest AP classes in the social studies department. This year 25 students are taking this difficult class as early as their sophomore year. These sophomores are separated from the seniors taking AP U.S. History into a single class period taught by social studies resource teacher … Read More
by Rebecca Stussman ‘12 This year Sherwood took in 67 non-freshmen transfer students from private schools, an increase from previous years and an anomaly, according to the counseling department. With nine new students, Good Counsel provided the most transfers, primarily due to students’ dislike of its stricter policies. “I transferred because … I wasn’t really happy with much at Good … Read More
by Jacob Bogage ‘12 The Warrior continued its long-standing tradition of excellence over the summer. For the first time in 12 years, The Warrior was named an All-American publication by the National Scholastic Press Association, the highest available rating doled out by North America’s premier publication accreditor. The Warrior received marks of distinction in four of five categories … Read More
by Michaela O’Donnell ‘13 Due to a lack of ticket sales last year to adequately cover costs for a large venue, this year’s prom will be strictly for seniors only. According to social studies teacher Katie Jaffe, a senior class sponsor, permitting juniors to also buy tickets to prom limited location options. In the future, fewer prom attendees should allow … Read More