by Paul Szewczyk ‘12 A grassroots movement started by middle class citizens protesting against major corporations on Wall Street, the financial district of New York City, has turned into a worldwide phenomenon. The “Occupy Wall Street Movement” reached numbers surpassing 10,000 participants across the globe in the month of November. The sites of protest include Washington DC where hundreds of … Read More
by Ashley Yen ‘14 As widely reported, the world population reached 7 billion people last month. Within approximately the past 40 years, the global population has doubled. The tremendous growth will continue in the near future when the world population tops 8 billion in a mere 12 years. From one point of view, this is a remarkable testament to the … Read More
by Devin Cornelius ‘12 and Hope Gouterman ‘13 After a concerned parent contacted Sherwood in October about a Facebook page entitled “Sherwood’s Bait,” school faculty members monitored the site for threatening or obscene material and contacted the student responsible for creating the page. The account, created by an undisclosed male student, rated roughly 20 female students based on their level … Read More
The journalism industry has changed. The past decade has seen countless publications go under and many esteemed publications have taken major blows. Maryland senator Benjamin Cardin even introduced legislation in May 2009 to allow newspapers to operate under non-profit status in a bid to save more publications from going out of print. The industry is, without a doubt, reeling, and … Read More
by Alyssa Miller ‘13 Due to technical delays with the Pinnacle grading and attendance system, unexcused tardies and absences from the first marking period will not be counted against students. “What the county had said was that the letters [notifying parents of unexcused absences] would be sent home to parents once students had three or five unexcused absences … But … Read More
by Hope Gouterman ’13 The Sherwood varsity girls volleyball team is officially unbeatable. The team capped off an undefeated 19-0 season by defeating Arundel High School (25-21, 25-19, 25-19) in the 4A State Championship at Ritchie Coliseum on November 19. The team remarkably has claimed consecutive state championships while going undefeated in both seasons. With incredible performances by both starters … Read More
by Rachel Zemel ‘13 According to a Pew Research Center survey, 93 percent of teens use their desktop computers or laptops to go online. Like most users, students deal with computers that are often prone to viruses, hacking and other vulnerabilities. However, the students on the Sherwood Cyber Warriors and Sherwood Firewall Team proved their adeptness at protecting computers from … Read More
by Jessica Carrera ‘13 and Evan Schwartz ‘13 In 2005, the comedy “South Park” aired an episode called “Ginger Kids.” In the episode, Eric Cartman delivers a “hate speech” directed at gingers, claiming that they are disgusting non-humans that do not have souls. Later on in the episode Cartman gets tricked into thinking he contracted “Gingervitis” (the disease that causes … Read More
by Whitney Marie Halaby ’14 and Joy Zhang ’14 With the school’s course registration bulletin for the 2012-13 school year soon to be finalized, Sherwood intends to continue to have academies. Two years ago, students then in 9th grade had to choose an academy as a course of study. However, the school almost immediately eased that requirement and the choice … Read More
by Brett Melnick ’12 While they may be slight-looking in physical stature and are unassuming in their personalities, juniors Dereje Alemu and Robel Kebede, two ESOL students at Sherwood, are more than meets the eye. They are two of the fastest runners at Sherwood, and have only been living in the United States for three years. Born on opposite sides … Read More