by Sydney Morrison ’13 I strongly believe that getting a job in high school is one of the smartest things a teenager can do. Although I have only begun waitressing at Ledo Pizza this past March, it has already greatly impacted my life and the way I perceive the world. While high school has been fun, I wanted something more; … Read More
by Emma Hierholzer ’15 With new advances in the education world, the longtime dream of a “worldwide classroom” with students collaborating from around the globe may have a newfound validity as reported in The Washington Post. Free online courses in a variety of academic subjects, ranging from statistics to literature, have been offered by universities across America. Even Ivy League … Read More
Swim Coach Brendan Lees called out the times of the final swim of the pre-season practice on Tuesday, December 4, and sent his swimmers to the locker-rooms huffing for air. After swimming some 5,000 yards, equivalent to 200 lengths of the pool, everyone still had a whole day of school left after the early morning practice that began at 5. … Read More
by Leah Schroeder ’13 This fall was the first time that TCCI: Family Connections, a purely electronic system, was used to send seniors’ transcripts and letters of recommendation to the colleges to which they were applying. While some students appreciate its speed and wealth of information, others are frustrated because they do not know how to use the system or … Read More
by Maria Claudia Garcia-Rada ‘13 It is now Sherwood’s 42nd year presenting Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival, one of the school’s most respected traditions. Over the years, students have performed in the annual show held each March, singing, dancing or playing in the band. However, not all the students interested in performing in Rock ‘n’ Roll can make it in. Nearly … Read More
by Leah Schroeder ’13 In the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz,” it is simultaneously exciting and disappointing to discover the man standing behind the curtain. Walking into Sacha Gervasi’s “Hitchcock,” I feared that I would be experiencing 93 minutes of the unsatisfying unveiling of “the man behind the curtain” that is Alfred Hitchcock, but instead, Hitchcock’s movies and achievements … Read More
by Cal Wilson ’14 The winter is when people sit inside, eat and begin developing that winter chub. Here is a workout compiled for fat burning that only takes 20 minutes. Just start at the first station and complete the exercise as many times as possible in a 30-second period, then take a 15-second break before beginning the next station. … Read More
by Alyssa Miller ’13 When Superintendent Joshua Starr replaced Jerry Weast, he wasted no time in implementing “Curriculum 2.0.” The new curriculum is designed to better tailor education to students’ needs by providing them with a basic framework of information at a younger age. Now that Starr is well into his term, Curriculum 2.0 is influencing all sides of MCPS … Read More
by Jenni Kenel ‘14 Students in this school need to learn that walking in a hallway is like driving on the road- there are rules to follow or crashes occur. No, walking on the wrong side of the hall does not give you “swag” or make you seem “cool.” Honestly, if you are one of the people that are walking … Read More
by Stacey Wells ’15 When students first start kindergarten, the first thing they learn how to do is compromise. For example, if you wanted to paint but your friend wanted to play with action figures, you would compromise and end up doing some of both. It is expected that one carries this skill all the way through adulthood. However, the … Read More