by Jamie Langbein ’13 Relationships are a tricky thing. That’s what makes them so exciting – they’re unpredictable. Over the past couple years, my long-distance best friend has been in three different relationships. When things turned south for her at the end of each of the relationships, she turned to me for support like I promised her she always could. … Read More
by Maria Claudi Garcia-Rada ’13 Dear Diary, Forget what I said in the previous pages; this time I’ve found love. It’s been two days since I started dating the love of my life. It all started in English class when he picked up my pencil. It was so romantic! I remember telling him “thank you.” It was just love at … Read More
by Tom Lee ’14 As junior Kelly Flamand touched the wall and finished off the 400-yard freestyle relay for the girls, one could not watch without noticing the sizable difference in the finishing time between Sherwood’s relay and Poolesville’s A relay at a dual meet on January 19. Looking back at the results, Sherwood finished about five seconds ahead of … Read More
by Mandy Stussman ’14 The Maryland Dream Act, which passed in November to provide undocumented immigrants with in-state college tuition rates, has resulted in the major increase in price for certain students due to wording in the law. According to The Washington Post, the loophole arises in the statement that immigrant students can get in-state tuition upon graduation from high … Read More
by Mary Macrae ’14 MCPS is reviewing its Seven Keys to College Readiness in order to accommodate new national and state education reforms—such as the Common Core Standards—and the changing needs and expectations of its students. Since 2009, the Keys set the minimum requirements and benchmarks for students in order to increase their chances of being ready for and successful … Read More
by Leah Schroeder ’13 For the second year in a row, about 40 Sherwood students were among the hundreds to participate in the 15th annual Polar Plunge sponsored by the Maryland State Police. The school group participated in the fourth annual Cool Schools Challenge Plunge Frigid Friday, which is exclusively for school teams and took place on January 25, the … Read More
by Taylor Fernandes ’14 It’s rare to see teens nowadays that do not stroll along with an iPhone, Android or other type of smart phone in their hands. The level of dependency of teens on their smart phones has raised privacy and safety concerns by several public interest groups. Federal regulators are considering changing child privacy laws, such as requiring … Read More
by Marcia Claudia Garcia-Rada ’14 Give. Love. Hope., a club that promotes volunteerism, arrived at Sherwood this past November when sophomores Jamilah Silver and Julia Gajewski-Nemes established it. “The club started when [we] realized that not enough students actually go out to the community and volunteer,” said Silver. The club was designed so that students make a difference in the … Read More
by Hunter Moore ’15 The young girls’ varsity basketball team has thus far struggled to a 2-11 record in their first 13 games. The girls have shown strength on the defensive side of the ball, limiting opponents to about 48 points per game. The weakness comes more on the offensive side and the inability to gain momentum, which Coach Kenny … Read More