by Nick Mourtoupalas ’13

Entertaining in England and Ireland

This April, Sherwood’s Chambers singers will be headed to Ireland and parts of England to visit and perform. “To sum [the trip] in twenty words or less is next to impossible. It’s a two-year long process [to plan]” said choral music teacher Bill Evans. “For somebody who’s not a musician or hasn’t toured, it’s almost like being in a group fraternity. [The students] are very close-knit.” Students will travel and perform in places like St. Mary’s Church of Ireland in Killarney and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.

Making Memories in the Mediterranean

Start signing up for next year’s trips ! Sherwood’s social studies department will be travelling to Greece next year. Sponsored by teachers Katie Jaffe and Chrsitine McKeldin., the trip will immerse students in the Greek culture through sight seeing, language and food. The art department will be heading to Italy in 2014, visiting Venice, Rome and Florence. Don’t miss a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see The Sistine Chapel, Vatican City and The Colosseum. Any student interested in going to Italy next year should see art teacher Angela Praisner in F128 for more information.

Speaking Fluently During the Spanish Exchange

For one week, Sherwood students in the Spanish exchange program this year will participate with La Ginesta school in Castelldefels in Barcelona, Spain. Junior Dino Zagami, new to school-based exchanges and trips, says, “I am really excited for the food. It’s also going to be great to see everybody again because we all became really quick friends when they came at the beginning of this year. I think I’m going to become a world traveler after I see what is outside of Olney.”

Broadening Horizons in Barcelona

“We chose Barcelona as our destination this year because it seemed like an exciting destination for a group of art students,” says  art teacher and trip sponsor Michele Spangle. “I’ve wanted to visit the incredible organic, mosaic-encrusted buildings of Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi since seeing them for the first time in an art history class.” Also on the itinerary is the Picasso museum and the Medieval castle owned by Surrealist painter Salvador Dali which now houses his museum.