by Hunter Moore ’15 The defending state champion girls’ softball team is picking up where they left off last season and are currently 3-0. They defeated Quince Orchard 13-2, shut out the cross-town rival Good Counsel 10-0, and defeated Whitman 10-0. The blow-out against Quince Orchard is impressive considering that several starters from the warriors were suspended due to unsportsman-like … Read More
by Daniel Hatfield ’13 National Poetry Month, held each April since 1996, is intended to celebrate poetry and its place in American culture. At Sherwood, students celebrated National Poetry Month through their English classes by writing poetry with sidewalk chalk around the school. AP Literature teacher Debbie Reier suggested the idea to English department head Shelley Jackson and Principal Bill Gregory. “I … Read More
by Evan Schwartz ’13 “Mrs. Michelle Obama welcomes you to the White House Music Series,” announces the first page on the fancy pamphlet imprinted with a golden White House crest. On April 9, 28 students from various Social Studies classes made the short pilgrimage to our nation’s capital to experience the fifth installment in the Music Series hosted with the … Read More
by Michael Crooks ’14 The boys’ volleyball team has started off with a record of 3-1 with wins against Quince Orchard, Paint Branch and Springbrook. Their only loss was to Richard Montgomery, one of their toughest opponents, on April 8. RM exploited their weakness – returning serves – and came out with a victory, winning 3-1 over the wWrriors. The Warriors … Read More
by Daniel Hatfield ’13 Packed streets, lots of walking and beautiful blooming cherry blossoms; all form the main factors of Washington DC’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival. According to Wikipedia, the city of Tokyo gave Washington cherry blossoms as a diplomatic gesture in 1912, symbolizing an allied relationship between the two nations. Each year, DC organizes this festival to commemorate this gift … Read More
At 4-1, the Warrior baseball team has gotten off to a hot start this seasopn. While pitching appeared to be the clear strength of the team heading into the year, the offense has produyced as well, putting up 10 or more runs in four of the first five games. The lone loss came to Whitman (3-2) in a 7-6 defeat, which … Read More
by Marie Moeller ’15 April 10: I learned: a little about RRR Last year, I got to experience my first taste of Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival (RRR). I saw the show with my friend and, finally, realized what the big hype was about. Sherwood has many talented people that contribute to putting on such a great performance. A year later, … Read More
After going a combined 5/20 in Final Four picks (four of which were the same team), Warrior staffers will now take a second attempt at picking the Final Four winners and this year’s National Champion. Kyle Melnick Syracuse vs. Michigan- Coming into the tournament, neither team was showing promise of a long postseason run. Both teams finished the season 5-5, … Read More
by Steffi Carrera ’14 Latin, the language of the Roman Empire, was once part of high school curriculums across the country because of its many benefits. Students had an advantage when learning new languages and their knowledge helped to improve standardized test scores. After controversy concerning the usefulness of spending time and resources studying a “dead language,” it was removed … Read More
by Julianne Maxwell ’13 As news hit the halls of Sherwood that prom definitely will be on a boat this year and that prices have increased to $115, rumors began to spread. Students huffed over the price and puffed over talk that there would only be a limited number of 300 attendees. Some began to kick up a fuss because … Read More