By Katie Mercogliano ‘14 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) It’s intellectually puzzling, seriously lacking in dialogue, and just plain bizarre. Yet, watching this cultural touchstone of the 1960s is an experience every movie lover should have. Even with the dry dialogue and painfully long visuals, director Stanley Kubrick produced magic with Space Odyssey. Even if you don’t really know what’s … Read More
By Cal Wilson ‘14 Sometime in March, Sherwood is expanding its security system by 16 interior and 6 exterior cameras. Once established, new hallways, staircases, corners and fragments of some rooms will be visible on the monitors in the security office. The new cameras will provide “a great view inside and an excellent view outside the school,” said security team … Read More
By Betselot Wondimu ‘15 Higgs Boson discovery validated: In 1964, British scientists Peter Higgs and François Englert hypothesized the existence of a massive subatomic particle with a neutral charge within the Higgs field, an energy field that transmits mass to particles that travel through it. Also called the “God Particle,” its existence was confirmed through billion-dollar research by the European … Read More
By Stacey Wells ‘15 When I walk down Sherwood hallways, I see cheating everywhere. Students copying each other’s papers, students looking up answers on their smartphones, students making cheat sheets. I can’t help but think that nearly everyone is cheating. Actually, almost everyone is cheating. In a study performed in February 2011, 43,000 public and private school students were surveyed … Read More
By Ryan Deal ‘16 The field hockey team made school history this season, advancing to the state tournament for the first time since 1985, ending a drought that lasted 28 years. The team, which is still fairly young, went 16-2 overall this season, including playoff victories against Blake, Quince Orchard and Paint Branch en route to a 4A West Division … Read More
By Kyle Melnick ‘14 Six new varsity head coaches have taken the sideline this school year for the Warriors. New football coach Chris Grier has already begun his Warrior legacy, earning a 7-4 record and a playoff appearance in his first season. Soccer coaches Michael Kogok (boys) and Danielle Rosanova (girls) have also gotten their Sherwood coach careers started on … Read More
By Leo Corman ’15 Playoff Results: 8th for girls and 9th for boys in 4A West Regional Meet; 18th for girls and 24th for boys in 4A Maryland State Meet. Key Performers: Juniors Lauren Woods, Tiffany Woods, Jefferson Ruiz, Owen Miller, seniors Grace McDonald and Kyle Melnick. Coach Dan Reeks:”On the boys’ side, we lost three of the four members … Read More
By Kelsey Morrison ’14
By Sammie Spillman ’16 Last Season: 4-17 Playoff Results: Lost in the first round 74-32 to Poly. Key Performers: Junior Nicole Stockinger and senior Marybeth Bidwick. Coach Chris Campbell:”I know we have a strong returning core and some of the returning players are battling injuries and illnesses and the goal is to get them healthy again. I will be looking … Read More
By Hunter Moore ‘15 No-Shave November is in full swing. The halls of Sherwood are chock-full of hairy, male teens. The idea of men not shaving can be accredited to, oddly enough, Plato. Yes, Plato. The ancient philosopher believed that there should be a period of time where men must grow their facial hair out without the ability to shave. … Read More