By Joy Zhang ’14 From the beginning of the school year to October 23, 21 teachers have confiscated 49 phones at Sherwood. According to a log that is kept in the main office, this number is comparable to last year’s 54 phone confiscations in the same timeframe. If the pattern continues, there may be as many as 222 phone confiscations … Read More
By Meagan Barrett ’15 Ever since the GT programs in elementary school, there’s always been this push to make students take advanced courses. But eventually, it stops being special, and starts being expected. Being in “on grade level”courses labels students as stupid compared to everyone else, because they’re not ahead of where you’re supposed to be. Once you reach high … Read More
By Michael Natelli ’14 Last Monday, leaders from nearly 200 countries met in Warsaw, Poland, to being the 19th annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 19). There’s no question it’s the most important one yet, and you don’t need to be a “tree-hugger” to realize so. The catastrophic typhoon in the … Read More
By Vicky Florian ’14 In Washington State, two Gonzaga University students were living in an off-campus apartment, owned by the school, when one night a man came to their door demanding money. The man was a convicted felon and became frustrated as the students refused to pay. Feeling threatened as the man attempted to enter the apartment, one student retrieved … Read More
By Lucy Hurlbut ‘14 The FDA has required that artificial trans fats be listed on nutrition labels since 2006, however, it now wants to remove artificial trans fats from foods entirely. This is a great move, because they can have adverse affects on the body, including raising bad cholesterol and lowering good cholesterol. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read More
By Sammie Spillman ‘16 After easily beating Springbrook in the first playoff game, the Warriors’ quest to win a fourth consecutive state championship in volleyball came to an abrupt and heartbreaking end against Howard. In the October 6game, Howard took the first 25-14, while the Warriors took the next two 28-26, 23-25. The momentum going the other direction, Howard won … Read More
By Sean Kang ‘14 Every year, approximately 3.5 million students nationwide take the PSAT. Of the 1.5 million juniors who take the PSAT, about 50,000 top scorers are selected to qualify for National Merit Scholarship Program recognition. Two-thirds of the qualified students will receive Letters of Commendation, while the remaining 16,000 students will proceed in becoming Semifinalists for the National … Read More
By Joey Lavoie ‘14 The boys’ soccer team could not mount a comeback after falling behind by two goals to Blake in the 4A North Regional Quarterfinals on October 29. After allowing two goals in the first half, the Warriors knew what they had to do to get back into this state playoff game. And that they did just that … Read More
By Joey Lavoie ‘14 Before its loss on October 17 to Damascus, the Volleyball team won as 68 consecutive five set matches on the way to three straight state championships. Each of the four years, the team have some of its best players graduate. And yet they keep on winning… again and again and again. One constant amongst these teams, … Read More
by Ryan Deal ’16 Field hockey, which won their first 4A West Regional Title in more than two decades, fell to Severna Park, 5-0, on Monday in the state semifinals. The defense, led by junior Sarah Hughes, sophomore Zoe Sweeney, and senior Christina Ricciuti stepped up to try to keep Severna Park’s electric offensive attack under control. The team, who … Read More