by Becky Ewing ‘14 Almost everyone has dreams of traveling, but realistically, traveling is very difficult to fit into society’s expected path to success. After high school, you go to college. After college, you immediately start your career to eventually support a family. The more comfortably a person settles into life, the more inconvenient traveling becomes. Leaving the country now-a-days … Read More
Graphic by Helen Schmitt ’15 By Emma Hierholzer ‘15 Many of Sherwood’s juniors have had thoughts of internships pass through their minds as senior year is fast approaching and junior year comes to a close. With impending seniority comes more freedom and many seniors choose to exercise this newfound liberty by signing up for an internship. With a half-day … Read More
By Tom Lee ‘14 The Montgomery County Board of Education voted February 11 to propose a four-percent increase in its budget for the 2015 fiscal year, citing growing enrollment, continuing costs and efforts to close the achievement gap. The proposed $2.32 billion spending plan is more than $35 million higher than what Superintendent Joshua Starr recommended in December. Most of … Read More
By Helen Schmitt ’15
By Stephen Luckey ‘15 In early 2011, the Sherwood community mourned the loss of junior Alex Popeck after a fatal car accident. Popeck, who was a member of the track and cross country teams at Sherwood, was well known for his resilient and ambitious attitude. The legacy he left behind at Sherwood inspired the launch of the Alex Popeck Never … Read More
By Kyle Melnick ‘14 The Warriors started the season wobbly, winning a nail-biter against Wootton by a score of 1-0, and then being shut out by Good Counsel 8-0. Despite the trouble hitting in the first two games, the Warriors more recently have won key games with their strong pitching. Senior All-Met pitcher Matt Chanin did not play the first … Read More
By Ashley Nnabue ‘16 and Kira Yates ‘16 Recently, approximately 100 students at Sherwood took the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) field test, which resulted in multiple technical difficulties and established a need to appropriately equip schools for future computerized tests in order to continue reforming education. The PARCC Assessment was developed to provide more … Read More
by Zach Stubblefield ‘15 “Captain America: Winter Soldier” kicks off the blockbuster season with a bang. And a boom and a pow for that matter. The action in this movie never lets up. It’s great to see Captain America (Chris Evans) is more than just a super macho war machine with a shield. He is actually a multifaceted character with … Read More
By Catherine Jou ’15 The College Board issued its tenth annual AP Report to the Nation on February 11, and for the eighth consecutive year Maryland had the highest percent of high school seniors in the nation pass at least one AP test in 2013. Much of Maryland’s success is credited to MCPS, which had an increase in the number … Read More
By Joey Lavoie ‘14 After going 12-0 during the regular season and running through the state playoffs to the sound of 74 goals in the first four playoffs games, the Warrior girls’ lacrosse returns nine seniors. Led by second team All-Met midfielder Emily Kenul, the Warriors’ have jumped out to a perfect 3-0 start. as of April 8 After losing … Read More