By Zach Stubblefield ‘15 Despite unforeseen obstacles, a large number of students turned out for the school’s second blood drive of the year, which took place on April 2. An unannounced fire drill occurred and prevented many from donating, but every time slot for blood donations was still full. Fewer students experienced light-headedness this time around because the blood drive … Read More
By Katie Mercogliano ‘14 A Night of Jazz starts off the spring music department concerts in the cafeteria at 6 p.m. Sherwood’s Jazz band, under the guidance of Alex Silverbook, has been preparing since earlier this spring. Along with the Jazz concert, the Spring Instrumental Concert will be held in the Ertzman on May 6 at 7:30 p.m. Both feature … Read More
By Dean Emerson,14 According to social commentators, the current generation, dubbed the “millennials,” are the least productive generation and possibly the worst ever. They claim that, despite this generation being the most educated and technologically advanced, the whole feel-good movement to build kids’ self-esteem has completely backfired, creating the most arrogant and selfish generation of all time. Like an invasive … Read More
By Steffani Carrera ’14 Rapper and television persona Nick Cannon recently released a series of promotional videos for his upcoming album “White People Party Music” in which he shocked fans and critics alike by donning a “whiteface” to represent his Caucasian persona. Referred to as Connor Smallnut, this imaginary character of Cannon’s has received a serious amount of attention since … Read More
by Dalton Sanchez ’15 Just the anticipation for prom is simply exhilarating: the dance, the pictures, the shoes, the limo. And, for girls, the dress. Prom dresses have a sort of sentimental value for girls which may increase the pressure to find the perfect one. For some the search for the ideal prom dress starts very early. “Someone created a … Read More
– By Hunter Moore ‘15 A fight broke out in a Miami bar last Wednesday between old-school rappers and contemporary rappers. An eye witness said it was more of a battle over which style of music was better: the old-school clean-cut rap about not doing drugs, or the contemporary foul-mouthed rap about how awesome drugs are. An eye witness identified … Read More
By Marie Moeller ‘15 Lately, it seems that many bestselling book series result in a hit-movie series with that one iconic heroine. The most obvious example would be the hilarious Jennifer Lawrence featured as heroine Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games.” Needless to mention the child star that started the trend: Emma Watson, who is admired by all Harry Potter … Read More
By Alec Perez ‘14 The annual Mr. Sherwood event was held on March 28 in the Ertzman Theater with a sellout crowd of more than 1,000 people. 17 seniors volunteered to participate in the competition: Mike Crooks, Kevin Daly, Chris Katz, Noah Kieserman, Tobi King, Joe Lavoie, Vijay Mahabare, Martin Mueller, Clyde Noubissie, Jan Pasternak, Alec … Read More
By Emily Gilburt ‘16 The Sherwood Art Show, which provides students with an opportunity to have their artwork placed on display, will take place on April 30. Several forms of art are represented in the show, including functional and sculptural ceramics, paintings, drawings, digital photography, darkroom photography, commercial art and some claymation short films. Students who are enrolled in multiple … Read More
By Jack Armstrong ’15 You wouldn’t think that changing a font to one slimmer and lighter would significantly save ink and paper costs; however, 14-year-old Suvir Mirchandani recently found if the U.S. government changed the font on thousands of documents from Times New Roman to Garamond it could save close to $234 million. Mirchandani’s findings also show paper use would … Read More