By Stephen Lucky ’15 Junior Danielle Rohrman has played soccer nearly her entire life, but she has recently picked up lacrosse and made the varsity team last year as a sophomore. Aside from the school team, she plays on a club lacrosse team called the Rebels. Rohrman says that lacrosse is more fun and less pressure than soccer, allowing her … Read More
By Tyler Jones ’15 Two years ago, Sherwood paired up with Cafe Rio to create a Student Athlete of the Week award for Sherwood’s standout student athletes. The award is given out weekly during the school year. Sherwood coaches and school staff submit brief nominations on behalf of a deserving student athlete or a student who has worked with the … Read More
By Ryan Deal ’16 Another year, another dominant season for the softball squad, as they have conquered all of their opponents in their path, surging to a 16-0 regular season record. On the back of stellar pitching from junior Jamie Schmier and a superb offense led by senior Nicole Stockinger, the team has managed to keep its Maryland-state record seventy-eight … Read More
By Malkaiah Mehlek ’15 Guitars. Plenty of them. Lining the walls of the room where Sherwood’s guitar class is taught. Senior Debbie Moon simply grabs a chair and begins strumming as senior Sarah Decederfelt sits in the seat next to her. Then, senior Kayla Geary counts to three and sings to the matching rhythm of Moon’s strumming. The trio are … Read More
By Samantha Schwartz ’16 Most high school students’ schedules are jam-packed, and it is always difficult to fit in required courses such as an art or STEM credit. Luckily, students have the opportunity to take one required credit online, Comprehensive Health Education, like I did. For six weeks in February and March I took MCPS’ online version of the health … Read More
By Maya Koeppen ’17 Sweetgreen’s annual Sweetlife Food and Music festival is back for its sixth year and its return is planned to be bigger and better than ever. The forward-thinking organic food company will be kicking off its first two-day festival on May 30-31 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. The festival is set to feature over 22 … Read More
By Betelot Wondimu ’15 The passing of Freddie Gray marks the renewal of the mainstream media’s pseudo-analysis of a black man’s death at the hands of police. It begins by questioning the victim’s character, goes on to keep a close eye on protesters who demand police officers face appropriate consequences for their abuse of power and unnecessary violence, and finally … Read More
By Allie Pino ’15 In the hugely anticipated film “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” directed by Joss Whedon, a dormant peacekeeping program goes haywire, putting Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to the Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans. … Read More
By Stacey Wells ’15 In wake of the recent Baltimore police scandal in which a 25 year old black male suffered a spinal cord injury while in police custody and died, many citizens have bypassed peaceful protests in exchange for violent riots. They shattered store-front windows, threw rocks and bottles, pummeled police cars, and attempted to sabotage firefighters putting out … Read More
By Zach Stubblefield ’15 We have been raised to see police as the pillars and protectors of our community. So it is pretty jarring when we see them killing unarmed people. How can one feel safe when the people who have been tasked with protecting them have been killing unarmed men? More so what should they do when their voices … Read More