by Danielle Tobb ‘17 MCPS announced on October 19 that all middle schools in the county have of cially started to incorporate digital citizenship edu- cation into the curriculum, which provides the guidelines for using responsible behavior when using technology. By 2018, MCPS plans to expand the program to students in all grade levels. With the increasing use of technology … Read More
by Jonathan Chang ‘17 This school year, MCPS has enrolled a record number of more than 159,000 students, which lines up with the county’s forecast. However, fears remain regarding schools’ capacities to house the growing number of students coming into the county. MCPS has been struggling to handle school overcrowding as projections from the 2016 MCPS Student Enrollment and Facilities … Read More
by Mallory Carlson ’19 After much deliberation, the Montgomery County School Board came to a nal decision regarding the executive order issued by Gov- ernor Hogan in August: MCPS will comply with the order and school will start after Labor Day in 2017. The board reached this decision on Tuesday, November 15, at a meeting. It had at one point … Read More
by Josh Averbach ‘18 As president-elect, some of Donald Trump’s most attention-grabbing ideas have included his hardline immigration and trade policies. What have gathered less attention, however, are his education policies. Indeed, Trump could change American education in several significant ways. It should be noted that any predictions about Trump’s policy will be highly speculative, given the often vague nature … Read More
by Amanda Allen ‘17 During the holidays many people look to visit places that offer extravagant displays to help get into the Christmas spirit. In recent years, one of these popular local displays has been a house in Brookeville. Beginning each October, Chrysa Thear and her team of landscapers and friends would decorate her “Winter Wonder- land.” The display includes … Read More
by Isabella Pilot ‘18 During the first quarter, various staff members expressed frustration over the number of students wandering the hallways during class. “It was brought to my attention that there’s an issue in the hallways, particularly the amount of students in the hallway during class, not only at the beginning or end, but also in the middle when there … Read More
by Jonathan Chang ‘17 Students in MCPS, angered by the results of a contentious presidential election, protest- ed and engaged in walkouts in mid-November. MCPS Superintendent Jack Smith initially framed students’ rights to assemble and speak, but after a student was assaulted at a protest at Richard Montgomery on November 16, Smith reversed his statement and asked students to not … Read More
by Emma Shuster ‘18 Sherwood welcomes near- ly two thousand students at the beginning of each school year. This year, Sophia, Helena, Kosta, and Catherine Ferentinos marked a rare enrollment with- in the school’s Freshman Class, being the rst and probably last set of quadruplets to enroll in the school. “We are similar to any other family, except there are … Read More
by Isabella Pilot ‘18 Four students. 30 days. 30,000 words. This November, Sherwood’s Writing Club joined prospective novelists across the globe in the National Novel Writ- ing Month Challenge (NaNoW- riMo). Participants have just one month to write a novel of their own, tracking their word count and connecting with fellow writ- ers throughout the month-long process. There are no … Read More
by Tate Harrop ‘17 In a place with as much diversity as Sherwood has, students and faculty express their involvement in school life in a wide array of ways. Math teacher Michelle Harriger persistently has made it a mission of hers to support her students not just in her classroom but through her presence at their many school activities and … Read More