by Leah Peloff ‘18 Many students look forward to their senior year as a time to cut down on a demanding junior year schedule. They picture an abundance of time to relax and have fun while maintaining a high GPA thanks to easier classes. On the other hand, some may argue that a senior’s job is not over yet. Many … Read More
by Colleen Yates ‘18 Junior Eric Matthis recently created his own clothing line called O~town, named in honor of Matthis’ hometown of Olney. The entire operation takes place in his basement where he uses a computer to design his own logos and then prints them himself onto T-shirts, hats, and sweatshirts. “Kanye’s [West] YEEZY was pretty much my inspiration for … Read More
by Jonathan Chang ‘17 There’s now another difference between teenage and adult minds: decision-making. According to a recent study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, teens and adults are vastly different in how they seek information to make a decision. The study took 149 volunteers, ages 12-28, who were all asked to earn the highest possible score on a computer-simulated … Read More
by Amanda Allen ‘17 Inevitably, with a new president comes economic changes. President Donald Trump vows to put a tax on imports from China, and American consumers could be impacted. Approximately $29 billion worth of goods were imported from China in one month, according to NPR, and one of the main electronic imports is the iPhone along with other Apple … Read More
by Lexi Paidas ‘17 Whether an intentional marketing ploy or not, Apple is famous in the tech world for the rumors that always surround its upcoming products. Apple’s newest iPhone rumor is about the iPhone 8 and has been written about by multiple sources like Business Insider. The iPhone 8, coming out in late 2017, apparently will have an edge-to-edge … Read More
The Rockville High School community was rattled in mid-March by the unthinkable; a 14-year old freshman was allegedly grabbed from a hallway and raped by two older students in a secluded bathroom. The incident easily can be described as too horrific for words. However, that hasn’t stopped the deluge of public opinion on the matter from every corner of the … Read More
by Lauren MacFadden ‘17 Most students will quickly say that they reject bullying in all of its forms. Yet bullying still occurs every day at Sherwood and many let it happen right in front of them. I am guilty of this because of something that happened earlier this year. I was sitting in class when I heard a group of … Read More
by Ayana Antoine ‘20 The school dress code designates appropriate attire for students, which is an important concept that is ineffectively being carried out. Many enforced rules are open to interpretation or simply not stated in our agenda books, and what’s most troubling is many students feel unfairly targeted as to how the restrictive rules are currently enforced. One problem … Read More
by Brandon Alter ‘17 The comparisons made of Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler need to stop. Not only are they unrealistic, to suggest that Trump can do in present day what Hitler did in the 1930s and 1940s, but more importantly, they reduce the historic significance of the Holocaust. Last year, I went on March of The Living, a two-week … Read More
by Leah Peloff ‘18 The number of times I have heard people say “she wears too much makeup, it’s false advertisement,” or, “maybe she would be pretty if she wore some makeup” is absurd. Wear too much and people think you’re fake, wear none at all and people judge you for not trying hard enough. Although I agree completely that … Read More