by Laurika Pich ‘27 In December, MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor proposed a fiscal year 2026 operating budget of $3.61 billion, a nearly 9-percent increase from the previous year. The spending plan aims to stabilize the school system and focuses more attention on the needs for student learning and school support that will provide long-term improvements. Within the budget, Taylor has … Read More
by Fiona Lipczenko ‘25 Since 2021, Sherwood has been the only MCPS high school besides Northwood to offer the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) program. Due to recent county budget cuts, the program is in jeopardy at Sherwood. After the Board of Education removed CASE from next year’s proposed budget, it was eliminated from Sherwood’s 2025-2026 course offering. “I … Read More
by Lilah Boig ’26 Like all high schools in MCPS, Sherwood offers art classes such as Studio Art, Digital Art, Photography, and Ceramics for students to take as electives and avenues to fulfill their Fine Arts graduation requirements. Beyond these courses, Sherwood has an Art Honors Society which recognizes exceptional art students, and the school has for many years held … Read More
by Katie Ng ’25 MCPS Board of Education president Karla Silvestre was one of three school district leaders who testified in front of Congress on May 8. The Republicans from the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Subcommittee called Silvestre and leaders from the Berkeley Unified School District and the New York Public Schools district for a hearing on … Read More
by Ziv Golan ’26 On April 17 nearly 60,000 MCPS middle and high school students cast their ballots in the 2024 SMOB election between Sam Ross, a current junior at Montgomery Blair High School, and Praneel Suvarna, a current junior at Clarksburg High School. The election process began with the nominating convention on February 14 when the final … Read More
by Gaby Caballero ‘23 On March 2, eight finalists from the Sherwood forensics team filed into the Paint Branch auditorium for the Forensics award ceremony where students from all over the county received honors for being the best orators in the county because despite the name, the forensics team does not collect evidence from crime scenes. Instead, it focuses on … Read More
by John Castle ‘25 On January 30, the Biden Administration announced that it plans to terminate all current Covid-19 pandemic-related public health and national emergencies on May 11. These emergencies were first set in place by former President Trump in March of 2020 in response to the growing number of Covid-19 cases worldwide. Now three years after the start of … Read More
by Brian Wilbur ‘24 In past months, Chess.com has become a household name in online chess. Available as a website or an app, Chess.com allows people to play chess online against friends, other random people, and AI. The popularity of Chess.com has been on the rise, and according to Kotaku.com, “Chess.com set a site record of 31,700,000 games played on … Read More
by Devin Kosiorowski ‘24 On March 13, Sherwood embarked on its 2nd year celebrating Pi Week. The event was hosted by Math Honors Society sponsor Rebekah Byerly and the school’s math department. The event celebrated the digit of pi through a series of competitions that all revolved around the number. Students who won the competitions were given a free pass … Read More
This winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the findings from their 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. The survey gathers data on behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems in American youth including poor mental health and substance abuse. The CDC noted alarming increases in the percentage of students who felt … Read More