by Violet Fujimoto ‘27 The covid pandemic caused a plethora of issues for students, especially those in the midst of preparing for college. Due to school closures, the SAT or ACT could not be administered safely. In order to combat this issue, colleges adopted the test-optional policy. This grants students the option to omit their SAT or ACT scores from … Read More
by Taylor Adams ‘27 Juniors are nearly rising seniors and are increasingly considering their topics for their college essays, especially now that the 2026-2027 Common App essay prompts have been released. Confusion surrounds the supposedly effective method of “trauma dumping,” which involves sharing in detail past difficult experiences or hardships. Trauma dumping is a common approach to writing a college … Read More
by Ryan Greene ’26 Sherwood’s neighbor Sandy Spring Friends School (SFSS), a Quaker school serving preschool through 12th grade, will remain open following a brief period of uncertainty regarding its future. On April 23, the school’s board announced that due to an increase of community funding, they have secured to keep the school operation through at least the 2027-2028 academic … Read More
by Ziv Golan ‘26 High school commonly is the time when many first enter the workforce, acquiring jobs at places such as retail stores, restaurants, swimming pools and summer camps. However, there are several other creative ways to make money as a teenager. Student-run businesses have started to become a fixture around Sherwood with advertisements on social media and posters … Read More
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