by Jack DeGonia ’19 My quest to play lacrosse in college was a major driving force in where I applied to schools and what I looked for in each one of them. In addition to the standard requirements, such as how well I liked the school, and if they had my major or not, I had to look into their … Read More
by Katherine Sperduto ’19 Throughout my high school career, my life has changed in many ways. My friend groups changed, my classes changed, fashion trends changed, my responsibilities and freedoms changed, my interests and hobbies changed. But, the one thing that never changed in my life, is my awful disease of procrastination. Even to this day, I sit here, three … Read More
by Nathan Lampshire ’19 Little did Dr. Minus know that I was practicing excellence before his time here at Sherwood. Before I decided to pursue a military career, I had a schedule that honestly couldn’t have been more beneficial for my success. I’d wake up around 5 am every morning, eat a pop tart and stick my head in the … Read More
by Kelly Seganish ’19 In high school the stereotypical thing for students to do is take the sport that they played when they were younger, and carry out playing it throughout high school. Whether it be soccer, hockey, or even football, there is usually one sport that a student becomes passionate about, and ends up playing in high school. In … Read More
by Anika Mittu ’19 During the freshmen year musical, my skirt fell off in front of an entire audience. Sure, I was wearing a leotard under the skirt, but cast members still tried to move around me and hide me from the glaring stage lights. You can’t exactly laugh onstage when something like that happens; you have to keep dancing. … Read More
by Mallory Carlson ’19 “I’m so sorry !! I just realized I told my parents I’d have dinner with them, my dad gets home from working in VA today.” This is, almost to a tee, my standard flaking-out-of-evening-plans text. Sometimes, if I work on a Saturday afternoon and into the evening, I’ll realize that I actually don’t really want to … Read More
by Nick Hermosilla ’19 The 2020 Presidential Election will be the first election where all of our class will be able to vote. And it goes without saying that the upcoming election will be the most contentious and monumental election in recent American history. If we want to act as good citizens and patriots being involved in our democracy, then … Read More
by Andrew Ventura ’19 Moon Under Water the space whale smells like gas chicken nuggets made of gold if i were to change the world id swim in the endless lagoon sometimes the moon may seem under water but hold tight the cosmic birds will sing so beautifully smile and laugh let the oozing mind bind with the eyes see … Read More
by Sabina Jafri ‘20 I recently sat in a Youth Peace Conference workshop at Blake High School and listened to a student lecturer, aged sixteen, speak on an issue that was immeasurably important to her. She began by asking everyone in the room this: though it is illegal everywhere, in how many of the world’s 196 countries does slavery still … Read More
by Brenna Henderson ’21 At the start of the second semester, chorus and piano teacher Johnathan Dunn started an open-door lunch where students who do not have a place to be at lunch can sit in his classroom. Held in room E150, the lunch is a safe and friendly place for students to meet new people and talk to Dunn. … Read More