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 Brynn Smith ‘19 Following the qualifying tournament in January, the Forensics team was thoroughly prepared for their quarter finals, semi finals, and eventually the finals competition. Finishing behind Walter Johnson and Richard Montgomery, Sherwood claimed third place out of 21 other high schools throughout the county at the nals on February 10 and 11 at Blake. Forensics is competitive … Read More
by Isabella Pilot ‘18 The Sherwood Film Festival is returning for its fourth year on April 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Ertzman Theater. This year’s event will feature some significant changes designed to both encourage more students to compete and increase turnout as the festival gains recognition and anticipation. “When we first started out, we had four categories; music … Read More
by Danielle Katz ‘18 Travel bans, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies, and deportations are topics plastered across national television and newspapers. Despite appearing far away and impersonal, their local effects can be found within the Sherwood community. New policies surrounding immigration have struck fear and brought a sense of uncertainty to populations within the school, and these effects are … Read More
by Meghan Kimberling ‘17 There are the Baby Boomers, then Generation X, Generation Y, Millennials and now a new emerging generation of 12 to 21 year-olds dubbed “Generation Z.” Cultural signals and surveys have shown that this new population has different views about gender identification and sexual orientation, compared to their older counterparts, creating a more accepting platform for future … Read More
by Shawn Yaftali ‘17 Unlike previous generations, the current wave of teenagers are defying the stereotype of young adults abusing dangerous substances. Recently, their use of alcohol, cigarettes, and other drugs have fallen to record lows. These results were compiled by a U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) survey, which studies the trends in illegal and illicit drug use … Read More
by Leah Peloff ‘18 As it gets deeper and deeper into winter, many people start to experience what is known as the “winter blues.” Opposite to spring fever, people often feel seasonally depressed due to the increased hours of darkness as well as the bitterly cold weather. Winter depression, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), has numerous causes, including, “brain chemicals, … Read More
by Danielle Tobb ‘17 Sherwood’s “It’s Academic” team was thoroughly prepared when they stepped on the stage at NBC4 Studios for their competition against Northwest and Fairfax County’s Centreville on October 15. Social studies teacher and co-sponsor of “It’s Academic” Scott Allen explained that the team played the game with a calculated strategy: build up a lead in the beginning … Read More
by Megan Werden ‘17 Oscar Meyer or Oscar Mayar? Is the show called “Sex in the City” or “Sex and the City?” Does the song “We Are the Champions” by Queen actually end with “of the world?” The doubt over which of these choices are correct has been attributed to the Mandela Effect, which is when many remember a certain … 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