By Bryse Thornwell ’16 After three years of inactivity, the Black Student Union (BSU) is back. By their mission statement, the BSU is a club organization dedicated to “implementing a bond among one another and fostering a passion for success” within the school’s African American community. They strive to support one another in academic endeavors, mentor each other and stretch … Read More
By Chase Wilson ’17 As senior year comes around and college application deadlines approach rapidly, student anxiety also is quickly rising, and for an understanbable reason. Perhaps unrealistically, seniors want the college application process to go perfectly. Any snag or delay has the potential to put a tense senior over the edge. Take senior Ade Adeola’s situation this year, for … Read More
By Samantha Schwartz ’16 On a daily basis a bully preys on an innocent peer in the crowded school hallways, picking on his or her glasses or the way he or she walks or some other outrageously unfair reason. And everyday students stand by, hesitating to act. As the bullying continues, they walk by and pretend nothing is happening. This … Read More
By Elizabeth Kronlage ’18 and Sammie Spillman ’16 A common trend among teenage girls is having multiple piercings in various places such as their ears, nose and navel. Some girls choose to get their piercings done professionally while others prefer to do it themselves or have a friend do it for them. There are different ways to self-pierce. Some who … Read More
By Maya Koeppen ’17 Each year students and teachers crowd the halls in awe at the extensively decorated and highly anticipated hallways, while those who worked on them nervously await the results. This year will prove to be no exception. Next Friday, students will leave the real world and enter into the sets of some of the most crowd-pleasing, top-grossing … Read More
By Will Van Gelder ’16 Many high school students imagining the college life, envision dorm rooms, new friends, and professors in large auditoriums. But for other students, the first image that might come to mind when thinking of college is football on Saturday afternoons. College football is a tremendously popular sport that, in some parts of the country, is watched … Read More
By Kira Yates ’16 Football has an ongoing reputation as being a violent sport in which players risk their safety each game. While many injuries are serious, the most dangerous and prevalent injuries are concussions, or any trauma to the head. On the opening Sunday of the 2015 season, almost every game had at least one player out with a … Read More
By Ashley Nnabue ’16 The Hall of Fame Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman said, “I think that we’re at a real crossroads, as it relates to the grassroots of our sport, because if I had a 10-year-boy, I don’t know that I’d be real inclined to encourage him to go play football, in light of what we are learning from head … Read More
By Danielle Tobb ’17 Fans of the Washington Redskins are a long-suffering bunch and they have reached the point where they expect this season to be the worst for their team. At the beginning of the season, the team demoted Robert Griffin III who went from hero to zero since being the Redskins’ second draft pick overall in 2012. On … Read More
By Milan Polk ’16 Warrior Wakeup Live, Sherwood’s morning show, went live in late September. It is mainly run by students, who are trained to do everything from recording audio to filming the show. The school year begins with a small group of students working on the show. It is instructed by John Williams, the school’s media services technician, and … Read More