By Steven Witkin ‘16 The rise of smartphones and social media has created and forgotten countless fads. Social competition and ease of access combined has paved the way for games like Flappy Bird, Words with Friends and Clash of Clans. It may sound surprising, but another type of smartphone game has become immensely popular among both teens and adults —trivia. … Read More
By Sara Casareto ‘16 The icons of this generation have become the like, retweet, reblog, and share buttons. Over 90 percent of those on Instagram are under 35. This is 90 percent of 150 million people worldwide. Seventy-one percent of all internet users have a Facebook and of those, 84 percent are 18-29 years old. For many, social media is … Read More
By Jack Armstrong ‘15 A few years ago no one could have imagined the possibility of a self-driving car. A real functioning car that uses sensors and computers to drive to its destination without the assistance of a human driver. The Google Self-Driving Car Project has been underway since 2010, when Google first announced it was developing self-driving car technology. … Read More
By Gianna Bartolini ’15 Senior Samantha Berger may seem like your average student, taking rigorous classes and playing as the captain of the soccer team, but there is more to her than meets the eye. For the last eight years, she has been working towards her goal of becoming a fashion designer. Beginning in the fourth grade, she was designing … Read More
By Ashley Nnabue ’16 Across the board, recent studies have shown an intriguing relationship between children’s emotional growth and the amount of time and freedom they receive for play. In Western society today, there has been a prevailing viewpoint that a constraining parent is a good parent, but that actually may only lead to having children that are too afraid … Read More
By Samantha Schwartz ’16 We all know the excitement that comes with the announcement of a class field trip, from missing school to experiencing learning in a fun and interactive way. Thus far this school year, many classes have gone on a variety of field trips: 1. AP European History and Comparative Religion classes went to museums in Washington, D.C. … Read More
By Steven Witkin ’16 An updated AP US History (APUSH) curriculum framework has triggered debate in several school systems. The framework, developed over four years by the College Board, was implemented for the first time this school year. Instead of focusing on content such as events, figures and the details of laws, the new framework focuses on documents and encourages … Read More
By Samantha Schwartz ’16 Social media has begun to run teenager’s lives. They feel obligated to tell the world what they are doing, whether it’s “tweeting” their love for Chipotle or “Instagraming” a quick picture from the party the night before. Many teachers have noticed this technology obsession and opened their classrooms to it. Teachers throughout Sherwood have been logging … Read More
By Lauren Cosca ’15 As many students have noticed, free Wi-Fi is now available at Sherwood. The purpose of this network is to expand the availability of technology as classroom material for students and teachers. It is available to them on their iPhones, tablets and laptops. The building-wide wireless access was installed in August and September of 2013, but was … Read More
By Meagan Barrett ’15 In society today, everyone is expected to be outgoing, talkative and perpetually social. What’s often overlooked is the fact that some people are not geared to be as expressive, animated, and, well … extroverted as these expectations would suggest. In fact, approximately one out of every three people in the United States is an introvert, and … Read More