Kicking Off Spring Concerts

By Katie Mercogliano ‘14 A Night of Jazz starts off the spring music department concerts in the cafeteria at 6 p.m. Sherwood’s Jazz band, under the guidance of Alex Silverbook, has been preparing since earlier this spring. Along with the Jazz concert, the Spring Instrumental Concert will be held in the Ertzman on May 6 at 7:30 p.m. Both feature … Read More

Tobi King Crowned as Mr. Sherwood

        By Alec Perez ‘14 The annual Mr. Sherwood event was held on March 28 in the Ertzman Theater with a sellout crowd of more than 1,000 people. 17 seniors volunteered to participate in the competition: Mike Crooks, Kevin Daly, Chris Katz, Noah Kieserman, Tobi King, Joe Lavoie, Vijay Mahabare, Martin Mueller, Clyde Noubissie, Jan Pasternak, Alec … Read More

Students Take Part in Search To Find the Perfect Roommate

By Mary Macrae ‘14 The process of finding a college roommate has changed throughout the years with growing technology. With the invention of Facebook, students are able to pick their roommates through college groups. In these groups, students are able to browse through people’s profiles and determine whether they think they would be compatible with one another. This method of … Read More

Film Fest Showcases Aspiring Filmmakers

By Meagan Barrett ‘15 This year, Sherwood will have its first ever Film Festival on Friday, May 16, at 7 p.m. in the Ertzman. All video entries must be between two and 12 minutes long, and fit under one of the following five categories: Narrative, Documentary, Music Video, Animated Film and, surprisingly enough, Vines. The judges will choose the three … Read More

Netflix Monopolizes American Television Watching

By Ryan Deal ‘16 The future of how people watch television as we know it is quickly approaching an impasse. Broadcast television and its original programming has been a mainstay in the common American household for decades, but an opponent is coming which could rattle programming for the future. Netflix, a revolutionary website which streams around 2,000 different TV series, … Read More

Day in the Life of Dino Zagami

By Samantha Schwartz ‘16 Even if you do not know Dino personally, you’ve heard of him. How could you not? Senior Dino Zagami is known for his many talents and leadership roles. He is SGA president, MC at pep rallies and that voice heard over the PA system with a special announcement as 2:10 nears. He is a driving force … Read More

Teleconference Links Students on Global Scale

by Steffani Carrera ‘14 On February 21, Sherwood hosted its first international teleconference through an organization called Next Generation of Youth (NGY). The aim of the conference was to discuss the increasingly popular subjects of media literacy and cyber safety in the 21st century. Participants included students from Kenya, senator Donna Edwards, Host Producer Lauren Short, NICE Founder Steve Covey … Read More

Students Bring Smiles to Community

by Annie Feinroth ‘15 The Teen Angel Project (TAP), is a non-profit, charitable program that aims to bring joy to the community through music and dance. Consisting of 50 high school and middle school students, eight of whom attend Sherwood, they have performed more than 2,000 service hours in just one year. The group has performed for organizations such as … Read More

Trendy New App Tracks Student Sleeping Patterns

by Ankur Kayastha ‘15 Get into bed. Sleep, AKA blackout. Wake up. Go to school. This was my and other high school students’ sleeping routine every night before school. There is no doubt that high schoolers are on a delayed schedule and are completely sleep deprived, but we never knew how much until a new smartphone app hit the stores … Read More

Senior Participates in Internship for Major Federal Administration

Senior Brooke O’Connell works at her desk at the Food and Drug Adminstration. She has been given the rare opportunity to begin working in a professional environment as opposed to a classroom setting. by Lucy Hurlbut ‘14 When senior Brooke O’Connell started looking for internships over the summer, she never dreamed it would be at one of the most important … Read More