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
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 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
By Stacey Wells ‘15 Group projects are a frequent part of everyday high school life. Students are split into different clusters and assigned a collaborative task; whether it is a video project in English or a diorama in biology. Like them or hate them, group projects have been accredited as a positive learning technique. According to a study done by … Read More
by Steffani Carrera ‘14 It’s only 9 a.m. on a Saturday but senior Haley Nachlas is already warming up to practice her solo dance routine in the spacious studio at Savage Dance Company in Skyesville. Surrounded by fellow dancers, she follows a stretching routine, carefully moving to loosen up her muscles and prepare for the intense choreography. Nachlas has been … Read More
By Ashley Yen ‘14 While many students already may have quit on their new year’s resolutions, others are still waiting to celebrate their new year. Tomorrow, January 31, Lunar New Year will be celebrated around the world. It is a holiday celebrated by different Asian cultures and is determined by the lunisolar calendar. Chinese New Year is celebrated in many … Read More
By Cal Wilson ‘14 Sherwood’s second CAST performance of the year, previously known as Dinner Theatre, underwent new changes such as the deduction of the dinner and a renaming to Winter One Act. This comes from an executive decision from sponsor Andrew Dodge to focus less on the food and more on the student based acting, directing, casting and playwriting. … Read More
By Lucy Hurlbut ‘14 What exactly is Obamacare? Obamacare, officially known as The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), is not a health insurance plan but a health care reform that aims to provide more Americans with access to affordable, quality health care. Americans have the opportunity to get health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. This allows people … Read More
By Tom Lee ‘14 As the U.S. government went into shutdown mode from October 1 to October 17, many people were left wondering why Congress had failed to enact legislation that would appropriate funds for the 2014 fiscal year. Whether it is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) or a divided Congress, there are many reasons as to … Read More
By Sean Kang ‘14 Every year, approximately 3.5 million students nationwide take the PSAT. Of the 1.5 million juniors who take the PSAT, about 50,000 top scorers are selected to qualify for National Merit Scholarship Program recognition. Two-thirds of the qualified students will receive Letters of Commendation, while the remaining 16,000 students will proceed in becoming Semifinalists for the National … Read More