by Sarah Nove ’20 Through thirteen years of school, I have not tried out for a single sports team. I have never been, nor do I think I ever will be, a sports person. Before high school, just the thought of being on a team could send me spiraling into anxiety. I was always worried I would let my friends … Read More
by Jonah Sachs ’20 Not everyone gets the opportunity to watch themselves grow from year to year. Usually it’s those you don’t see too often that can see the difference between Thanksgiving you and Quarantine-Zoom-call you (“my, how big you’ve gotten!”). I, however, have had the rare opportunity to watch my own development. For the past five years, I have … Read More
by Adam Levine ’20 As I stare at this blank page, I think of all the blank pages I’ve stared at over my past three years in Newspaper. The countless articles written, though rarely, if ever, turned in on deadline (sorry about that, Mr. Huck), and the stories that come along with them all started from a blank page. And … Read More
by Adina Brenner ’20 and Kat Mahoney ’20 ‘I Couldn’t Help It…’ by Adina Brenner ‘20 Every year, each senior is allowed and encouraged to write a little blurb talking about themself as a way to end with a bang and really make their mark on the newspaper. After lots and lots of thinking, I came to the realization … Read More
by Sydney Henry ’20 I don’t know that I personally believe in myths and superstitions, such as if you break a mirror, you’ll have seven years of bad luck, or if you don’t hold your breath when going by a cemetery, the spirits will haunt you. However, there is one speculation that I do believe, and that is the fact … Read More
by Sophia Wooden ’20 Reflecting on my time here at Sherwood, I find that some of my fondest memories are in the few classes that I truly found a family. In these “family classes” I either instantly felt comfortable among the company of friends, or in time, with shared experiences and interests, I gained an inexplicable connection with some of … Read More
by Alex Cohen ’20 It seems only fitting that as a senior in my final days before graduation, I talk about my greatest high school memory and my best advice for incoming freshmen that goes along with it. Going into high school, I had my heart set on making the basketball team. My whole childhood I loved playing for travel … Read More
by Anna Squiers ’20 Right now, we are living through the Coronavirus pandemic. It’s easy to be negative in a time like this. Hundreds of thousands of people are dying, we’re all stuck inside, I can’t see my friends, and I can’t see my classmates. For now, I have no idea if we’ll ever have a prom or graduation. This … Read More
by Zach Seymour ’20 In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, the education system has seen massive change through the introduction of strictly online learning. This has left college students in a predicament which no one could have foreseen or planned for. While the health benefits are clear in stopping the increased spread of COVID-19 across university campuses, the detraction … Read More
by Carlee Malone ’20 With all this newfound spare time that quarantine has brought, many have been driven to new hobbies and creative outlets in order to take advantage of an otherwise unfortunate circumstance. For Reagan Yates (‘19) and brother Tommy Yates, a Sherwood junior, their version of a creative outlet combined an entrepreneurial spirit and a popular quarantine hobby: … Read More