Illegal Immigrants from Freedomville mumble the Mexican National Anthem amongst citizens of their newfound country across the border. By Betselot Wondimu ‘15 Tensions are flaring at the Mexico-U.S. border as American citizens continue to flood into northern Mexico. Americans from Freedomville, Texas, a small town near the border, are desperately fleeing violence, social hardship and outright chaos after Freedomville’s government … Read More
By Stacey Wells ’15 Using the bathroom during the school day is an ordinary thing for most—if not all—students. They enter the bathroom, do their business, wash their hands and then … wait in line to use the malfunctioning hand dryer. Most of the time, especially during lunch, there will be crowds of people waiting to use a single dryer. … Read More
By Emma Izzo ’15 Sophomore Dave Turner is always up for thrills, living life on the edge. He regularly stays up after 10 p.m., even sneaking out of his house on occasion. One never can tell what Turner will risk next. “The other day I did something so bad, like really bad. While my parents were out of the house … Read More
By Leo Corman ’15 Maneuvering through Sherwood’s hallways is difficult for even the most experienced of students. Walking between classes can feel like fighting through a dense maze of backpacks and flesh. Fortunately, after studying the issue for the past year, I have some tips to help you get around Sherwood safely. Avoid Distractions Talking on the phone or texting … Read More
By Stacey Wells ’15 Throughout history, summer has marked a period of growth, adventure and excitement for teens. Young adults have the power to choose their own daily schedules and do all those things they never had time for during the school year. Teenagers are ecstatic when they hear the bell ring for summer; they are ready to have adventures … Read More
by Leo Corman ’15 While some teachers (perhaps the more inexperienced ones) decide to decorate their classrooms in a careless and haphazard fashion, the true educators know that the content they put on their walls has a tremendous influence on student productivity and performance. Specifically, teachers’ choices for quotes will have lasting repercussions for their students throughout the school year. … Read More
By Dean Emerson,14 According to social commentators, the current generation, dubbed the “millennials,” are the least productive generation and possibly the worst ever. They claim that, despite this generation being the most educated and technologically advanced, the whole feel-good movement to build kids’ self-esteem has completely backfired, creating the most arrogant and selfish generation of all time. Like an invasive … Read More
– By Hunter Moore ‘15 A fight broke out in a Miami bar last Wednesday between old-school rappers and contemporary rappers. An eye witness said it was more of a battle over which style of music was better: the old-school clean-cut rap about not doing drugs, or the contemporary foul-mouthed rap about how awesome drugs are. An eye witness identified … Read More
By Allie Pino During the past three years here at Sherwood, junior Colin Brandy has never been interested in school and has been barely passing his classes. Teachers say all he does is sleep and play Super Mario Brothers or Backyard Baseball on his Nintendo Game Boy. His second-period teacher, June Hack, reported that Brandy ran out of her classroom, … Read More
By Chase Wilson ‘17 Sophomore Will Lancaster was suspended recently for disrupting class constantly. In Lancaster’s fourth period, teacher Nancy Plywood told him repeatedly to “stop his face from being so annoying.” After the third warning, she sent him to the principal’s office where he continued, in an anonymous administrator’s words, ‘to be ugly.’ The Lancaster family, and more specifically … Read More