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
By Cal Wilson ‘14 Everyone knows that St. Patrick’s Day is a leprechaun’s favorite time of year. It’s their time to run around, throw four leaf-clover seeds and pinch people who are not wearing green. Playful and fun as they are, they refuse to let anyone get close to them. Don’t let that deter you from trying; there still are … Read More
By Mike Crooks ‘14 Lately, users of Internet dating sites, like E-Harmony, BlackPeopleMeet, and Christian Mingle, have been complaining that the sites are ineffective. They claim that the sites don’t match them with compatible partners because the criteria for creating a profile aren’t narrow enough. Some may say that these people should actually go out and try to form a … Read More
By Katie Mercogliano ‘14
By Becky Ewing ’14 When I complain about doing homework, my parents always scold me. “At least you have the internet! We had to use textbooks!” “At least you have a computer! We had to use typewriters!” “At least you have a car! We had to ride dinosaurs!” Blah, blah. I never understood why old people say things like that. … Read More