by Joy Zhang ’14 1. Guys – show your Warrior Pride by attending games shirtless and covered in royal blue and white body paint. Girls – wear Sherwood gear (that’s skimpy) to distract the players on the opposing team; don’t let them bring their A-Game. 2. Appreciate the school band’s music. Request new songs and we can have our own … Read More
by Katie Mercogliano ’14 To tell which day of the week it is, one no longer needs a calendar; he/she can simply check the “hashtags” of Instagram, from #mirrorpicmonday to #throwbackthursday, and the most sacred of all days, #selfiesunday. Many see selfies, the act of taking a photograph of yourself most commonly with an iPhone, as a harmless and innocent … Read More
by Taylor Fernandes ’14 Behind the walls of Sherwood lie many different cliques, each holding its own required wardrobe. If you were to visit Sherwood and tried to figure out how to group students by their appearances, here’s is some of what you would see. Venturing into the school, you find a football player standing around. He’s sporting a skin … Read More
by Alec Perez ’14 On March 31, 2013, the University of Louisville played Duke University in the NCAA March Madness Men’s’ Basketball Tournament. About midway through the first half, Louisville’s player Kevin Ware sprung through the air and landed awkwardly, breaking his tibia in his left leg to the point where the bone was popping out of his knee. … Read More
by Hunter Moore ’15 Robert Van Winkle, also known as Vanilla Ice, is a multi-talented man who became a star rapper in the 90s and has desperately done all he can to not leave Hollywood since. A young man who grew up as an athlete, winning all types of awards for motocross racing, morphed into one of the most popular white … Read More
by Maria Claudia Garcia-Rada ‘13 and Alyssa Miller ‘13 1. Debug. We all remember the “Debug” system, a favorite amongst elementary school teachers and counselors: Ignore, move away, talk friendly, talk firmly and get adult help. However, in the modern high school environment, some adaptations are necessary. First, ignore all texts, so they get the message that you don’t want … Read More
by Alex Porter ’13 Wednesday that the United States would continue its leadership in protecting human rights by watching the Syrian Civil War unfold and seeing what happens in a few years. The advanced democracy, famous for fighting two world wars, regularly invading countries around the globe, aiding democratic nations and arming foreign fighters in the name of freedom, will … Read More
by Cal Wilson ’14 Marketing has always been a lucrative business: get a poor, helpless sap to purchase your useless product. A lot of thought goes into every aspect of every advertisement. Since 2010, there has been a rapid increase in companies promoting violence and acrimony, and the Parent Organization for Protecting Kids (POP-Kids) has launched a campaign against the … Read More
Robert Van Winkle, also known as Vanilla Ice, is a multi-talented man who became a star rapper in the 90s and has desperately done all he can to not leave Hollywood since. A young man who grew up as an athlete, winning all types of awards for motocross racing, morphed into one of the most popular white rappers of all … Read More
cartoon by Diana McDermott ’13