by Evelyn San Miguel ‘26 MCPS, as a result of losses in pandemic relief funds and coming short by $30 million of the Board of Education’s funding request, has reduced the budget for the 2024-25 school year, cutting programs like the Virtual Academy, increasing class sizes, and delaying the expansion of the Pre-Kindergarten program. As the 2024-25 school year crept … Read More
by Katie Ng ’25 The English Department has implemented a new phone policy for the 2024-25 school year. Students are now expected to put their phones, earbuds, and other electronic devices in their bags, and put their bags in designated areas at the start of class after the teacher outlines what materials they need for the period. No other department … Read More
by Ziv Golan ‘26 This past January MCPS announced that it would no longer be funding the online monitoring software Go Guardian for the 2024-25 school year as part of a slew of budget cuts. This prompted discontent from teachers who believed that without Go Guardian monitoring student behavior on Chromebooks would become a much more difficult task to manage. … Read More
In February of 2021, Maryland’s General Assembly passed the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, overriding a veto from Governor Larry Hogan. The law, a set of sweeping education reforms which, among other goals, attempts to institute a universal preschool program in all counties, increases state funding for education by $3.8 billion each year, and it requires individual counties to contribute $700 … Read More
by Katie Ng ’25 MCPS Board of Education president Karla Silvestre was one of three school district leaders who testified in front of Congress on May 8. The Republicans from the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Subcommittee called Silvestre and leaders from the Berkeley Unified School District and the New York Public Schools district for a hearing on … Read More
by Thien Dinh ’26 Two weeks ago, students at Sherwood voted for the SGA and class officers for the 2024-25 school year. Beginning next semester, senior Katie Daniel will be the school’s next SGA President, with senior Peyton Williams as Vice President, George Awkard serving as secretary, and Thi Cao as treasurer. While these winners of the elections surely are … Read More
by Katie Ng ’25 A number of teachers and other staff members are departing from Sherwood this school year, leaving Sherwood with a lasting legacy over their years as impactful teachers. Some are retiring for personal reasons; others are transferring to other schools in the county. A few teachers retired from Sherwood before the end of first semester, including French … Read More
by Justin Lakso ’25 In December, students currently in grades 9-11 selected courses to create their schedule for the next school year. The number of students who select a course, particularly for electives and some AP classes, largely determines whether it actually will be offered the following school year. In some instances, courses that did not have enough interest in … Read More
by Cliff Vacin ’25 MCPS sent a letter on April 2 to students, parents/guardians, and teachers regarding the string of in-school fights happening throughout middle and high schools. In the letter, Interim Superintendent Monique Felder pledged that MCPS and its schools will uphold the Student Code of Conduct and will hold students accountable for violating rules. In bold print in … Read More
by Noah Bair ’24 After going through an audition process, Joseph Hartlove was selected by a panel of Sherwood staff members to be the student-speaker at this year’s graduation. Hartlove is a particularly fitting choice considering that he was the treasurer of the Class of 2024 for the first three years of high school and this year served as schoolwide … Read More