by Audrey Farris ‘25 Recently, the education platform Synergy that is used by MCPS has provided students with the option to change their name and/or gender as it appears on their profile, which is visible to any staff member or parent. These changes can be made without parental permission or consent. This update may provide transgender students more comfort in … Read More
by Liam Trump ‘24 A year after MCPS made the decision to remove a designated police officer from each of its high schools, the school system is bringing them back in a modified form. The plan for reintroducing police came only weeks after a shooting at Magruder critically injured a 15 year old. With the title of Community Engagement Officers … Read More
by Nia Peake ‘23 For the past two years, MCPS has provided students with free lunches due to federal lunch programs introduced by Congress in 2020 to combat obstacles and hardships from the pandemic. These programs are set to expire on June 30, ending free school lunches for the next school year. On March 11 of this year, the $1.5 … Read More
by Sydney Wiser ‘23 On May 2, Politico leaked the draft majority opinion for the Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case challenges the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that granted federal protection to abortion under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment which provides a fundamental “right to privacy.” If the draft reflects the … Read More
by Solaiman Hassanin ‘23 The weeks after the May 7 prom saw a massive outbreak of Covid-19 infections at Sherwood. Despite hundreds of students getting Covid-19, school continued with no mask mandate. The non-response to the outbreak was a clear indication that Sherwood and MCPS have decided on a “new normal” in which schools will remain in-person no matter how … Read More
by Alex Braun ‘23 As technology advances and the coronavirus makes in-person work and school difficult, more of our lives are moving online. This is true of the SAT, which in 2023 will become internationally taken in a digital format, and become digital in the United States in 2024. On April 9, I took a digital SAT as part of … Read More
by Matt Kauffman ‘23 Since his loss of the 2020 presidential election, former President Donald Trump has done anything but recede quietly from the White House. Investigations about the January 6 riots and Trump’s attempt to overturn the outcome of the election, he has been amassing funds and hinting at a 2024 run for office. Many members of the Republican … Read More
by Bryan Kim ‘23 On April 1, the Maryland General Assembly approved a bill to put the legalization of recreational marijuana use on the state’s 2022 ballot in November. The bill would allow individuals over the age of 21 to possess up to 1.5 ounces or 12 grams of concentrated cannabis and up to two cannabis plants for personal use. … Read More
by Gabi Admi ‘23 these past few years have been strange, even after returning to in-person instruction. At the beginning of the school year, sitting in a classroom with so many new restrictions felt odd. We had to stay 6 feet apart, keep masks on at all times, and ask permission to eat or drink outside the classroom. Yet as … Read More
by Avery Prudenti ’22 One of the many opportunities that Sherwood has to offer is its career pathway courses. These programs focus on teaching students the proper basic skills and occupational training that will aid them in earning credentials for jobs related to a specific pathway. The two most prevalent courses at Sherwood are the Academy of Health Professions (AoHP) … Read More