by Apurva Mahajan ’22 For the 2021-2022 school year, the average cost of tuition alone in the United States was $38,070 at private schools, and ranging from $10,740 to $27,560 at public schools. That doesn’t even factor into room and board and other expenses which add onto the increasingly expensive cost of going to a four-year university. The average student … Read More
by Tori Newby and Madison Tringone ’22 Teams are going all out for the culminating event of the year: Senior Assassin. Groups of four to five seniors are assigned another team to target with water weapons, who they must “kill” before moving on to the next target. Sherwood grounds during school hours or during school-sponsored events are “no-kill” zones, as … Read More
by Daisia Smith ’22 Sherwood has many students with unique cultures and ethnicities whose opinions are vital to showing the diversity of the student body. As seniors of color prepare to cross the graduation stage next week, some shared their experiences from the past four years. For students to succeed at school, they must feel a sense of comfort and … Read More
by Yusra Husain ’22 Former Sherwood Principal Dr. Eric L. Minus is set to be the graduation commencement speaker for the Class of 2022. Earlier in the school year, the Class voted for the speaker to be a member of the community rather than a staff member at Sherwood. In February, Minus was selected for the honor through a nomination … Read More
by Lizzy Hermosilla ‘23 The computer science program at Sherwood has thrived over the past five years in large part because of the expertise of teacher Swikrit Manandhar who has taken on teaching the heft of the computer science classes offered at Sherwood, such as AP Computer Science Principles and AP JAVA. Manandhar has decided to resign at the end … Read More
by Emily Siansky ‘22 From March 1 to March 31, MCPS students from fourth to twelfth grade completed a survey as a part of the greater MCPS systemwide Anti-Racist Audit. The exact date the survey was taken is up to the discretion of each school, and Sherwood students completed it during homeroom on March 10. Students were offered the option … Read More
by Yusra Husain and Rachel Klein ‘22 AP Comparative Government was reintroduced this year at Sherwood by social studies teacher Michael King after being discontinued about a decade ago. When King arrived at Sherwood five years ago, AP CompGov stood out to him as a class he wanted to bring back to the school in the near future. “I know … Read More
by Madison Tringone ‘22 A recurring question for many years within MCPS is whether or not the funding is equal when comparing schools in higher poverty areas with those in more affluent areas. Although MCPS has strict formulas for ensuring schools are funded equally for day-to-day operations, there may be drastic disparities in funding for athletics and other extracurriculars because … Read More
Dunn Named Finalist for Teacher of the Year by Tanya Marques ‘23 MCPS recently announced the three finalists for its annual Teacher of the Year, and Sherwood’s own Johnathan Dunn is one of them. For the past nine years, Dunn has taught chorus, piano, and various other classes in the music department. Outside of the educational environment, Dunn volunteers at … Read More
by Tori Newby ‘22 A total of 17 staff members were informed in late February that they would not be returning to Sherwood next fall. For the 2022-2023 school year, Sherwood is losing three teachers each in the ESOL and Career and Technology Education (CTE) departments, two each in English, math, science, and counseling, and one each in music, social … Read More