by Elise Yang ‘27 College application season. A daunting time for most students. Throughout their high school career, students worry about what they must do in order to get into the best college or university for them. By the time students reach the start of their senior year, many find themselves wondering what they could’ve done better to increase their … Read More
by Evelyn San Miguel ’26 The senior class shirt—a time-honored tradition often playing on the numerical graduation year and the word ‘senior’—went awry this year, sparking a total recall, redesign, and release of a county-issued statement discussing its contents. Distributed to Class of 2026 seniors on October 15, the shirt had an arrangement of the graduation numbers 2 and 6 … Read More
by Violet Fujimoto ‘27 Sherwood is one of the oldest high school buildings in MCPS, with its main building constructed in 1950. As buildings age, maintenance issues arise and it is inevitable that repairs need to be made. Claudia Delgado, the current president of Sherwood’s PTSA, and other parents in Sherwood’s community have attempted to highlight concerns that the school’s … Read More
by Rachel Themistokleous ‘26 On October 31, Principal Tim Britton emailed the Sherwood community that it was reported that a student had brought a pistol to campus and had it with them throughout the entire day. Administration was not aware of the situation until the afternoon, when a student decided to go to them and share an image that was … Read More
by Nisha Khatri ‘26 Sherwood’s Class of 2026 graduation will be at UMBC on May 28 at 6 p.m., as announced by administration in early October. Sherwood’s graduations have been at UMBC for the past three years, creating a sense of familiarity with the location. Students, staff, and parents have generally expressed approval for the location over the past few years, … Read More
by Taylor Adams ‘27 Art students take on a new project as English department teacher Christopher Goodrich hopes to enhance the environment in his room. Goodrich’s room has no windows, and he has turned to the help of students to paint a mural of trees on the walls and brighten the room up. Goodrich moved into his room last year … Read More
by Andrew Fenner ’27 In June, MCPS approved a new grading policy that abolished the old rounding system and pivoted to a less generous but more equitable averaging system for semester grades. In the new system, students’ semester grades are calculated by the numerical average of their two quarter grades. “We hope the impact will be negligible, but in reality, … Read More
by Gabriel Esteban ‘27 and Ryan Green ‘26 For the 2025-26 school year, MCPS has implemented a stricter phone policy than previous years. According to the official MCPS website, high school students are now allowed to use mobile devices only during passing periods, lunch, and before school. At Sherwood, teachers across departments have tightened their policies and expectations about students’ … Read More
by Nisha Khatri ‘26 MCPS Board of Education is expected to vote by the end of December on a plan that would create geographic regions offering similar programs for high school students. According to the plan, Sherwood would be placed in a region with Blake, Springbrook, and Paint Branch. If the changes go into effect, they would be fully executed … Read More
by Ziv Golan ‘26 In midst of the Second Trump Presidency, local leaders have grappled with how to respond to the administration. Many actions of the President have specifically affected Montgomery County, such as mass layoffs of federal workers and increased ICE raids. In a Democratic stronghold like Montgomery County, leaders have largely taken an approach to push back against … Read More