by Violet Fujimoto ‘27 Meta and YouTube were found liable for the mental health issues a young woman experienced due to her usage of social media. The jury awarded the plaintiff $3 million in compensation and an extra $3 million in punitive damages. It was determined that social media platforms should be considered defective due to their addictive nature which … Read More
by Maddie Baron ‘27 Over the past few months, communities throughout the country have seen a wave of strange and extreme weather, leaving many confused and distressed. From freezing temperatures in the South to intense heat in the West, weather patterns have been unpredictable and, many times, dangerous. In Maryland, for example, the weather has changed drastically within just a … Read More
by Yasmin Sheikh ‘27 Sherwood club Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) attended the annual Maryland FBLA Student Leadership Conference in Ocean City this past March and competed against more than 60 other Maryland high schools. Twenty-seven Sherwood students competed at states in 2026 compared to five students at last year’s competition. Now, for 3 Sherwood competitors, Nationals are on … Read More
by Nisha Khatri ‘26 The Maryland State Department of Education recently proposed an amendment that would take away the requirement that every school have a full-time certified school librarian. Although the department has since backtracked on the proposal, the move comes at a time of growing apathy with reading and literature and an already decreased number of librarians in several … Read More
by Maya Dorsam ‘27 While many high schoolers begin making money by picking up typical jobs such as babysitting or working at restaurants, a few stand out from their peers by starting their very own businesses. Such students experience the complexities of managing finances, time, and school all at once on a different level. Junior Elly Ylaya runs a nail … Read More
by Nicholas Jones ‘28 In the past few years, MCPS has not avoided the nationwide scourge of guns and gun violence in schools. MCPS has been impacted by multiple incidents over the past few years, including non-fatal shootings at Magruder and Wootton. Last fall, a student at Sherwood brought a gun to school, and administrators did not discover this until … Read More
by Ziv Golan ’26 The nearing end of the school year signifies not only a time where students are moving on, but also teachers entering retirement. Beloved English teacher Alexandra Green is one of the teachers wrapping up her high school teaching career at the close of the 2025-2026 school year, finishing an impressive 32-year career in middle and secondary … Read More
by Andrew Fenner ‘27 Social media has seen the rise of a new genre of content creators that use their platform to advocate for a new, more analytical way of looking at attractiveness. This new online sub-culture, known online as “looksmaxxing” or “black-pill,” targets insecure young men, encouraging them to take advantage of new methods to change their appearance. One … Read More
by Andrew Fenner ‘27 After the June Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which parents had sued MCPS for not providing students the option to opt out of reading books with LGBTQ+ characters or themes, a U.S. District Court Judge has now ruled that MCPS pay out $1.5 million in damages to different families. The families who sued … Read More
by Elise Yang ‘27 Montgomery County Council Member Evan Glass hosted a virtual meeting open to parents, teachers, and community leaders to discuss the Sherwood cluster’s priorities, specifically relating to the health and well-being of students. Around 10 attendees joined the meeting on February 25, including Sherwood’s PTSA President Claudia Delgado, Cluster Coordinator Henriot St. Gerard, and other parents and … Read More