by Evan Joseph ’23 Due to the outbreak of Covid-19 many people have been affected heavily in several different ways and have been deprived of many important life-changing experiences. One of the major consequences of this quarantine has been on students of all ages attending all different levels of school. For college freshmen around the country, the switch to online … Read More
by Julia Robins ‘20 With the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the nation, residents are encouraged to stay home to prevent its spread. But one place where many people are potentially in contact that is sometimes unavoidable is grocery stores. Despite protocols in place to encourage social distancing and sanitation, stores like Olney Giant fall short of succeeding to enforce these protocols … Read More
by Jenna Bloom ‘21 On April 22, Councilmember Tom Hucker held a virtual Student Town Hall, where student advocacy and leadership organizations were invited to share their priorities, constructive ideas to achieve them, and also discuss how they are continuing to move their priorities forward during the Covid-19 shutdown. Additionally, student leaders also shared their perspectives on MCPS’ distance learning … Read More
by Drew Scott ‘20 March 13th. It has officially been one month since schools have been announced closed. Originally, I thought it would only last 2 weeks, like Governor Hogan said. But as the number of cases in Maryland rose and rose, I began to accept the fact that we weren’t going back to school anytime soon. As the days … Read More
by Ella Casey ‘21 While there is an obvious adjustment period coupled with lots of concern about the effectiveness of the sudden shift to online education, an additional question arises: could this quick-fix online system actually be a glimpse into the near future of education, too? As technology has advanced over the past decade, more and more people have been … Read More
by Adina Brenner ‘20 The other day I woke up to one of the loudest and most annoying sounds known to kids today … my mother vacuuming. You might’ve assumed I meant my alarm, but due to the current circumstances, that hadn’t been set to wake me up in quite a while. After numerous unsuccessful attempts of trying to fall … Read More
by Adam Pfeiffer ‘20 When my high school wrestling career ended on March 7, I was upset. I had lost in the state semifinals by a score of 2-1 to the eventual champion, who went on to destroy his opponent in the finals (who I beat a week prior at the regional tournament), while I had to settle for third … Read More
by Jackson Hongtong ’21 My daily schedule for the past few weeks has been the same. I wake up at around nine, watch Netflix for about an hour, and then eat breakfast. After that, I might go hop on video games, do homework (not really), or really just anything to pass the time. Then at noon, I get in the … Read More
by Jenna Timmons ’21 Even though Sherwood students are not utilizing the school parking lot right now, they will return driving to and from school, whether it happens this school year or not until the fall. Once the bell rings during a normal school day, hundreds of Sherwood students come pouring out of the building and rush into their cars. … Read More
by Rachel Klein ’22 I keep thinking to myself that this isn’t so bad, but in reality, it is. I have done some research on the topic of dangers of social isolation in teens, mostly because I have nothing better to do. Social isolation can be very harmful to not only teen’s, but everyone’s mental health. Personally, I’m not sure … Read More