by Zach Seymour ’20 In Montgomery County the shortage of substitute teachers is obvious throughout schools. Last year on average 120 requests for substitutes were left unfilled each school day. This left schools scrambling for other educators in the building to cover classes, ripping them away from their work. This practice also can leave teachers not versed in the subject … Read More
by Julia Robins ’20 In October, a student in Jewish Student Union (JSU) received an offensive anti-Semitic note. After discussion in their club meeting, it soon became apparent that hate speech, including racism and homophobia, is an issue at Sherwood. This prompted special education teacher Jill Galt, JSU’s sponsor, to hold a multi-club discussion on Thursday, January 9, on the … Read More
by Eve Schlegel ‘20 Over the past couple months, Instagram has been trialing tests to hide the number of likes posts receive. It does not affect every Instagram user because the company wants to observe reactions before it makes any permanent changes. The likes are hidden from followers, so only the individual who made the post can see the number … Read More
by Elizabeth Casey ’21 Just a couple months ago, the mental health project The Net was launched at Sherwood. The Net is a space in the school for stressed students to come in and decompress, and to learn about mental health. Every tuesday and thursday students come in to The Net in the morning, at lunch, and after school to … Read More
by Jenna Timmons ’21 In the past few years, the SAT has surpassed the ACTS as the most commonly taken test, with 2 million students taking the SAT and 1.9 million students taking the ACT in 2018. Also, many colleges are beginning to not require standardized testing to be considered for admission. These factors together pushed for the ACT to … Read More
by Drew Scott ’20 If you’re not living under a rock in this modern age, you‘ve likely heard the phrase, “Ok Boomer.” This one line causes the ire of adults everywhere who get it thrown at them in response to them saying something that is really dumb and outdated. “Ok Boomer” has done wonders for counterculture and teenage rebellion. Gone … Read More
by Anna Squiers ’20 The historic Olney Ale House caught fire the evening of December 3. The fire started in the kitchen and quickly spread to the second floor through the duct work, and the restaurant was evacuated. There were about 70 firefighters on the scene working to quench the flames, and one firefighter was treated and released after being … Read More
by Sudha Sudhaker ‘21 A data breach in Montgomery County Public Schools affected nearly 6,000 accounts from six schools. The breach occurred in early October when an MCPS student hacked into the college and career readiness program, Naviance. The student wrote a program that attempted various combinations of usernames and passwords to gain access. Personal information such as SAT scores, GPAs, … Read More
by Ayana Antoine ’20 Live television is full of all types of surprises, but on December 7 a female reporter got the shock of her life with thousands watching. Alex Bozarjian had an unfortunate encounter when a man later identified as Thomas Callaway slaps her butt during a live television broadcast of the Enmarket Savannah Bridge Run in Savannah, Georgia. … Read More
by Reade Fenner ‘22 Recently, many misleading “facts” have been circulating on TikTok. In July, teenage user Makaila, @ohokaygirl, posted a TikTok spouting fake warnings about human trafficking. She claimed that traffickers were attaching zip ties to car door handles or rearview mirrors in order to distract young women. She explained that the zip ties could be used to distract … Read More