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
by Sarah Nove ‘20 After months of anticipation, MCPS’s boundary study has begun, and members of the community are eager to share their thoughts. The auditorium of the Carver Educational Services Center (CESC) was packed during the November 18 Districtwide Boundary Analysis Hearing, where the Board of Education heard testimonies from MCPS students and family members regarding the goals and … Read More
by Eve Schlegel ‘20 Daimler Trucks North America, a bus manufacturing company, is calling for a recall of 53,000 school buses nationwide after it was found the seat backs do not have enough padding to properly protect passengers in an accident. About 800 of the 1,300 buses in MCPS are impacted by this callback. The manufacturer said it will start offering … Read More
by Sarah Nove ’20 Last January, the Board of Education adopted a resolution introduced by former Student Member of the Board (SMOB) Ananya Tadikonda, which called for a re-evaluation of school boundaries across the county. According to MCPS’s website, the Board is using external consultants to “conduct an in-depth review and analysis of how existing school and cluster boundaries support … Read More
by Shirley Zheng ’21 Sherwood students were unable to start paying for their AP exams until Wednesday, October 23. Due to this delay, the originally announced November 1 deadline was pushed back to November 15, giving students a total of three weeks to register for their exams. However, Sherwood requires students to sign up by November 8 to allow extra … Read More
by Adam Levine ’20 College Board has issued curriculum modifications to several AP courses for this school year. Some of the biggest changes involve courses offered at Sherwood including World History, English Language, and English Literature. One of the largest changes was to the curriculum of AP World History, now AP World History: Modern. This “modern” comes from a new … Read More
by Andrew Waterfield ‘20 Literature as Film, taught by English teacher Christiane Lock, consists of watching films of ranging quality and genre and analyzing the technical aspects of each one in order to understand how movies are put together. At the end of the semester, students are able to make their own film using the various techniques that they have … Read More
by Graham Skinker ’21 In a Sherwood Homeroom period in mid-October, students received an online digital tools form to get signed by a parent and returned to the school. The form is similar to the YouTube access form that was sent home to students last year in that it essentially states that if students do not get it signed by … Read More