by Laurika Pich ‘27 As the 2024-2025 school year commences, MCPS school leaders are exploring new security measures and policies in response to increasing safety concerns. Incidents have occurred in recent years, including bomb threats, student arrests for bringing guns to school, and altercations at football games. The recent high school shooting in Georgia, which resulted in the death of … Read More
by Cliff Vacin ‘25 A noose was discovered draped over a fence near the school’s tennis courts soon after 9:00 am on Monday, September 9., which was promptly reported to the MCPS Office of Systemwide Safety and the Montgomery County Police Department. That same day, Principal Timothy Britton sent a letter out to students, family, and staff concerning the incident … Read More
by Lilly Mains 25’ Maryland is poised to join more than 25 states that require third graders to demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing skills to advance to the fourth grade. Third graders who are not deemed as on track for reading at a fourth-grade level will be held back one year. This is a part of Maryland’s aggressive new … Read More
Taylor Adams ‘27 and Isabella Landaverde ‘27 MCPS hired a new Security Chief, Marcus Jones, on June 25. Jones comes to MCPS from the Montgomery County Police Department where he served as Chief for the last five years. He brings 40 years of law enforcement experience to his new role at MCPS. Jones has stated in MCPS press releases that … Read More
by Katie Ng ’25 The English Department has implemented a new phone policy for the 2024-25 school year. Students are now expected to put their phones, earbuds, and other electronic devices in their bags, and put their bags in designated areas at the start of class after the teacher outlines what materials they need for the period. No other department … Read More
by Ziv Golan ‘26 This past January MCPS announced that it would no longer be funding the online monitoring software Go Guardian for the 2024-25 school year as part of a slew of budget cuts. This prompted discontent from teachers who believed that without Go Guardian monitoring student behavior on Chromebooks would become a much more difficult task to manage. … Read More
In February of 2021, Maryland’s General Assembly passed the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, overriding a veto from Governor Larry Hogan. The law, a set of sweeping education reforms which, among other goals, attempts to institute a universal preschool program in all counties, increases state funding for education by $3.8 billion each year, and it requires individual counties to contribute $700 … Read More
by Katie Ng ’25 MCPS Board of Education president Karla Silvestre was one of three school district leaders who testified in front of Congress on May 8. The Republicans from the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Subcommittee called Silvestre and leaders from the Berkeley Unified School District and the New York Public Schools district for a hearing on … Read More
by Thien Dinh ’26 Two weeks ago, students at Sherwood voted for the SGA and class officers for the 2024-25 school year. Beginning next semester, senior Katie Daniel will be the school’s next SGA President, with senior Peyton Williams as Vice President, George Awkard serving as secretary, and Thi Cao as treasurer. While these winners of the elections surely are … Read More
by Katie Ng ’25 A number of teachers and other staff members are departing from Sherwood this school year, leaving Sherwood with a lasting legacy over their years as impactful teachers. Some are retiring for personal reasons; others are transferring to other schools in the county. A few teachers retired from Sherwood before the end of first semester, including French … Read More