by Leah Peloff ‘18 After eight months of preparation in a rigorous, college-level course and hours on end of studying for exams, students walked into their May AP exams with the hopes of saving thousands of dollars by testing out of basic entry-level college classes. Unfortunately, this past spring, 53 Sherwood AP exams were lost, never to be graded by … Read More
by Zach Weisenthal ‘19 Sapna Hopkins (formerly Chaudhry) has left her position as the acting Assistant School Administrator (ASA) at Sherwood to become the new assistant principal at Farquhar Middle School. Stephanie Gelfand, who had been the school’s Medical Science teacher and coordinator for the Academy of Health Professions for the past seven years, has been selected as the new … Read More
by Lexi Matthews ‘18 Following public backlash over sexual incidents across the school system last spring, Superintendent Jack R. Smith has announced his plans to make school safety as high of a priority as academic performance moving forward. The announcement, released September 1, immediately followed the publication of the results of a county-wide security review initiated in March. Smith launched … Read More
by Alex Nnabue ‘18 Many science teachers have expressed concerns that the new Chemistry curriculum may no longer prepare its students for AP Chemistry because the two courses are no longer in sync. “A lot of things that are helpful for the AP Chemistry exam are not here anymore,” explained Honors Chemistry teacher Mary Baker. “So in terms of material … Read More
by Anika Mittu ‘19 From September 25- 29, MCPS experienced county-wide network connectivity issues due to an attack on the school system’s network. These attacks disabled wifi throughout the county, briefly rendering Promethean boards and chromebooks useless. MCPS found a temporary fix to these issues on September 26, but connectivity issues continued due to security issues surrounding the hardware. Officials … Read More
by Mallory Carlson ‘19 All students who have taken AP classes in previous years can recall the tedious sign-up process, from the long line to pay for exams to the gathering in the Ertzman to register one’s AP number and personal information. But this coming spring things will be different, as the process of AP testing has been altered. Students … Read More
by Isabella Pilot ‘18 On July 29, a large storm dumped more than five inches of rain in Sandy Spring and subsequently flooded Sherwood. While the flood damage was cleaned up immediately, mold growth was later noticed in the building throughout the month of August, leaving teachers, parents, and students wondering if it would be safe to return to school … Read More
by Emma Shuster ‘18 Walter Hardy, coach, teacher, administrator, and mentor in MCPS for over 25 years, suddenly died after collapsing at Sherwood on September 2. Having known Hardy for several years, Paint Branch Athletic Director Heather Podosek created a set of rules and challenges on behalf of Hardy to commemorate him, “The Wally World Rules and Challenge.” The rules … Read More
by Zach Weisenthal ‘19 As Edline is no longer used by MCPS, neither is the extremely useful app Edline Helper. Instead of hoping for a similar app to appear for the new grading system, junior Nick Mittu has taken matters into his own hands, developing an app which is called “MyMCPS Helper.” Used primarily to see how hypothetical grades may … Read More
by Josh Averbach ‘18 According to a July memorandum from Superintendent Jack Smith to the Board of Education, MCPS is considering opening a recovery school to help students who have grappled with drug and alcohol addiction get back on the right track. MCPS previously operated a recovery school called the Phoenix School from 1979 to 2013. “We’re seeing an alarming … Read More