by Isabella Pilot ’18 Classrooms in Montgomery County have been buzzing this spring following the release of the county’s new grading system. Following the decision to eliminate semester exams, the Board of Education was faced with another decision regarding the calculation of semester grades. The changes to the grading table are as follows, with the first quarter grade listed first … Read More
by Mallory Carlson ’19 and Katherine Sperduto ’19 Everyone knows the routine. First, students groan, continuing to stare blankly at the board, only now in the dark. Then, at the instruction of a voice over the loudspeaker, lessons stop and kids get a few minutes of silent smiles and a few fast snapchats as everyone huddles in a corner. These … Read More
by Danielle Katz ‘18 For the first time in Sherwood’s history, a course entitled Women’s Studies will be introduced in the 2016-2017 school year. The class, created by social studies teacher Beth Shevitz, aims to educate students on prevalent gender issues. From introductory lessons on the history of patriarchy to debates on the effects of the sex industry, the course … Read More
by Maya Koeppen ‘17 Maryland has become the latest state to grant high school and college journalists the same First Amendment rights as other members of the media. On April 26, Senate President Mike Miller and Speaker of the House Michael Busch approved the New Voices Maryland Act that Governor Larry Hogan signed it into law. Introduced by Democratic Senators … Read More
by Leah Peloff ‘18 For the first time in history, the federal government is taking action against the booming e-cigarette business. According to a survey conducted by the Washington Post, e-cig use among high school students has jumped from 1.5 percent in 2011 to 13.4 percent in 2014. This legislation will ban all electronic cigarette sales to minors and require … Read More
by Lauren MacFadden ‘17 The school year for students will be extended by a day as a result of a category-four blizzard that hit Maryland on January 28 and brought two feet of snow, trapping many in their homes for days and making some transportation impossible. MCPS, along with neighboring counties, cancelled school for six days, using up the remainder … Read More
by Alex Nnabue ‘18 For the third year, the 32-minute Tuesday class period of advisory is returning to Sherwood for the 2016-17 school year. Since there have been mixed reviews regarding the class and questions of whether it is serving its purpose, administration randomly selected 70 students for a survey and asked questions that discussed both positives and negatives of … Read More
by Priyanka Paudel ‘19 On March 30, the Maryland State legislature approved voting rights for the student member of the Montgomery County school board. The Student Member of the Board (SMOB), beginning on July 1, will be allowed to vote on matters such budgets, school openings and closings, and redistricting. “The expansion of SMOB voting rights would truly bring a … Read More
by Shawn Yaftali ‘17 Twenty years ago, about half of all Americans between the ages of 16 and 19 had employment during the summer. Today, less than one-third of this age group will have a summer job. This reality can be attributed to the Great Recession, an economic downturn that caused consumer spending and business investment to dry up in … Read More
by Josh Averbach ’18 Late spring means warm weather and the approach of summer. It also means that it is time for AP testing. Some 820 Sherwood students are taking about 1,696 tests this year. Jamii Avery, a counselor who helps coordinate Sherwood’s AP testing, thinks that students sometimes don’t choose wisely when deciding what AP classes to take. She … Read More