By Megan Werden ’17 Last year for the first time Sherwood students, along with other MCPS high school students, took the PARCC assessment for Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and English 10. Sherwood test-takers did significantly worse than the MCPS average. In Algebra 1, only eight percent of the school’s test-takers received a passing or excelling score, 19.8 percent for Algebra … Read More
By Morgan Hill ’16 At the beginning of this school year, the Level 1 ESOL class had 15 students enrolled in it, following the recommendation to have 15 or fewer students in ESOL classes. Yet, by the month of December, the number of students in the class had more than doubled, and there were 37 students enrolled in the class. … Read More
By Maddie Peloff ’16 On December 18, after months of preparation, Assistant Secondary Administrator Sapna Chaudhry became a U.S. citizen. Chaudhry, who was previously a permanent resident in the United States maintained her Indian citizenship but is finally able to call herself a U.S. citizen as well. The process for obtaining citizenship began for Chaudhry in July of 2015 when … Read More
By Emily Gilburt ’16 Upon observing various Advisory classrooms, it is apparent that there are differences in the content taught from teacher to teacher. To a certain extent, this variance is intentional. This year, advisory was designed to center around the needs and responsibilities of each grade. With two pre-designed lessons, a lesson of the teacher’s choice, and a lesson … Read More
By Jacob Golomb ’16 It is winter time and seniors are waiting for college admission decisions and thinking about their educational futures. As they consider their options for college studies, they also must consider how their educational choices will benefit their job prospects. With a variety of fields to choose from, students are faced with the decision of what to … Read More
By Tyler Ruth ’16 The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) recently created a plan to install a sidewalk that extends from MD-650 (New Hampshire Ave) westward to Brooke Road next to the Sandy Spring Post Office to comply with requirements set in place by the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Greater Olney Civic Association (GOCA) has recently sent a resolution … Read More
By Naomi Lawrence ’17 Since 2010, Uber increasingly has been used by many across the nation and other countries worldwide. This smartphone app allows users to request a car with the tap of a screen. Payments are made through an account on the app, which makes the use of cash unnecessary. In addition, drivers are given the customer’s location upon … Read More
By Ashley Nnabue ’16 It is difficult to attend Sherwood and not be aware of the occasional bathroom party. Hordes of students, numbering from a dozen to more than 50 people, screaming and yelling in a hallway as they tramp into a boys’ bathroom together is hard to miss. What may seem like fairly innocent fun to the participants has … Read More
By Samantha Schwartz ’16 After 26 MCPS schools tested for dangerously high levels of radon, all schools and other buildings within the district have been scheduled to be retested. Sherwood’s radon levels were tested from December 21 to 24 and are awaiting results. Radon is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that often seeps into buildings through cracks in the … Read More
By Bryse Thornwell ’16 It’s the year 2016, which officially ends the “S” year for Apple’s iPhone and paves the way for the iPhone 7 tentatively set to be released this fall. While Apple has not yet stated which changes are absolutely definite, USA Today has released some of the modifications that reportedly will be incorporated into the new design. … Read More