By Ketki Chauhan ’16 This legal year, the Supreme Court is reviewing Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin which deals with affirmative action and the use of racial preference in undergraduate admissions at universities across the country. The oral arguments for the case were heard on December 9. The plaintiff, Abigail Fisher, filed the case in 2008 after being … Read More
By Danielle Tobb ’17 As a result of efforts to keep students in school, the number of out-of-school suspensions at Sherwood has remained at an all-time low over the past two years. There were six suspensions during the first quarter of this school year. During the first quarter of 2014-2015 school year, there were just three suspensions. The school, instead, … Read More
By Bryse Thornwell ’16 Freshman Haley Allen blocked a girl’s pass on the lacrosse field and received a blow to the head during a Saturday tournament. Senior Lauren Alexander was supervising a group of kids at work when she collided with a man playing basketball nearby and slammed her head on the floor. Sophomore Alhaji Turay was hit in the … Read More
By Tyler Ruth ’16 Students should prepare themselves for a remaining school year with possibly no snow days. Due to a weather phenomenon called the El Niño, temperatures will be higher and precipitation amounts lower. El Niño is a weather phenomenon that causes weather changes along the Western Hemisphere. El Niño is a part of a cycle called the El-Niño … Read More
By Sidney Brown ’17
By Megan Werden ’17 A law passed in 2013 now requires all high school students in Maryland to be assessed to determine whether they are college or career ready by the end of their junior year. There will then be additional coursework required in senior year for those who did not meet the target. In addition to this, students in … Read More
By Tyler Ruth ’16 Olney, with a population of 34,000, has 12 speed cameras. Of all the 49 speed cameras in Montgomery County, Olney has more per capita than any other city. Of the top 10 most profitable cameras, three are located in Olney. Comparatively, Bethesda has no speed cameras in the top 10 and Silver Spring has two in … Read More
The picture above features senior Spencer Matthews as King Charlemagne the Great and senior Joseph Hunt as young Prince Pippin. Pippin is the heir to the Frankish throne, searching for true happiness and fulfillment. The play shows Pippin seeking glories of the battlefield, pursuing women and the intrigues of political power after disposing his father. In the end, Pippin finds … Read More
Written by the Journalism Class At the start of the school year, MCPS called on all schools to create literacy, math and cultural proficiency goals to narrow the achievement gap between white and non-white students. In its School Improvement Plan (SIP), Sherwood opted to focus on lowering ineligibility, specifically among African-American and Hispanic students, as well as raising the percentage … Read More
By Morgan Hill ’16 Despite the absence of an open lunch policy at Sherwood, students are still capable of finding ways to sneak out during the lunch period. Security has tried to stop students from leaving during lunch by monitoring the parking lot for a majority of the period, but students still attempt to sneak out daily. While most students … Read More