By Maddie Peloff ’16 This year, a new sign language class was introduced to the foreign language department. The class teaches students about American Sign Language (ASL), including how to sign and the language’s cultural history. Amy Crumrine, the sign language teacher, is new to the Sherwood community. Being deaf herself, she understands the challenges deaf people face when attempting … Read More
By Morgan Hill ’16 The Board of Education voted unanimously on September 8 to remove county exams for all high school students. The decision will become effective for the 2016-2017 school year, making the final exams at the end of this school year the last exams that the county will administer. Externally assessed courses, which are classes that require students … Read More
By Tyler Ruth ’16 As a part of MCPS’s ongoing efforts to become a more environmentally friendly and sustainable organization, the departments of Facilities Management and Materials Management, in partnership with SunEdison LLC, have begun installation of solar panels on Sherwood and three other schools. Installation of 2,041 solar panels onto the entirety of the roof (excluding the auxiliary gym) … Read More
By Jacob Golomb ’16 Recent SAT reports have shown an overall decline in national and local scores. At Sherwood, SAT composite scores have gone down by 40 points in the past three years. Sherwood’s Class of 2015 averaged a composite score of 1582, with Math scores at 537, Critical Reading at 527, and Writing at 517. Sherwood’s decline follows a … Read More
By Samantha Schwartz ’16 Each year the fortunate few drive to and from school, gaining five extra minutes of sleep and speedily leaving right before the busses pull out. These student drivers gain the luxury of wheels, but at a cost. Students who park at school must pay $75 at the beginning of the year for a parking permit. The … Read More
By Megan Werden ’17 More Music Montgomery (MMM), a student led project organized by Rockville High School Senior Michael Silverglade, is creating a new awareness campaign to increase funding for music education in Montgomery County. On September 21st, 2015 Silverglade spoke to Montgomery County Board of Education, saying that music education is something very important to thousands of students and … Read More
By Bryse Thornwell ’16 The court trial for former Sherwood student Austin Donovan Hall came to a close on September 10. Hall pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol, as well as causing the vehicular manslaughter of Shawn Gangloff and the life threatening injury to Max Dechter. Evidence shows that Hall lost control of his car while driving … Read More
By Danielle Tobb ’17 During the first days of the new school year, staff of Wilson High School’s newspaper, The Beacon, faced an unexpected predicament: the principal, Kimberly Martin, enacted a prior review policy, requiring that the staff to send her all materials before publishing it. The proposed policy would require the staff to send Martin drafts of articles for … Read More
By Alleigh Keyes ’16 Recent Sherwood graduate, Jarrett Harman ’14, died in a motorcycle collision on September 4. After the fatal accident occurred, he was dashed to MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. Harman was a second-year student at Montgomery College who was paying his way towards an engineering major. While he was at Sherwood, this … Read More
By Maya Koeppen ’17 Following recommendations made last year by a mathematics exam work group and Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill, MCPS has begun to consider plans for dropping final semester exams. This change would potentially affect middle and high school students in courses in which the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) or HSA … Read More