By Emma Hierholzer ’15 This past October, Sherwood’s students and staff were asked to take a Gallup poll concerning their overall wellbeing and how they felt they were being treated. In conjunction with MCPS, Gallup designed questions that they felt would best yield answers that demonstrated people’s attitudes on topics within the overarching theme of satisfaction. While students scored an average … Read More
By Morgan Hill ’16 The Montgomery County Region (MCR) of the Maryland Association Student Council has been increasing in popularity among Sherwood students this school year. Sherwood hosted the first general assembly of the 2014-2015 school year on October 14. At these general assemblies, the MCR board members share their work with the students in attendance and give updates on … Read More
By Maddie Peloff ’16 Anticipating major cuts at the state and county levels, MCPS plans on reducing its budget a significant amount for the following school year. At Sherwood, the budget cuts mainly affect staffing. Principal Bill Gregory was forced to involuntarily transfer 10 staff members, eight of which are teachers and two who are supporting staff. Gregory, though hopeful … Read More
By Emily Gilburt ’16 Plans for a possibly renovated Advisory period are in the works as the program is officially returning next school year, despite social studies teacher Aileen Woolley stepping down from her current position as head of Advisory. Woolley will assist in the organization and programming of the Advisory period for next year. She had a 0.4 allocation … Read More
By Christopher Sung ’17 Eric Guerci, a rising junior at BCC, has been elected as the thirty-eighth student member of the board, beating out rising senior Rachit Agarwal. Guerci, carrying 52 percent of the vote, was confirmed as the winner on April 29 after days of planned and aggressive campaigning. Agarwal, a student from Richard Montgomery who also made a … Read More
By Meagan Barrett ’15 A Sherwood senior was indicted March 26 and charged with negligent manslaughter, as well as causing a life threatening injury under the influence of alcohol. The Warrior does not identify the name of a student charged as an adult for felony offenses until the student is found guilty in court. Police report that the night of … Read More
By Julia Gajewski-Nemes ’15 Two Sherwood students have been charged as adults for their involvement in the beating of a 15-year-old Good Counsel student that took place on March 27 in the Olney Fair Hill Shopping Center. The Warrior generally does not name juveniles charged with a felony until they are convicted. According to police charging documents, the 17-year-old student … Read More
By Ketki Chauhan ’16 Over the past few months, teachers and media center specialists have come face-to-face with the issue of the availability of the school’s media center and its computer labs as a result of PARCC and AP testing. The labs and the media center have been blocked out for 33 days between March to May, leaving teachers helpless … Read More
By Ben Cooper ’16 As final exams approach, Montgomery County is still facing a significant problem with failing exam scores in core math classes. According to new data reported by The Washington Post, 65 percent of those taking the first semester Algebra 1 exam in high school failed, as well as 62 percent in Geometry, 63 percent in Algebra 2, … Read More
By Noah Rosendorf ’17 MCPS requested a waiver of two days from the State Board. The State Board accepted this waiver, so the last day of school will now be on June 15, which will be an early release day, instead of June 12. MCPS has four built-in snow days per year before extending the school year, and there has … Read More