By Connor Loughran ’15 A recent study conducted by the American Automobile Association (AAA) and published in the Washington Post reported that 58 percent of accidents involving teens were caused by distracted driving—four times greater than last year. The study, which analyzed 1700 different videos of car accidents involving teens, showed that driver interaction with passengers accounted for 15 percent … Read More
By Christopher Sung ’17 Candidates Eric Guerci and Rachit Agarwal have been nominated to run as the final two candidates in the upcoming general election for the thirty-eighth SMOB of Montgomery County. Guerci, a sophomore from BCC and policy advisor to former SMOB Justin Kim, led the pack on Wednesday, amidst a crowded competition of six candidates. Guerci, who had … Read More
By Noah Rosendorf ’17 One of the most enjoyable experiences during winter is waking up in the morning and finding out that the county has declared a snow day. However, MCPS only has four built-in snow days per year before extending the school year, and there have been seven such days. MCPS has requested a waiver of three days from … Read More
By Maddie Peloff ’16 Elected in the state of Maryland during the fall 2014 elections, new Republican Governor Larry Hogan has promised a reduction of taxes in his upcoming term. Anticipating major cuts in state and county budgets, school systems, including MCPS, reduced their budgets a significant amount for the following school year. Montgomery County’s interim superintendent Larry A. Bowers … Read More
By Ankur Kayastha ‘15 As the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments replace many state-mandated standardized tests, schools across the nation are struggling to administer the multi-day computer-based test. At Sherwood, the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) initially planned to go to block scheduling to accommodate seven PARCC tests. Based on staff feedback which voiced concern … Read More
By Jack Armstrong ‘15 The Sherwood Film Festival is returning for a second year on Thursday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ertzman. This year the festival is continuing to expand its recognition, significantly upping prizes as well as advertising in other schools to help increase turnout. The event is free and will showcase student-created short films from high … Read More
By Lexi Paidas ‘17 This year, MCPS is implementing the use of Google Apps for Education (GAFE) to kick start a multiyear effort to combine technology into classrooms for a better and more interactive learning experience. Beginning second semester, Sherwood has 32 chromebooks in 16 social studies classrooms with cloud-based technology to share documents, improve efficiency and create more testing … Read More
By Sara Casareto ’16 Women in the work and study fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have noticeably been lacking in numbers compared to men. Technology education teacher Brendan Lees has noticed that the gender gap can even be seen at Sherwood. “Engineering is still a field in STEM that, of all those in engineering fields, is probably … Read More
By Betselot Wondimu ‘15 Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a nationwide organization that is currently the leading provider in K-12 education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Every five years, PLTW, which sponsors Sherwood’s Engineering program, visits a select number of middle and high schools to provide them with certification for their program. This April, … Read More
By Samantha Schwartz ‘16 Most students and teachers love to wake up on weekdays to snow-covered streets and icy sidewalks because they get a day off from school. Although everyone enjoys “snow days,” they have been piling up and now will result in an extended school year to make up for the missed instruction. Montgomery County allows only four severe-weather … Read More