By Kaleigh Homer ’15 Recently, a number of senior boys have taken up the hobby of hacky sacking during their free time in hallways and outside the Ertzman doors during lunch time. The hacky sacking began when senior Riley Grimes brought a hacky sack to lunch one day and started kicking it around. Others soon joined him. “It’s fun, it’s … Read More
By Betselot Wondimu ‘ 15 and Brian Hughes ’15 On October 29, Superintendent Joshua Starr and MCPS Board of Education President Philip Kauffman held the annual Student Media Roundtable at the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville, where they discussed various pressing topics that MCPS plans to tackle in the near future with student journalists from Montgomery County high schools. … Read More
By Samantha Schwartz ’16 On Monday, October 27, 2014, senior Nikolas Krieger performed the National Anthem at TPC Potomac’s annual Birdies for the Brave charity golf tournament benefiting Wounded Warriors and other military families. Many distinguished guests, senior members representing all branches of the military, and Wounded Warriors participated in the event where all proceeds benefitted Birdies for the Brave. … Read More
By Maddie Peloff ’16 After collecting the student body input in Advisory Period, the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT), which consists of heads of the departments and school administrators, finalized new expectations for students at lunch. Students are required to sit on only one side of the hallway or refrain from sitting in certain areas of the school all together during … Read More
Manmeet Thind speaks to members of Rho Kappa History Honor Society about her job at the State Department, and prospective job opportunities.
By Jack Armstrong ’15 Sherwood’s Parent, Teacher and Student Association (PTSA) held a drug and driving safety presentation Tuesday night. The event addressed important alcohol and drug statistics and prevention techniques. The program had a large turnout and was open to the Sherwood cluster community. Steve Chaikin (above), the Division Chief of Community Prosecution of the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s … Read More
By Julia Gajewski-Nemes ‘15 Through the best and worst times, Sherwood has proven to encompass the traits of its mighty mascot—the Warrior. The strength of the community was unquestionable as it came together after hearing that three of its members were involved in a fatal car accident on August 30 at approximately 1:30 a.m. All three students were taken to … Read More
By Madison Dymond ‘16 In mid-September over a three-day period, seemingly every student at Sherwood downloaded the Yik Yak app onto his or her smart phone. Yik Yak is a social networking app where one posts, comments, and does everything that one normally do with social media. The only difference is that Yik Yak is completely anonymous. It is essentially … Read More
by Jack Armstrong ‘15, Emma Izzo ‘15, and Connor Loughran ‘15 Nearly all non-athletic activities and clubs at Sherwood have to raise money on their own, with little or no financial support from either MCPS or the school. This leaves many clubs, honor societies, publications and performing arts groups scrambling to independently raise money to cover operational costs and activities such as … Read More
By Kira Yates ‘16 This school year began with two new school administrators at Sherwood. However, neither of these faces are new to the school. Positions in administration started opening when former Principal Intern James Allrich left Sherwood. In August, Allrich had the opportunity to become the principal of Banneker Middle School, and after an opening for an assistant principal … Read More