By Sean Kang Before I start this senior column, I should probably make it clear that I don’t ever consider myself to be egotistical, overconfident, conceited or narcissistic. With that being said, if you asked me where I’ll be in 10 years, I’ll say at the Oscars, or the Grammys, or both (yeah, probably both). But in 10 years, when … Read More
By Dean Emerson ’14 I’ve only been writing for the school paper all of a semester, and already I’ve hit a major writer’s block. Like actually, this is my fifth attempt at writing my senior column, so hopefully I finish this one successfully. Let’s backtrack a little. My first column was about how I’m always tired, which I am, and … Read More
By Whitney-Marie Halaby The end of high school is rapidly approaching, and here I sit writing the most personal piece I will ever write in The Warrior that 2,000 people can read. But this is my chance to leave a mark, so leave a mark I shall. I remember my first day of high school, everything seemed so big, the … Read More
By Joey Lavoie Per Warrior tradition, I was told to write a column about high school and what happened during my 736 school days in Sandy Spring. I started thinking and came to the conclusion that there was no possible way I could do it in 450 words or so. Then I thought I could write about my ridiculous numbers … Read More
By Kira Yates ’16 A report from Montgomery County’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) released on April 8 highlights MCPS’s widening achievement gap, prompted Superintendent Joshua Starr to address the report after the issue received a lot of media attention, including coverage in the Washington Post. On April 27, the Minority Scholars Program, currently implemented in 10 high schools, marched … Read More
By Ketki Chauhan ’15 On April 30, Dahlia Huh, a junior at Clarksburg High School, was elected as the thirty-seventh Student Member of the Board (SMOB) for the 2014-2015 school year. Against Huh in this year’s election was junior Calvin Yeh from Poolesville. Huh received 69 percent of the vote which was about 39, 375 students. Of the eligible voters, … Read More
By Ashley Yen ‘14 On Friday, April 4, Sherwood’s International Club put together the International Show for the entire student body. The well-received and entertaining show returned after taking a year off. To spread recognition of different cultures, the show displayed a variety of fashion, dance and more representing ethnic groups in the United States. Club President Shiffali Singh and … Read More
By Will Van Gelder ‘16 Sherwood gives students some great opportunities to travel abroad on numerous trips during the second semester. A few of the social studies department teachers are taking students to Athens and the Greek islands over spring break, and this year there was not one but two foreign exchange trips for students taking French. One was to … Read More
By Julia Gajewski-Nemes ‘15 The College Board announced March 5 that it will be making major changes to the SAT in spring 2016. The redesigned test aims to lessen the achievement gap between high- and low-income students on the test, according to the College Board. However, as the College Board pushes for its recently proposed changes to improve the exam, … Read More