By Jenni Kenel ‘14 Sophomore Ketki Chauhan was recently elected to serve as the secretary for the Montgomery County Regional (MCR), the countywide student government association for high school students. Her win marks the first time in MCR history that a Sherwood student will take office for the organization. Several other Sherwood students gathered at Clarksburg High School on March … Read More
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By Ketki Chauhan ’16 This year’s two Student Member of the Board (SMOB) finalists are junior Calvin Yeh from Poolesville High School and junior Dahlia Huh from Clarksburg High School. On February 27, Clarksburg hosted the annual Nominating Convention in order to elect the final two candidates. Voting delegates from across the county attended the convention to hear the speeches … Read More
By Connor Loughran ‘15 MCPS has confirmed that it will add extra days to the end of the year to compensate for the nine snow-related closures. In an online memo sent to staff, MCPS stated that it will add five extra days to the school year, making the last day of school Thursday, June 19, rather than the originally scheduled … Read More
by Steffani Carerra ‘14 High school grades, particularly GPAs, have long been an important aspect of the college admissions process; however, as a steady trend of increasingly higher grades among students continues, speculation rises as to whether these grades are truly an accurate indication of a student’s knowledge. Grade inflation, or receiving higher grades for work that has remained at … Read More
By Michael Crooks ‘14 On February 2, Oscar-winning actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment with a needle in his left arm. The 46-year-old died of a heroin overdose. Seven months earlier, “Glee” actor Cory Monteith died due to a combined drug intoxication of heroin and alcohol. Cases such as these have led many people to … Read More
By Michael Natelli ‘14 For many newscasters (specifically, sportscasters) around the world, covering the Olympics is considered the pinnacle of their journalistic career. While she’s not quite there yet, aspiring newscaster and Sherwood graduate Abby Isaacs (‘12) did have a gold medal-worthy experience at the 2014 Winter Games interning with NBC. Now a sophomore at Syracuse University, Isaacs is studying … Read More
by Ketki Chauhan ‘16 MCPS has begun examining the results of a study that involved 400 math teachers across Montgomery County in regard to the high failure rates on countywide exams for the last five years, according to the Washington Post. The teachers involved in the study shared their opinions and any suggestions they had about the alarming numbers of … Read More
Energy-Efficient Lamps By Catherine Jou ’15 In mid-December of last year, lamps were installed in Business Education teacher Pamela Johnson’s computer classroom by science teacher Jill Coutts and her Green Team to promote energy efficiency at Sherwood. The lamps use 85 percent less electricity than the overhead fluorescent … Read More
by Stephen Luckey ‘15 After Superintendent Joshua Starr released an open letter to the public regarding a social media incident, MCPS has embarked on an effort to form a task force in which parents, students and adults will develop strategies to raise awareness of the need for cybercivility in MCPS online communication. With almost 200 volunteers, the group will have … Read More