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
By Malkaiah Malik ‘15 The rapid pounding of a djembe drum blasts out of the speakers, and for the umpteenth time girls clad in tights practice their African dance for the upcoming International Show, held March 20. The show is an annual event at Sherwood in which the International Club depicts many cultures through fashion shows and dances. The annual … Read More
By Emily Gilburt ‘16 Junior year is commonly cited as the most stressful year of high school. In addition to pressures to do well in class, many juniors are also tasked with taking the SAT, ACT or both. According to a survey of Sherwood juniors from Honors English 11 and AP Language and Composition, 96 percent of teens said the … Read More
By Kira Yates ’16 1. What Will Happen to the Chromebooks? To keep up with the ever-changing world of complex technology, former Superintendent Joshua Starr frequently voiced his opinion to modernize the technology in MCPS schools. Although this was obvious from the beginning of Starr’s term, students and staff really felt an impact when the technology at their own school … Read More