by Helen Schmitt ‘15 As a result of malfunctions with the heater in the studio art room G135, flooding and steam recently crept in through the classroom, causing inconveniences for many students and teachers alike. Studio art classes were forced to move into empty rooms lent by teachers with no class for the period. A few pieces of art were … Read More
by Joohyun Kim ‘14 Last month, $15 billion was made available for transportation due to Maryland’s gas tax increase. This 52-percent increase from last year is the highest funding increase the state has received for decades. The transit plan is expected to receive most of the funding. The project contains funding for eight more car trains on the Red Line, … Read More
By Alec Perez ‘14 Founded by Shawn Marie Edgington “The Great American No Bull Challenge” is a nationwide competition between high school students. After her 16-year-old daughter was cyberbullied and stalked for numerous years Edgington pledged to raise awareness about bullying. The challenge is to create either a 40 second public service announcement or a 3 minute video about bullying. … Read More
by Steffi Carrera ’14 On February 21, Sherwood hosted its first international teleconference through an organization called Next Generation of Youth (NGY). The aim of the conference was to discuss the increasingly popular subjects of media literacy and cyber safety in the 21st century. Participants included students from Kenya, senator Donna Edwards, Host Producer Lauren Short, NICE Founder Steve Covey … Read More
By Betselot Wondimu ‘15 The Montgomery County Planning Department hosted a free four-day workshop from February 3 to 6 at the Sandy Spring Museum to initiate its Sandy Spring Rural Village Plan. The main purpose of the plan is to design a village center near the museum, and to continue “transforming the heart of Sandy Spring,” as the Montgomery County … Read More
By Connor Loughran ’15 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) may be adding one extra to the end of the year to compensate for the five snow days there have been so far, though February 12. The county has four days built in for weather emergencies. The county website says that if there have been 5 days missed due to emergency … Read More
By Vicky Florian ‘14 On January 24, students from Covenant Life School in Gaithersburg were walking along the sidewalk on Muncaster Mill Road when a Honda Accord and a Chrysler Sebring collided and hit the two teens and then hit a tree. Teressa Rosalind French, 16, of Washington D.C., was killed and Emily Grace Lowe, 13, of Gaithersburg was critically … Read More
By Meagan Barrett ‘15 Over the years, the current teen generation has gone through a dozen fads; Ugg boots, YOLO, silly bands – the list could go on. Within the last year, a trend has arisen in the form of e-cigs and e-hookahs, or hookah pens. E-cigs, or electronic cigarettes, are an up and coming replacement for cigarettes. The pens … Read More
By Michael Natelli ‘14 For the first six weeks of 2014, Principal Intern James Allrich is serving as Acting Principal of Sherwood High School. The Principal Internship is a program that is conducted by MCPS to help give principal candidates hands-on job experience. The top candidates from the internship program are then considered when principal job openings become available in … Read More
by Kira Yates ’16 Recently, Superintendent Joshua Starr wrote an open letter to all MCPS parents addressing the issue of cyber-bullying on social media. This letter came as a follow-up to many tweets from students urging Starr to cancel school on December 9 and 10 due to the emergency weather conditions. “Many of these tweets were offensive and disturbing. Some … Read More