By Annie Feinroth ‘15 This year, Sherwood offered American Sign Language (ASL) for students to take as a class for the 2015-2016 school year. At this point, more than 70 students have signed up for the class. Prospective students should be aware that the majority of universities and colleges do not accept the class as college credit, because it is … Read More
By John Sutherland ’16 photos by Jack Armstrong ’15 For the third straight year, Project Change hosted a dodgeball tournament as a fundraiser for a charity. This year, the tournament took place on February 23 and raised close to $800 for You Have The Power, a bullying prevention program for middle school kids. The tournament was expanded to 18 teams … Read More
By Ketki Chauhan ’16 Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr served his last day as superintendent on February 13. For many few weeks, news spread about the possibility of Starr’s contract with the county not being renewed. Various news outlets including Bethesda Magazine, cited that the board members were divided on whether or not to renew the contract with four board members … Read More
By Marie Moeller ’15 Recent news of a Good Counsel drug scandal has reached Sherwood via text and word of mouth. Reportedly, on Wednesday, February 4, student after student was ushered down to the main office of Good Counsel in response to a police investigation of drug usage and the distribution of nude photos of female students. According to multiple sources, … Read More
By Haley Whitt ’15 Last year, four Sherwood juniors wrote, directed and acted in an anti-bullying video called “One” for a health project. The students—Diane Trieu, Anya Mudryakova, Emily Gilburt and Savannah Suser—submitted their popular video to the Great American No Bull Challenge competition, where they were named finalists in the global contest. This year, Trieu, Mudryakova and Suser created … Read More
By Ketki Chauhan ’16 Washington Post reports that Montgomery County has begun its search for a new superintendent after former superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr resigned on February 3. Starr’s resignation is effective February 16, but he will receive pay until the end of his contract, on June 30. The Board of Education unanimously chose Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates to … Read More
By Stacey Wells ’15 Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, high school start times will be pushed back twenty minutes, changing the beginning of the school day from 7:25 to 7:45. Middle schools will start 20 minutes later and elementary schools will begin 10 minutes later. Supporters of this change say that later start times will help teens get more … Read More
By Connor Loughran ’15 In light of recent proposals to push back school start times in MCPS by 20 minutes, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which is the union that represents all MCPS teachers, conducted a survey to get input from teachers and MCPS staff about the proposals. The survey, which was conducted between January 23 and February 2, … Read More
Legal cryptocurrency has some concerned that teens across the country have access to the so-called “Dark Web” and its related illegal activities. By Ankur Kayastha ’15 Bitcoins are a relatively new form of digital currency that emerged on the market in early 2009. The main attraction of Bitcoin is its anonymity and lack of government-tracking. With the claim that there … Read More
By Ketki Chauhan ‘16 As a step to decrease the racial gap between students and teachers, Superintendent Joshua Starr released a four-point plan outlining his approach towards creating a more diverse workforce in the county. The Board of Education accepted his plan and believes that MCPS staff should be reflective of the diverse students in the county. Board of Education … Read More