by Betselot Wondimu ’15 The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is currently making revisions to student discipline policies as part of a statewide effort to reduce the number of suspensions and expulsions and create positive school environments. Modifications to the Student Code of Conduct are progressing after facing criticism in previous months. The new regulations intend to give more … Read More
By Kyle Melnick ‘14 Montgomery County schools have decided to abandon Edline and change their service to MyMCPS. Like Edline, MyMCPS is an online portal that is used as a classroom-to-home online communication system. Kara Trenkamp, the director of the Department of Instructional Technology for MCPS, is currently working with students, parents, teachers, administrators and education partners to develop and … Read More
by Ketki Chauhan ’16 The Board of Education voted November 12 against closing school on Muslim holidays with a vote of 5-2. The board argues that if the school system were to close on every major religious holiday, minor religions would then insist on closing school on their religious holidays, too. Board Member Michael Durso was one of two members … Read More
by Olivia Skofteland ‘14 The construction that has been occurring from Sherwood Elementary school to Urban BBQ is due to the replacement of sewer mains along this area. Students can expect to continue experiencing frustrating delays until early March, when the county is finally expected to complete the project. The project will include construction of approximately 2,500 linear feet of … Read More
by Bridget Cook ’14 Witnessing the chaos that is the 2:10 parking lot jam, some may be inclined to believe that the number of teen drivers is at an all-time high. However, recent data reported by several major news sources reveals that the amount of teenagers behind the wheel has actually steadily declined over recent years. USA Today reported on … Read More
by Steffani Carrera ‘14 In a recent statement from MCPS, “Nineteen Montgomery County Public Schools students have been named recipients of full-tuition, four-year college scholarships from the Posse Foundation.” Senior Summer White is the sole recipient of the Posse scholarship from Sherwood, and she will attend Grinell College in Iowa in the fall. The Posse Foundation provides full-tuition scholarships to … Read More
By Vicky Florian ‘14 With close to 200 concerned students and parents filling the cafeteria during Financial Night on January 10, one is able to assume cost is a major factor in the college selection process. The question is whether teens are aware of all the possibilities for financial aid and if they have taken the correct steps. The financial … Read More
By Sammie Spillman ‘16 On February 8, eight students, accompanied by science teacher Janet Frensilli and ESOL teacher Aileen Coogan, will be traveling to Belgium for a nine-day educational and sight-seeing trip. The eight students attending the trip are seniors Alexa Edwards, Emily Horwitz, Hannah Vires, Kelly Flamand, Chrissy Godzuk, Victoria Florian, Jenni Kenel, and sophomore Larisa Quirk. The students … Read More
By Joohyun Kim ’15 According to an article in November 24 Washington Post, the Maryland’s exclusion rate of reading scores of some English Learners (ELs) and Special Need students inflates the state’s national rankings of NAEPA reading test conducted in selected fourth and eighth-grade students in U.S. public schools. Maryland is one of the states with high reading scores among … Read More
By Stacey Wells ’15 Groups of students from the entrepreneurship class have recently been selling Sherwood merchandise, such as sunglasses, sweatpants and t-shirts. This is a required project for Entrepreneurship and the project will later be turned into a grade. The students’ grade will be determined by how much merchandise they sell. Once students receive money for their merchandise, they … Read More