Instructional Leadership Team Creates New Expectations for Lunch

By Maddie Peloff ’16 After collecting the student body input in Advisory Period, the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT), which consists of heads of the departments and school administrators, finalized new expectations for students at lunch. Students are required to sit on only one side of the hallway or refrain from sitting in certain areas of the school all together during … Read More

PTSA Holds Drug and Alcohol Awareness Seminar

By Jack Armstrong ’15 Sherwood’s Parent, Teacher and Student Association (PTSA) held a drug and driving safety presentation Tuesday night. The event addressed important alcohol and drug statistics and prevention techniques. The program had a large turnout and was open to the Sherwood cluster community. Steve Chaikin (above), the Division Chief of Community Prosecution of the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s … Read More

School Mourns Death of Student

By Julia Gajewski-Nemes ‘15 Through the best and worst times, Sherwood has proven to encompass the traits of its mighty mascot—the Warrior. The strength of the community was unquestionable as it came together after hearing that three of its members were involved in a fatal car accident on August 30 at approximately 1:30 a.m. All three students were taken to … Read More

‘Yik Yak’ App Raising Concerns About Cyberbullying at School

By Madison Dymond ‘16 In mid-September over a three-day period, seemingly every student at Sherwood downloaded the Yik Yak app onto his or her smart phone. Yik Yak is a social networking app where one posts, comments, and does everything that one normally do with social media. The only difference is that Yik Yak is completely anonymous. It is essentially … Read More

Non-Athletic School Activities Receive Little Funding

by Jack Armstrong ‘15, Emma Izzo ‘15, and Connor Loughran ‘15 Nearly all non-athletic activities and clubs at Sherwood have to raise money on their own, with little or no financial support from either MCPS or the school. This leaves many clubs, honor societies, publications and performing arts groups scrambling to independently raise money to cover operational costs and activities such as … Read More

School Year Starts with New Administrators

By Kira Yates ‘16 This school year began with two new school administrators at Sherwood. However, neither of these faces are new to the school. Positions in administration started opening when former Principal Intern James Allrich left Sherwood. In August, Allrich had the opportunity to become the principal of Banneker Middle School, and after an opening for an assistant principal … Read More

Changes Take Place in the Math Department

By Ankur Kayastha ‘15 At the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year, changes within the math department of Sherwood affected many students and teachers alike. Former resource teacher of the math department and AP Statistics teacher Sapna Chaudhry was promoted to Sherwood’s acting Assistant School Administrator, leading to changes of other teachers’ positions within the department. AP Calculus teacher Thomas … Read More

Chick-fil-A To Come to Olney in Near Future

By Meagan Barrett ‘15 Chick-fil-A representatives revealed a proposal to build a 4,780 square foot establishment in Olney during a July meeting with a group of Olney representatives. According to the company’s plans, the future restaurant is set to include a drive-thru, children’s play place, and 120 seat occupancy. The goal is to give the restaurant more of a “street … Read More

MCPS Keeps Pushing Back Date to Stop Using Edline

By Emily Gilburt ‘16 In 2009, MCPS began using a web-based program called myMCPS that was intended to replace and enhance the features of Edline, which serves the MCPS community by providing communication of grades, school events and other information. However, as of 2014, the myMCPS program is still only accessible to school staff. Although the school system has indicated … Read More