by Alyssa Miller ’13 I want to thank some people first. My parents and my friends, of course, all the cheesy things you’d say if you won an award and had to give a speech. But I really want to thank some of my teachers. First of all, thank you to Ms. Evans for being an amazing English teacher and … Read More
by Diana McDermott ’13 Many of us can look back at high school and remember who our friends were and who our friends weren’t. Who we hated freshman year and who hated us. The people we dated and the people who dated the people we dated. But no matter what conflicts you remember from high school, don’t focus on the … Read More
by jessica Carrera ’13 I never understood photo albums or scrapbooks when I was younger. It didn’t make sense to me that people needed dozens of books full of pictures to remember events in their lives. I figured that if an event or time was that important, you would just remember it. Ten years later I now find myself engrossed … Read More
by Evan Schwartz ’13 If somebody tells you that they don’t like Gwen Stefani, they’re lying. Even if you can’t appreciate the whopping 18 Grammy nominations the 43-year-old’s (yes, you read that right; girl is almost three times your age, had two kids and still has more abs than you may ever have) musical talent has earned her, everything else … Read More
by Melissa Fajardo ’13 I know that once high school ends, it’ll become harder and harder to keep in touch with the people I’m used to seeing every day. But I have the feeling that me and Julianne “Jules” Maxwell, my best friend since elementary school, will wind up being each other’s maids of honor. She’s a real piece of … Read More
by Alex Porter ’13 On the last day of eighth grade, Robel Wondimu and I went home and turned on our Xboxes. Since we reconnected over the video game “Halo 3” in seventh grade after not being in classes together since elementary school, playing together and against each other was a normal ritual. But this afternoon, we tried something different. … Read More
by Eric Drumheller ’14
by Eric Drumheller ’14
by Will Van Gelder ’16 A study conducted by Montgomery County Council’s Office of Legislative Oversight found that Caucasian and Asian Americans in MCPS have much higher test scores on achievement tests than do African Americans and Latinos, with the gap widening as students enter high school. This gap distressed many educators and leaders in the county, especially since African … Read More
by Dylan Craig ’16 Washington Post columnist Jay Matthews recently ranked the 50 best high schools in the DC area as part of his annual Challenge Index. Sherwood was ranked at 44, with an average SAT score (for the class of 2012) of 1622 and a challenge rating of 3.406. A challenge rating is calculated by the number of AP … Read More