by Bridget Cook ’14 As shocking data first reported on April 30 revealed, failure rates in MCPS on math final exams for the first semester were 61 percent for Algebra 1, 62 percent for Geometry, 57 percent for Algebra 2 and 48 percent for Precalculus. After multiple articles appeared on the high failure rate in the Washington Post and The … Read More
by Shaan Verma ’13 High school is very, very short. It may seem like the longest experience of your life, but it is only four years. Four years out of a life’s length of time is infinitesimally small. It only seems like a long process because of a teenager’s mindset. Students fixate on this narrow-minded viewpoint about how everything is … Read More
by Briana Applewhite ’13 “Before there was sex, before there was the city, there was just me, Briana Applewhite.” Yes, I’m well aware that I’m stealing a quote from “The Carrie Diaries,” but it is for a good reason. Since the early 2000s, I’ve been obsessed with everything “Sex and the City”, but more importantly, Carrie Bradshaw. Her witty disposition, … Read More
by Cameron Graf ’13 There is a wondrous, beautiful thing in this world. It is a drink, subtly sweet and teasing the tongue, soothing the throat. This drink is tea, and it is beautiful. Now, I’m not talking about any of this wimpy green tea I see people drinking in the hallways; no, I speak of grey tea, the kind … Read More
by Connor Martin ’13 I feel like I’m one of the final three teams racing to the finish line in “The Amazing Race.” I feel like I just made the final two after the last HOH competition in “Big Brother.” I feel like I just survived the final Tribal Council in “Survivor.” I’m on the home-stretch with high school. I’ve … Read More
by Sydney Morrison ’13 What frustrates me greatly about society is its fascination with age. All our lives are mapped out according to the number of years we’ve been on this planet. Age five? Welcome to school. 16? Get behind a wheel. 18? Woah, someone’s magically an adult now. What I want to know is: who came up with these … Read More
by Robel Wondimu ’13 Entering Sherwood, I was confused and naive as to what the future held in store for me, and four years later, weeks away from graduation, I am just as curious as ever. It’s maddening that the recurring questions that plagued me four years ago managed to creep their way into my mind again. Like others, I … Read More
by Nick Mourtoupalas ’13 If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my experience in high school, it’s that you can’t predict anything. Things actually start to make less sense as time goes on. Making assumptions will leave you with nothing but regret and confusion; part of high school is learning to grow around this fact and move forward with a … Read More
by Michaela O’Donnell ’13 If I was 10 years old the first time I paid for gas. My mom handed me the $20 bill and told me the pump number. I remember gripping on to the bill as I made my way cautiously across the parking lot. How could she just expect me to know what to do? What do I … Read More
High school, a critical stage in life, is full of unforgettable memories and influential people. Many connections from high school remain intact for years after, with students not wanting to sever every connection of the last four years, but many are lost due to time and distance. As students graduate and leave Sherwood, many participate in the relatively new tradition … Read More