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
by Randi Arizona ’13 As senior year crept up, I started my college applications, which felt like they took forever and prepared for senior year which everyone thinks is the best and easiest year of high school. In many ways, senior year is. You get so much freedom, not only at home but at school too. Once senior year starts, … Read More
by Jamie Langbein ’13 If I could name the single most important thing anyone has ever told me, it would probably be when the former JV soccer coach Kelly Hughes who looked me square in the eyes and said “play lacrosse.” The sport, with Hughes as the varsity coach, has taught me a lot about myself, but more importantly, it … Read More
by Julianne Maxwell ’13 The redundant question I have been faced with all senior year is still playing over again in my head. My decision to major in broadcast journalism did not come easy. The only things I learned about myself from high school are that I get bored way too easily and I am pretty good at reading … Read More
by Julianne Maxwell The culmination of the seniors’ high school careers will occur when seniors receive their diplomas in June. This year’s graduation will be notable for its speeches from Senator Ben Cardin and seniors Steven Palmer and Lauren Corlett, whose speeches were chosen from a pool of seven seniors. Cardin speaks at roughly ten graduations each year, about half … Read More
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