By Gianna Bartolini ’15 I’ve heard theories about what high school should be. One is that it’s where you’re supposed to find where, and with whom, you fit in. The school community emphasizes belonging, whether it is a club, a team or as a part of a friend group. Students are often pressured into these activities, then into embodying the … Read More
By Emma Hierholzer ’15 For some reason, unbeknownst to me, I have trouble relating to today’s music. Call me crazy but as hard as I try, as much as I ponder their words, I cannot find humanity’s truths in, “My anaconda don’t want some unless you got buns hon”. Weird, right? So, I thought for my final piece in the … Read More
By Connor Loughran ’15 My grades weren’t the best freshman and sophomore years. In fact, I had to go to summer school for Algebra II my sophomore year. However, I learned more than math that summer. I learned that there are consequences for not taking responsibility, and because I put in my best effort in summer school, I learned that … Read More
By Annie Feinroth ’15 This is not going to be about my experience at Sherwood because honestly, I’m completely focused on this coming year. Yes, the devastatingly fatal disease of senioritis has hit me. I don’t think about my PsychSim or my Calculus test. I’m thinking about my college schedule and if I will genuinely get along with my roommate … Read More
By Madison Dymond ’16 When students begin school, they have the creative capacity to be independent thinkers. This is the capacity needed to appreciate and analyze poetry in their own ways. At this age, however, they usually have not built up a strong vocabulary and have not mastered the English language well enough to properly understand poetic devices. This is … Read More
By Christopher Sung ’18 As Iraqi government forces lose ground, ISIS has had arguably its best week this year with the capture of the key Iraqi city of Ramadi and further advances into strategic grounds in the war torn middle-east country of Syria. It has been nearly a year since the start of this regional crisis and even with U.S. … Read More
By Samantha Schwartz ’16 Most high school students’ schedules are jam-packed, and it is always difficult to fit in required courses such as an art or STEM credit. Luckily, students have the opportunity to take one required credit online, Comprehensive Health Education, like I did. For six weeks in February and March I took MCPS’ online version of the health … Read More
By Betelot Wondimu ’15 The passing of Freddie Gray marks the renewal of the mainstream media’s pseudo-analysis of a black man’s death at the hands of police. It begins by questioning the victim’s character, goes on to keep a close eye on protesters who demand police officers face appropriate consequences for their abuse of power and unnecessary violence, and finally … Read More
By Stacey Wells ’15 In wake of the recent Baltimore police scandal in which a 25 year old black male suffered a spinal cord injury while in police custody and died, many citizens have bypassed peaceful protests in exchange for violent riots. They shattered store-front windows, threw rocks and bottles, pummeled police cars, and attempted to sabotage firefighters putting out … Read More
By Zach Stubblefield ’15 We have been raised to see police as the pillars and protectors of our community. So it is pretty jarring when we see them killing unarmed people. How can one feel safe when the people who have been tasked with protecting them have been killing unarmed men? More so what should they do when their voices … Read More