by Nisha Khatri ‘26 Launched by the Mental Illness Needs Discussion (MIND) club at the end of March, the USC Speak Your Mind Challenge has been trending on social media throughout the United States, raising awareness and funds for mental health and suicide prevention. Participants pour ice water on themselves and nominate others to join on social media, creating a … Read More
by Lilah Boig ‘26 Students who usually drive to school from Town Center along route 108, know traffic in the morning is unbearable. During this time traffic can be seen backed up from Sherwood all the way to Olney Theater. This traffic jam is partially caused by the way the lights are staggered to change at unsynchronized times. This causes … Read More
by Rachel Themistokleous ‘26 There is talk about introducing a pre-graduation trip for the graduating Class of 2026. During the SGA election for class president, junior Stephanie Rinelli ran to be next year’s senior class president. She built her candidacy upon the idea that she would get the class a graduation trip as a final senior activity, organized by herself … Read More
by Molly Schecter ‘27 lling the use of vapes and marajuana by students in the restrooms. One strategy security has relied on to catch kids is by walking into the restrooms to clear and punish students. However, the school recently lost two female security guards, leaving them with an all-male security staff who cannot enter girls restrooms. To address this, … Read More
by Andrew Fenner ‘27 In July of 2021, the NCAA enacted a policy allowing college athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness, known as NIL. NIL deals have become a substantial part of collegiate athletics, with the best college athletes making more money in a season or two than the top-earning careers in America. Notable athletes who receive … Read More
by Piotr Popiel-Machnicki ‘26 Last month marked the Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival #53 at Sherwood, a tradition that’s become a core part of our school’s identity. But after over five decades, is it still true to its rock roots? This year’s setlist blended rock classics with pop, country, and R&B, which raises the question: has Revival stayed true to its … Read More
by Deepika Shrestha ‘27 The Sherwood administration has recently not been expanding elective classes even though students have registered for them next year. Many electives are just one class despite many kids applying that it could be more than one. For example, more than fifty applied to the newspaper elective but there will only be one class next year. Some … Read More
by Lilah Boig ‘26 At the Oscars in February, Hamdan Ballal collected his award on the stage for being co-director of the now Oscar winning documentary “No Other land.” As he stood on the same stage following celebrities such as Adiran Brody and Kieran Culkian, his team gave their speech in which they stated that “even if we win an … Read More
by Evelyn San Miguel ‘26 With the recent release of Netflix series Adolescence, whose plot revolves around a young boy whose path down the alt-right incel pipeline push him to fatally stab his female classmate, those who have been in the dark about this dangerous subculture of young male insecurity have found themselves horrified by the true-to-life themes the series … Read More
by Ziv Golan ‘26 The National Honors Society (NHS) is a staple of the high school experience for countless American students. The organization states its goals as fostering leadership skills among students and building a sense of community service in secondary schools. In theory this is a noble idea; however, in practice it has not panned out that way, specifically … Read More