By Becky Ewing ’14 Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer recently struggled to make what should have been a very easy decision. She had to decide whether to sign or veto a bill which allows businesses to discriminate against same-sex couples on religious grounds. Supporters of the bill, like the Arizona Catholic Conference, were urging Brewer to sign the bill passed … Read More
By Betselot Wondimu ‘15 It is ridiculously early to be thinking about the 2016 Presidential Election, but Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has been making some bold moves since Barack Obama’s reelection. His rise to national recognition truly took off in 2013, when he led legislative reforms in legalizing same-sex marriage, implementing gun control measures and repealing capital punishment. He admitted … Read More
By Bridget Cook ‘14 This year, the cancellation of the biennial “Every 15 Minutes” program has disappointed many. But when considered, what is it that people wish they could experience? Viewing a horrific car accident outside of their school? Seeing the mangled, bloody faces of their peers who are “victims” in the accident? Watching someone in a Halloween costume proudly … Read More
By Katie Mercogliano ‘14 Recently, President Obama came out and told The New Yorker magazine that he believes, “… [marijuana usage is no] more dangerous than alcohol.” He is getting an absurd amount of backlash for the comments from several different news outlets about how he irresponsibly condoned marijuana use. Obama actually took the route most parents should take in … Read More
By Emma Hierholzer ‘15 In the grocery store just the other day, I saw something that seriously made me consider an important point in my future as a professional woman in the work force. My cashier, a young man, was struggling with the cash register when his supervisor, an older woman walked over to help him. She scolded him for … Read More
By Joy Zhang ‘14 Many took to social media to criticize Seattle Seahawk Richard Sherman’s post-game interview with Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews. “Fool,” “barbaric,” “thug” and much worse names were used to describe Sherman’s behavior. Some even apologized on behalf of Sherman to Andrews, starting the hashtag “#imsorryrichardshermanscaredyou” on Twitter. This entire backlash is completely unjustified. Sherman may have … Read More
By Michael Crooks ’14 MCPS require students to acquire 75 SSL hours to graduate high school. Seventy-five hours of community service is attainable, especially considering that students have roughly seven years to complete the community service. However, for many high school students, especially athletes, community service becomes more of a burden than a rewarding experience. During their respective sport’s season, … Read More
By Joy Zhang ’14 From the beginning of the school year to October 23, 21 teachers have confiscated 49 phones at Sherwood. According to a log that is kept in the main office, this number is comparable to last year’s 54 phone confiscations in the same timeframe. If the pattern continues, there may be as many as 222 phone confiscations … Read More
By Meagan Barrett ’15 Ever since the GT programs in elementary school, there’s always been this push to make students take advanced courses. But eventually, it stops being special, and starts being expected. Being in “on grade level”courses labels students as stupid compared to everyone else, because they’re not ahead of where you’re supposed to be. Once you reach high … Read More
By Michael Natelli ’14 Last Monday, leaders from nearly 200 countries met in Warsaw, Poland, to being the 19th annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 19). There’s no question it’s the most important one yet, and you don’t need to be a “tree-hugger” to realize so. The catastrophic typhoon in the … Read More