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Sherwood High School 300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860
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Better late than never, MCPS is keeping up with the most recent technology modernization, and Sherwood has replaced outdated computers with brand new desktops and laptops. The school is now equipped with wireless Internet capability and specific classrooms have new technology.
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Sherwood has completed part of the ongoing Technology Modernization Project which updates technological resources every four to five years. Recently, Sherwood installed over 70 access points for full building wireless internet. According to IT Systems Specialist Andrew Dodge, the cost of the project was roughly $5.6 million for MCPS. Previously, only 11 high schools
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With the new 3-D printer, cups, cubes, screws and various objects are produced from plastic and nylon. and a Cubify model, as part of the new Project Lead the Way curriculum in engineering classes. Students can create designs on the Inventor computer-aided design (CAD) software and then the printers build those designs using a laser source that solidifies the material in the desired pattern. The popularity of 3-D print-
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The technology department was given two 3-D printers over the summer, a MakerBot model
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Christine McKeldin speaks to social studies teachers at a meeting. academically and emotionally to math teachers, as well as improve student achievement in the subject, said Chaudhry. McKeldin explained she had similar responsibilities such as observing the teachers, collecting data on students and mediating issues. The two teachers both agree that they are fortunate to have fantastic cooperation within their department left behind by their predecessors. Im very lucky to have a good system left behind to work in, said Chaudhry. McKeldin wants to build off of what she already knows in her department. I plan to take what I have learned
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from TECH, pg. 1 ing has recently soared due to lower prices. Uses of 3-D print ers in real life continue to grow al most every week, said Engineering teacher Brendan Lees. Not only can objects be printed quick ly to use when testing out ideas for designs, but biomedical engi neers and doctors now use them to print out specifically designed pieces to save patients lives. Students have printed brace lets, screws with bolts, a wrench, and are now working on iPhone
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MCPS replaced more than 9,300 computers in over 40 schools with new desktop computers, laptops or tablets. Sherwood received 39 laptops, housed in the media center, as well as a mobile cart of laptops. Together, the laptops replaced 50 outdated desktop computers. School-wide all obsolete desktops have been replaced. The new hardware is equipped with software programs that improve the work of students and staff. The new computers are clearly faster than the five year old computers that left and also smaller. Classroom
The Warrior has once again achieved a First-Class Rating, the second-highest rating possible from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA). The dedication and hard work of the staff of the 2012-2013 school year led to three Marks of Distinction in Leadership, Layout and Design, and Graphics. The Warrior was one mark away from obtaining the All-American rating, which is the highest honor. NSPA praised the wide coverage of school-related issues ranging from topics such as academics to cafeteria food to homecoming. These articles were well integrated with non-school related news, which was commended for its phenomenal job relating national issues to the student population. NSPA displayed particular interest for the Spotlight section, commenting on how diverse the topics were from issue to issue, giving the readers something to look forward to. In addition, The Warrior was credited with a tasteful and strategic layout and use of photos, graphics and art that helped to enhance the quality of the paper. Overall, NSPA applauded the variety of topics, coverage and consistency of the paper in its entirety.
cases that they can actually use. Most importantly, these printers are getting students excited for our Project Lead the Way engineering courses
computers now have the ability to show morning announcements through the LCD projector, said Dodge, the schools IT specialist. Teachers and students have yet to become totally comfortable with the new technology. Students find the smaller laptop screens difficult to see. The unfamiliar mouses take more time to use. A perk to the new laptops is accessibility. Teachers can sign out the mobile cart and use the computers in their classrooms. I would love to start using the laptops in the classroom. It would save a lot of time because kids can just work in the classroom and not get as many distractions as they do in the media center, said Spanish teacher Maria Peterson.
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The Olney Librarys construction is near completion, set to open to the public by early 2014, after a series of unexpected delays. According to the Gazette, recent construction has been running according to schedule, but there have been many obstacles and setbacks. The library closed in December of 2010 because the County was in a recession and required all departments to reduce budgets. Original plans allotted for the library to open in the summer of 2012; however, continuous delays and barriers in planning postponed construction until last January, resulting in the library remaining unused for over a year and causing frustration in the Olney community. Another hiccup threatened to delay the opening when Milestone Construction Services, the general contractor for the project, informed Montgomery County in early August that it is going out of business at the end of 2013. The Library project was about 66 percent complete at the time and the pace of the work had slowed immensely prior to the announcement. Despite fears that the project would be delayed for a long time or abandoned all together, the company is in contract and has promised to finish the project. Since receiving information regarding the status of Milestone Construction in August, the Department of General Services has been diligent in monitoring site progress and working with the contractor to finish the project. Milestone Construction has increased the on-site work force. Though the building of the library has been a long, laborious process, it will soon open and provide the community with a much needed place to read, research and gather.
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available and/or used by teachers. Watching others truly allows me to be more reflective in my own practices, said McKeldin. Chaudhry reflected on the positive aspects of her new position as well. Im enjoying my new office and the tremendous support from my colleagues in my new job. Most importantly I feel grateful to have the opportunity to make a difference in the quality of math instruction. Its a very thrilling experience for me.
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Aileen Woolley presents at a meeting of the schools staff on Sept. 9. character traits to Sherwood. I got really excited about the power of character in childrens lives the big question was: How can we foster character in the classroom? Woolley said. Academic learning is undoubtedly a vital part of school, but Woolley hopes to go beyond just academic knowledge and stress non-cognitive learning in her teaching. Frensilli is also eager to begin working on integrating the character traits. I believe that non-cognitive traits are important not only for academic success but for success in life. Teachers can empower students to enhance the traits that they already have and help them develop the traits that they need to be successful, she said. Woolley also emphasizes that character traits play a key role in the success of students beyond their time in high school. Lots of people think Mr. Tough is talking about moral character, but its about the character traits connected to performance, she said. Grit is crucial because it helps students recover and move on after a failure. Conscientiousness is an integral characteristic for students because it helps them set appropriate priorities. Curiosity develops a hungry mind that is engaged by academic work. Other important non-cognitive traits highlighted by the committee include social intelligence, zest and gratitude. Im hoping the awareness and practice of these skills will become part of every Warrior, said Woolley.
Students should take GeoScience, because its definitely hands-on. It is project-based, so there arent traditional tests, and no scantrons. Everything you learn goes toward completing a final project [each quarter], said Gerhardt. The GeoScience curriculum is not yet rigidly set, which is a positive for Gerhardt. I have more freedom to try things out ... it is a challenge ... but I am happy I get to teach [it], he said. Many students have found the class more interesting than they thought it would. My ESOL teacher said this GeoScience class would be the perfect class for me, because I dont like science much, but I did want to learn more about the Earth. I do like the class, said sophomore Samuela Fotso. Junior Erik Ortegas counselor suggested he take the class. What he thought would be just another science class was much more than that. Its a great hands-on experience that makes the class more engaging and interactive, he noted. The curriculum may be in the process of being finalized, but students appear to be enjoying it so far. It will be the teachers and students of the four schools offering the course who test its effectiveness. It may succeed, so the class may be back again next year, this time perhaps with a more definite idea of the curriculum as a whole.
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to excel in reading and writing, English is often taught in bland, demure ways, with a lack of the explosions and bug-squashing necessary to retain the interest of elementary school boys. The problem, which only begins in elementary school, doesnt end there. It simply grows throughout middle and high school. Boys get frustrated, act out, and learn to dislike school, Whitmire comments in his book Why Boys Fail. Whether the answer lies in the difference of the human psyche or simply in the interest of third grade boys, an answer needs to be found to keep the gap from getting much larger than it already is.
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ing behind in STEM disciplines, although it is assumed that women just lose interest in STEM classes, there are more reasons as to why this gender gap exists. Catherine Riegle-Crumb, an associate professor of STEM education at the University of Texas, said that this gap has to do with subtle discouragement that happens where girls from very early ages start to misidentify with science and math, start to feel that these fields are not things that they find to be interesting, that they find to be exciting. Therefore, they find the subjects to be less relevant because the have been overtly or subtly discouraged from pursuing them.
Upbringing Causes Win Girl Tackles Stereotypes in Fantasy Football intrepid female reporter joins an all-male Fantasy league. At All Costs Mentality An by Katie Mercogliano 14
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The typical stereotype is that boys are more competitive than girls. The story goes that boys will do anything to win a game by as many points as possible, while girls will not wish to hurt their opponents feelings and make them feel badly about losing by a lot. This perception of the difference in competitiveness between boys and girls isnt necessarily all wrong. Studies do show that boys, more so than girls, perform to win in competitive situations and games. However, it is not that something naturally makes them more competitive. Rather, culture and upbringing best explain boys competitive fire. Starting at a young age, many parents push their male children into taking risks and acting competitively in sports, which stays with them through adulthood. On the opposite end of the spectrum, young girls are encouraged to remain more cautious, leading them to take fewer risks and act less competitively in their adult life, according to research done by Uri Gneezy, a professor at the University of California at San Diego and the University of Amsterdam. Cultural expectations also contribute to the competitive behavior of boys and girls. When girls are around boys, they tend to work harder to maintain their gender identity, which would mean being more sensitive and less competitive. Boys, on the other hand, try to act even more masculine when around girls. In a study run by Gneezy, a group of 140 boys and girls were tested based on their running. When a boy had to race a girl, the boys performed significantly better than when they ran alone, whereas there was no difference in times for girls when they ran in competition or when they ran alone. This is not saying that all girls are not competitive; for example, tennis great Serena Williams is overwhelmingly more competitive than the average male on the tennis court. Girls can be just as or more competitive as boys, but because of culture and upbringing boys are typically more competitive. In America, 73 percent of men and 55 percent of women watch football weekly. That means over half of women watch Americas favorite pastime, yet only 6 percent of women participate in Fantasy Football. This football season, I ventured into the extremely competitive, guy-dominated world of Fantasy Football. I was invited by 10 of my male coworkers from over the summer to join their league. We all worked together at the baseball tournament, Cooperstown Dreamspark, I was one of two girls in my department and the only one who followed football religiously. As interns, with the exception of showers, beds and bathrooms, we were always together working 16 hour days. These guys, ages 19-23, were from all different parts of the country, from Montana to Illinois. By the end of the summer, I was deemed the esteemed title of being one of the guys and granted the honor of joining their Fantasy league (most likely to be an easy opponent, or so they surely thought). Now, I may be a tomboy when it comes to watching and understanding sports, especially with football, but I still had one huge disadvantage; girls relatively low level of testosterone. High levels of testosterone are directly correlated to having a more competitive nature, so guys automatically have the upper hand in that aspect of the game. What I lacked in competitive drive, I made up for with pure luck and Andrew Luck. I was fortunate enough to receive the first-overall draft pick and took advantage of it picking up Viking Adrian Peterson. I later had a chance to take Bronco Knowshon Moreno, Giant Victor Cruz and Packer Randall Cobb. These gifted offensive beasts have given me a perfect record of 4-0 so far this season. And to say the least, the guys I have gone up against are not very pleased. Now, Im still newbie in the art of trash talking, but I have received an extreme crash course throughout the past four matchups. Instead of using the given discussion board, we all just created a group message that consists of some regular conversation and a lot of trash talk that hits below
the belt. Most of it has content that is just a bit too explicit to repeat here in this column. But surprisingly, they did not hold back at all simply because Im a girl. In fact, I have gotten harsher jabs for being a Redskins fan than for being a girl. In all this, I discovered possibly the biggest non-biological difference between guys and girls. When girls have a cat fight, its vicious and unnecessarily drawnout. Verbal daggers are thrown back and forth at each other with no mercy. When guys get into a fight, they toss a couple of insults into the conversation, threaten to wreck the other one, and about five minutes later, dap each other up and everything is okay again. This difference is apparent in the dynamic with the guys and myself. While I have yet to threaten a physical fight with them (for obvious reasons), Ive increasingly lost almost all the cautionary censorship I started with in my choice of insults, with the exception of the classic Sandlot quote, You play [fantasy] ball like a girl. I mean, I wouldnt want to hurt their sensitive male egos too much.
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Social studies teacher Joshua Kinnetz I have always enjoyed social studies as early as I can remember. It always sparked my imagination when I think about other peoples stories from another time. He thinks that your teaching style is dictated by your personality Ive had a similar personality with both genders of teachers in which our teaching styles were similar.
Math teacher Jordan Bennett Anne Arundel County needed more mathematic teachers at a high school level [and] mathematics chose me. Bennett said. Its nice that the male population of teachers is growing but in the end its [all] about the education.
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Health teacher Mathew Parsons The subject is so broad and is something that is relevant to everyone in class [and] I like to think that this subject will help better someones life in one way or another. Parsons thinks that female teachers might be a little more organized and detailed than the male teachers.
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Not long ago, a teenage girl would log onto her Facebook account to catch up with her friends. As she scrolled down her news feed, she was intrigued by the embarrassing pictures from the party the other night, entertained by a witty status of a boy she liked and amazed at her friends new relationship status. She would write on her friends walls and they would return the favor. For teens of both genders, and of all social cliques, Facebook was exciting and well worth the often outrageous amount of time teenagers spent on it. But much like MySpace and other once-popular sites, Facebooks teen popularity is experiencing a significant decline. It is being increasingly taken over by middle-aged relatives, invitations to play online games and an excessive amount of posts from pages liked back in middle school. It is not that teens have stopped using Facebook altogether, but rather they have introduced new, more widely used sites to their repertoire. Twitter has become progressively more popular, with an increase in teen users from 16 percent in 2011 up to 24 percent in 2013, according to a survey by Pew Research Center. Applications on smart phones have diversified as well, pulling teens away from the traditional Facebook. I have been wanting to de-
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creased by nine percent, while the popularity of both Instagram and Twitter increased. When 107 Sherwood students were polled, 35 percent claimed to use Instagram most frequently, 34 percent used Twitter, 18 percent used Facebook and 10 percent used some other site. Students themselves have noticed the decline of Facebook. In the survey, 87 percent of the students believe Facebook is used less often now by teenagers than it was just two years ago. While Facebook ranked third most popular social network among Sherwood students, 94 percent still claim to have an account. Facebook may not be the most hip site for teens, but it is still prominent in teen social media today.
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English teacher Debbie Reier conducting an open discussion with her class. She believes student input and debates better engage students while allowing them to express their own opinions.
tom of the car up. So from tires we go to roaders, then to axles, then to control arms and then Every year a group of stutransmissions. dents from Sherwood submit an The class sizes are usualapplication to take a half-day ly between 20 and 25 students, schedule to attend Thomas Ediwhich allows the teachers to deson to pursue their chosen career. vote a lot of time to help students The Edison classes offered are and refine their various skills. three periods long and earn two A number of stucredits. There are a variety of I might go to college or my uncle dents in the program different courses students has an auto body shop and I might have known from an early age that they can choose to take at Edison, and they are divided take over that. I like [Edison] because wanted to go into a cainto four clusters: automo- I dont really like school, and I like reer in the automotive Students have tive, design and computworking on cars so its something I field. previously found Eder-based, construction and ison gives them the services. Each cluster has can do. different careers for stu ~Senior Jake Bartell tools needed to pursue that goal. I might go dents to learn and study. to college after or my There are a multitude of opportunities for students to get year students begin with brakes. uncle has an auto body shop and They learn about brakes in the I might take over that. I like the hands-on experience as well. The automotive cluster is classroom then come to the lab program because I dont really particularly popular for Sher- where they get to disassemble and like school and I like working on wood students, who spend about reassemble front and rear brake cars, so its something I can do, an hour and half of the period components from various vehi- said senior Jake Bartell, a student working in the lab and the other cles. They are taught to adhere in the Edison program. half in the classroom studying to industry standards while doing Edison is intended as a gatethe different mechanisms and this, said Matthew Page, an Edi- way for students to enter their work careers. A lot of our stuconcepts of the automobile func- son Auto Technology teacher. tion. In my class we spend 1 Students start by learning dents do enter into automotive periods of time in the lab and the braking, move to electricity, then careers after graduation. Tons of other 1 periods would be in steering and suspension, finish- our students do go onto secondour classroom, studying theory ing with engine performance. ary education whether it be in a of how the different components Each day we always learn a new trade school or a four-year uniof the automobile function. This thing, said junior Joey Prochas- versity. We have a summer inthen teaches the students how to ka. Lately weve just been doing ternship program that happens for examine and analyze the different maintenance like tire repairs and the select students that are juniors components for proper function. were just learning oil changes. and going into their senior year, If it doesnt function correctly, the We typically learn from the bot- said Page.
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Junior Sabrina Mann holds the first X-STEM meeting with fellow club members. During this meeting, students begin organizing the club and performing activities related to X-STEM. X-STEM, bearing the notable acronym STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), is a newly founded club in which X-STEM ambassadors conduct experiments and participate in the USA Science and Engineering Festival. In addition, X-STEM ambassadors have access to the Nifty Fifty science speaker program in which top scientists can be brought to Sherwood. The newly founded club was started by junior Sabrina Mann and is sponsored by science teachers Kristina Orange and Mary Baker. Meetings are in K282 once a week, and interested students can contact Orange or Baker for more details. In addition, there are a few noteworthy regulations on advertising a newly founded club. Students can display advertisements on the morning announcements or around the school as well. However, all posters must be authorized by Carroll or a grade-level administrator. Rarely does a proposal for a new club get overturned. However, when starting a team, as opposed to a club, MCPS has to take part in endorsing it due to liability concerns, resulting in a longer process.
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School Spirit...
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Students lazily cheer at football games during times that should be festive and exhilarating. We dont proudly wear our Sherwood t-shirts; we simply tug it on when we havent done laundry in weeks. Spice it up and saddle up your spirited boots because we need a school spirit revitalization and here are some suggestions:
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attending games shirtless and covered in royal blue and white body paint. wear
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A-Game. 2. Appreciate the school bands music. Request new songs and we can have our own karaoke night. 3. Stand up to students from the opposing school if they make clever comments
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Cyrus is caught candid in a full-on lip lick in a day chocked full of yoloing and twerking. She cant stop, she wont stop.
1,000,000 likes on YouTube. Cyruss performance at the 2013 Video Music Awards was extremely shocking in a good way! She rocked an appropriate nude color one-piece, while grinding on a man twice her age. The best part of the performance was when she began to dance with her foam finger. Boys loved that part, since foam fingers are usually seen at sporting events. On September 9, Cyrus let loose in yet another music video, Wrecking Ball. After one day of the video being on YouTube, 29 million people had seen it. The video portrays Cyrus suggestively licking a hammer and swinging naked on a wrecking ball. This perfectly conveys the image of a young woman bursting with strength and confidence. All little girls should hope to be exactly like Cyrus when they grow up. She is an awesome role model who teaches girls how to be respected strong women.
Poms provacative performance at halftime only were allowed to do that! 4. Dont exclude freshmen. Instead, adopt them as your own, teach them how
about the to turn up and expand the student section by letting them sit with you, so they can carry on the
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Many have noticed the increasingly small size of the freshmen. The past four freshmen classes have been getting tinier and the reporters of The Warrior wanted to get to the bottom of it. After extensive interviews with representatives from MCPS, the reason for such a great height difference was finally uncovered. To improve students ability to recognize differences in people, MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr decided to enroll a select few sixth graders in the Class of 2017. Starr plans to continue to challenge the students in new and creative ways by incorporating subtle changes, according to his new Building Our Future Together program. The goal is to improve students social skills by teaching them to recognize differences in others. He hopes students will learn to better deal with diversity if they can first recognize it. Sixth graders deemed exceptionally intelligent have been promoted to ninth grade for a full year where they will attend high school classes before returning to their appropriate middle schools. The expectation is that students will recognize the differences between current freshmen and those of past years and report it to staff. Rumors abound that there is a prize awarded to the first student to report all the sixth graders in their school to a counselor or administrator. A test run was conducted at
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop was a joke, as well as Zoo Keeper and Here Comes the Boom. Sandlers partnership with James was a main facilitator of the demise of his career. Yes, James is fat and it is funny, but Sandler went to that one well too many times. In the past two years, it became apparent that Sandlers career was nearing its end. Jack and Jill, Thats My Boy and Grown Ups were sorry attempts by a once great comedic talent at the end of his tenure in the movie industry. Friends and family became increasingly concerned about Sandler and urged him to get professional help. According to sources, Sandler would invite James over on weekends to watch Paul Blart: Mall Cop and they would laugh hysterically. Sandlers wife and children were troubled as to why they would laugh at such an unfunny movie. Despite outcries from his loved ones, Sandlers career continue to crumble until its tragic death. Grown Ups 2 was as bad as it gets. Truthfully, the only funny part about it was how terrible it was. It literally had no plot. If you asked anyone what the main conflict or climax were, they wouldnt be able to do it. It was just a bunch of middle-aged men hanging out in their hometown, doing dumb stuff. It was like sitting through a long, painful death, one hour and 41 minutes long to be precise. This here lies an initially promising, but ultimately pitiful and sad career.
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A couple of potential sixth graders spotted roaming the halls of Sherwood in a sea of large high schoolers. Paint Branch last year, yielding wildly successful results. Fourteen sixth graders were enrolled in the Freshmen Class and all were revealed. Furthermore, the upperclassmen went out of their way to isolate them further by injuring them every week to warn the other students of the shorter kids differences. Starrs expectations were further blown away when they started calling them special nicknames such as Smurf, Strawberry Shortcake and Oompa-Loompa. After the test run, Starr decided to extend the program throughout MCPS in hopes that other schools would display the performance Paint Branch students did. The sixth graders have been instructed not to admit to their actual grade level and have been briefed on the supposed age, names of peers and recent events of freshmen so that they may blend in, although they are significantly shorter. Confronting an alleged freshmen will not help prove if they are an imposter. Instead, ask around the halls to see if anyone knows them. If they are a new face to Sherwood, act immature for their age and seem shorter than usual, they are most likely in middle school and should be reported. The winner will be announced when all the freshmen are uncovered and shipped back to their proper school. So come on, Sherwood! Lets go catch em all, and remember, the winner gets a prize.
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In 1994, Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, believed there should be a month dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender history. With the support of other teachers and community members, they decided to celebrate during the month of October in part because National Coming Out Day, which occurs on October 11. In 1995, a resolution passed by the General Assembly of the National Education Association including LGBT History Month in their list of commemorative months.
1994: An Ikea ad runs on on TV TV runs showing two men shopping shopping for for furniture furniture together. together. It It is is the the first commercial to feature a gay couple.
May May 30, 30, 1987: 1987: Rep. Rep. Barney Barney Frank Frank comes comes out, out, becoming becoming the the first first openly openly gay gay member member of of Congress. Congress.
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2004: Massachusetts Massachusetts 2004: becomes the first first U.S. U.S. becomes the 2000: Vermont state to legalize samestate to legalize samebecomes the first sex marriage marriage after after the the state to allow same- sex state Supreme Court state Supreme Court sex civil unions. ruled the the ban ban on on it it was was ruled unconstitutional. 13 13 more more unconstitutional. states have have legalized legalized it it states since. compiled by Mandy Stussman 14 since.
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May May 9, 9, 2012: 2012: Barack Barack Obama Obama becomes becomes the the first first sitting sitting U.S. U.S. president president to to back back marriage marriage for for gay gay and and lesbian lesbian couples. couples.
June June 26, 26, 2013: 2013: The The Supreme Court Supreme Court strikes strikes down down the the Defense Defense of of Marriage Act, Marriage Act, granting granting married married gay gay couples couples federal benefits, federal benefits, and and Proposition Proposition 8, 8, which which banned banned gay gay marriage marriage in California. in California.
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Stand Proud, a club that consists of LGBT students and their allies, strives to promote community and social awareness of LGBT issues at Sherwood. Every Wednesday at lunch, around 20 students gather in room K279 to share their stories. They are supported by peers who know, understand and respect what they are going through. Stand Proud is sponsored by science teacher Mary Baker and the club president is junior Alex Hanson. It is a space where I can be surrounded by people who love and support me and my community, said Hanson. To celebrate Octobers LGBT History Month, Stand Proud will spend their meetings educating members about monumental events in the LGBT community that are not taught in class. You dont have to be gay to join Stand Proud; you just have to be a good person. Everyone should join, encouraged Hanson.
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1926: The New York Times becomes the first major publication to use the word homosexuality.
1952: "Spring Fire," by Marijane Meaker, the first lesbian novel and the beginning of the lesbian pulp fiction genre, is published, selling 1.5 million copies.
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1951: 1951: The The Mattachine Mattachine Society, Society, the the first first national national gay gay rights rights organization, organization, is is formed formed by by Harry Harry Hay, Hay, who who is is considered considered by by many many to to be be the the founder founder of of the the gay gay rights rights movement. movement.
1975: 1975: ABC ABC debuts debuts Hot Hot L L Baltimore Baltimore featuring featuring the the first first gay gay couple couple on on TV. TV.
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When confidential information was leaked from the National Security Agency (NSA) by 29-year-old Edward Snowden, the public didnt know what to think; there was confusion as to whether this was a heroic deed or a dangerous betrayal. In May, Snowden shocked the world by providing proof that the U.S. government is overseeing its citizens personal phone calls, e-mails and internet searches without their consent. This alarmed many Americans who feel the government overstepped legal boundaries. After releasing these documents to The Guardian and Washington Post newspapers and facing charges of espionage, Snowden fled to Hong Kong, and later Moscow, where he currently resides under political asylum. In late August, The Guardian and Washington Post published the Black Budget, a collection of documents describing the distribution of funds to the agencies that make up the National Intelligence Program. These confidential pieces of information are now available to anyone, including foreigners, and can possibly be used against U.S. interests. Although enraged with the leaks, the Obama administration claims that there were more appropriate ways to release the aforementioned information. These claims can easily be dismissed, however, since there were actually no legal paths Snowden could pursue. President Obama passed a
Should the government be able to mo nitor the publics personal information in the interest of national security? to s n s actio ward Snowden d E el fe u o y ? o D s were justified et cr se ed fi si as release cl Do you think newspapers acted respon sibly in publishing the information Snowden leaked to them?
Presidential Policy Directive last October extending whistleblower protections to intelligence employees. This wouldnt have applied to Snowden, since it clearly emphasized Protecting national security information, which Obama feels he didnt. By directly releasing the secret programs to newspapers, Snowden is undoubtedly a criminal. Although the information benefited the public, Snowden violated his oath of secrecy to the NSA by deliberately releasing sensitive documents to newspapers; he deserves to be prosecuted. Snowdens departure to China and Russia leads some to believe that he is a coward. He wouldve been more of a hero by acknowledging that he committed a crime and accepting the forthcoming punishment because it shows that Americans liberties are worthy of protecting, no matter the cost. Still, the newspapers who published the information are not at fault. The role of the press in a healthy democracy is to inform the public about what is going on in the world; with a free press in the United States journalists are supposed to uncover government abuses for the public to see. The press has been changing how the public views the government for decades from The New York Times publishing the Pentagon Papers to The Washington Post exposing the Watergate Scandal and The Guardian and The Washington Posts actions are just another example.
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Ever since the Fair Minimum Wage Act passed in 2007, its guidelines, which raised the minimum wage to $7.25 by 2009, have gradually lost the attention of the American public. However, with fast-food workers recently striking for better pay, President Obama proposing a $9 federal minimum wage in early 2013 and Seattle contemplating raising its minimum wage to an unprecedented $15, the topic of minimum wage has reemerged as a national issue.
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Extracurricular Bias
by Meagan Barrett 15
Working a part-time job in high school should mean just as much to colleges as extracurricular activities do. While joining clubs shows you participate in the school community, it is purely a social outlet, and it doesnt necessarily show that youll be a reliable student or member of society. Besides that, the clubs a school has to offer dont always suit every student, so students end up joining clubs they dont even like because it looks good on college applications. Having a job, however, shows students are ready to participate in society, take responsibility for themselves, and learn real life skills. Those who choose to have a part-time job, often times in order to save money in order to pay for college, may even have to sacrifice participating in after-school activities. Making money for a school proves they have the desire to attend a university. It isnt fair to students for extracurricular activity to have as much weight in the eyes of colleges as it currently does, while having a job in the real world doesnt.
Whats in a Name?
by Mandy Stussman 14
On September 15, two-dozen protesters stood in the cold and rain outside the Packers stadium with signs and shouts, dying to be heard. They were protesting our team, our homeboys, the very name that draws the Washington D.C. area together; The Redskins. The term redskin was once used as a descriptor for someone of Native American decent, though it has not been used in common speech since the 1960s; modern American dictionaries define the term as insulting or taboo. And yet this word taints our nation, constantly coming up in speech as people use it to describe our beloved football team. This word hurts. It makes people feel uncomfortable and outcast. As NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said, If one person is offended, we have to listen. The Washington community cant keep justifying the use of the term because changing it would be inconvenient. Even though fans dont mean any harm by saying it, it still harms.
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Background checks should be more thorough. Just because someone was in the military doesnt mean they should easily be able to get weapons. However, there isnt too much we can do. If someone wants to kill other people, theyll find a way, no matter the restrictions. - Senior Cole Margol
I think more focus should be placed on mental illness treatments and documenting people who have had a past of violence and mental illness. Guns dont kill people, people kill people, so we need to focus on fixing that problem first. - Junior Kristin Stitzlein
but that isnt really revolutionary. All this major feat really means is that it doesnt matter what color you are as long as you are parading around in 10 pounds of makeup, a perfect bikini bod and a fake smile. It is great that Davuluri is outspoken about being proud of her heritage, as everyone should be. But she shouldnt be idolized for simply winning an outdated pageant that has been objectifying women for decades.
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The Warrior asked students about their upcoming 2013 homecoming experience.
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Dancing with my date! -Nicholas Nquyen 15 Getting ready before and taking pictures. -Jordan Newmark 14 Taking pretty pictures before. -Olivia Skofteland 14 The dancing. -Thi Nguyen 16
6% said $70-100
7% said $100-up
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*110 students surveyed
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MOVIE (BUSTS) After Earth Lone Ranger R.I.P.D. White House Down TOTAL
Budget $130 million $230 million $130 million $150 million $640 million
Loss of money in U.S. -$69.5million - $141.4million -$97 million -$77.2 million -$254.8 million Gross in U.S. $136.1million $51.9 million $158.3 million +$86.8 million +$300.4 million
MOVIE (HITS) Budget The Conjuring $20 million The Call $13 million The Heat $43 million Were The Millers $37 million TOTAL $113 million
Crash! Explosion! Car chase! It seems that the blueprint for these filmsand the sequelsare the same. While over the years this generic formula has been a source of money for studios, this past summer it has raised a red flag to the studios. For the first time in ages, audiences seem to be attracted to substance rather than the flash and appeal of the generic expensive movie. The Lone Ranger, starring Johnny Depp, was criticized for its commitment to action-pact effects, without a strong enough storyline to back it up. White House Down, while not as poorly reviewed as other flops this summer, it was weighed down by the fact that Olympus Has Fall-
en; the successful Gerard Butler flick, was released earlier and was nearly identical to the Channing Tatum film. After Earth, was panned for poor acting and an incoherent script. R.I.P.D, was criticized for being unoriginal. The four big-budget flops of the summer averaged a rotten 25 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, a movie rating site based on critics reviews. The four smaller-budget successes not only grossed more, but averaged a fresh 60 percent on the site. While there will always be successes in big-budget films in the box office, this trend, in which smaller-budget movies rake in more money, is certainly one to keep an eye on in the coming years.
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by Alec Perez 14
Battle of the Year is just another clich, cheesy and unoriginal attempt to make a serious dance movie. The main character is Blake (Josh Holloway), a washed-up basketball coach. He tries to create a so-called dream team of break dancers from all across the United States in order to compete at a competition in France. His assistant coach Franklyn (Josh Peck) is a young man who loves break dancing and wants to be a part of something special. The center of the dream team is superstar Rooster, otherwise known in real life as musician Chris Brown. For whatever reason, director Benson Lee decides to remove Rooster, one of the main characters in the film, halfway through the movie. The acting overall is horrific. There was no emotion shown whatsoever from Holloway in his portrayal of Blake. The viewer cannot tell if and when he is angry at his break dance team and when he is actually praising them. Holloway relies on the same monotone voice regardless of the situation and dialogue. Instead of getting his team in check when they get their butts handed to them by the Russian national team in an exhibition match, Blake drinks himself into a deep sleep, wakes up the next morning hung over and then continues to display his unenthusiastic coaching style. As played by Holloway, hes the same character from the beginning to the end of Battle of the Year. Franklyn is another flat character. Peck tries to portray a tough city-slicker who is rough around the edges but needs break dancing in order to make it in life. But Franklyns slicked back hair and feminine clothing style comes across as ridiculous and flamboyant rather than tough. The most annoying move by Lee is the choice to make a quick buck by using random product placements. Many directors and film producers choose to receive some extra money with use of
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product placements, but that does not mean a director should randomly stick in scenes advertising brands like Puma and Sony that have nothing to do with the rest of the movie. Franklyns abrupt pause in a conversation with Blake to say, This Sony tablet is the future sounds like a commercial for Sony that the director shoved into the script. If there is one thing anybody can look forward to in a break dance movie, it should be the accompanying music, but the soundtrack for Battle of the Year is filled with songs that are unrecognizable to the average viewer. The break dancers show off their unoriginal and overused dance moves to weird techno music that does not go along with the hip-hop theme depicted throughout the entirety of the film. Battle of the Year is another messily done attempt at recreating the successful dance movie, You Got Served. Viewers will have to wait for another film to accomplish that feat.
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After five seasons, Breaking Bad has obtained both critical and commercial success. The fifth and final season ended on September 29.
is phenomenal too. Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, and Jesse Pinkman, Walters partner in crime, played by Aaron Paul, are two of the most well developed characters in TV. Through the remarkable acting talents of Paul and Cranston, the depth of the show is transformed. Their development as characters allows an interesting aspect to take place. The audience not only sides with the bad guys but feels almost sympathetic towards their predicament. That kind of flip-flop of good guy/bad guy roles is what makes Breaking Bad so incredible. Outstanding acting, a riveting scriptwhat more could a TV show ask for? Not only does Breaking Bad dominate in those aspects of great television, it goes above and beyond, incorporating marvelous cinematography, compelling plot twists and a killer soundtrack that always seems to heighten the moment just when you thought it couldnt get more thrilling. And the best part is, all that excellence hasnt gone unnoticed since the beginning. Ten Emmys later and now one of the most watched cable shows in America, Breaking Bad has left its mark on television history. When it came to an end this past Sunday night, TV lovers mourned the completion of one of the best shows cable has to offer. You can never fully appreciate the significance of the show until you watch it, but hopefully this has helped you understand why we Breaking Bad viewers are so passionate about our favorite pastime: watching the greatest TV show on earth!
R e
by Sean Kang 14
After releasing his Grammy award-winning album, Take Care, in 2011 and going on the Club Paradise Tour in 2012, Drake spent this past year working on his third album. Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated hip-hop releases of the year, Nothing Was the Same was released on September 24 and was definitely not what listeners were expecting from Drake. In making the album, Drake enlisted the help of his best friend and right-hand man, Noah 40 Shebib, who has played a major role in shaping Drakes music career, being involved in the production of all three albums. Despite the continuity, Nothing Was the Same features a very different production style compared to his last two albums. While Take Care was dominated with dark, slow-tempo instrumentals to match its emotional subject matter about love and relationships, the overall production on Nothing Was the Same is much more upbeat and lighter, especially on songs such as Hold On, Were Going Home. Aside from the production, Drake also decided to change his lyrical content. He is often criticized by the hip-hop community for being too emotional in his songs and not upholding the image of a stereotypical rap artist. The majority of Take Care was comprised of Drakes melancholy odes to women from his past relationships, but Nothing Was the Same is a reflection of his success, career and personal issues. In the opening song, Tuscan Leather, Drake reflects on all of his successes in the past few years and even reveals the crumbling relationship between he and his label mate, Nicki Minaj: Not even talkin to Nicki, communication is breakin. The album closes with Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2, in which Drake establishes that he is no longer an underdog and now resides at the top.
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Despite the changes in lyrical content and production, theres no doubt that this is still a Drake album. On the songs Furthest Thing and Connect, Drake is still writing about his past girlfriends and failed relationships again in his introverted and emotional raps. But not all of his love songs are repetitive and boring. One exception is, From Time, which follows a unique song structure and is much more compelling than the other melancholy tunes. Featuring R&B singer Jhene Aiko, the two artists go back and forth over a piano-driven instrumental, telling the story of their love and why things went wrong. But above all, the biggest change on the album is Drake himself. Drake has already established himself as a prominent artist in the hip-hop community but this album has allowed him to showcase his versatility and his growth as a rap and hip-hop artist. Just as he promised, nothing was the same.
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by Mike Crooks 14
Becky Taylors work day begins at 8:30 a.m. when she arrives at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center where she works in orthopedics and sports medicine under Dr. Carter Mitchell. By 2 p.m., Taylor is at Sherwood, where she works as an athletic trainer for all sports. This is the first time the school has had an athletic trainer to tend to the injuries of student-athletes. On an average day, Taylor treats the injuries of 15 to 20 athletes. She evaluates the athletes, diagnoses them, and then refers them to a physician. Taylor also works on injury prevention, and when she has time, she makes an effort to assist athletes in rehabilitation. Senior Justin Koenick injured his hamstring during a football practice and routinely goes to Taylor for treatment. She is really helpful in that she wraps it every day for support during practice and gives me treatments and stretches for after practice to keep it loose so I do not pull it again, said Koenick. While Taylor takes every injury seriously, she is especially cautious when it comes to concussions. With the large spotlight on the dangers of concussions, it is part of Taylors job to ensure that concussions endured by Sherwoods athletes are identified and treated properly. Though she notes that a concussion can happen to anyone in any sport, football players are especially prone to such an injury. The numbers [regarding concussions in football] and the nature of the sport make it the most dangerous, said Taylor. In one case, senior offensive lineman Dean Emerson suffered a
site Ask.fm. The site is primarily used by teenagers that feel the need to drop obscure flirtations or sexual comments to their peers without having their names attached to said comments, but Wilson opened it up as a way of answering fan mail. Wilson has since gone to some of his football-playing friends and had them do the same. And while it may seem like fans chances of actually getting responses on these social media sites is slim, some athletes actually schedule times when theyll come on and answer questions for a good 30-60 minutes. Minor league baseball players are notorious for doing this on their long bus rides from state to state, and will even get into giveaway-offs, where theyll compete to see who can give away the coolest gear through a Twitter trivia contest. While the demographic of sports fans is growing at an exponential rate, it still seems as though the connection between athletes and fans is hanging by a thread. But thanks to social media, there may be hope yet.
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Trainer Becky Taylor treats senior Justin Koenick after he injured his wrist. Taylor is on site during all athletic practices after school. concussion in a practice early in September. Taylor worked with Emerson, following concussion protocol to make sure he returned to the field healthy. Shes been great and really easy to work with, said Emerson. Shes really on top of everything and devotes all of her attention to helping kids get back on the field as quick as possible while still being 100 percent ready to play. Emerson played in the second game of the season after missing the opener against Gaithersburg. Taylor has the authority to prevent an athlete from participating in games and practices. However, her goal isnt to keep athletes from playing. If I think a kid shouldnt be practicing or playing, I send them to physical therapy or help them get another form of treatment, said Taylor. For her, it is about facilitating the rehabilitation of athletes so that they can rejoin their teammates and compete at their highest level. Taylors shift at Sherwood normally ends at 6:30 p.m. However, she does attend some games where she makes herself available to treat injuries that occur during competition. Sherwood is not the only high school in the county with an employee from the health vendor MedStar assisting athletes. The others are Blake, Walter Johnson, Magruder, Northwood and Whitman. Taylor and the other MedStar employees are unique in the fact that they perform Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment Testing (ImPACT), and also are athletic trainers. Other health vendors have employees at county schools solely to do ImPACT.
Football
by Michael Natelli 14
After mustering up just seven points in their early loss to Gaithersburg (3-0), the Warriors (3-1) have put up a combined 70 points en route to a 3-1 record. However, the Warriors will face would could prove to be their toughest test yet this weekend, as they take on Seneca Valley on the
road. What the Screaming Eagles have shown this year is that theyre capable of throwing a range of different offenses at opposing teams. In their season-opening win against Wheaton, the Eagles had six different players rush the ball, combining for 184 yards on the ground. But in last weeks 42-20 win against
the B-CC Barons, senior quarterback Jack Hanifee threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns, completing 13 out of his 22 passing attempts Defensively we will try to close down all of the gaps to ensure that all players running the option are accounted for and shut down, senior defensive captain Will Wykoff said. As for pass defense, we will run [a lot] of stunts from the linebackers and run 3 Deep in coverage to try and put pressure on the quarterback. The defensive performance will prove to be critical in the game if the numbers are any indication of what the Warrior offense will see across the line of scrimmage. In their first four games, the Eagles have surrendered just
13.5 points per game, and held the Wheaton Knights (1-2) and Rams to just six and eight points, respectively. We trust in our offense, but realistically, this is a game where you just have to grind out points where you can get them, said senior running back Elijah Spottswood. We have to focus on the little things and do our jobs on every play. Weve been able to run the ball well so far because of our size and because of the solid play by our offensive line. The key for the offense effectively will be running the ball and controlling the clock. Luckily for the Warriors, thats arguably been their biggest strength so far. In the first three games, the Warriors have rushed for 642 yards,
averaging 160.5 rushing yards per game. Spottswood leads the Warriors rushing game, running for 424 yards and five touchdowns through Sherwoods first four games. The Warriors will look to keep up their recent success this Friday as they take on their toughest opponent to date. A win would put the Warriors at 4-1 through their first five games. The game is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 pm at Caruso Memorial Stadium.
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Sophomore Shervin Kashani battles with a Clarksburg defender after receiving a cross in a 2-1 loss on September 28 at Sherwood. the ball long enough for the rest of the team to join the attack, said junior defender Christian Demoya. They are then able to lay it off and make a run or take on a defender. Last Saturday the Warriors took on Clarksburg at Caruso Memorial Field, where they lost after scoring in the first five minutes. Cecil opened the game with a goal, but that was as far as the Warriors got. Clarksburg was able to storm back, tying the game in the first half, then never letting off the gas pedal and scoring once again in the second half. The Warriors have now dropped three straight as Widmaier looks to take over goaltending duties.
cus, who Sherwood previously had played in a tough preseason The Warriors are off to an im- scrimmage. The Warriors led 1-0 pressive start this season, as they at half and Damascus was giving have secured the No. 1 rank in the them a dogfight. As the game wore county thanks to an 8-0 start. The on, however, the Warriors began team has dominated the score- to break through and play more board, outscoring opponents 41-5. efficiently and earn the win 5-0. The offense, led by seniors Coach Morse praised the Gabrielle Yore and Emily Kenul, effort of her team. The team has put up astonishing numbers played with a sense of urgency game in and game out, recently [against Damascus], which we outscoring Northwood 11-0 in a have seen in glimpses in the last blow-out on September 25. The couple games, but it was great defense, led by seniors Christina to see more of our players play Ricciuiti and Mollie Russell, has with such a desire to score, said been equally strong, with five Morse. Sherwood faced anothshutouts through nine games. With Sherwood overwhelm- er tough test this past Tuesday ing the competition, it is hard to when the Warriors played an 8-1 find flaws in the teams play. For Clarksburg team that was lookCoach Amy Morse, it is all about ing to end Sherwoods undefeatsustaining the teams success over ed start. Whether or not they go the duration of the entire season. undefeated in the regular season, We have had a great start to Morse believes that her team can the season, but we realize its go- make noise in the postseason. ing to take a lot of hard work to This team has everything it reach our goal. Our sights are set takes to make it to the state touron the playoffs which means we nament we have the heart, the need to continue to improve every intensity and mental toughness to overcome every challenge that is day, said Morse. The most impressive of Sher- put in front of us, said Morse. woods wins thus far this year was an intensely competitive game on September 27 against Damas-
2-4 (as of September 30) -Next Games: Blake, October 4 at 5:00 at Blake Springbrook, October 7 at 5:00 at Sherwood -Key News: Senior goalkeeper Nick Widmaier injured his ankle over the summer, allowing him to only play two halves this season. Seniors Stephen Sutherland and Austin Cecil have stepped up to lead the team to two wins.
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9-0 (as of September 30) -Next Games: Clarksburg, October 8 at 7:00 at Sherwood Paint Branch, October 10 at 7:00 at Paint Branch -Key News: Senior Emily Kenul leads the state in goals; finding the back of the net 19 times this season. Senior Gabrielle Yores 13 goals is good enough for fifth in the state.
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Girls Soccer Looks To Hit Stride Under New Coach As Playofffs Approaching
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The girls varsity soccer team started off the season strong with three consecutive victories: a 1-0 win over Northwest, an 8-2 rout of Magruder and a 5-0 hammering of Seneca Valley. As is the case in sports, the quality of competition tells a lot about how a team is truly doing, and the Warriors faced stiffer tests when in their next two games when they played four-time state champions B-CC, followed by a match against an experience Damascus squad. Although the Warriors lost to both teams, both games finish (a 1-0 loss to B-CC and 2-1 loss to Damascus) were competitive to the finish. The Warriors bounced back after those matches with a 2-0 win over Clarksburg to bring their record to 4-2 through their first six games. The season-opening win against Northwest was filled with drama, as it took a goal in double overtime from junior Lauren Woods to give the Warriors the victory. For the season, the Warriors have scored 17 times in the first six games they have played, with Woods leading the way with six goals and five assists. The Warriors have also gotten help from their goaltending, as junior keeper Samantha Berger has tallied three shutouts. The Warriors clearly are responding well to first-year varsity Coach Danielle Rosanova, who took over for Jon Vuckovich. As last years JV coach, the transition to a new coach has been smooth since Rosanova was already familiar with many of the players. She wants to instill a winning attitude and a work ethic into the team, and she feels that those two attributes will allow the team to continue their success this season and into the playoffs. As the season continues I am looking forward to us continually improving, said Rosanova. We have such potential to be very successful this season and I am hoping the players see this as well. We have a few things to tweak as the season progresses, but what is important is that we are peaking at the end of October as we prepare for the playoffs.
4-2 (as of September 30) -Next Games: Blake, October 4 at 7:00 at Blake Springbrook, October 7 at 7:00 at Sherwood -Key News: Junior Lauren Woods leads the team with 6 goals and 5 assists. Senior Leigh Heiserman has also contributed to the win column with three goals.
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Starting running back, linebacker step up as leaders of the team on and off the field as Warriors run up 3-1 record.
with the Denver Broncos, said Atwater of his father. He wants me to be as good as I can be every Friday night on that field. When Spottswood joined the Warriors, he played his sophomore year on varsity, primarily as a kick returner for former Coach Mike Bonovias Warriors. He broke onto the Montgomery County stage early in his junior year, becoming one of the most dangerous returners in the county and taking over the running duties from his graduated cousin, Fernando Smith. Along with playing running back, Spottswood remains a force on the other side of the ball, playing safety behind Atwater. Currently, the recruiting process is moving slowly for me, said Spottswood, who is being looked at by Division I schools. As of right now, my top choices are Appalachian State, Towson and Boise State. Now four games in, the Warriors have looked extremely dangerous with these two leaders taking larger roles as the wins add up. Spottswood is now fully off of injury, finally carrying no restrictions as he hits his stride following the Richard Montgomery game. Atwater will continue to battle back from his injury, and will be a factor as the Warriors turn into the home stretch of their season; which can definitely end with a playoff run deep into November.
Seniors Paris Atwater and Elijah Spottswood pose during a pre-season photo shoot modeling Sherwoods new Nike Pro Combat Jerseys. These seniors were chose due to their new leadership roles on the field. hospital for further observations. He returned to the field two weeks later, where he played a key role in the Warriors 28-15 victory at Richard Montgomery. In preparing for the season, Atwater found inspiration from an unlikely source, Drake said his album is coming September and just wait on it... that spoke to me. He spent his entire summer working on that album that he didnt have time to hang out and live like everyone else. And that is what we did, we worked the entire summer, and we waited. Now were here. Reaping the benefits. Atwater is the son of former all-pro NFL safety Steve Atwater, and has two older brothers who both play Division I FCS football at Georgetown and Princeton. After an extremely successful first year with the Warriors, Atwater was looking to take over on defense and hopefully garner the same type of attention his brothers received. Playing in the footsteps of his father has never been a problem for Atwater; he just plays his own game. Atwater is also blocking for Spottswood, starting at fullback for the first time at Sherwood. He teaches me things that he did and saw while he played
7-0 (as of September 30) -Next Games: Paint Branch, October 8 at 6:30 at Sherwood B-CC, October 10 at 6:30 at B-CC -Key News: Senior Makayla Roy leads the team with 68 kills while freshman Kaiya Heyliger-Powell and junior Kerra-Lei Tirado have helped at the net with 14 blocks each.
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Senior Makayla Roy and freshman Kaiya Heyliger-Powell set a block as Sherwood went on to defeat Blake 3-0 on September 25.