- Sherwood High School is a secondary school in Sandy Spring in unincorporated Montgomery County, Maryland. Sherwood's program of interest is the international studies program, and is also known for its music and athletic programs. Sherwood draws students from Farquhar and Rosa Parks Middle Schools.
- Sherwood serves the towns of Olney, Ashton, and Brookeville.
- History
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Sherwood Academy was built on a piece of land donated in 1883, that was once part of Sherwood Farm — named because the abundance of trees was reminiscent of Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest. In 1906, Sherwood became the third public high school in Montgomery County, after Richard Montgomery High School and Gaithersburg High School. The original school building was replaced in 1950 , and the one thousand seat Ertzman theatre was added in 1974. The school was renovated in 1989-1991, during which students were temporarily displaced to the Northwood High School building in Wheaton, Maryland. During the summer of 2007, a new wing was added to the school.
- Student body
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Sherwood High School has 2240 students enrolled for the 2005-2006 school year. The school's student body is 63% Caucasian, 15.6% African American, 11.1% Asian, 9.9% Hispanic, and 0.4% American Indian.
- Academics
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The International Studies Program is the signature program of Sherwood High School, which distinguishes the school by providing a unique focused program. The signature program was established in 1998, coinciding with broader restructuring that occurred with the opening of nearby James Hubert Blake High School. Blake High School, along with Paint Branch High School and Springbrook High School formed the Northeast Consortium of schools. The consortium provides each with a specialized signature program that distinguishes each school, and that students can opt for instead of attending their local neighborhood school. While Sherwood opted out of the consortium, it established the International Studies Program. Sherwood is a member of the International Studies Schools Association, a national network of schools dedicated to improving students' understanding of the world.
- In 2006, Sherwood High School was listed in the Newsweek Magazine's top 1200 High Schools in the U.S., as the 388th highest-rated school in the country, up 61 places from its 2005 ranking of 449.
- In 2008 the Columbia Scholastic Press Association awarded gold medals (their highest medalist category) to both the Leaves Yearbook and the Warrior Newspaper. The theme of the 2008 Leaves was "What Does It Take To Be a Warrior?" The editors-in-chief were Pat Amuso, Grace Corbett, Caitlin Crawford, and Emily Egeland. The adviser is Lori Leonard. The adviser of the Warrior is Peter Huck.
- The Sherwood High School's debate and forensics teams are especially well known around the county. In 2008, student Seth Low became county champion in Lincoln-Douglas Debate.
- Music
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Sherwood High School is known for its music programs, including its annual Rock 'n Roll Revival show, which was established in 1971 . The shows gross approximately $90,000 in ticket sales each year. The original concept for the show was conceived by a group of Sherwood students in Mr. Sam Andelman's Yearbook class after they visited a revival show in New York City. They were inspired after seeing an October 1971 concert at Madison Square Garden made famous in Rick Nelson's song "Garden Party". Mr. Andelman and other faculty members also appeared in the first show in 1972. The show, under direction of Music Department Chair William Evans and teacher Gene Orndorff, includes performance of over 40 popular oldies songs, such as Jailhouse Rock, which appeal to parents. Each March, Rock 'n' Roll Revival has six sold-out performances over two weekends at Ertzman Theatre, with a seventh performance for students in area middle and elementary schools. Many other schools have since replicated Rock 'n Roll Revival.
- Sherwood High School also has an Instrumental Music Department under the direction of Alex Silverbook . The school offers Jazz Band, Jazz Lab, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Symphonic Orchestra. Mr. William Evans conducts Sherwood's renowned Chambers Chorus which performs many times during the year at area venues. In addition, the Chambers Chorus will, in March 2009, tour Italy and perform in three different cathedrals in Rome and Tuscany. Also offered are choruses including Jazz Choir, Show Choir, and Women's Chorus. The well-known jazz drummer Allison Miller is a graduate of the high school . Currently, Department Head Bill Evans and Sherwood graduate Kari Heinbuch teach chorus classes while Alex Silverbook conducts the instrumental groups. Marsha Barnes instructs music theory, piano, and guitar courses.
- Athletics
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The Sherwood Warriors varsity football team has won a several Maryland state championships, including 1995, 1996 and most recently, 2008. The Warriors also made it to the state finals, only to lose agonizingly to Suitland High School in 2006, Damascus High School in 2005, to Parkdale High School in 2002, and to Gaithersburg High School in 2000. The word "curse" was thrown around, but no one could seem to find an entity to blame it on. However, they broke the "curse" on December 5, 2008, by defeating Linganore High School 21-3 and winning the 4A state title, capping off their first undefeated record in school history at 14-0. Sherwood's coach, Al Thomas, is a Maryland High School legend. The 2008 title is his 8th as a head coach. Al Thomas retired shortly after the game, to be replaced by Patrick Cilento. After the state championship win, Sherwood's football team was ranked 25th in the nation.
- Former New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys fullback, Richie Anderson, played for Sherwood before heading to Penn State in 1989.
- The boys soccer team has also found success, winning the 2004 and 2005 Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association championships. Soccer star, Oguchi Onyewu, is a Sherwood graduate and played for Sherwood in 1997 and 1998.
- The Boys Varsity Lacrosse team has been very successful over the past several years. They have won numerous divisional titles, and they finished the 2003 season by winning the regional championship.
- Sherwood is the Maryland 4A State Champs of the 2008 Baseball season, after finishing runner-up in 2007 to Eleanor Roosevelt High School. The Raiders and Warriors were entrenched in a defensive struggle, tied at 1, until the bottom of the 6th inning. The Raiders then reeled out 7 straight runs off of starter Drew Hoffmaster and subsequent pitchers. Roosevelt than shut the door in the top half of the 7th as starter and George Mason University bound senior Sean Swetnam finished a masterful performance in which he "threw Sherwood for a loop", according to The Washington Post. The game ended with a sharply hit line drive to left field caught by senior Brian Whitmore.
- In Fall 2003, the Boys Varsity Cross-Country team captured the state title for the first time in nearly 25 years with an impressive win in the state championship meet. With Coach Dan Reeks and Runners Joe D'Andrea, Kurt Oelschlaeger, Matt Lowe, Sean Wade, Drew McDermitt, and Mike Waskewicz placed in the top 30. Three years later they placed 2nd in the state meet. Runner Chris Barnard came in 3rd place, and Tommy Mullings in 8th. On December 13, 2008, Sherwood Cross-Country star runner Solomon Haile won the Foot Locker Cross-Country National Championship in Balboa Park, San Diego, after winning the Northeast Region Meet and the Maryland State Championship Meet.
- The Sherwood Varsity Basketball team won the 4A Maryland State Championship, held at the Comcast Center at the University of Maryland, College Park, on March 10, 2007. Senior Deontay Twyman, scored 26 points in the game, finally resulting in the win against Magruder High School.
- On February 9, 2008, Warriors' Pom Squad captured the Division I-West title.
- On November 22 2008, Sherwood's Varsity Cheerleaders placed first in the MCPS Cheerleading Competition. Sherwood Cheerleading last won the MCPS championship in 2005.
- On December 13, 2008, Solomon Haile won the National Boy's High School Cross Country Championship. His winning time was 15:15 over the 5K (~3.1 miles) course in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. Haile never lost a race running cross country at Sherwood.
- Notable alumni
- Scott Van Pelt- SportsCenter anchor
- Richie Anderson- Former NFL player
- Sean Whalen- actor
- Allison Miller- jazz drummer
- Oguchi Onyewu- United States National Team, and AC Milan Soccer Player
- Arthur "Trey" Williams - musician/drummer
- Justin Maxwell- Major League Baseball player
- External links
- Sherwood High School website
- The Warrior, the Sherwood High School newspaper
- Sherwood High School data at greatschools.net
- Sherwood High School Sporting Records
- Realschule Lohmar, the sister school in Germany
- Quiz on Moco
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