Anonymous wrote:I would certainly have no issue with my kids going to whitman, WJ, or churchill but kids from poolesville and sherwood out performed (test scores) every other MOCO high school during the 2011/2012 school year so perhaps we need to rethink our perceptions of what the best school districts are in this area and being a good distance from the beltway may not be such a bad thing after all. I was equally surprised to see a couple of schools I perceived as being top tier at the bottom of the rankings for the 2011/2012 school year (quince orchard, wooton both in bottom 3)

echangdaddy wrote:are we really judging high schools based on kids smoking weed or things being snatched from lockers? C'mon, I read these posts and wonder if some of you actually went to high school. Numbers are what they are but the numbers show that from both a college entry exam testing standpoint and from a success once entering the work force standpoint, kids from Sherwood perennially rate in the top three of Montgomery County High Schools. Some of
you are speaking of Sherwood as if expectations are along the lines of Crimestein or even worse Quince Orhcard HS but active/involved parents and honest insiders with knowledge of MOCO high schools acknowledge that 2 of the top 3 MOCO high schools are far from the i

echangdaddy wrote:Numbers are what they are but the numbers show that from both a college entry exam testing standpoint and from a success once entering the work force standpoint, kids from Sherwood perennially rate in the top three of Montgomery County High Schools.

Anonymous wrote:I don't think these issues are that big of a secret. The kids all call the school "Sherweed." Yes, I realize drugs happen everywhere but as PP noted, one does not want to hear that the administration is turning a blind eye to that or other problems.
I really don't have a stake in this except as a property owner I would like to see my tax dollars go toward creating and supporting good schools.
I don't think you will find many Sherwood parents on this forum as the average age of DCUM parents tends to trend a little younger and be more DC based.

So, here is what I know:

More than one neighbor with children in various years at Sherwood has told me that their DC knows not to eat in the cafeteria because it is unsafe and that is where all the trouble is including drug deals. In addition, in each case their DC never puts anything in a locker because it will disappear. My neighbors' children have been part of these coversations and their responses have be to shrug and "that's just how it is."

I found this so unbelievable that I asked my DC about it. DC has many friends of various ages at Sherwood but goes to a private school. DC's reponse was to laugh at my naivete and say "of course mom, everyone knows about this."

Really? They do? Well, than someone should do something about it.

Flame away but I am just reporting what I know. This has always been a good school and kids who want to work can take some fabulous courses there but certain standards should be higher. I have known many of the children I am referring to since they were babies. They are great kids and shouldn't have to put up with this nonsense. It is a damn shame and something should be done to remedy it.