Mixtape mania: 54 years of rock ’n’ roll magic

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From Prince’s purple reign to the soaring strings of The Chicks, 300 Sherwood students prove that the heart of Rock ’n’ Roll is beating louder than ever in Sandy Spring.
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Mixtape mania: 54 years of rock ’n’ roll magic

From Prince’s purple reign to the soaring strings of The Chicks, 300 Sherwood students prove that the heart of Rock ’n’ Roll is beating louder than ever in Sandy Spring.

Student conductors in Kan. master the “holistic view”

Instrumental Music

2026 Plastic: Mean Girls tops the high school stage

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Student film challenges the stigma of teen grief

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