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The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer
The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer
News
Zaria Naqvi poses in front of the Maryland Association of Student Councils (MASC), at a winter student leadership conference, after advocating for school safety and student representation in her speech for Maryland Student Member of the board.
WCHS junior Zaria Naqvi aims for state SMOB
By Isaac Ban, Staff Writer • March 1, 2025
Following three days off of school for snow, snow covers the WCHS baseball field early in the morning. MCPS has seen an increase of snow days this year with more snow fall.
Recent snow days shed light on climate change’s impact
By Sydney Stern, Subscriptions, Promotions, and Communications Manager • March 1, 2025
On Jan. 17, The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Mahmoud v. Taylor. The plaintiffs of the case are Montgomery County parents of various religious affiliations against the MCPS School Board for violating religious freedom and parental rights.
SCOTUS opts-in to hear LGBTQ+ books case
By Maximus Wang and Ava Van Vuren • March 1, 2025
A collection of agencies gather at a dock close to the crash site in order to investigate the crash and figure out what may have caused it.
Plane and helicopter collision leaves a lasting and detrimental impact on the environment
By Malaki Kagwa, Staff Writer • February 24, 2025
Observations
Features
Many WCHS students aim to get into prestigious schools like Princeton. However, many are unfamiliar with the college process.
How the class of 2026 can get a head start on their college application process
By Rebecca Dean, Features Editor • March 26, 2025
On Feb. 8th, the WCHS Sciecne Olympiad Team competed at Regionals and earned an overall second place ranking, punching their ticket to compete at States. Their hard work and dedication was surely reflective and rewarded but it is not over yet as States is coming up in early April.
From labs to medals: the journey of the WCHS Science Olympiad Team
By Catherine Chan, Online Content Editor • March 19, 2025
Daylight savings opens up so many stress relieving opportunities for WCHS students, it is so easy to go out and take a nice sunset walk to relax and destress from homework.
Maximize your day with enjoying more time out in the sun
By Isabel Vorabhanda, Opinions Editor • March 13, 2025
Many teachers at WCHS just so happen to look like a lot of the Hollywood celebrities we love. Ms. Tebay looks like Emily Blunt; Mr. Clark looks like Colton Cowser; Ms. Kenny looks like Sandra Bullock; Mr. Imperial looks like Paul Reubens; Dr. Beggs looks like Zoe Deschanel; and Mr. Ho looks like Jackie Chan.
WCHS teachers’ celebrity look-alikes
By Amari Suissa, Sports Editor • March 5, 2025
On Dec. 13, Howard, recipient of Assistant Principal of the Year, was honored by MCPS in the gymnasium. This was accompanied by a surprise celebration put together by students and staff.
Dr. Howard celebrated for esteemed award
By Lily Chadwick, Observations Editor • March 5, 2025
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Meet the Staff
Isabel Vorabhanda
Isabel Vorabhanda
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Staff Editorials
Post covid, MCPS students have had trouble in school, especially in math. MCPS must change their ways of teaching and provide more support for younger math students in order to build foundational skills
Observer Opinion: Scores do not add up
By Isabel Vorabhanda, Opinions Editor • March 13, 2025
Paws for Thoughts: switching classes for second semester?
Paws for Thoughts: switching classes for second semester?
By Cecilia Bernstein and Leah Kreisler • March 13, 2025
Arts
The film "October 8th" directed by Wendy Sachs follows the rise of antisemitism on college campuses in the United States.
“October 8th” explores the growing epidemic of antisemitism
By Olga Engler, Arts Editor • March 28, 2025
Karla Sofía Gascón, lead actress of “Emilia Pérez" and Jacques Audiard, director of “Emilia Pérez," have both faced controversy, Gascón for offensive social media posts made years in the past, and Audiard for dismissive comments about Mexico and Mexican culture.
Emilia Perez plummets from stardom in criticized film
By Maximus Wang, Opinions Editor • March 5, 2025
WCHS freshman Ava Dean reads "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" by Ottessa Moshfegh. This is one of the books that originally became popular on BookTok. Recently, new problems have arisen with the platform.
The clock is ticking for BookTok controversies
By Rebecca Dean, Features Editor • March 5, 2025
On theme for Valentine's Day, "Heart Eyes" features a masked serial killer who terrorizes couples who are on their romantic outings on the 14th.
Roses, chocolate and murder: Valentine’s couple beware
By Anne Ma, Assistant Online Editor • March 5, 2025
WCHS senior Elisabeth Rhee works on her piece titled "Passerine." She uses soft pastels to layer down basic colors, then completes the piece with colored pencils for details.
Sports
Parker Jennen at the WCHS versus Watkins Mill HS meet on December 11, 2024 looking towards her mother in the stands.
Athlete of the month: Parker Jensen
By Dehab Deglel, Assistant Features Editor • March 5, 2025
WCHS freshman Ashley King stands by her Varsity team as the youngest basketball player and starter on the team.
Jump shots and jitters as freshman adapt to varsity teams
By Aryana Ali, Staff Writer • March 5, 2025
October 6th 2024, Coach Jacobson (right) and Coach Scott (left) look on at the runners preparing for the meet.
The finish line for Jacobson’s teaching career is approaching soon
By Xavier Reyman, Staff Writer • February 24, 2025
Over the last few decades, the Super Bowl halftime show has been a stage where standards are set higher by artists such as Beyonce and Prince.
Best Super Bowl halftime performances ranked
By Isabella Ngwana, Online Managing Editor • February 4, 2025
WCHS senior and athlete Drew Menick is a double sport athlete at WCHS, playing forward for the boys varsity basketball team during the winter and wide receiver for the boys varsity football team during the fall.
Opinions
County and state officials held a meeting at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School following back-to-back lockdowns relating to gun incidents both off an on campus.
Montgomery County Schools confronts fresh wave of safety concerns
By Maximus Wang, Opinions Editor • March 18, 2025
A historical and iconic American coin, the penny deserves to live far longer than the current U.S. Government would allow it.
Penny wise: why eliminating the one-cent coin could cost us more
By Maximus Wang, Opinions Editor • March 13, 2025
Post covid, MCPS students have had trouble in school, especially in math. MCPS must change their ways of teaching and provide more support for younger math students in order to build foundational skills
Observer Opinion: Scores do not add up
By Isabel Vorabhanda, Opinions Editor • March 13, 2025
Graduation requirments include a gym credit but school sports can be very time consuming and demanding of student athletes, so participation in school sports teams should fufill this credit.
Athletics should count for P.E. credits in MCPS
By Cailey Harrington, Assistant Arts Editor • March 10, 2025
Honors Spanish teacher Ms. Carmen Moreno Sanz was awarded Teacher of the Month for February given her passion for teaching.
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