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The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

WCHS senior Kyle Cho played oboe for the U.S. Marine Band and the U.S. Army Orchestra. Cho has been playing the oboe since he was in fifth grade and has worked hard over the years to perfect his craft.

Student Art Spotlight: Kyle Cho

By Olga Engler, Arts Editor October 28, 2024

Every weekend, without fail, WCHS senior Kyle Cho travels eight hours up to New York and back to have nine hours of music classes from Professor Douvas at The Juilliard School. Cho started playing the...

Evelyn Johns, a WCHS sophomore, has been creating art all her life, and recently had her art exhibited at a gallery in Washignton D.C. The exhibit helped Johns to sell three of her paintings, and she is now painting a mural for a new resturant in Rockville.

Student Art Spotlight: Evelyn Johns

By Dehab Deglel, Assistant Features Editor June 7, 2024

When her paintings feel like pages ripped straight from a storybook, is it any surprise that she has already made her artistic debut? WCHS sophomore Evelyn Johns has been creating art her entire life,...

 WCHS junior Juliette Mamalian perfectly executes an attitude derrière. This perfection comes from dancing her practicing seven days a week at the Maryland Youth Ballet.

Student Art Spotlight: Juliette Mamalian

By Claire Moylan, Copy Editor May 1, 2024

Dance is part of almost everyone’s life in one way or another. Whether on the dance floor during a night out with friends, or with headphones on, alone in a bedroom, dance is one of the most beautiful...

WCHS junior Kaylee Chernoff finishes off her number "Does Your Mother Know?" during the musical "Mama MIa" center stage and strikes a pose.

Student art spotlight: Kaylee Chernoff

By Dehab Deglel, Promotions and Subscriptions Manager March 1, 2024

When students come to see a show at WCHS, they get the experience of a lifetime. Talented dancers, singers and actors come together to create something incredible. Months of hard work are put into every...

WCHS senior Zoey Tahardi works as a videographer for School Days Productions where she records performances for organizations like Montgomery County Youth Orchestra and Young Artists of America.

Student Art Spotlight: Zoey Tahardi

By Kalena Yee, Features Editor January 5, 2024

With her Sony A7IV in hand, WCHS senior Zoey Tahardi can often be spotted in the crowd of sports games and concerts snapping photos that spotlight other students. However, in this article, Tahardi herself...

Aya Zemrani is a WCHS junior who has spent a majority of her life creating art. She has been very successful and now has popular social media accounts with over 500,000 combined followers.

Student Art Spotlight: Aya Zemrani

By Claire Moylan, Assistant Features Editor November 13, 2023

For many WCHS students, art is a hobby that fills up their free time and exercises the creative part of their brain. But for WCHS junior Aya Zemrani, art is much bigger than a hobby: it is a passion. With...

"Similitude", a book written by WCHS junior Shannen Greene, will be released in late October to early November,  and will be available on multiple platforms including Amazon and Barnes and Nobles.

Student Art Spotlight: Shannen Greene

By Olga Engler, Assistant Copy Editor, Photo Manager October 18, 2023

Almost everyone has dreamed of publishing their own novel- eventually scraping together a few pages with some half-formed plot and partially-fleshed out characters, before giving up and leaving it to be...

Tulin submitted this picture, featuring WCHS junior Siju Onadipe, to the contest and it is one of his most well-known pieces.

Student art spotlight: Sebastian Tulin

By Nate Levine, Social Media Manager June 8, 2023

WCHS junior Sebastian Tulin has been making waves in the art community with his exceptional and talented photography skills, garnering recognition and earning multiple prestigious awards. Most recently,...

A red-tinted polaroid of Riyaan Mendiratta acts as the album cover for his new record, "Wallflower." It was released on Jan. 6, 2023, and it can be streamed on popular music platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and more under the name RYIN.

Student Art Spotlight: Riyaan Mendiratta

By George Chang, Arts Editor March 30, 2023

WCHS sophomore Riyaan Mendiratta communicates with melodies and harmonies: synths that swirl and oscillate, guitar licks that are paired with fragile vocals, reverb-drenched bass that pulsates to the beat....

This is one of Ida Chen's portfolio pieces made of acrylic paint and ballpoint pen. It is about the curiosity of students shining through the mundane aspects of schooling.

Student art spotlight: Ida Chen

By Kalena Yee, Arts Editor March 30, 2023

Drawing. Painting. Film. Animation. These are distinctive and separate forms of art that many are familiar with. However, WCHS senior Ida Chen pushes the limits as she fuses all of these art forms into...

Once a week, the drumline gets together to practice for their performances at pep rallies and football games.

Student Art Spotlight: Drumline

By Melissa Redlich, Features Editor December 2, 2022

Keeping the tight rhythm of a musical melody while walking is hard enough. Now add in a 25 pound drum and carrier. This is what the students on drumline experience each time they perform.  Every week,...

Aliyah Primich incorporates many of her clothing pieces that she made into her everyday outfits. This outfit features the red plaid shorts she sewed earlier in 2022.

Student Art Spotlight: Aliyah Primich

By Jordan Pashkoff, Editor in Chief October 20, 2022

Anyone who knows senior Aliyah Primich would tell you the same thing: she has an unmatched fashion sense. What people might not know from first glance, though, is that many of her most memorable clothing...

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