By Becky Wolfson, Production Editor
• December 22, 2015
The holiday season is usually a time of joy and a time to be with family, friends and good food. However, there are at least 1,100 Montgomery County residents who do not have such privileges because they...
By Thomas Atkinson, Online Features Editor
• December 22, 2015
Hot 99.5’s Jingle Ball, the annual concert tour for the local radio music station, returned Dec. 14 to the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. and featured Zedd, Tove Lo, Demi Lovato and many other performers.
The...
By Thomas Atkinson, Online Features Editor
• December 22, 2015
New Year, New you?
New Year’s resolutions come from the Babylonians who made promises to the gods in hopes that in turn they would receive good fortune.
Now, the new year is a time for many to re-evaluate...
By Fiona Asbury, Editor In Chief
• December 22, 2015
When senior AJ Beauregard goes home after a long day of school, he is greeted by an energetic puppy. However, this 4-month-old yellow lab is a little different from most CHS students’ pets. Meet Yahoo.
Last...
By Lauren Roseman, Production Editor
• December 15, 2015
Hearing that there are E. coli and norovirus outbreaks at any restaurant can be scary enough. The fact that the outbreaks are at Chipotle is even worse, considering how popular it is among CHS students.
According...
By Brooke Weiner, Advertising Manager
• December 4, 2015
Most people are aware of the upcoming 2016 presidential election. With such variety of candidates, many CHS students have passionate favorites. Potomac is in the suburbs of D.C., so we must be very politically...
A “teacher’s pet” is a pupil who is treated as a favorite by a teacher or someone in authority. However, these are not teachers’ only pets.
The Observer interviewed various teachers and profiled...
By Rebekah Sklute, Circulation Manager
• November 24, 2015
With so many companies offering courses in preparation for the SAT/ACT, it is overwhelming and stressful for students to make an informed decision about which standardized test to take. Thankfully, those...
Contrary to popular belief, teachers have a life outside of the classroom.
In fact, Studio Art teacher Jacquelyn Washam has quite a life. Washam is one of the owners and premier artists of Gallery 322,...
“If you don’t behave yourself in Potomac, you might be asked to leave.”
Bravo TV announced Nov. 11 that The Real Housewives of Potomac (RHOP) will be added to the Real Housewives franchise as the...
By Madison Hurr, Features Editor
• November 20, 2015
Making someone’s day just got so much easier.
These past few days, the mobile app “Brighten” has been appearing more and more on the home screens of CHS students’ phones.
This social app,...
Sophomore Hana Mangat spent her summer building camps for kids in rural India and teaching them English. However, activities like these are only a small part of what she does with her youth-based organization...
