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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

Screen light may hurt students’ sleeping habits

By Skylar Whitman, Staff Writer September 28, 2011

It’s that time of year when students need to get back into a normal school sleeping schedule, but this is a difficult task for teenagers who use their cellphone or computer right before they go to bed. According...

Wake up CHS! How students start the day

By Lori Koenick, Features Editor September 28, 2011

    Waking up before the sun rises can be tough on anyone, but often the hardest part is having to be a functional person throughout a 7-hour school day. Luckily, students and teachers have...

Students reach out with new bullying initiative

By Allison Srour, Features Editor September 28, 2011

Posters decorate halls and classrooms, light blue bands cover people’s wrists and advertisements play on the Daily Dose. Stemming from Gandhi’s famous quote, “Be the change you wish to see in...

He could overcome paralysis, can we stop teasing?

By Amna Farooqi, Editor-in-Chief September 28, 2011

Many students know and love the gust of wind and the feeling of carelessness that speed brings. Feeling the lightness of the air and the rush of 100 mph—it’s the type of adrenaline kids our age would...

Be the change: Are CHS students even able?

By Justine Stayman, Circulation Manager September 28, 2011

At the very beginning of the school year, the video promoting the new “Be the Change” campaign raised questions among students about what exactly the campaign aimed to accomplish. The video showed...

Rent the Runway offers dresses for all occasions

By Jordan Maser, Staff Writer September 28, 2011

Online shopping has become a huge trend over the past decade, and recently, renting clothing online has become very popular. With homecoming just around the corner, a website known as Rent the Runway can...

Students indulge in photostunting in high and low places

By Jane Zankman, Production Editor September 28, 2011

Planking and other new photo stunts are taking over the Internet. Otherwise known as the lying down game, planking has been elevated to a competition for many of its participants. Many plankers dedicate...

Junior entrepreneur starts T-shirt company

By Olivia Parven, Staff Writer September 28, 2011

To make money, many teens will take the conventional path and apply to work at a local boutique or a fast food restaurant. Instead, junior Jack Reese has created his own T-shirt company called Chocolate...

Student wins two gold medals at Paralympics

By Emilie Plesset, Online Opinions Editor September 28, 2011

As the timer counted down the remaining seconds in the Jimi Flowers Paralympic Meet at the Colorado Olympic Training Center this past June, sophomore Ben Ertman swam his fastest and won the gold medal...

Local heroes found in Potomac’s own backyard

By Lori Koenick and Allison Srour, Features Editors September 28, 2011

With the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and recent influx of natural disasters, ordinary people performing heroic actions are not hard to find.  However, few people have heard of the student heroes right here...

Nordstrom’s Free Shipping Helps Customers

As the homecoming dance approaches, many students have started their frantic searches for the perfect date, hairstyle, makeup and most importantly, the perfect outfit. Luckily, with Nordstrom’s new...

CHS gets new computers

By Online Opinions Editor, Emilie Plesset September 8, 2011

With every new school year come changes and this year CHS students discovered new flat screen computer monitors in place of the old CRT monitors and an upgrade to the computer program Windows 7. According...

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