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The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

Senior Mary Sailer is a brand ambassador for Wakami, a bracelet company that works with Guatemalan villages.

Senior brand ambassador helps Guatemalan village

By Max Kandel, Observations Editor December 6, 2017

Senior Mary Sailer has found a way to affect people in a completely different part of the world. Through a summer program, HERlead, a fellowship that encourages the empowerment of young female leaders,...

Photo by Sara Heimlich

Student Panels Improve Tolerance and Communication

By Eliza Asbury, Features Editor June 6, 2017

A student panel was created at CHS April 3 in order to gain student input on topics such as  inclusiveness and bias.   The goal of the student panel is to bridge the gap between students, teachers...

Photo Courtesy of Ethan Shrier

Senior Holds Concert

By Eliza Asbury, Business Manager February 22, 2017

CHS senior Ethan Shrier and Marshall High School, in Virginia, senior Allison Park held a benefit concert on Jan. 29 to raise money to help continue music programs in public schools. The CHS musician...

Photo Courtesy of Tatiana Teixeria

Poms Team Holds Camp

By Vicky Gunawan, Contest Manager February 22, 2017

The CHS Poms team held a mini camp Feb. 15-16 to give first to eighth graders an opportunity to learn how to dance. The camp is something the poms team has hosted in the past. After a two years hiatus,...

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Goltz

Senior Wins Design Award

By Eli Gordon, Production Editor February 22, 2017

CHS senior Garrett Goltz won the Wheaton Arts Parade poster competition for his digital art poster Dec. 21. The goal of the project was to make a poster symbolizing art in the Wheaton area. His design...

Photo Courtesy of Bill Wu

Orchestra’s Tango Night

By Eugenia Cardinale, Editor-in-Chief January 11, 2017

The CHS Symphonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble Symphony held their annual winter concert Dec. 15. The theme of the concert was "Tango Nights." Songs performed included "Oblivion"...

Photo Courtesy of Jostens

Spanish Teacher Retired

By Rebekah Sklute, Online News & Observations Editor January 11, 2017

After many years of being a devoted, enthusiastic and compassionate Spanish teacher of several levels, World Language Department Chair, Sharon Kleiman retired over the summer and did not return for the...

MCPS Libraries Awarded

By Camila Camp, Production Editor December 8, 2016

The Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) won the Top Innovator Award from the Urban Libraries Council Oct. 24, 2016. MCPL has been rapidly increasing in the selection of books and the amount of computers...

Spanish Honor Society

By Rebekah Sklute, Online News & Observations Editor December 8, 2016

Congratulations to the new students accepted and inducted into the Spanish Honor Society. “I hope that this year the Spanish Honor Society will get CHS students excited about studying Spanish,” senior...

11 CHS students received medals for their performance in the Russian Olympiada.

CHS Students Receive Medals for Russian Olympiada

By Thomas Atkinson, News Editor May 27, 2016

Bronze and silver medals were awarded to 10 CHS students, May 24 for their participation in the Maryland Olympiada of Spoken Russian competition at Goucher College on May 10. The competition included...

Junior Sarah Sachar with Molecular Genetics teacher Virginia Brown.  Sachar recieved an honorable mention and $100 for her essay.

Junior Recognized for DNA Essay

By Emily Wang, Features Editor May 26, 2016

  Junior Sarah Sachar recently received an honorable mention in the American Society of Human Genetics’ (ASHG) 11th Annual DNA Day Essay Contest for her paper encouraging the postponement of...

Photo courtesy of Yuri Achille

Go-Baby-Go Workshop

By Becky Wolfson, Online Arts Editor May 26, 2016

Senior Nathan LeBauer, junior Alison Li and sophomore Maria Shapiro attended the Go Baby Go workshop May 7, representing CHS. Along with other high schoolers who attended the workshop, these CHS students...

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