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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

Nat'l Honors Society Induction

Nat’l Honors Society Induction

By Maya Rosenberg, Opinions Editor May 26, 2016

Eighteen juniors were inducted into the National Honors Society (NHS) May 10. Congratulations to the newly inducted members of the NHS. "This year had another small class of inductees, but those who were...

Superintendent Bowers presents seniors Natalie Hwang, Anna Votaw and Valerie Weitz with awards for theater excellence

Choral Music Awards

By Sai Sreenivasan, Observations Editor May 26, 2016

Seniors Natalie Hwang, Anna Votaw and Valerie Weitz received theater excellence awards to recognize their commitment to theater through their high school career. Drama teacher Naomi Ratz nominated these...

Sergeant Custead instructs a group of juniors how to properly do CPR.

Junior Helps Host CPR Training

By Sarah O’Brien, Arts Editor May 20, 2016

On May 18 and 19, junior Noah Pereles brought a sergeant to CHS to teach fellow students how to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). According to Pereles, the purpose of this event was to give...

The second annual TEDX event was held April 16 in the auditorium

Second Annual TEDX

By Rebekah Sklute, News and Observations Online Editor May 15, 2016

The Think Big club organized a TEDx event April 16 in which seven speakers discussed the theme of "Pathways". This event featured speakers such as entrepreneur and businessman Mark Bucher, science journalist...

Photo Courtesy of Athena Lewis

Photo Contest Winners

By Lauren Roseman, News Editor May 15, 2016

Photography students sophomore Aleta Kibler and senior Athena Lewis recently placed second and third at the county level in the "Woman’s Club Youth Art Competition and Exhibition" hosted by the Woman’s...

Alexandra Ballance preforms "No Limits."

PTA Reflections Winner

By Emily Wang, Features Editor May 15, 2016

Junior Alexandra Ballance’s dance piece "No Limits," placed second and received the Award of Excellence in the high school state division of the dance choreography category of the 2016 Let Your Imagination...

Photo Courtesy of William Chai

Sophomore Wins Service Award

By Max Kandel, Advertising Manager May 15, 2016

Sophomore William Zhenzhou Chai received the President’s Volunteer Service Award March 21 for his volunteer service throughout this year. The award was granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community,...

Junior Joseph Primmer and seniors Ben Eisner, Dorothy Hu and Brandon Lieuw pose their certificate and cash prize

Students Place in UMD Engineering

By Lauren Roseman, News Editor May 15, 2016

Congratulations to seniors Brandon Lieuw, Ben Eisner, Dorothy Hu and junior Joseph Primmer for placing fifth out of over 30 teams in the 2016 UMD High School Programming competition. In addition to placing...

Science Honor Society Takes Field Trip

By Arielle Gordon, Editor-in-Chief May 15, 2016

Twenty-three Science National Honor Society (SNHS) students took a field trip April 8 to the David Taylor Model Basin, a ship design facility operated by the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The students...

Photo Courtesy of Cameron Jones

Senior Gymnast Places

By Max Kandel May 15, 2016

Senior Cameron Jones and her gymnastics squad from Xtreme Acro won fourth place at the 2016 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Putian, China March 27-30. The squad was selected to represent the...

Mu Alpha Theta Celebrates Pi Day

Mu Alpha Theta Celebrates Pi Day

By Peter Durand, Senior Writer April 4, 2016

Mu Alpha Theta held its annual pi day celebration Monday, March 14 in room 126. Aside from eating pie, the students watched educational videos and played math related games. “This is something I remember...

Tedx Comes to CHS

Tedx Comes to CHS

By Peter Durand, Senior Writer April 4, 2016

The Think Big club is planning to host the second annual TEDxChurchillHighSchool April 16. There are already seven speakers invited ranging from entrepreneurs to television reporters. “It is a great...

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