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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

Many WCHS students aim to get into prestigious schools like Princeton. However, many are unfamiliar with the college process.

How the class of 2026 can get a head start on their college application process

By Rebecca Dean, Features Editor March 26, 2025

As the third quarter comes to a close, many seniors have already committed and are looking forward to college. However, for juniors, the college application process is just beginning. The college application...

Prom is a night that WCHS students look forward to all four years of their high school career. For this year's seniors though there has been a cloud put over their excitement with word that their tickets could be close to 150 dollars due to lack of student engagement at fundraising events.

High prices and low student engagement may crash WCHS prom

By Claire Moylan, Copy Editor March 20, 2025

Senior prom is an event students look forward to their whole high school career. The dresses, corsages, busses and dinners are planned months in advance. What is not taken into consideration though is...

On Feb. 8th, the WCHS Sciecne Olympiad Team competed at Regionals and earned an overall second place ranking, punching their ticket to compete at States. Their hard work and dedication was surely reflective and rewarded but it is not over yet as States is coming up in early April.

From labs to medals: the journey of the WCHS Science Olympiad Team

By Catherine Chan, Online Content Editor March 19, 2025

With the 2024 Summer Paris Olympics just held last summer and the 2026 Winter Milano Cortine Olympics approaching less than a year away, competition has been and is in the air. Although “Olympics”...

County and state officials held a meeting at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School following back-to-back lockdowns relating to gun incidents both off an on campus.

Montgomery County Schools confronts fresh wave of safety concerns

By Maximus Wang, Opinions Editor March 18, 2025

Since the dawn of the new year, two Montgomery County high schools have faced multiple safety concerns, adding fuel to recent conversations about students’ security in schools and the quality of their...

Daylight savings opens up so many stress relieving opportunities for WCHS students, it is so easy to go out and take a nice sunset walk to relax and destress from homework.

Maximize your day with enjoying more time out in the sun

By Isabel Vorabhanda, Opinions Editor March 13, 2025

The sun is back out and the seasonal depression is finally gone, daylight savings time is here! The glorious time of year when we spring forward an hour and the sun stays out till 7:30. While we lose a...

A historical and iconic American coin, the penny deserves to live far longer than the current U.S. Government would allow it.

Penny wise: why eliminating the one-cent coin could cost us more

By Maximus Wang, Opinions Editor March 13, 2025

On Feb. 10, 2025, the Trump Administration released an executive order to indefinitely halt the production of the one-cent coin, the penny. While the President and his Administration hailed the order as...

The penny's lack of monetary value has led to new uses for the coin. "The Penny Test" is just one of many tasks in day-to-day life that pennies get used for, in this case to check tire pressure.

Counting the cost: should we keep the penny?

By Isar Uslu, News Editor March 7, 2025

On Feb. 10, 2025, amid a flurry of questionable decisions made by the Trump Administration, an executive order that ceased the minting of one-cent coins was signed. The decision came after decades of inflation,...

 An AI photo generator, Microsoft Designer, generated four seperate ideas for a high school yearbook page when given the prompt. The pages are similar in color and design, but have some variation to them.

Students should avoid AI, but teachers can benefit from it

By Amari Suissa, Sports Editor March 5, 2025

Artificial intelligence [AI] has been so negatively stigmatized in schools that people forget that it is meant to be helpful. Yes, the majority of students use it to write their English essays or fill...

Blast 35 is coming soon to the WCHS auditorium. After months of rehearsing, the Blast cast is ready to show their true colors and talent starting the weekend of March 28th.

Dive into a spectrum of sound with Blast 35: Coloration

By Ava Van Vuren, Assistant News Editor March 3, 2025

A 35-year-old tradition returns for another season in a brighter and bolder way. In almost four weeks, the much anticipated Blast 35 will kick off. This student-led production always impresses its audiences...

The new Chromebooks are rounded with a white dotted accent. The Chromebook has a few more physical changes with a "world facing" camera above the keypad.

Recent Chromebook swap poses challenges

By Anne Ma, Assistant Online Editor February 28, 2025

On Jan. 31, WCHS juniors were met with the unexpected announcement of a Chromebook swap the following Monday. Although most students welcomed the idea of getting an upgrade on their devices, many who had...

Anthony Mackie holds his shield up in a battle with the film's villain in one of the primary promotional materials for the film. This shot got fans incredibly excited for the film's release.

“Captain America: Brave New World”, a missed opportunity for Marvel’s phase five

By Ryan Shenker, Assistant Sports Editor February 25, 2025

No depth, awful dynamics and not a fun story to follow. "Captain America: Brave New World,: which finally came out on Feb. 14, 2025, sadly could not live up to the legacy of its predecessors, leaving fans...

A collection of agencies gather at a dock close to the crash site in order to investigate the crash and figure out what may have caused it.

Plane and helicopter collision leaves a lasting and detrimental impact on the environment

By Malaki Kagwa, Staff Writer February 24, 2025

The smell of ash was in the air. The sky was ablaze in fiery orange light as smoke drifted up from the river. Instantly, 911 was called and loads of ambulances appeared at the scene, each of their drivers’...

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