Focused on closing the achievement gap and overseeing growth in schools, the Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) approved a $2.32 billion budget Feb. 11 for the 2015 Fiscal Year.
The Board’s...
A team of Princeton researchers recently published a study predicting a critical decline in the amount of people who use Facebook. Conversely, Twitter and other social networks are rapidly gaining popularity,...
In response to recent concerns over CHS’ morning drop-off habits, the administration launched a pedestrian safety campaign Jan. 27.
The administration observed an increase in jaywalking, inattentiveness...
The Observer is giving away two free tickets to see The Wanted in concert at the Filmmore in Silver Spring on April 9. In order to enter the contest, follow The Observer @CHS_Observer on Twitter and retweet...
Construction workers knocked Herbert Hoover Middle School to the ground back in June 2011, leaving only a single atrium standing. Now, two years later, the reconstruction is finished, and the middle school...
By Natalie Cortez, Public Relations and Social Media Editor
• October 29, 2013
Facebook had loosened its privacy setting for its teenage users. The new privacy setting took effect Oct. 17.
Originally the networking site restricted 13 to 17 year olds to sharing posts to friends...
The Maryland legislature’s new cell phone policy prohibiting the use of any hand-held cell phone while driving took effect Oct. 1.
The previous law stated using a cell phone while driving was a secondary...
When the current sophmores are seniors, they may be sleeping in an extra 50 minutes each day.
The 2013 Bell Times Work Group Report was released Oct. 1 along with a recommendation from MCPS Superintendent...
The government may not be the only thing shut down—the new version of the online Common Application, a college application website often referred to as the Common App, has been experiencing many glitches...
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease.
Every October, CHS fall sports teams come together to celebrate the event. Whether...
SGA officers walking around with big painted jugs asking for money can only mean one thing--the annual coin war has started at CHS. In an epic battle between the classes, each grade competes to raise the...
Today marks the twelfth anniversary of one of the most tragic events our country has experienced. On this day, 12 years ago, four jet planes were hijacked by terrorists who attacked the New York World...
