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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

CHS graduate participates in Maccabiah

CHS graduate participates in Maccabiah

By Julia McDermott, Sports Editor August 20, 2013

CHS ’13 graduate and former varsity soccer captain Zoe Forster and the U.S. Women’s soccer team brought home a win at the 19th world Maccabiah Games in Israel this summer. Forster and teammate BCC...

Trayvon Martin Shooter George Zimmerman Found Not Guilty

Trayvon Martin Shooter George Zimmerman Found Not Guilty

By Sammi Silber, Observations Editor July 14, 2013

On July 13, Florida man George Zimmerman was found not guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter in the death of Trayvon Martin.   George Zimmerman is a Neighborhood Watch coordinator....

Pedestrian hit at Cabin John Shopping Center

Pedestrian hit at Cabin John Shopping Center

By Jamie Lescht, Online Editor in Chief June 2, 2013

At the Cabin John Shopping Center, a woman was hit by a car in front of Giant June 2 around 2 p.m. The woman was rushed to the hospital and was in critical condition, but died later on. Upon getting...

Ceiling Collapses at Montgomery Mall

Ceiling Collapses at Montgomery Mall

By Elizabeth Campbell, Editor in Chief May 23, 2013

Tragedy struck Westfield Montgomery Mall May 23 when around 2 pm the garage that was under construction collapsed. One of the 50,000 pound concrete slabs which had already been put in place collapsed...

Students, staff and family members gathered in the CHS auditorium at 7 p.m. May 21 to remember sophomore Evan Rosenstock.

Community fondly remembers sophomore

By Ana Faguy and Gil Jacobson May 22, 2013

CHS students and fellow community members gathered in the gym May 21 to remember sophomore Evan Rosenstock who passed away Monday. CHS families learned of his death through social media sites Facebook...

Reaction to cheating only rewards dishonesty

Reaction to cheating only rewards dishonesty

By Greer Smith, Opinions Editor April 30, 2013

During the 2013 AP Language semester exam, numerous students found a copy of the exam online prior to taking it and, upon discovering it was the exact exam they would be taking, they distributed and used...

Fighting Rape Culture

Fighting Rape Culture

By Jane Zankman, Production Manager April 30, 2013

Rape is the most underreported crime in the United States despite the fact that one in 5 women will be sexually assaulted at one point in their lives. Why are survivors afraid to speak up? Why did the...

Colleges less likely to give credit for APs

Colleges less likely to give credit for APs

By Emilie Plesset, Senior Writers April 29, 2013

Colleges have become increasingly stringent in their acceptance of AP exam scores for college credit. Many top-ranked universities are now only accepting a score of either a four or five on an AP exam,...

Public opinion sways legislation, marijuana bills pass

Public opinion sways legislation, marijuana bills pass

By Sonia Shekar and Lara Fu April 25, 2013

Pot. Weed. Mary Jane. Herb. Bud. Nug. Whatever name you know marijuana by, laws regarding its use in the state of Maryland may be changing soon. The Maryland House of Representatives and Senate are currently...

April Fools Crossword Answers

April Fools Crossword Answers

By Emily Birnbaum and Jamie Lescht April 3, 2013

Across: 7. Peanut butter sandwich 9. Masquerade 12. Zach and Spencer 13. Frisbee 14. Wootton 15. Hockey 16. WJ 17. Blue 18. Ski 19. Second   Down: 1. Booboo...

Schleckser takes fifth place at state wrestling tournament

Schleckser takes fifth place at state wrestling tournament

March 8, 2013

Senior CHS wrestling team captain Matthew Schleckser competed at the State Wrestling Tournament on March 1 and 2 at Cole Field House at the University of Maryland.  Matched-up against the 16 best wrestlers...

Elementary schools upgrade security systems

Elementary schools upgrade security systems

By Emilie Plesset, Online Editor-In-Chief March 1, 2013

The Montgomery County Board of Education approved a request at its Jan. 8 meeting to add $364,000 of funding into the School Securities System Projects which will allow all MCPS elementary schools to install...

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