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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

Class of 2012 Senior Superlatives

Class of 2012 Senior Superlatives

May 1, 2012

Best Smile: Nikki Jordan and Jack Rome Best Personality: Julie Gelb and Alec Fanaroff Most Stylish: Hannah Cooper and Kenneth Leong Best Class Project Partner: Naomi Gutkind and Brian Bontempo Class...

Battle of the DJs seeks musical champion

Battle of the DJs seeks musical champion

By Allison Srour, Staff Writer May 1, 2012

A new event, Battle of the DJs, is being planned to take place at CHS May 11, and senior class president Tony Raffa hopes it will serve as a fundraiser for the school and fun event for students and the...

CHS celebrates Autism Awareness Month

CHS celebrates Autism Awareness Month

By Emilie Plesset and Sarah Reitzes, Online Editor-In-Chief, Staff Writer May 1, 2012

CHS students, staff, sports teams and clubs came together in April to celebrate Autism Awareness Month. Spring season athletes wore light blue at designated games to support the cause, and CHS students...

Auditorium fire shows student and teacher preparedness

Auditorium fire shows student and teacher preparedness

By Jordan Janis, Fact Checker May 1, 2012

After seven days of cleaning, the CHS auditorium has new curtains and newly cleaned, upholstered seats and carpeting following an electrical fire that broke out in the auditorium March 21. Damage was...

Pink Slime

Pink Slime

By Jane Zankman, Production Editor April 30, 2012

MCPS has announced that it will stop serving the meat product known as "pink slime" during the upcoming 2012-2013 school year. "Pink slime," otherwise known as lean finely texturized beef (LFTB), is beef...

New safety nets purchased

New safety nets purchased

By By Zoe Forster, Business Manager March 27, 2012

 The Booster Club voted Feb. 15 to provide half of the money necessary to purchase safety nets for the stadium field while the Athletic Department will pay the remaining half.  The safety nets will...

Kids, kegs and consequences

Kids, kegs and consequences

By Emma Crutchfield, Dana Youngentob, Production Editor, Online News Editor March 26, 2012

Every weekend, many teens in the D.C. metro area hang out with friends and drink alcohol, and all too often a story appears in the news the next day about a local kid who was killed because of it. Andrea...

Senior Kenny Hwang spikes the ball during a scrimmage. The team is welcoming players who played boys volleyball last year.

Coed volleyball takes new roster into season

By By Matt Raab, Production Editor March 26, 2012

 Although the coed volleyball team’s roster saw an influx of new players at the start of the season, individual experience is expected to make up for a lack of teamwide familiarity and has given the...

Getting an allowance isn't all about the money

Getting an allowance isn’t all about the money

By Lori Koenick, Features Editor February 24, 2012

Food, movies, clothes, gas—a small sampling of a teenager’s budget. Every teen has needs and wants, but deciding who pays for what—the options being the child or parent of course—is frequently...

Happy 4th birthday to CHS’ leap day babies

Happy 4th birthday to CHS’ leap day babies

By Katie Gauch, Staff Writer February 22, 2012

Out of nearly seven billion people in this world, only around five million have the privilege to say it is their birthday once every four years, according to Google. Freshmen Mir Hwang and Zhen Huang...

Despite having qualified candidates, the NFL is lacking female referees.

It’s game time for female referees in the NFL

By By Elizabeth Campbell, Sports Production Editor February 21, 2012

The coin toss: the start of any NFL game, and the fans’ first glimpse at the stars of both teams and the referees. The fans’ view never includes that of a female referee standing at the 50-yard line...

Rankings reveal acheivement gap between races

Rankings reveal acheivement gap between races

By By Julia Greenzaid, Fact Checker February 21, 2012

Despite Maryland’s ranking as the number one state for public education for the fourth consecutive year, its large achievement gaps have recently been brought to attention. After Education Week came...

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