CHS alumnus Neil Luo, who graduated in 2015, was one of 54 students worldwide to achieve a perfect score on the 2015 AP Microeconomics exam. Luo, who now attends Duke University, received the maximum...

MCPS’ search for a new superintendent is over. The Board of Education (BOE) Feb. 4 conditionally appointed Dr. Jack Smith as the next superintendent effective July 1. Smith is currently the interim...

CHS security guard Craig Stewart, best known as “Stu,” has been chosen as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 2016 Supporting Services Employee of the Year. The SEIU and the Montgomery...

Teen author Joddie Zeng shared her tips on writing and self-publishing a novel Dec. 11. Zeng began writing her book at the end of 2013 and took 17 months to make it the best possible product. She would...

For most high school athletes aspiring to further their athletic experience, the next step is to play in college. However, the cruel realities of college recruiting serve as a daunting process for students. Each...

Come next summer, there will be another option for applying to college to rival the Common Application, an organization that has been used by college applicants for 40 years to apply to over 600 institutions...

Former Observer Editor-in-Chief and 2012 alumna Amna Farooqi was elected in August to serve as President of the national J Street U organization this year. What is so unique about Farooqi’s involvement...

Congratulations to all new members inducted into the National History Honor Society: Chung, Alexander Alpert, Daniel Ashe, Hannah Atkinson, Thomas Avellan, Domenica Babu, Harini Ballman, Madison Bandak,...

Congratulations to all of the newly inducted members of the English Honor Society: Govind Anand Gwenyth Asbury Hannah Ashe Tiffany Cao Emiliana Cardinale Jennifer Chen Ig-Jun Cho Loraine Chow Rebecca...

Every year at the CHS homecoming pep rally, students gather to watch the parade of fantastic floats. But few students know of the hard work that really went on behind the scenes to create the final products....

Homecoming: the time of year where stress levels are high and heels are higher, but CHS students cherish it nonetheless. Students choose their side of the spectrum every year— to attend the dance,...