Contrary to students’ popular beliefs, CHS teachers have lives outside the school walls. A typical teacher’s existence consists of more than grading papers, updating Edline and responding to countless...
More than 500 CHS students participated in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) tests this month.
According to a February 2015 MCPS letter, PARCC provides a better...
By Katie Clem, Production Manager
• March 23, 2015
After serving six years in the U.S. armed forces, new staff member Matthew Burke looks to pave a new trail in the field of education.
Burke came to CHS this year from Gaithersburg Elementary School...
By Isabel Dibble, Online Observations Editor
• March 23, 2015
CHS staff received access cards that will allow them to use card scanners outside the school to enter the building during certain hours.
CHS will now be locking doors during the school day, with the...
Ever since Joshua Starr announced his resignation as MCPS superintendent Feb. 3, the Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) has been working hard to find his successor.
Although Starr’s resignation...
Due to budget cuts, MCPS schools will face staff reductions and class size increases next school year.
The Montgomery County Board of Education, employee associations, the Montgomery County Council...
Junior and senior SGA members have spent the past month working towards selling mulch to the CHS community in order to raise money for prom and other senior year events. The classes now look towards the...
What do burgers, fries and CHS writers have in common? All three will be present at Five Guys in the Potomac Village Feb. 26 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Be sure to mention the CHS Literary Magazine at the cash...
Over 31 million people from around the nation tuned in Jan. 20 to watch President Barack Obama deliver his annual State of the Union (SOTU) address to a joint session of Congress. Last year, the combined...
By Fiona Asbury, Opinions Editor
• February 25, 2015
As evidenced by the various posters hanging around the school, on Feb. 23 CHS began offering indoor roller skating for students during lunch in the back gym, complete with provided skates.
“This is...
Marijuana, cocaine and Adderall. While these are some of the most prevalent drugs in the area today, one tends to go unnoticed: heroin.
In the past years, use of this narcotic has dramatically increased...
Fiona Asbury
Opinions
Observer Opinion: Examptions
Dear Dr. Benz,
My child has been dealing with high levels of stress and anxiety brought about by this time of year. He has worked long and hard...
