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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

MCPS freezes budget to save funds for next year

MCPS freezes budget to save funds for next year

By Ana Faguy and Sammi Silber December 19, 2014

MCPS announced Nov. 24 a temporary budget freeze that will affect staffing and purchasing in schools throughout the county. According to a Nov. 24 memo, MCPS announced that a budget freeze would become...

Senior runs marathon

Senior runs marathon

By Katie Clem, Production Editor December 19, 2014

Senior Daniel Gordon competed in the Philadelphia Marathon, finishing with a time of 3 hours and 37 minutes on Nov. 23. He finished 2,051 out of 10,362 entries, and 19th in his division. Gordon undertook...

CHS Alum's artwork selected in National Art Show

CHS Alum’s artwork selected in National Art Show

By Arielle Gordon, Contest Manager December 16, 2014

Class of 2014 alumna Alexandra Votaw recently had one of her sculptures selected for the AP College Board National Student Art Show. “I am so honored to have been chosen!” Votaw said. “I was...

Dhingra (center) makes a brief appearance on stage, strumming a ukulele along with the guitar-performing duo Dec. 10.

CHS literary magazine hosts winter concert fundraiser at Cabin John Park

By Julia Heimlich, News Editor December 11, 2014

Had you peeked into Cabin John Park during the early evening of Dec. 10, you would have found a bundled-up group of students laughing, listening to live acoustic and sipping hot cocoa. To raise money...

The walls of the men's and women's bathrooms next to the second floor staff lounge were painted black.

Bathroom walls painted black

By Fiona Asbury, Opinions Editor December 11, 2014

On Nov. 20 the walls of the men’s and women’s bathrooms next to the second floor staff lounge were permanently painted black in an attempt to cover graffiti. According to building service manager...

Point guard Melo Trimble has helped the Terrapins to an 8-1 start.

University of Maryland men’s basketball starting off fresh

By Nathan Gertler, Staff Writer December 10, 2014

The University of Maryland men’s basketball team has gotten off to a sizzling 8-1 start this season, and has returned to the AP Top 25 College Basketball poll for the first time since the end of the...

This is how people grow marijuana in their homes.

Marijuana legalization in D.C. poses no threat

By Katherine Michael, Staff Writer December 9, 2014

Voters in D.C. recently passed Initiative 71, which allows for adults over the age of 21 to cultivate at most six marijuana plants and possess up to two ounces of marijuana in their home for personal use. Other...

CHS spirit week winners

CHS spirit week winners

By Alissa Li, Observations Editor November 21, 2014

Throughout Spirit Week, CHS students fought valiantly to have their class crowned as the best in numerous competitions: Coin Wars, Spirit Week, Murals and Float Performances. The juniors won the mural...

The newly renovated recreation center offers Scotland residents a variety of activities including a community room, a computer room and a full-size basketball court.

Scotland community recreation center reopens

By Katie Gauch and Hannah Yasharoff November 21, 2014

Three years void of a recreational area, the Scotland community will re-open its community center, now dedicated as the Bette Carol Thompson Neighborhood Recreation Center, to the public this month. "The...

Navile speaks for the Girl Child Project.

‘The Girl Child Project’

By Sammi Silber, Editor in Chief November 21, 2014

Senior Shreya Naville is the assistant artistic director and lead dancer for “The Girl Child Project,” a classical Indian dance performance that raises awareness for the prevention of violence against...

Snow-covered sidewalks made it difficult for students to walk to school during last winter's severe weather.

School sidewalks will be priority in snow removal

By Thomas Atkinson, Public Relations Manager November 21, 2014

Sophomore Jacob Friedman remembers having to walk to school on icy, uncleared sidewalks with start of winter just around the corner. “Many people didn’t shovel the sidewalks, including the school,”...

It's Academic undefeated

It’s Academic undefeated

By Alissa Li, Observations Editor November 21, 2014

It’s Academic, the longest-running television quiz show in the world, hosts high school students all around the country to play trivia. CHS students senior Michelle Yuen, senior Yash Nigam, junior John...

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