MCPS Division of Food and Nutrition Services is working to remove a number of dangerous chemical additives and food dyes from food served in cafeterias after receiving a petition this summer from Real...
By Alissa Li, Observations Editor
• November 21, 2014
CHS Newspaper and Yearbook students joined students in journalism and yearbook programs all over the nation in attending the JEA/NSPA convention on Nov. 7-8.
Students attended sessions and listened...
Geometry teacher Hsinyu Ho won The Gazette’s “My Favorite Teacher” contest for MCPS high school teachers after being nominated and named a finalist earlier this school year.
This award is given...
In any sport, a well-executed move, a quick reaction, and even pure luck can produce extraordinary plays, but no matter how it happens, every great play deserves credit.
This month, the Observer decided...
By Katie Gauch, Editor in Chief
• November 20, 2014
Senior Editor-in-Chief Sammi Silber published her book Ultima in June, as a part of the 2013 National Novel Writing month competition (NaNoWriMo). Her book is about the world 450 years in the future....
Sweeping changes are coming to Capitol Hill and several state houses next year.
Republicans gained control of the U.S. Senate last week, with a current net pickup of eight seats, and strengthened...
By Pablo Roa, Production Editor
• October 27, 2014
While most CHS students will be sleeping in on Nov. 4, Americans across the country will be heading to the polling booths to vote in this year’s midterm elections.
Election Day not only gives students...
By Pablo Roa, Production Editor
• October 27, 2014
Teens ages 15-19 make up 51 percent of underage pedestrian fatalities. In Montgomery County, that age group also makes up the largest percentage of pedestrians who are at fault in collisions. With the...
Math and Health teacher James Collins won a Twitter contest to play a game of fungo golf, a combination of golf and baseball, with Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams last month.
The Nationals...
The screen turns on, and a menu pops up with many tantalizing options: Start, Options, and Multiplayer – so many choices. But what is this screen?
There are many students at CHS who could be called...
By Isabel Dibble, Online Observations Editor
• October 27, 2014
As homecoming approaches, executive board members of each grade are preparing to build homecoming floats; however this year, students will not spend long hours after school working, but, instead spend...
