CHS students, along with students in 17 other states, DC and the Virgin Islands, took an experimental Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test between March 24 and April...
By the age of 18, a person could be drafted to fight for his/her country, enter a legally binding contract, or be called for jury duty to decide the fate of another human. Yet, while the federal government...
A group project has been assigned, and you’ve been paired with the three kids who don’t do anything. What do you do? The answer seems obvious: take charge, delegate jobs, get the task done. But then...
CHS’s International Student Alliance held its first International Night on April 9. The event was held in order to embrace different cultures in the Potomac community. The night included different...
As the college admissions process comes to a close, CHS seniors have begun to finalize their college plans. Now more than ever, students are forced to look at all angles of the college experience, especially...
Crimean citizens officially voted March 16 to leave Ukraine and to become part of the Russian Federation after the Russia Parliament approval March 1 to send thousands of Russian troops into Crimea.
Crimea...
Maryland State Department of Education approved April 2 a plan to have MCPS hold school on Monday, April 21 and Friday, June 13 to make up for the 10 days of school missed due to snow days.
Initially...
While some student-athletes have their lives controlled by the college recruitment process, senior tennis player Will Szamosszegi believes that he might have started caring about it a bit too late.
As...
The foul odor that has plagued the World
Language hallway has struck again, and according to students and staff, it is
even more prominent than in years past.
According to a 2010 Observer article,...
This year, the CHS Model United Nations club won more awards than ever. Six CHS students were presented with the highest honors the conference has to offer; one student even received the Best Delegate...
This past month, the Taglit-Birthright Israel program’s steering committee approved a major decision to loosen the eligibility requirements and allow more people to travel to the country for free.
The...
By Sammi Silber, Observations Editor
• February 27, 2014
Congratulations to seniors Daniel Liu and Jessica Yau, who have been named Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists. The Intel Science Talent Search is an organization that values public engagement in...
