When the "news" came out that Chick-fil-A supported the traditional definition of marriage, dissenting CHS students biting into the restaurant chain’s iconic chicken sandwich found themselves in a dilemma...
In preparation for CHS’s first home football game of the year against Whitman, I painted myself royal blue and kelly green—our school’s colors. I arrived at the game amped, proudly showing off the...
By Manisha Singh, Online News Editor
• September 10, 2012
It's no question— AP classes are hard. This is why the Observer is here to help you strategize. For those of you who are taking your first AP, or are possibly AP veterans, here are some smart tips to...
By Dana Harris, Online Opinions Editor
• June 4, 2012
Here we go, round two. The grueling exam week is about to begin in t-minus (1) day. All-nighters, study sessions with friends and trying to avoid procrastination on Facebook. All of the vicious events...
Carol Benesh has worked as a paraeducator, financial assistant, principal’s assistant and secretary in the main office at CHS, and after more than two decades of work, she will retire at the end of this...
After 20 years of helping students feel comfortable at CHS, guidance counselor Margaret “Peggy” Fahey will be saying farewell to the school that she has come to call home.
Fahey will be leaving...
After more than a decade of serving the CHS community, Social Studies and Bridge Program teacher John Kochowicz will be retiring from his teaching career.
Kochowicz hopes to use his new free time...
After working at CHS for 31 years as both an English teacher and a guidance counselor, Mary Lou Galpin will retire in June.
According to Galpin, she first envisioned becoming a counselor when she...
Even though the oldest CHS students were just in second grade when the Twin Towers were attacked on 9/11, many still remember the day’s events. Now, the memorial building, 1 World Trade Center (1 WTC),...
In the spring of 2007, Colorado teachers Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams became pioneers not only in education technology, but in the way teachers interact with their students by inventing the flipped...
