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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

Bond instructs how to survive hallway walks

Bond instructs how to survive hallway walks

By Ben Schick June 3, 2013

You’re sitting in class.  Maybe you’re really interested in the subject that the teacher is talking about.  Maybe you’re sitting in a class that happens to be the subject that you want to major...

Big Train offers a way to swing into local baseball

By Ben Schick, Senior Writer April 26, 2013

It is the bottom of the ninth inning.  There are two outs, the bases are loaded, and the home team is down by three runs.  As the batter takes his place in the batter’s box, the pitcher wipes a thin...

Top five technical difficulties of modern history

By Matt Raab and Ben Schick March 1, 2013

The 49ers, the Ravens and fans all over the country were in despair  during this year’s Superbowl as they watched their favorite players try to stay loose while they awaited the return of the lights. The...

Don’t Tempt the Gods

By Ben Schick, Online-Sports-Editor December 4, 2012

The baseball Gods work in mysterious ways. Over the years, they have intervened in countless important games that have stood out in baseball history.  They can make you lose—Buckner’s between the...

‘Observer’ bros make 2012-13 NBA picks

By Ben Fox, Guransh Singh, Ben Schick, and Spenser Easterbrook December 3, 2012

NBA basketball has returned a little more than a year after the highly publicized lockout that shortened the 2011-2012 season, and fans are getting ready for a full year of professional hoops. The Observer...

Unlike the 2008 election, media is focusing on candidates' platforms.

Campaigns focus on issues

By Ben Schick, Online Sports Editor November 8, 2012

Four years ago, the nation was suffering from economic downturn.  It gave birth to one of the worst economic crises the country has seen since the Great Depression.  The American public was sick of never-ending...

After losing key seniors, football starts strong

After losing key seniors, football starts strong

By Ben Schick and Matt Raab October 3, 2012

A student body decked in white. An opponent in slick black. And a scoreboard dressed in a lopsided score. Week two of CHS football ended strikingly similar to the first, as the Bulldogs dominated Whitman...

Baseball eliminated by QO in extra innings

Baseball eliminated by QO in extra innings

By Ben Schick, Online Sports Editor May 29, 2012

The baseball team lost a close game in the second round of the county playoffs May 15, losing 5-4 to Quince Orchard in extra innings. The Bulldogs took an early 4-0 lead in the third inning, but the Cougars...

Lebron should not be MVP

Lebron should not be MVP

By Ben Schick, Online Sports Editor May 24, 2012

Another NBA regular season has come and gone.  The 62-game season seemed to fly by faster than most seasons.  As always, awards were given to the most elite players and coaches in the league Saturday,...

Helmets belong on court

By Ben Schick, Online Sports Editor May 1, 2012

Basketball is an exciting endeavor that millions of people worldwide chose to take part in simply for the joy of rubbing a win into their friend’s faces.  The lure of bragging rights and the never-ending...

Virginia should let women control their own bodies

Virginia should let women control their own bodies

By Ben Schick, Staff Writer March 27, 2012

The Virginia state legislature passed an anti-abortion law March 2 that violates the privacy of women by mandating that all women seeking an abortion in Virginia undergo an abdominal ultrasound before...

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