The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer
The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer
The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer
Leah Kreisler

Leah Kreisler, Editor-in-Chief

Leah Kreisler is a senior at WCHS and the Editor-in-Chief of The Observer for the 2024-2025 school year. In her free time, Leah enjoys playing volleyball, going to the gym, reading and writing, and spending time with her friends and family.

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On Oct. 7, Netflix released a true crime documentary about brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, infamously known as "The Menendez Brothers."

True crime documentary sheds light on the story of infamous brothers

By Leah Kreisler, Editor in Chief
October 31, 2024
WCHS senior Ila Benitah puts on her school ID in order to comply with the new MCPS identification card guidelines.

MCPS ID-entifies necessary safety changes

By Leah Kreisler, Editor in Chief
October 29, 2024
Paws for Thoughts: a textbook dilemma

Paws for Thoughts: a textbook dilemma

By Cecilia Bernstein and Leah Kreisler
October 28, 2024
Paws for Thoughts: new year, new EICs

Paws for Thoughts: new year, new EICs

By Cecilia Bernstein and Leah Kreisler
June 8, 2024
Many WCHS spring sports teams had a great record during the 2024 spring sport season, boys tennis had a clean sweep of 12-0.

2024 Spring Sports in review

By Leah Kreisler, Editor in Chief
June 6, 2024
Juniors Alex Demitz and Morgan Branch use their glasses to watch the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

Solar eclipse dims the nation while brightening minds

By Leah Kreisler, Editor-in-Chief
May 29, 2024
"Civil War", directed by Alex Garland, was released on April 24, 2024 and has since been the subject of an intense controversy online. Although set in a politically and physically divisive civil war, the movie's commentary is more so on the power of journalism than the current political landscape of the USA.

The Civil War as a riveting exploration of journalism in conflict

By Leah Kreisler, Editor in Chief
May 15, 2024
WCHS students navigate the new hallways as they walk down the lanes and follow the traffic light system.

AP comparative accent: turning speech into spaghetti

By Leah Kreisler, Sports Editor
April 23, 2024
Pictured from left to right on the top row are Ms. Zitnik, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Imperial. Pictured from left to right on the bottom row are Sra. Steele, Mr. Savett and Ms. Aghion. All are WCHS teachers when they were younger.

When I was your age

By Leah Kreisler and Cecilia Bernstein
March 6, 2024
As part of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, the Maryland State Department of Education is conducting expert site reviews of schools all across the state to ensure they are fulfilling the goal of "transforming education across Maryland".

Unveiling the future of education: MSDE site reviews

By Leah Kreisler, Sports Editor
March 4, 2024
The "test-optional" policy implemented in most colleges during the pandemic has been shown to have negative consequences and should therefore be eliminated.

Sit down and take the SAT: fair and effective way to prove college readiness

By Leah Kreisler, Sports Editor
February 26, 2024
The WCHS Bulldogs had a very successful season with two division champions, two MCPS team champions, three individual MCPS champions, three regional champions, one individual region champion, one state quarter finalist, one state semi finalist and two state runners up.

Fall sports in review

By Leah Kreisler, Sports Editor
January 5, 2024
Junior Julia Bloise logs onto her AP classroom account to ensure she is registered for this year's free AP exams.

Blueprint for Maryland’s Future gets students career-ready

By Leah Kreisler, Sports Editor
November 17, 2023
On Nov. 2, 2023, The Beatles released "Now and Then", a song that has been dubbed the "last Beatles song", bringing their history to a close nearly 55 years after they split.

The Beatles’ final encore gives listeners a final song after 55 years in the shadows

By Leah Kreisler, Sports Editor
November 17, 2023
An estimated 50,000 referees have stopped officiating since the 2018-19 football season, creating a serious referee shortage in high school athletics.

Nationwide referee shortage affects WCHS athletics

By Leah Kreisler, Sports Editor
November 14, 2023
Both the Girls and Boys Varsity Soccer teams were featured on the Churchill Athletics website in honor of their being awarded the High School Team Academic Award by the United Soccer Coaches (USC) organization.

Kickin’ it in class: WCHS soccer teams score success

By Leah Kreisler, Sports Editor
October 18, 2023
WCHS students begin adjusting to solving mathematical problems with Roman numerals as the school implements RNT.

What is II+II? Roman numerals replace numbers

By Leah Kreisler, Is it pronouced Leah or Leah
June 6, 2023
Restorative justice is known for its restorative circles where the two parties in a conflict come together to discuss what happened and how to move forward.

Restorative justice mediates conflict, one talk at a time

By Leah Kreisler, Sports Editor
June 6, 2023
Due to the addition of six LGBTQ+ inclusive books such as "Born Ready" to the elementary school curriculum and lack of warning to parents when reading these texts, a group of parents is suing MCPS.

Schools should choose students’ books, not parents

By Leah Kreisler, Sports Editor
June 2, 2023
Yom Hashoah, the Israeli Holocaust Rememberance day which this year began the evening of April 17 and ended the evening of April 18 is commemorated by Jews all over the world.

Holocaust education is essential for understanding the past

By Leah Kreisler, Online Photo Manager
May 1, 2023
Exhibition visitors get to experience two of Kusama's famous infinity rooms. The second room visitors see is "Infinity Mirrored Room - My Heart is Dancing Into the Universe;" a small space filled with mirrors and paper lanterns that change color, giving the effect that the dots expand and continue forever.

Reach for infinity at Yayoi Kusama’s exhibition

By Leah Kreisler, Online Photo Manager
March 30, 2023
WCHS sophomore Julia Bloise does math homework during lunch in an effort to relearn Algebra I concepts that she learned during virtual school.

Sumthing’s off: MCPS math levels decline

By Leah Kreisler, Online Photo Manager
March 23, 2023
While many students’ families compost at home, both the environment and economy would benefit from school wide composting.

Composting efforts should be used to improve MCPS’s footprint

By Leah Kreisler, Online Photo Mangager
March 11, 2023
WCHS strives to include all of its diverse student body and faculty. The culture and equity forums are an important step towards this goal.

WCHS places an emphasis on culture and equity

By Leah Kreisler, Online Photo Manager
January 31, 2023
The new MCPS public engagement policy emphasizes the importance of culturally responsive and anti racist engagement. In addition to the policy, the BOE has released tools to ensure communication is effective for a diverse parent community.

WCHS community strives to reach more public engagement

By Leah Kreisler, Online Photo Manager
December 2, 2022
Gap years, a time before high school and college, are a great time to experience the world and find yourself.

Gap years offer positive time to recover from academic burnout

By Leah Kreisler
November 11, 2022
Visitors not only get to see the inside of the temple, but they are also able to see the beautiful grounds which are curated by Church members. The inside and outside of the building strike an imposing day and evening view.

The “Emerald City of Oz” in D.C. is finally open to visit

By Leah Kreisler, Online Photo Manager
June 9, 2022
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