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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

Nur Yavuz, Social Media Manager

Nur Yavuz is a senior and the Social Media Manager for the Churchill Observer. In her fourth year of Journalism, Nur is up to get bubble tea any day of the week, and can’t say no to grabbing food with friends. When she is not writing for the Observer, you can most likely find her jamming out to music or reading a good book.

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As assignments pile up and the end of the school year is near, productivity is on a steep decline as procrastination is skyrocketing for many students at WCHS. Flexible deadlines can give students the time they need to catch up with their work in healthy ways.

Accuracy or speed? Deadlines prove to be unhelpful

By Nur Yavuz, Social Media Manager
May 8, 2022
To all those looking for romantic advice, this new column from the Love Doctors themselves is sure to prove useful!

Dear Observer romance gurus,

By Ela Jalil and Nur Yavuz
April 4, 2022
Gas prices across the country and globe are taking a turn for the sky. The gas station next to the Cabin John Mall Shopping Center, seemingly deserted on a gloomy day.

Rising gas prices fuelled by war

By Nur Yavuz, Social Media Manager
March 28, 2022
Review books are extremely helpful in preparing for the SAT, and with new changes to the standardized test, success rates for good scores are more likely.

SAT introduces a digital option for future exams

By Nur Yavuz, Social Media Manager
March 17, 2022
Staying on top of assignments can be difficult especially with a heavy workload and tons of coursework. One way to ease the stress of time management is using organizational apps meant to create good study habits and stay focused during work.

Want the ‘Notion’ to be organized? Check out these apps

By Nur Yavuz, Social Media Manager
February 13, 2022
All students must carry blue passes in the halls as a requirement of the new hall pass system under 2021 administration.

WCHS debuts hallway passes making students blue

By Nur Yavuz, Social Media Manager
December 21, 2021
It is unclear how long the mask mandate will last in MOCO as well as in MCPS. Until then, we must get adjusted to life with medical masks.

Mask mandate should remain until COVID-19 is over

By Nur Yavuz, Social Media Manager
December 1, 2021
Travis Scott’s encouragement of recklessness and dangerous acts in his crowds result in hundreds of injuries, starting from his Rodeo Tour in 2015.

Astroworld tragedy sparks questions on concert safety

By Nur Yavuz, Social Media Manager
December 1, 2021
A WCHS staff member monitors the front doors by the Bulldog Lobby out into the bus loop to make sure that only seniors who show their lunch passes are eligible to leave at lunch.

WCHS opens a door to new teacher responsibilities

By Nur Yavuz, Social Media Manager
October 26, 2021
A vaccine mandate for all universities, public and private, will save the U.S. billions of dollars, and speed up the process for return to complete in-person instruction.

Colleges should have vaccine mandates

By Nur Yavuz, Social Media Manager
June 4, 2021
As a person who loves to travel and spend time with loved ones, Bartlebaugh does not let the COVID-19 pandemic get in the way of finding creative solutions to spending free time.

TOTM: Riley Bartlebaugh

By Nur Yavuz, Social Media Manager
May 7, 2021
The hallways and stairwells of WCHS have been marked with arrows to guide students and staff in the safest manner possible when reopening begins.

Returning to school poses a greater risk than reward

By Nur Yavuz, Features Editor
March 8, 2021
YouVisit offers students the ability to virtually tour campuses and buildings of colleges they want, like the local University of Maryland College Park.

In-person college visits are moved to virtual to contain the spread of COVID-19

By Nur Yavuz, Features Editor
February 17, 2021
Casey Meretta's streaming set up is under construction at the moment. However, even the simplest set up allows for him to share his content with his viewers.

Twitch brings gamers together in a time where we are apart

By Nur Yavuz, Features Editor
January 19, 2021
Obinna Obike strives to work hard and motivate his students to perform their best in the online classroom, providing a safe environment for everyone involved.

TOTM: Obinna Obike

By Nur Yavuz, Features Editor
December 7, 2020
Social media influencer Hannah Meloche wears a mask made by student run Solidarity Masks. Wearing masks are necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Wearing a mask is necessary to stop COVID-19 spread

By Nur Yavuz, Features Editor
November 19, 2020
Before the pandemic, teachers used Google Classroom as the main platform for online teaching and resources. Now educators use Canvas which students and teachers are beginning to get used to.

WCHS teachers switch from Google Classroom to myMCPS

By Nur Yavuz, Features Editor
October 28, 2020
Instagram graphic advertising the VIBE club's October speaker, James Choi.

WCHS VIBE club immerses members into the world of business and economics

By Nur Yavuz, Features Editor
October 26, 2020
Fitness youtuber Chloe Ting is notorious for her free workout programs. All of her workouts and programs are on her website for anyone to follow.

Chloe Ting workouts boost in popularity

By Nur Yavuz, Features Editor
May 29, 2020
A hoops poster of the basketball star Kobe Bryant with both of his jersey numbers, eight and 24.

Kobe and Gianna Bryant memorial sparks tears from audience members

By Nur Yavuz, Assistant Observations Editor
March 7, 2020
The 2020 Grammys outfits of Billie Eilish (left) wearing a green glittery suit with a mesh mask, Arianna Grande (middle) wearing a puffy grey dress and long grey gloves, and Lil Nas X with a neon pink cropped suit with studs.

Grammy and Oscars: The award goes to…

By Nur Yavuz, Assistant Observations Editor
March 5, 2020
Catherine Trouteaud, the teacher of the month for the January publication.

TOTM: Catherine Trouteaud

By Nur Yavuz, Assistant Observations Editor
January 30, 2020
Sophomore Naz Yavuz stands outside of Starbucks at the Cabin John Shopping Center on a chilly night, drinking a hot and iced matcha latte from Starbucks.

We’re going matcha green… and that’s the tea

By Nur Yavuz, Assistant Observations Editor
December 18, 2019
Stephanie Zoltick wears her helmet before a bike ride. Zoltick prioritizes safety and knows the consequences of riding without a helmet.

Bike accidents skyrocket in lieu of helmet-less riders

By Nur Yavuz, Assistant Observations Editor
December 8, 2019
The first piece of evidence from Fortnite and EA since the black hole incident made players believe the game could have really come to an end.

The end of Fortnite, another marketing game

By Nur Yavuz, Assistant Observations Editor
December 3, 2019
Students have all of their important information stored within Naviance and were worried it will not be there during the college application season.

Hack on Naviance terrifies the MOCO community

By Nur Yavuz, Assistant Observations Editor
November 13, 2019
Although some Netflix shows are changing their pace, Netflix itself isn't changing completely, and shows like "Stranger Things," and "Queer Eye" are still dropping all of their episodes of a season at once.

Watch out binge watchers: Netflix is changing its pace

By Nur Yavuz, Assistant Observations Editor
October 21, 2019
When opening the app, this screen would pop up as you scroll up and down.

The real cost behind going viral on TikTok

By Nur Yavuz, Staff Writer
June 6, 2019
Eli Langer (freshman) with denim shorts, minimalistic white button down with black and white converse and slim black cat-eye sunglasses.

Cool fashion trends for a sizzling summer

By Nur Yavuz, Staff Writer
May 8, 2019
Photo courtesy of Amir Pourmand.

WCHS MSA Participates in MIST

By Nur Yavuz, Staff Writer
March 6, 2019
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