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
Amir-Abbas Yazdi

Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Opinions Editor

Amir-Abbas Yazdi is a senior and is the Opinions Editor for The Observer. This is his fourth year taking journalism. In his free time, he loves watching Disney classics with his family and playing soccer with his friends.

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Iroh reminisces on the past and looks towards his future

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Opinions Editor
September 13, 2024
Mr. Christopher Forney smiles while he stands in front of a white board drawing of himself, holding his teacher of the month certificate. He has been teaching MCPS students in subjects such as psychology and world history for 26 years.

Teacher of the month: Christopher Forney

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Opinions Editor
May 29, 2024
A WCHS senior is taken by surprise when he is chosen randomly to take a lie detector test on April 1, 2024. His identity is kept anonymous for his own safety.

Seniors sweat over pre-graduation lie dectector test

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, "Artisti"
April 23, 2024
This parking spot in the main student parking of WCHS lot sits empty in the middle of the school day. Due to half-day schedules, absenteeism and the skipping of class, empty parking spots are too common of an occurence. That is one of the factors that makes seniors who have street parking wish that parking was on a first come, first served basis.

Faceoff: First come, first served will optimize parking

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Opinions Editor
March 1, 2024
The graph above shows the declining student enrollment trends in MCPS schools between Fall of 2017 and Fall of 2022, which could be in part due to the decline in the perceived quality of MCPS schools.

Major changes needed as schools tumble post COVID-19

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Opinions Editor
December 18, 2023
Sam Bawden at the second round of states on Oct. 25, where he finished 30th out of 130 golfers.

Athlete of a Month: Sam Bawden

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Opinions Editor
November 17, 2023
In the Emergency Preparedness information on the official MCPS website, a playlist of videos about the topic is shown. Yes, it is on their website, but resources like these need to have more exposure to students, staff, and parents.

MCPS must do more to keep their students safe

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Opinions Editor
October 27, 2023
On the official College Board, as seen above, information on the new Digital SAT can be found. Although SAT test centers in the U.S. still administer the traditional paper test, that will change in the spring of 2024.

Observer Opinion: The digital SAT is inferior

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Opinions Editor
October 18, 2023
Seen above is the symbol of the Montgomery County Council of Maryland. The MOCO Council continues to debate over County Executive Marc Elrich's proposed budget, allocating $239.9 million for the new fiscal year.

Schools squeezed: budget cuts threaten education’s vital foundation

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Opinions Editor
May 31, 2023
On December 5th. 2022, several WCHS students are seen enjoying an intense World Cup knockout game between Japan vs Croatia, while working in the library.

He shoots and he scores! World Cup wins big at WCHS.

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi and Graeme Finley
May 16, 2023
Inside the Rockville Pike location of Hangry Joe’s Restaurant, their spicy chicken sandwich is photographed with a side of seasoned waffle fries, Diet Coke and the signature “hangry sauce.”

DMV’s top halal spots worth the stop

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Assistant Opinions Editor
May 3, 2023
Theodor Suess Giesel, also known as Dr. Suess, is shown next to his two books, "And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street" and "If I Ran The Zoo." Both well-known books have been included on an updated list of six banned Dr. Suess books, deemed too offensive for publications.

Dr. Suess must be reframed for his previous racist work

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi and Graeme Finley
March 24, 2023
WCHS principal intern, Patrick Bilock, stands in the middle of the administration meeting room on Oct. 28, 2022. Bilock is projected to fill Principal Taylor's position before the end of 2022 .

What is a Principal Intern and who is Mr. Bilock?

By Amir Abbas-Yazdi, Assistant Opinions Editor
November 15, 2022
SAT and ACT studying resources are stacked on top of each other in abundance, on Oct. 31, 2022. Should self-studying be the major form of preparation for these standardized tests, or should high schoolers opt for paid tutors?

Students can do well on the SAT without the price tag of a tutor

By Amir Abbas-Yazdi, Assistant Opinions Editor
November 15, 2022
Sra. Benitez - one of the most adored teachers in the language department - has earned the title of "Teacher of The Month."

Teacher of the Month: Sra. Benitez

By Amir Abbas-Yazdi, Assistant Online Editor
May 8, 2022
Hey, McFly, your Chromebook and iPhone are obsolete

Hey, McFly, your Chromebook and iPhone are obsolete

By Amir Abbas-Yazdi, Computer Charger Crew
April 4, 2022
Pizza Roma is a long established, Italian styled-restaurant that serves fast and good service out of College Park, Md. Customers have been going for years on end because of the same friendly owners and consistently delicious food.

Grab a slice from “Pizza Roma”

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Assistant Online Editor
March 30, 2022
Clinical vaccine trials for children took place back in fall of 2021. After the FDAs approval of child vaccinations, children in the 5-11 year old age group have been getting vaccinated.

All students in MCPS should have access to the vaccine

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Assistant Online Editor
March 17, 2022
Mr. Rosenthal is shown holding his "Teacher of The Month" certificate. He is a social studies at WCHS, teaching AP NSL, Survey of Modern American Culture, and Student Leadership course, and has American pop-culture references all over his classroom.

Teacher of The Month: Evan Rosenthal

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Assistant Online Editor
February 15, 2022
The promotional flyer for the physics Discord server at WCHS is shown above, consisting of the info on the server and decorations of WCHS pride colors.

Discord goes viral in WCHS classrooms

By Amir-Abbas Yazdi, Assistant Online Editor
October 26, 2021
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