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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

Sebastian Breton takes the lead during a cross country meet against Gaithersburg High School on September 29, 2021.

A hard decision to make: passion or success?

By Naomi Wright, Promotions Manager June 9, 2022

As graduating seniors are on the precipice of transitioning from high school to the next stage in their lives, many will be confronted with the sobering reality of how difficult it will be to take their...

Junior Anna Rubino on the lacrosse field with a logo of Elon University, where she recently committed to play, in the bottom-right corner.

Continuing the legacy: Anna Rubino commits to Elon lacrosse

By Jeremy Fredricks, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2022

Her brother is playing at the U.S. Naval Academy. Her sister is doing the same at Butler University. And beginning next calendar year, WCHS junior Anna Rubino will join her two older siblings, in what...

Senior tennis player commits to D1 school

Senior tennis player commits to D1 school

December 8, 2017

Senior William Karpinski committed to James Madison University Oct. 31 to play Division 1 tennis. Karpinski started playing tennis at four years old and has been on the CHS Varsity Tennis team since...

Mory Gould Commits to Indiana University Diving

Mory Gould Commits to Indiana University Diving

By Emily Wang, Features Editor December 5, 2016

Congratulations to senior Mory Gould for committing to Indiana University for 2017-2018. Gould is the reigning regional, state and Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic diving champion. “I chose...

Senior Madison Farrand signs to play women's ice hockey for RIT.

Female Ice Hockey Player Commits to Play in College

By Ben Dross, Sports Editor May 31, 2016

Senior Madison Farrand has committed to the Rochester Institute of Technology to play women’s ice hockey. Playing for the CHS Varsity I ice hockey team, Farrand had 15 points in 16 games for the Bulldogs...

Running back and Churchill rushing yards-leader Andrew Zuckerman will play football at Tulane next fall.

Running Back Andrew Zuckerman Commits to Tulane

By Ben Dross, Production Editor March 23, 2016

  Senior Andrew Zuckerman has committed to play college football at Tulane in the upcoming fall season. Zuckerman enjoyed a fantastic career playing for Churchill. He ran for 1,867 yards this...

Colin Smyth is a key leader for the football team, and is bound to make an impact at Delaware.

Colin Smyth commits to Delaware

By Jake Certner, Sports Editor March 22, 2016

The Churchill Observer would like to congratulate Colin Smyth for committing to the University of Delaware to play football in the fall of 2016. “I’m really excited, it seemed like a perfect fit,”...

Athlete Commits: Victoria Humphries

Athlete Commits: Victoria Humphries

By Hanna Yasharoff, Public Relations Manager February 24, 2015

Congratulations to senior Victoria Humphries who recently committed to play soccer at Frostburg State University next year. Humphries has been playing soccer for 10 years, including four on the CHS...

CHS athlete commits

CHS athlete commits

By Emilie Plesset, Online Opinions Editor November 23, 2011

Congratulations to senior Sarafina Arthur- Williams for signing her letter of intent to play basketball for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has played basketball for eight...

CHS athletes commit

By Yasmin AkbarI Observations Editor and Emilie Plesset Online Opinions Editor November 22, 2011

  Congratulations to senior Laila Judeh for verbally committing to play tennis at Cornell University next fall. Judeh began playing tennis at age 7, played for the CHS varsity team her junior year...

CHS athlete commits

By Natalia Derechin Features Production Editor December 22, 2010

Congratulations to senior Jake Sickels for committing to play football for Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. Sickels has played football since he was 7, and will go on to play safety for the Division...

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