The beginning of the school year is a time when students return to a scheduled lifestyle and follow CHS rules. Theses regulations exist for very important reasons, but what if, for one single day, all...
The CHS student body is unstoppable. From selling cookies to teaching Zumba classes, students know how to turn a simple idea into a moneymaking machine.
Thanks to the rise of social media and the ease...
College application deadlines are quickly approaching, and students are left with unanswered questions about the proper etiquette for asking and reminding teachers about recommendations.
Here are some...
Bundled up in heavy winter jackets, students brace themselves for the storm to come—inside their classrooms. Extreme room temperatures, whether they are freezing or sweltering, are a frequent issue at...
By Sammi Silber, Observations Editor
• October 1, 2013
When CHS students come to school, many expect to have to juggle homework, classwork, tests and quizzes. However, some students have to handle something else along with their schoolwork: a job. Jobs come...
Every year on Club Night, prospective students scour the rows of tables and walls of poster board in the crowded cafeteria to find clubs that suit their interests. The sheer number of clubs and members...
By Madison Hurr, Production editor
• September 24, 2013
Since the formation of a countywide wellness program a few years ago, teachers have taken up the challenge of practicing healthy living and have encouraged others to do the same. This September is Self...
Rumors have been going around throughout CHS, claiming that Walter Johnson High School (WJ) students are not allowed to attend the Sept. 16 football game between WJ and CHS.
However, the Observer has...
The busiest time of the year has arrived once more: the holiday season, filled with shopping, traveling, food, family, friends and, now, with the added bonus of a Doomsday prediction.
People have been...
By Aileen Choi, Advertising Manage
• November 7, 2012
It’s just after third period and junior Rebecca Choi is walking down the hallway, trapped inside of a hoard of students migrating to their next classes, when suddenly she feels something cold on the...
Getting a license is an important milestone for teenagers, but before being handed that small plastic rectangle of freedom teens have to engage in a mandatory driver’s education course.
Maryland law...
By Ben Fox, Sports Photography Editor
• October 2, 2012
CHS hosted its annual Club Night Sept. 20, an event designed to present the hundreds of extracurricular clubs students can join. With so many enthusiastic club leaders and colorful poster boards plastered...
