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The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer
The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

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Junior Liz Porter is registering to vote at WCHS during lunch. The Montgomery County Board of Elections registered students three days during lunch.

Early voter registration allows students to prepare for the future

By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor • February 26, 2020

For three days at lunch, the Montgomery County Board of Education had a table at WCHS to allow students over the age of 16 the opportunity to register to vote.   While you have to be 18 to vote, Maryland...

With its powerful friendships, stories and characters, "The Field Guide to the North American Teenager" is one of the best newly-released teen books.

Ben Phillipe’s new book guides students through high school

By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor • February 25, 2020

If only there was a guide to high school. What to do. How to do it. What to say. Dating, crushes, jobs, friendships, schoolwork and fitting in would be among the topics covered.  While there is no such...

"How to Be Safe" should serve as a warning to all about what could happen in a totalitarian police state.

“How to Be Safe” explores gun violence in America

By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor • February 23, 2020

The world is not always a safe place. There are robberies, drugs, alcohol and shootings. It is hard to be safe all the time, and Tom McAllister’s “How to Be Safe” certainly shows what it is like...

WCHS students constantly recieve answers for quizzes and tests on their phones.

Collecting phones during assessments will stop cheating

By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor • January 19, 2020

For high school students, nothing is more annoying than when other students get the answers for a test that you spent the whole night studying for. Cheating is clearly unfair but with modern technology,...

Sophomores Arya Iyer (left) and Sonia Bhatia talking to a staff member from the Stone Branch School of Art. She helped them make buttons - the pair made narwhal buttons, that they colored in on a piece of paper, that was then pressed against the button.

Wellness Fair encourages mental health awareness

By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor • January 3, 2020

On Thurs., Nov. 21, the Thrive Club hosted the Wellness Fair. The fair provided students with the opportunity to meet mental health professionals and vendors. Many vendors that attended the event, including...

A view of Winston Churchill High School on a sunny afternoon. A student suffered a medical emergency on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, and needed an ambulance, while students filmed it.

Phones should be used for helping, not filming

By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor • December 8, 2019

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, a WCHS student whose name has not been revealed by Principal Heckert suffered a “medical emergency.” Much remains unknown about what happened, but in her email to parents, Heckert...

Displayed on the shelf of the WCHS media center stands Karen McManus' second book, Two Can Keep a Secret. This book follows her first, One of Us is Lying. The series is popular among the teenage audience for its thrill, mystery and relatable high school settings.

Why people love Karen McManus’s mystery books is no mystery

By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor • November 25, 2019

Looking for a great read? With murder? Detention? A twist ending? Karen McManus’ One of Us is Lying, and Two Can Keep a Secret are great books.  The 2018-2019 Black Eyed Susan award-winning novel...

On any given morning, WCHS students come to school on buses. Buses would come later, if school start times are pushed back.

Students, teachers take side on later school start time debate

By Jeremy Fredricks and Ari Dimitoglou • November 15, 2019

For students in California public high schools, start time will be later beginning in the 2022-2023 school year. After Governor Gavin Newson signed a law for later start times, California will become the...

The sun sets during WCHS home opener football game vs Walter Johnson on Friday, September 6, 2019. It costs $3 for students to attend the game

Free football games will increase school spirit

By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor • October 27, 2019

On Friday nights, there are many different activities for WCHS students to go to -- shop at the mall, watch a movie, hang out with friends and attend school events. Also, WCHS students can go to football...

Diego Escalante wants to join the Navy and would go through training at Navy Academy in Annapolis, Md.

ASVAB test guides WCHS students towards their calling

By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor • May 10, 2019

Many students immediately think of college as life after high school; however, what is often overlooked is the option of enrolling in the military. The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)...

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