Each school year both the county’s and each individual high school’s curriculum will change as a result of fluctuations in registration for certain courses. This year, specifically at CHS, several...
Dangerous levels of radon have been discovered in 28 MCPS schools.
Radon is an odorless, tasteless and colorless gas that can cause lung cancer. It often seeps into buildings through cracks in the foundation.
According...
“We’ve got spirit, yes we do; we’ve got spirit, how ‘bout you?”
Since we were sophomores, the CHS student section—also known as the “Dawg Pound”—has not been able to truthfully call...
As homecoming week quickly approaches, the Observer presents all you need to know about homecoming week.
Week of Oct. 20: Money Wars
Previously called coin wars, this year class officers will be...
By Julia Reagan, Public Relations and Social Media Manager
• September 25, 2012
How many students at CHS would expect to hear a gunshot in the cafeteria? How many would expect a violent and potentially fatal event to happen on their first day of school?
The students at Perry Hall...
By By Stacey Stein, Online Breaking News
• December 20, 2011
Every year when students receive their schedule cards, the first thing they do is eagerly scan the teachers they received. News of the "easy" teachers is greeted with shrieks of delight, while others...
Between 7 and 7:25 a.m., something strange happens to this normally well-behaved CHS community. A significant portion of CHS parents and students seem to lose all common sense and respect for the law...
By Jessica Hirsch
Online Editor-in-Chief
• October 26, 2011
When I was in elementary school, cleaning the blackboards was a rite of passage. Coughing through the cloud of chalk dust was an experience everyone shared; however, as technology changes, students...
Mistakes and second chances are common themes teenagers experience. As most grow up, they are encouraged to make mistakes and learn from each good or bad choice because the reality is that most depend...
How do students perceive one another? Maybe as the laxer, the cheerleader, the rebel, the artist or even the valedictorian. However, very few, if any, really know what goes on behind the facade, and MTV...
After roughly 19 months of construction, the long awaited Bells Mill Elementary School modernization was completed in the middle of July and opened to students Aug. 31.
The modernization has brought...
By Suzy Rudorfer
Circulation Manager
• May 28, 2009
Specialized magnet schools and the International Baccalaureate (IB) program are the two most notable examples of “special programs” offered in MCPS high schools. At first glance, these and other programs...
