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The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

Tired WCHS Junior Gage Orgel seeks energy to complete his assignments before going to bed.

Bye bye junioritis, hello senior year: Top three ways WCHS juniors can prepare for their senior year this summer

By Isabella Ngwana, Online Managing Editor June 6, 2024

What is Senioritis? Senioritis is a decline in motivation in high school seniors, affecting their grades, relationships and class performance. Throughout the 2024-2025 school year, the symptoms have spread...

WCHS chemistry teacher Walter White poses in front of his mass supply of senioritis vaccines before they are administered to WCHS. Some say this has driven him to Breaking Bad syndrome, but it's just basic feelings.

Death of senioritis: new vaccine saves senior students

By Jeremy Chung, Ha-Yeon Hater May 15, 2023

The greatest vaccine of the twenty-first century will finally eradicate this deadly disease once and for all. And no, we are not talking about COVID-19, we are talking about senioritis.  As the second...

WCHS senior Jack Gans takes a nap in his sixth period class because he did not take a Mental Health Day.

“Mental health day” trend benefits student performance

By Vaughn Malamut, Best World Cup Defenseman May 15, 2023

Seven grueling hours, five days a week, for 182 days. School can easily become something that is dreadful for many students. The tiresome and exhausting long days can cause students to slip into a negative...

Ms. Malanoski teaches one of her AP Macroeconomics classes. Malanoski teaches numerous seniors every year, and feels as though senioritis is prevalent at WCHS.

Senioritis strikes, once again, at WCHS

By Caitlin Murphy, Assistant Online Editor March 9, 2022

Every year, come the second semester, high school seniors across the country fall victim to a well-known plague. What is this plague people may ask? Senioritis. Senioritis, defined by Oxford Languages...

Tips For Second Semester Seniors Lacking Motivation

By Balbina Yang and Emily Wang February 21, 2017

It’s that time of the year again. The winter cold ushers in a new semester alongside a familiar disease: Senioritis. Every year, seniors are afflicted with this academically-fatal disease. Among...

Senioritis Attacks

Senioritis Attacks

By Sammi Silber, Editor-In-Chief September 23, 2014

All students get sick during the school year.  Anyone can get any one of the colds, viruses or fevers that plague the CHS hallways.  However, there is a different kind of ailment going around: senioritis. Senioritis...

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