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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

Eric Guerci attends a board meeting during his first term as SMOB this past year.

Eric Guerci Re-elected as SMOB

By Jake Certner, Senior Writer May 2, 2016

Eric Guerci of B-CC was re-elected as the MCPS Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) April 27. Every student attending a secondary school in MCPS was eligible to vote and 84.1 percent of them...

Bill Expands SMOB Power

By Rebecca Jackson, Circulation Manager March 22, 2016

The Maryland House of Representatives recently passed House Bill 87, which will significantly expand the voting rights of the Student Member of the Board (SMOB) for Montgomery County. If passed in the...

The two finalists for SMOB  were selected by the board at a recent convention.

The SMOB candidates have been decided for the 2016 election

By Nathan Deychman, Sports Editor February 25, 2016

The final two candidates for the 2016 Student Member of the Board (SMOB) election were selected Feb. 22 at the annual Nomination Convention. The convention hosts student delegates from all middle and...

Junior Student Member of the Board Eric Guerci.

CHS Observer Finds out what it is like to be SMOB

By Sarah O'Brien, Production Editor February 23, 2016

With elections for the Student Member of the Board (SMOB) approaching in the spring, many students are wondering what the jobs of SMOB are. The Observer interviewed current SMOB Eric Guerci to find out...

New SMOB needs to make role relevant

New SMOB needs to make role relevant

April 29, 2015

With the way SMOB works right now, we see the candidates everywhere we look in the month before the election. We watch the “Meet the Candidates” video in a darkened classroom and try to ignore the...

The 'Observer' sits down with SMOB Dahlia Huh

The ‘Observer’ sits down with SMOB Dahlia Huh

By Alissa Li, Observations Editor October 24, 2014

Every spring, a student is elected to represent his or her peers on the MCPS Board of Education. This past spring, students voted and made Dahlia Huh the next Student Member of the Board, or SMOB. Though...

SMOB Advisory Council

SMOB Advisory Council

By Alissa Li, Observations Editor October 24, 2014

Amongst the diverse group of students SMOB Dahlia Huh gathered from all over MCPS to be a part of her SMOB Council are many CHS students. The SMOB Council comprises of more than 55 students ranging from...

Observer Sits Down With New SMOB Dahlia Huh

Observer Sits Down With New SMOB Dahlia Huh

By Catherine Goohs, Senior Writer May 13, 2014

Following her recent win for MCPS Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB), the Observer sat down with Clarksburg High School junior, Dahlia Huh. What inspired you to run for SMOB? I got...

Northwest junior John Mannes elected as SMOB

Northwest junior John Mannes elected as SMOB

By Nicole Malament, Observations Editor May 30, 2012

Congratulations to junior John Mannes of Northwest High School for being elected as the 35th student member of the Board of Education April 25. John won the election with 62.8 percent of votes out of 64,677...

Zeitlin plans political internship after SMOB loss

By Allison Srour Features Editor and Allison Srour Features Editor May 13, 2011

Congratulations to junior Hal Zeitlin for making it to the final round of the 2011 MCPS Student Member of the Board (SMOB) election. Zeitlin had to get through several rounds of debates, speeches and...

SMOB elections at CHS

By Sushen Thiyagarajan Online Breaking News Editor March 2, 2011

CHS held the Student Member of Board (SMOB) election Feb. 10 to finalize the top two candidates for this Board of Education position. The four candidates were current SMOB Alan Xie and Lara Haft of Richard...

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