WCHS social studies teacher Paul Jacobson has been working at Churchill for 20 years as both a teacher and coach. He has coached cross country, indoor track as well as track and field while also teaching...
By Katy Edwards, Social Media and Photo Manager
• January 31, 2025
WCHS is known for its academic excellence and high ranking among Maryland schools. While the students are accredited for this success, much of it is also due to the drive of WCHS teachers to go above and...
By Sydney Stern, Subscriptions, Promotions, and Communications Manager
• December 13, 2024
As the clock ticks closer and closer to winter break, WCHS students look forward to having a hiatus from school and celebrating their favorite holidays. However, not just students look forward to this...
His outfit of a cap, green shirt and basketball shorts is instantly recognizable. His room is consistently buzzing at lunch. His students appreciate his patience. His passion for WCHS with the colleagues,...
By Ryan Weiner, Professional Half-Face Snapper
• April 4, 2022
During the 2020-21 school year, this teacher took a break for most of the year as classes went virtual and only had a limited role for AP tests, even when students came back. Yet, since the start of the...
Anyone who has ever met her will say the same thing: Carol DeOro has spunk. Known for her humor and crazy stories, the Honors English 12 and AP Language and Composition teacher has touched many hearts...
By Sylvia Thomson, Assistant Social Media Manager
• October 28, 2020
No one was prepared for the extreme set of obstacles that the pandemic hurled at us. Teachers were especially taken aback in the spring by the switch to distance-learning, scrambling to modify their classes...
Social studies classes are some of the most engaging and interesting courses to take at WCHS, especially because of the passionate teachers in the department. AP Comparative Government and AP NSL teacher...
By Aliki Dimitoglou, Advertising & Subscriptions Manager
• January 30, 2020
School and the workload can be overbearing to students and with the added weight of sports and other extracurriculars, it can be easy for students to feel like they are drowning in a swirling sea of tests,...
Empathetic, passionate and energetic- these words perfectly describe WCHS AP Psychology and Physical Education teacher Katelyn Blanken. This year Blanken is teaching three classes of AP Psychology and...
By Ela Jalil, Assistant News Editor
• October 8, 2019
Friendships are said to reduce stress, prevent loneliness and provide support through tough situations. At WCHS, students are not the only people who need friends.
When teachers find someone in the...
By By Meghna Balakumar
Staff Writer
Justine Stayman
Staff Resources Manager
• March 1, 2011
A mild-mannered teacher by day and a master of the turntables by night, CHS freshman English teacher Matthew Reilly defies any assumptions about the supposedly banal life of teacher, with his part time...
