Tuckerman passes available in October

Eshe Hill, Features Editor and Claudia Shannon, Staff Writer
September 30, 2009

New Tuckerman Lane parking passes will not be sold to students until Oct. 1 because the county is undergoing construction on the road.   Due to the construction, many students have had to find alternative places to park or to travel in order to get to school.   The road’s improvements also affect... Read more »

Join the Walk for Hope

Andrea Mirviss, News Editor
September 30, 2009

The ninth annual Walk for Hope, a breast cancer research fundraising walk, will take place Oct. 11 at Cabin John Regional Park and is expected to boast 1,500 participants of all ages.  All proceeds for the walk go directly to City of Hope, a breast cancer research facility.    The event is advertised... Read more »

Page’s Run returns to CHS October 4

Maddie Bernstein, Staff Writer
September 30, 2009

Ever since Kimberly Page Whetsell lost her life to cystic fibrosis on June  2005, her friends and family have gathered every fall to commemorate her life by running or walking 5k. This run benefits the Page’s Memorial Foundation which donates the proceeds from Page’s Run to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,... Read more »

Club Corner

Donald Kim, Staff Writer
September 30, 2009

The CHS Environmental club focuses on creatin g a environmentally friendly school by recycling paper and bottles around the school and promoting the use of more efficient energy.   “The new blue and green recycling bins placed around the school and the new energy efficient compact fluorescent light... Read more »

Lacrosse player accepts offer

Bobby Hirsch, Observations Editor
September 30, 2009

Congratulations to Matt Risk for accepting an offer to play lacrosse at Lehigh University of the Patriot League.   Matt has been on varsity for four years as an attack man.  Good luck to Matt on becoming a Mountain Hawk.    The Observer would like to honor athletes who will be taking their game... Read more »

Congratulations scholars

Bobby Hirsch, Observations Editor
September 30, 2009

Congratulations to Lisa Bendall, Monica Cho, Allison Duh, Patty Kuo, Yuhau Lin, Brett Mead, Kiera Mulhern, Jack Shu, Rebecca Stackhouse, Briuan Sun, and Lawerence Yen for being Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition.  The semifinalists represent less than one percent of each state’s... Read more »

‘Hard Knocks’ tells other shows to ‘kiss the baby’

Matt Risk
September 30, 2009

During the age of hi-definition TV and reality shows, when America craves being as close as possible to the action, HBO’s show Hard Knocks puts the viewer inside the training camp of an NFL team.  This season follows the Cincinnati Bengals, who are coming off of a 4-11-1 season. The cameras mostly... Read more »

Bullying committee tackles hateful behavior

Natalie Geisler, News Editor
September 30, 2009

CHS has implemented a new anti-bullying initiative this year with the hopes of decreasing the amount of students who reported in a schoolwide survey conducted last year that they felt uncomfortable at school. The slogan “No Place for Hate,” posted in each hallway and most classrooms, is part of a... Read more »

Will CHS be ready for a swine flu outbreak?

Kirsten Appleton, Chief Production Manager
September 30, 2009

It was only four months ago when Rockville High School had to shut down completely due to swine flu. Today, with the virus and flu season approaching, many people are wondering: “What happens if H1N1 invades CHS?”  Assistant principal Leo McDonald does not think that school will close due to H1N1... Read more »

Soccer organization assists girls abroad

Hannah Taft
September 30, 2009

Soccer Without Borders (SWB) is using soccer as a vehicle for positive change in the lives of marginalized youth in foreign countries. A non-profit organization based in San Francisco, SWB raises money for disadvantaged youth who lack access to quality sport and education opportunities. The program caters... Read more »