Girls basketball falls to Northwest in playoffs

Joel Denicoff, Staff Writer
March 21, 2011

Girls basketball’s impressive playoff run ended March 3 with a loss at Northwest in the regional semi-final playoff game. Northwest proved to be the more dominant team as the Jaguars defeated the Lady Bulldogs 53-31. CHS fell behind in the first quarter, scoring only four points and was forced to play... Read more »

Sutton is sixth freshman to win state championship

Thomas Geenen, Staff Writer
March 21, 2011

Freshman Hunter Sutton became the state champion for the 119-pound weight class March 5 at the Cole Field House at the University of Maryland. “It feels really good to win states,” Sutton said. “The coaches are really hoping for more state titles in the future.” Sutton defeated Tuscarora junior... Read more »

Baseball Preview

Joe Haynes, Sports Editor
March 21, 2011

The baseball team will kick off its season March 21 in a revenge game against Sherwood. Last year, the team fell in the regional semifinals to the Warriors. To prepare for the season, the team held offseason workouts three times a week and ran twice a week. The players also tried to hit and throw every... Read more »

Girls Lacrosse Preview

Joe Haynes, Sports Editor
March 21, 2011

After winning the regional championship last year and making the 4A final four, the girls lacrosse team is hoping to repeat last year’s success. Throughout the offseason, players have organized workouts and practices to prepare for the upcoming season. The Lady Bulldogs will be looking for their strong... Read more »

Coed Volleyball Preview

Maddy Flax, Archive Manager
March 21, 2011

The coed volleyball team is looking forward to a solid season, as it retained the majority of its talent from last year. “We should be pretty good this year,” coach Michael Endler said.  “We have many returning starters back from last season. Last year, [2010 alumna] Erica Chao was a great senior... Read more »

Religion slandered in international debate

By Joe Nolan, Staff Writer
March 3, 2011

When one thinks about religion today, events like 9/11 or funeral-picketing by Westboro Baptist Church members might come to mind. Amidst these concerning events caused by religious disparities, many have lost sight of the reason for religion and its significance.   A debate held in Toronto in November... Read more »

Hollander’s Hot Sauce

By Ben Hollander, Staff Columnist
March 2, 2011

Exam week is by far the most underrated week of school in the entire school year. Between getting to sleep in, leaving early, and not even going to school once or twice during the week, plus the likelihood of snow days, I honestly can’t think of a better week in the academic year. This year, however,... Read more »

Twain censorship insults American history

By Emily Hall, Production Manager
March 2, 2011

In mid-February, NewSouth, Inc., an Alabama-based publication company, released revised versions of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer in which all uses of the n-word and the word “injun” have been removed and replaced with “slave” and “Indian,” respectively. In a Jan. 4 article... Read more »

National Merit system unfair for students

By Sonia Shekar, Saff Writer
March 2, 2011

After hours of flipping through vocabulary flashcards and trudging through PSAT practice tests, high-scoring students have been denied the National Merit Scholarship, while recognition is instead granted to individuals who have scored lower than them. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)... Read more »

A letter to our readers:

By Andrea Mirviss, Editor-in-Chief
March 2, 2011

Last month, the Observer recieved a copy of an old CHS newspaper dated April 1968 from an alumnus who graduated from CHS in 1968, Phil Jehle.  We have reprinted below an editorial written by a CHS U.S. History teacher the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed, April 4, 1968.  In light... Read more »