U.S. kills Osama Bin Laden, mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks

May 1, 2011

President Barack Obama has confirmed that Osama Bin Laden was killed by U.S. troops earlier today. Bin Laden was the founder of the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, which took responsibility for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 that killed over 3000 Americans. Check back for updates.

Snake Escape!

Natasha Palance, Staff Writer
October 29, 2010

Biology teacher John Ernst’s snakes, George and Georgia, went missing Oct. 21. Although Georgia was found the next day by Sophomore Sander Yu in Ernst’s classroom during 7th period, George’s whereabouts are still unknown.  Ernst noticed their disappearance when he realized that the latch to the... Read more »

Prom awards

Carly Rotter, Online Breaking News Editor
May 28, 2010

Welcome to the Observer’s  first ever How-She-Got-Asked-To-Prom awards. These are the stories that make girls swoon and reveal the more sensitive sides of the boys at CHS. This year, the senior boys displayed great creativity in finding ways to ask their dates to prom, earning a chorus of “aaawww”... Read more »

Time Warp: Defining Generations

Emily Hall, Production Manager
May 28, 2010

Every decade in the 20th century has shown a change in the central focus of American lives, Technology, world events and changing values have altered the course of history. ‘20s The Lost Generation: The Post WWI Era was characterized by a passion for rebellion and decadence. Prohibition laws made the... Read more »

The ‘Look at Me’ generation

Andrea Mirviss, Editor-in-Chief
May 28, 2010

A typical teenager girl turns on her computer, signs on to Facebook and updates her status with what she did that day and what she will do for the rest of the day. She may spend the next hour or two flipping through her friends’ Facebook pages, and she will probably check the top of the screen constantly... Read more »

The ‘Observer’ splashes around in local pools

Sebastian Romero and Joel Denicoff, Staff Writers
May 28, 2010

During summer, many people enjoy spending lazy days relaxing at the pool but are not sure which public pool is best. The Observer takes a peek at the top local pools. Seven Locks Located off Seven Locks road near Seven Locks Elementary, this pool displays quality friendly neighborhood gatherings, along... Read more »

OPTIONS offers alternatives to college

Amanda Vinner, Features Editor
May 28, 2010

Eighteen years is a long time. In that time, students go through twelve grades, four leap years and 567,648,000 seconds, but still not everyone is ready to live in a new place and on his or her own as a young adult. The thought of going to college is not exciting for everyone and so two members of the... Read more »

Sporcle provides way to learn, procrastinate

Lori Koenick, Staff Writer
May 28, 2010

Naming all 44 presidents in ten minutes without help from Google? Sound difficult? Don’t worry, there’s hope. CHS students are improving their random trivia knowledge on Sporcle.com. In simple terms, Sporcle.com is a trivia quiz website. The site calls its quizzes “mentally stimulating diversions.”... Read more »

SGA Holds Carnival

Christina Zhang
April 28, 2010

The annual SGA Spring Carnival was held April 24 at the football stadium. “Our goal [was] to put on a final [SGA] event that unites the community and showcases the diversity of clubs and activities that Churchill has to offer,” SGA president senior Meenu Singh said. The SGA charged $1 for admissions... Read more »

Senior DiFato crowned Mr. Churchill, Szafran’s head shaved

Christina Zhang
March 19, 2010

Senior Thomas DiFato was crowned Mr. Churchill 2010 in the school’s annual male beauty pageant held March 18 in the auditorium. After interviewing 20 senior and junior CHS boys, the SGA narrowed down the list to seniors Bryce Shemer, Daniel Duffin, Eddy Shiang, Josh Simon, Liam Regan and DiFato, and... Read more »