WCHS students participate in politics
By Jordyn Green, Online Editor-in-Chief
March 12, 2020
In today’s political climate, it is imperative that teens, the next generation of voters, get educated and involved in politics. WCHS students are doing all they can to create a better tomorrow, and this starts with knowledge on who is running their government. With the Democratic Primary elections and de...
March Adness
By Emma Chen, Ohio Meshanko, and Maya Bhattiprolu
March 11, 2020
Super Bowl season has come and gone, every year it is American tradition that many companies bolster their marketing budgets to bring us some of the most scrutinized commercials of the year. Some are funny, some are sad, some reference pop culture and some are just plain out there, but all are more mem...
High school students kill time with summer jobs
By Austin Vinner, Photo Editor
March 7, 2020
High school can be a time to explore and learn new things, where teens are granted the freedom to decide what interests them. That is why so many high schoolers look to get jobs either during the school year or over the summer. Mason Goldstein, a sophomore at WCHS, is among these students who get jobs d...
Kobe and Gianna Bryant memorial sparks tears from audience members
By Nur Yavuz, Assistant Observations Editor
March 7, 2020
Feb. 24, 2020, the heart wrenching memorial service for the passing of Kobe and Gianna Bryant, was a very emotional day for all basketball fans and friends of the Bryant family. The service, held at the Staples center in Los Angeles, Calif., left the audience with heavy hearts and teary eyes. The...
Early College Program graduates students with new skills
By Ari Dimitoglou, Photo Editor
March 5, 2020
Since 2018, WCHS students have been able to complete their last two years of high school at Montgomery College under the Early College Program. With this program, students are exposed to a new environment that gets them ready for college and possibly their future career--along with over 200 classes that are ...
Grammy and Oscars: The award goes to…
By Nur Yavuz, Assistant Observations Editor
March 5, 2020
The 92nd Oscars Academy Awards and the 62nd Grammy Awards: considerably two of the most important award shows of the year kicked off with many surprising, powerful and controversial moments. Here are the highlights and the lowlights of the 2020 Oscars and Grammys. The Oscars highlights: One of the m...
Tough cookie rankings for this Girl Scout season
By Jordyn Green, Online Editor-in-Chief
March 5, 2020
You see them outside of supermarkets, in town squares and around the community. You can smell them from a mile away. The season of sweetness is upon us, a season when the lure of gluttony is too hard to resist. Girl Scout Cookies are flying off of the tables of troops in the WCHS area, so The Observ...
Basketball team toasts teachers with an a.m. caffeine fix
By Kiran Krishnan, Staff Writer
March 4, 2020
Teacher appreciation week is not until the first week of May, but some students are already showing their gratitude. On Feb. seventh, the varsity basketball teams honored their teachers by hosting a staff coffee in the media center. Staff members arrived in the morning and were greeted by members...
Calling all single ladies: put your hands up for GALentine’s Day
By Ela Jalil, Assistant News Editor
February 13, 2020
Despite Valentine’s Day being the holiday of love, not everyone has found that special someone to celebrate with. This holiday has a unique way of making single people feel lonely and even depressed with its constant barrages of hearts, cupids and roses everywhere. The biggest thing to remember is th...
Newseum leaves more than a black and white legacy
By Emily Zhang, News Editor
February 12, 2020
After 11 years and 10 million visitors, the Newseum closed Dec. 31, 2019, due to unsustainable operating costs and was sold to Johns Hopkins University. First opened by the Freedom Forum in 1997, the Newseum was a well known museum that strived to teach visitors the role of free press through a multitu...
See the new year with 2020 vision
By Olivia Yasharoff, Assistant Sports Editor
February 6, 2020
Every January, people always promise themselves that they will be a better person in the upcoming year. They often vow to go to the gym everyday, to eat healthier foods or to spend less money. All of these goals sound good in theory but are rarely successfully executed. Instead of assigning yourself i...
Academic dishonesty takes root at WCHS
By Ella Kaminsky, Features Editor
January 31, 2020
WCHS is known to be a high pressure, high achieving school. Being highly ranked comes with high test scores and other academic achievements that have set the bar high. “There are families that move specifically into the WCHS community because of the reputation that we have.” WCHS Principal Br...