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...
Maryland has gone viral on Tik-Tok: scary or beneficial?
By Ela Jalil and Olivia Yasharoff
January 14, 2020
TikTok has been sweeping the nation with its viral dance trends, comedy skits and lipsyncing videos. But when WCHS students noticed lots of Maryland and Montgomery County themed videos randomly appearing, they knew something was off. Picture this: you are mindlessly scrolling through the “For Yo...
Unique gifts boosts teachers’ spirits
By Cherri Tung, Arts Editor
January 5, 2020
Each year students struggle with finding the ideal gift for others. They browse the web and wander into stores at the mall in hopes of finding the perfect present whether it be for a friend or a teacher. They cannot be cliche or boring, but what about crazy? Often times teachers receive the craziest...
Creative and great ways to make money as a teenager
By Ava Freeman, Features Editor
January 3, 2020
Making money as a teen seems like a difficult task. Often, companies prefer to hire adults with years of experience or someone with at least a high school degree. However, this does not have to be the case as nowadays there are many opportunities for high schoolers to work or make money. Here is a l...
Native American Heritage Month creates cultural pride
By Victoria Park, Opinions Editor
January 3, 2020
Native Americans are often disregarded for their role in American history. Native American Heritage Month takes place in Nov. every year and is an important time to remember the lives and culture on which the foundations of America were laid out upon. For most Americans, the first event taught i...