Students turn to medication for a quick and easy fix
By Jenna Greenzaid and Sophie Liss
March 7, 2018
Filed under CHS Community, Features, Top Stories
Trouble sleeping at home? Trouble focusing in class? It’s easy to defer to the use of prescribed medications to quell insomnia and increase concentration, but is that always the best way to solve the problem? All over the country, including at CHS, students take prescribed medications su...
HQ turns trivia success into cash prizes for CHS students
By Drew Ingall, Arts Editor
February 12, 2018
Filed under CHS Community, Features, Top Stories
Intelligence is no longer measured by your IQ test score; instead, it’s all about your HQ trivia score. HQ was created by the founders of the now defunct app Vine. The game, which consists of 12 multiple choice questions with each with ten seconds to answer, first hit the App store in Aug. 2017....
Ski off to three local winter wonderlands
By Ethan C. Miller, Staff Writer
February 12, 2018
Filed under CHS Community, Features
Winter is here, and unless you live in Westeros from “Game of Thrones,” you’re going to need something else to do in your free time other than fight White-Walkers. Whitetail Resort, Liberty Mountain Resort and Roundtop Mountain Resort fill that void by providing several activities includi...
Junior has cards up his sleeve with self-made company
By Becky Wolfson, Online Arts Editor
February 12, 2018
Filed under CHS Community, Features
Card tricks are a staple of a magician’s deck of performances. Many magicians are able to put on impressive performances due to their ability to use cardistry, the art of manipulating cards in a way that is both visually impressive and seemingly hard to replicate. For CHS junior Br...
Alumnus sweeps up Forbes title with Maidbot
By Sophie Liss and Maya Rosenberg
January 10, 2018
Filed under CHS Community, Features, Top Stories
Every year, Forbes Magazine releases their ‘30 under 30’ list: a collection of leading innovators and professionals under the age of 30. Past members of the illustrious list include famous actors and actresses, up and coming politicians and world renowned scientists. This year, joining the likes...
Not just an after school job; CHS EMTs save lives
By Jake Herman and Becky Wolfson
January 10, 2018
Filed under Features, Students, Top Stories
From athletics to clubs, and everything in between, extracurriculars can shape one’s high school experience. However, for student Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), an after-school activity can mean saving lives. Seniors Taylor Kline and Bridgette Warner are among the CHS students who...
CHS junior gives heart and help during the holidays
By Vicky Gunawan, Photo Editor
January 9, 2018
Filed under Features
Many students at CHS are involved in different clubs and extracurricular activities to boost their college transcript, but do they really have the heart to make a difference in others’ lives? When given an opportunity to volunteer, junior Hannah Bush’s answer is always yes. Bush and junior ...
A meme in review: 2017’s memes to remember
By Jackson Resnick, Social Media Editor
January 9, 2018
Filed under CHS Community, Features
If you have yet to be bombarded with dancing Snapchat hot dogs, “cracking open a cold one” references or images of the RompHim, you are close to missing out on the obnoxious, yet somehow humorous meme and pop culture of 2017. But no worries, The Observer’s got your back. Memes are...
Shovel Buddy: a business fit for winter weather
By Jenna Greenzaid, Features Editor
January 9, 2018
Filed under CHS Community, Features, Students, Top Stories
Kids savor the joy of seeing snow fall and completely cover their driveway and the roads, effectively canceling school for the day, while parents groan at the fact that they are the ones that will be doing the shoveling. However, parents can lay back, relax and experience the same feeling of joy that...
Students choose spotify premium
By Max Kandel, Observations Editor
January 5, 2018
Filed under Students
A CHS student is moving their head to the sound of the beat of their favorite song. Spotify is one of the most listened to music services out there and sometimes it is hard to choose between keeping it free or paying for the premium membership. Spotify enables people to listen to any song...
MoCo Snow changes platform, predicts larger audience
By Jackson Resnick, Social Media Editor
November 21, 2017
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Nothing excites a stressed out high school student more than a nice day off from school in the form of a snow day. MoCo Snow, a popular Twitter page and website, has been a reliable source for winter weather news and school cancellation predictions for the past seven years, and will now be ...
New Amazon Key unlocks convenience, concerns
By Brandon Li and Joe Raab
November 21, 2017
Filed under CHS Community, Features
Attention! Someone is about to enter your house! For most people this may be alarming, but with Amazon’s new delivery initiative, it simply means that your package has arrived. Amazon’s new delivery service, Amazon Key, began Nov. 3. A ground-breaking method of delivering packages, Amazon Key...