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Breaking the silence: working to end teen suicide

Breaking the silence: working to end teen suicide

December 19, 2014

In recent years, it seems that the phrase “teen suicides” is appearing more and more frequently in newspapers, magazines and social media. Along with all this attention, suicide rates are climbing. Families...

CHS students drowning in college applications

CHS students drowning in college applications

By Daniel Miyares, Business Manager December 19, 2014

Senior Tiffany Russo stares blankly at the all-too-familiar webpage, flustered. In front of her, 18 tabs appear, each of them corresponding to a certain college, each of them entailing an arduous amount...

A look into the MCPS hiring and firing process

A look into the MCPS hiring and firing process

By Gil Jacobson, News Editor December 19, 2014

Teachers are an everyday part of students’ lives, they come in many forms and some are more loved than others.  Students may wonder how those less loved teachers obtain their jobs. This month, the...

The Observer’s guide to Winter Break

By Danielle Kiefer, Features Editor December 11, 2014

As winter break quickly approaches, many students and teachers are finalizing travel plans. However, those who are not going anywhere do not have to fear facing 12 days of boredom: the Observer is here...

New Star Wars trailer sparks controversy

New Star Wars trailer sparks controversy

By Nathan Deychman, Staff Writer December 8, 2014

Throughout the history of the Star Wars franchise, there have been very few black characters. In the seventh episode of the saga, set to be released in late 2015, John Boyega, who is black, plays a storm...

CHS student publishes e-book on Amazon

CHS student publishes e-book on Amazon

By Daniel Miyares, Staff writer December 8, 2014

The Genesis: An Analysis of Metaphysics from a Contemporary and Historical Perspective sounds more like a college dissertation than anything else. Senior Elina Kapoor recently proved this assumption to...

Listen up: Seven ways to improve from first quarter

Listen up: Seven ways to improve from first quarter

By Emiliana Cardinale, Production Editor November 20, 2014

Second quarter is a time for second chances and a fresh start. It is a time to learn from your mistakes and fix the bad habits that may have held you back first quarter. Here are seven ways to help boost...

Do CHS students ‘just say no’?

By Sammi Silber, Editor in Chief November 20, 2014

By the end of high school, students have sat through years of health classes to learn the horrors of drugs and the proper way to “just say no” to using them.  Regardless of being taught these dangers,...

Veggie tales: senior starts farmers market blog

By Emily Raab, Online News Editor November 20, 2014

Do you know what a kohlrabi is, or how to make your own coconut milk? How about the proper etiquette for bargaining at a farmers market? Senior Olivia Whitener can make a mean kohlrabi-beet pancake...

Seniors Andy Kuo and Jaclyn Shin started Humans of Churchill after being inspired by the popular Facebook page Humans of New York

‘Humans of Churchill’ goes viral in Potomac

By Madison Hurr, Arts Editor November 20, 2014

This April, seniors Andy Kuo and Jaclyn Shin created the Humans of Churchill blog, modeled after Brandon Stanton' Humans of New York—a blog that photographs New Yorkers and posts their picture with an...

New website personalizes college applications

New website personalizes college applications

By Daniel Miyares, Business Manager November 20, 2014

Senior Michelle Yuen opens up her computer, navigates to an all-too-familiar page and blankly stares at the text box before her. The activities section of the common application, as daunting as it is restrictive,...

In case of emergency

By Ana Faguy and Katie Gauch October 27, 2014

The bell rings and students start heading to their desks. As instruction begins, a student in the next row appears a bit nauseous, and as the class period passes, her face begins changing colors and eventually...

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