Celebrity videographer, 2kforbes, edits the DMV
By Max Kandel, Jackson Resnick, Staff Writer
June 4, 2019
With just over 9,000 followers on Instagram, his own merchandise and people all around the DMV screaming his name, 2kforbes has built up quite a following as a talented basketball filmer and editor. The ‘Hoop Mixtape’ has always been a staple of basketball and hip-hop culture. It has been around...
Black History Month blends celebration with education
By Austin Vinner, Photo Manager
June 4, 2019
February is known for many things: it is the shortest month, it has a leap year once every four years, and it includes Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day. But possibly the most enriching thing about February is that it is Black History Month. According to a 2010 History article, Black History...
Parched Madness
By Eli Gordon, Brandon Li, Joe Raab, Staff Writer
June 4, 2019
When you chow down on a sandwich or sub for lunch, choosing an appropriate drink to complement your meal is often difficult. To find out which drink the WCHS community prefers, we created a 16-team bracket, in the spirit of the upcoming NCAA March Madness tournament, to see which drink comes out poppi...
TOTM: Yih Lee
By Victoria Gunawan, Senior Writer
May 27, 2019
When choosing a language to learn at WCHS, many students think of Spanish or French, yet there is one language that is unique and taught with extraordinary knowledge: Chinese. A member of the language department, Yih Lee teaches Chinese 4 through 7 and AP Chinese. Growing up, Lee had no intentions ...
Standardized testing may not be the best way for colleges to see who you are
By Emily Zhang, News Editor
May 10, 2019
Attending countless tutoring sessions, spending a fortune on prep books, taking the SAT/ACT over and over again to get the best score possible—sound familiar? Students, especially at WCHS, put a lot of pressure on themselves to do well on standardized tests such as the SAT or ACT. However, tests s...
MCPS monitors students’ wifi usage to help maintain safety
By Austin Vinner, Photo Manager
May 10, 2019
Everyone knows that the type of spies that are in movies are not likely to exist to the same degree that they do in the cinema, but other types of spying do exist and one of them is right under your nose. Your internet usage is being monitored, specifically, when you’re are at school. Students in our ...
New items appear on restaurant menus this spring
By Charley Hutton, Advertising and Subscription Manager
May 9, 2019
Flowers are blooming. People are sneezing. Iced Coffee is making a comeback. Spring is officially here, and with that comes many little events that people wait for all year. One of which, is the release of new seasonal foods and drinks that chain restaurants create each year. Starbucks Lemon Cake ...
Students should have the freedom to go out for lunch
By Ava Freeman, Features Editor
May 9, 2019
Five days, 35 hours or 2,100 minutes is typically how long WCHS students spend within the walls of school each week. With the exception of seniors, students are not permitted to leave school grounds during lunch even if they are able to drive or receive a ride from someone else. Some may think that it...
MCPS students harmed by lack of final exams
By Jasper Bernstein, Assistant Observations Editor
May 8, 2019
Although a lack of final exams may make WCHS students happy in the short-term, exams are a very important part of college. Without exams, students are not being prepared for the intensive rigors of college. In college, “Finals Week” is a series of exams that is traditionally administered after ...
SAS: Brandon Bland
By Laura Sneller, Senior Writer
May 8, 2019
When watching the beautiful WCHS theater productions, the hard work that goes on behind the scenes and during rehearsal is easy to overlook. Senior and student producer Brandon Bland is an integral part of WCHS theater, but his interests extend beyond just high school shows. Bland began his inte...
Senior Bucketlist
May 8, 2019
No senior wants to leave high school with regrets or feeling unfulfilled. Everyone wants to get all of their bucket list items checked off before the last bell rings on the last day of school. We have a checklist of some things that have become tradition at WCHS for you to ensure that your last fe...
Observer alumni pass the torch to new editors
By Emma Chen and Vicky Gunawan
May 8, 2019
As we transition editors for the Observer, it is time to recognize crucial contributions to our paper, and honor the amazing writers and editors that came before us and have shaped the paper into what it is today. One of these editors is Larry Tanenbaum. A former writer for the Observer in 1968 and...