Stuff Churchill Kids Say

Ben Hollander and Tony Raffa, Staff Writers
February 3, 2012

Educational Foundation teams up with Amazon

By Manisha Singh, Fact Checker
December 21, 2011

 CHS community members can now support the CHS Educational Foundation (CHSEF) by purchasing items from Amazon.com. A percentage of the proceeds from Amazon purchases will go directly to the organization without any additional cost to the consumer. “In order for the foundation to receive a portion... Read more »

It’s Academic victorious in competition, seeks coach

By Julie Kracov, Online Arts Editor
December 21, 2011

 The CHS It’s Academic team started off the year with a 200-point win over McLean HS and Osbourn Park HS Nov. 12 and another win over Blair, Bullis and Richard Montgomery Dec. 8.  The team is comprised of 11 members and is divided into two sub-teams, the A team and the B team with four students and... Read more »

Town hall meeting held at CHS focuses on budget

By Joe Nolan, Staff Writer
December 21, 2011

 MCPS teachers and administrators met with Montgomery County government officials at the CHS Media Center Dec. 6 for a town hall meeting sponsored by the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) to express budget-related concerns.  According to social studies teacher Joan Zuckerman, the Council’s... Read more »

Congressional bill putsTumblr, other sites at risk

By Emily Birnbaum, Contest Manager and Skylar Whitman, Staff Writer
December 20, 2011

There is nothing like threatening to take away Facebook to get teenagers involved in politics. The Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PROTECT-IP), which is currently pending in Congress, would make it easier for the government to remove copyrighted... Read more »

Paper, plastic bag tax hits retail stores Jan. 1

By Julia Greenzaid, Fact Checker
December 20, 2011

 Starting Jan. 1, all Montgomery County retailers, not just grocery stores, will charge customers five cents for each paper or plastic bag used to encourage the use of reusable shopping bags and to reduce litter in streams and public areas. Retailers will use one penny of each nickel earned through... Read more »

Departments consider test days to reduce stress

By Dana Youngentob, Online News Editor
December 20, 2011

 After CHS staff viewed the movie Race to Nowhere Nov. 7, the PTSA and teachers and administrators are working to reduce some of the stress placed on students. Spanish teacher Bob Roos has seen some of this stress first-hand. Roos conducted a survey of his classes Nov. 22 in which he asked his students... Read more »

Offshore wind energy petition gains support

By Emily Birnbaum, Contest Manager
December 20, 2011

The Maryland Student Climate Coalition (MSCC) is currently gathering signatures for a petition in support of offshore wind energy in Maryland, which it hopes to soon pass on to the Maryland Boad of Regents and the Maryland Board of Education of Public School Systems. The MSCC hopes to persuade both of... Read more »

UMD to cut eight varsity teams due to budget

By Sarah Reitzes, News Editor
December 20, 2011

  The University of Maryland (UMD) will cut men’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field, men’s cross country, men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, men’s tennis, women’s water polo, and the women’s acrobatics and tumbling team for the 2012-2013 school year... Read more »

Students donate to memorial fund

By Sarah Reitzes, News Editor
December 20, 2011

 Members of the CHS community have donated over $7,000 as of Dec. 13 to the Craig Whyte Memorial Fund to assist math teacher Craig Whyte’s family after his death Nov. 15. The donations will be divided with a majority of the money going toward a scholarship fund for Whyte’s two daughters, and the... Read more »