Siemens Semifinalists
By Lauren Roseman, Business Manager
November 24, 2015
Filed under Observations
Seniors William Chen and Dorothy Hu are Siemens Competition semi-finalists. The Siemens Competition is a Siemens Foundation initiative that works to promote interest and excellence in STEM fields by awarding college scholarships to the students who show the most potential. Students can compete by...
Student Publishes Book
By Eugenia Cardinale, Observations Editor
November 24, 2015
Filed under Observations
Sophomore Joddie Zeng recently published her novel The Popularity Project, which she began writing in December 2013. The Popularity Project is a contemporary Young Adult romance novel following 17-year-old Ariella Winters as she goes through a social experiment at a completely new school. Her goal...
Signature Arts Academy Changes
By Lauren Roseman, Production Editor
October 28, 2015
Filed under Observations
This year, the Creative and Performing Arts Signature Program is undergoing changes to help improve the program by making it easier to keep track of program requirements. The changes include the creation of a Google Classroom account for the Academy, the addition of a point-system, a yearly portfolio...
Key Club Fundraiser
By Sarah O'Brien, Production Editor
October 28, 2015
Filed under Observations
Montgomery County Key Club hosted an event Oct. 18 for Project Eliminate, which vaccinates mothers and their newborn babies from neonatal and maternal tetanus in developing countries. They raised $1,200, in the form of donations and raffles, compared to the $700 last year. It costs $1.80 to vaccinate...
CHS Wins SERT Energy Award
By Fiona Asbury, Editor-In-Chief
October 28, 2015
Filed under Observations
Congratulations to CHS for winning a SERT Third Quarter Energy Performance Award for its consumption last year. SERT is an MCPS program, which stands for School Energy and Recycling Team and promotes efficient and responsible energy use in schools. According to School Business Administrator Lisa Welleck,...
National Merit Scholars
By Eugenia Cardinale, Observations Editor
October 28, 2015
Filed under Observations
Congratulations to CHS students selected out of a national pool of 1.5 million candidates. Only 34,000 total students in the country were selected for this honor. Students who qualified as National Merit Commended Students: Daniel F. Aivazov Fiona A. Asbury Kristina Atanasoff Hrishikesh Balaji...
New ASLHS Inductees
By Eugenia Cardinale, Observations Editor
October 28, 2015
Filed under Observations
Congratulations to newly elected officers and newly inducted members of the American Sign Language Honor Society Members: Christine Cho (President) Madeline Jacobson (Vice president) Valerie Weitz (Treasurer) Jenny Langerman (Historian) The list of all new inductees can be found at thechurchillobserver.com Members: Sam...
New NCHS Inductees
By Lauren Roseman, Production Editor
October 28, 2015
Filed under Observations
Congratulations to all of the students inducted into the National Chinese Honor Society (NCHS). Emilie Butchko Ryan Gold Kyle Barclay Lorraine Chow Allen Ding Jennifer Duan Claire Frommer Michael Hung Enoch Li Victoria Markin Sarah Morgan Ally Porter Joseph Primmer Jacob Wagner Cyrus...
New NHHS Inductees
By Sai Sreenivasan, Circulation Manager
October 28, 2015
Filed under Observations, Uncategorized
Congratulations to all new members inducted into the National History Honor Society: Chung, Alexander Alpert, Daniel Ashe, Hannah Atkinson, Thomas Avellan, Domenica Babu, Harini Ballman, Madison Bandak, Hanan Baten, Jasmine Margolis, Bayle Bomfim, Sarah Bretscher, Nathan Burrows, Samantha Franceski,...
New EHS Inductees
By Michael Fox, Editor-In-Chief
October 28, 2015
Filed under Observations, Uncategorized
Congratulations to all of the newly inducted members of the English Honor Society: Govind Anand Gwenyth Asbury Hannah Ashe Tiffany Cao Emiliana Cardinale Jennifer Chen Ig-Jun Cho Loraine Chow Rebecca Clem Autumn Cook Donna Dadkhoo Abhiksha Desai Grant Dong John Dorsey Jennifer Duan Brighid...
AP Art History Classes Get Chance to Learn about Material Outside of Classroom
By Ben Dross, Production Editor
October 24, 2015
Filed under Observations, Online Exclusives, Top Stories
The AP Art History class took a field trip to the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore in order to learn more about the ancient art work they were studying in class Oct. 21. The class examines artwork from countries ranging from Greece to Mesopotamia to learn about their societies and culture. AP Art History...
CHS Choral Concert Connects Poetry to Music Lyrics
By Jasmine Baten, Opinions Editor
October 14, 2015
Filed under Observations, Online Exclusives, Top Stories
The CHS Choral Music Department had its first concert, entitled “More Than Words.” Oct. 12. The title was meant to signify the connection between poetry and music lyrics, which was reflected in the pieces that each group performed. Different ensembles sang pieces of poetry, such as works by Edgar...