Orchestra’s Tango Night
By Eugenia Cardinale, Editor-in-Chief
January 11, 2017
The CHS Symphonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble Symphony held their annual winter concert Dec. 15. The theme of the concert was "Tango Nights." Songs performed included "Oblivion" by Asto Piazzolla, "It Takes One to Tango" by Brian Balmages and "El Tango Roxanne" by Sting. "My...
Spanish Teacher Retired
By Rebekah Sklute, Online News & Observations Editor
January 11, 2017
After many years of being a devoted, enthusiastic and compassionate Spanish teacher of several levels, World Language Department Chair, Sharon Kleiman retired over the summer and did not return for the 2016-2017 school year. Kleiman made each lesson exciting and interactive. She filled each class...
MCPS Libraries Awarded
By Camila Camp, Production Editor
December 8, 2016
The Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) won the Top Innovator Award from the Urban Libraries Council Oct. 24, 2016. MCPL has been rapidly increasing in the selection of books and the amount of computers they have for students to use. “They provide great places to read and study,” sophomore...
Spanish Honor Society
By Rebekah Sklute, Online News & Observations Editor
December 8, 2016
Congratulations to the new students accepted and inducted into the Spanish Honor Society. “I hope that this year the Spanish Honor Society will get CHS students excited about studying Spanish,” senior and president Sarah Sachar said. “Learning a new language is a great way to expand one’s worldview,...
CHS Students Receive Medals for Russian Olympiada
By Thomas Atkinson, News Editor
May 27, 2016
Bronze and silver medals were awarded to 10 CHS students, May 24 for their participation in the Maryland Olympiada of Spoken Russian competition at Goucher College on May 10. The competition included four parts for the students to do: conversations about themselves, cultural knowledge, being able...
Junior Recognized for DNA Essay
By Emily Wang, Features Editor
May 26, 2016
Junior Sarah Sachar recently received an honorable mention in the American Society of Human Genetics’ (ASHG) 11th Annual DNA Day Essay Contest for her paper encouraging the postponement of adolescent testing for myotonic dystrophy. The theme of the contest was to choose an adult onset...
Go-Baby-Go Workshop
By Becky Wolfson, Online Arts Editor
May 26, 2016
Senior Nathan LeBauer, junior Alison Li and sophomore Maria Shapiro attended the Go Baby Go workshop May 7, representing CHS. Along with other high schoolers who attended the workshop, these CHS students modified six toy cars to aid specific children with special needs. The modifications included...
Nat’l Honors Society Induction
By Maya Rosenberg, Opinions Editor
May 26, 2016
Eighteen juniors were inducted into the National Honors Society (NHS) May 10. Congratulations to the newly inducted members of the NHS. "This year had another small class of inductees, but those who were admitted [to NHS] were still held to the highest standards of academics," NHS sponsor Jamie Frank sa...
Choral Music Awards
By Sai Sreenivasan, Observations Editor
May 26, 2016
Seniors Natalie Hwang, Anna Votaw and Valerie Weitz received theater excellence awards to recognize their commitment to theater through their high school career. Drama teacher Naomi Ratz nominated these three seniors to honor their active participation and starring roles in past productions. Each...
Junior Helps Host CPR Training
By Sarah O'Brien, Arts Editor
May 20, 2016
On May 18 and 19, junior Noah Pereles brought a sergeant to CHS to teach fellow students how to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). According to Pereles, the purpose of this event was to give anyone who wanted to know CPR an outlet to learn it through. CPR training will be a graduation r...
Second Annual TEDX
By Rebekah Sklute, News and Observations Online Editor
May 15, 2016
The Think Big club organized a TEDx event April 16 in which seven speakers discussed the theme of "Pathways". This event featured speakers such as entrepreneur and businessman Mark Bucher, science journalist and serial social entrepreneur Al Hammond, investigative reporter Tisha Thompson, 17-year-old ...
Photo Contest Winners
By Lauren Roseman, News Editor
May 15, 2016
Photography students sophomore Aleta Kibler and senior Athena Lewis recently placed second and third at the county level in the "Woman’s Club Youth Art Competition and Exhibition" hosted by the Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase. Cash prizes were awarded, and Kibler received a prize of $100 and Lewis $75. "I ...