WCHS ultimate frisbee club creates fun and competitive environment
By Emma Chen, Assistant Observations Editor
April 10, 2019
Filed under Online Exclusives, Sports, Top Stories
All around WCHS, a student can see and hear announcements for joining the school’s ultimate frisbee team. Except it’s not a team—it’s a club that runs in the fall and spring. Captained in 2018-2019 by Ben Malech and Jerry Liu, the Ultimate Frisbee Club at WCHS is known for being a great way ...
Teachers strike to create change
By Sapna David, Assistant Arts Editor
April 8, 2019
Filed under Online Exclusives, Opinions
Funding is decreasing for schools across the country, with no heating in classrooms, art and music programs being shut down, damaged textbooks and unfair wages for teachers. But does all of this allow teachers to take time out of instruction to protest for their own benefit? Teacher strikes create tension between teach...
Rentable scooters show future of transportation
By Bradley Furgerson, Features Editor
April 8, 2019
Filed under Features, Online Exclusives, Top Stories
The future of transportation has arrived, and despite how many thought 2019 would be like twenty years ago, it is not hovercrafts, but instead electric scooters. The motorized scooters, rentable via mobile phone app, cost $1 to unlock and around 15 cents per minute to ride, and have been hailed as t...
New photo album app creates memory videos
By Nora Holland, Opinions Editor
April 8, 2019
Filed under Features, Online Exclusives
A long, long time ago in a land far, far away, cell phones did not exist and people used photo albums to document their lives. Today, we prefer a 365 second video instead. 1 Second Everyday (1SE) is an app created by Cesar Kuriyama where users record a second of their day every day to comprise a video...
Instagram stories captivate WCHS users
By Eliza Asbury and Jenna Greenzaid
April 8, 2019
Filed under Features, Online Exclusives, Top Stories
Just when we thought social media could not possibly captivate our attention, energy, and time any longer, the Instagram story feature scrolled into our lives. The circles sit right at the top of the screen when you open the app, begging to be opened. Instagram has long since become a regular social media platform ...
Ride sharing apps provide cheap alternatives
By Vicky Gunawan, Observations Editor
April 8, 2019
Filed under Online Exclusives, Opinions, Top Stories
We’re all guilty of trying to find the cheapest option to get from one place to another, whether it be through Uber or Lyft, but are these modes of transportation really the best option? Uber and Lyft are on demand transportation companies that, in the past couple of years, have risen to the top of ...
Roommate search stresses rising college students
By Eliza Asbury, Online Editor-in-Chief
April 5, 2019
Filed under Features, Online Exclusives, Top Stories
Some say it’s more stressful than applying to college. Some say it’s harder than writing all those essays. It’s more than proving yourself; it’s making yourself seem chill, smart, desirable and fun all at once. It’s the search for a college roommate. For seniors opting out of the random roommat...
Facebook struggles with privacy issues
By Miranda Chung, Assistant Opinions Editor
April 5, 2019
Filed under Online Exclusives, Opinions, Top Stories
For the past year, Facebook has been struggling with the government in regard to their data collection activities, and many people are aware of the scandals associated with the company. However, that’s not stopping users from agreeing to give up their digital privacy for some cash. It has been ...
Bao film impresses WCHS students
By Miranda Chung, Assistant Opinions Editor
April 3, 2019
Filed under Arts, Movies and Television, Online Exclusives, Top Stories
Pixar has recently become an avid supporter of cultural inclusion through its films like “Sanjay’s Super Team” portraying Indian culture, and “Coco” portraying Latino culture. To add another one to the list, “Bao” is an eight minute short film taking a bite into Chinese culture in a way t...
Brooklyn Nine-Nine impresses WCHS students
By Olivia Yasharoff, Staff Writer
March 14, 2019
Filed under Arts, Movies and Television, Online Exclusives, Top Stories
“Noice.” “Smort.” “Cool, cool, cool.” These phrases can all be used to describe NBC’s hit comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” in addition to being the lingo that the characters on the show (and its fans) love to use. Starring comedian Andy Samberg, actor Andre Braugher and actress Melissa Fumero...
Think Big club hosts fourth annual TEDx event
By Jackson Resnick, Features Editor
March 14, 2019
Filed under News, Online Exclusives, School, Top Stories
On Saturday, Feb. 23, the Think Big Club hosted the fourth annual TEDxChurchillHighSchool event. The event was held in the auditorium and featured a few guest speakers, which included some of Potomac’s leading thinkers, entrepreneurs and innovators. Lobbyist Abby Smith, entrepreneur Andy Richm...
Isn’t It Romantic inspires viewers
By Ela Jalil, Staff Writer
March 14, 2019
Filed under Arts, Movies and Television, Online Exclusives
A stereotypical gay best friend, a clumsy but charming main character and a belief that all things will be solved by love all sound like parts of your classic romantic comedy. Nowadays, most people roll their eyes at these type of movies and the types of lessons they teach young girls and boys. Fortunate...