Green revolution must arrive at CHS
September 3, 2010 • written by By Sushen Thiyagarajan
Online Breaking News Editor
Filed under Opinions
Last year at CHS, I heard much debate about excess spending on electricity, yet after attempts to bring in more environmentally friendly lights, I witnessed even more controversy. Since CHS was ranked the high school that used the most electricity in Montgomery County this past year, many students and... Read more »
Freshmen: fear not, spread your wings
September 2, 2010 • written by By Josh Samson
Staff Writer
Filed under Opinions
Fall 2010: these old hallways are once again occupied by thousands of students and staff members. Friends meet after months apart, some students try to get over the jet lag from their trips to tropical countries, and the flirting begins instantaneously. It’s easy to figure out who belongs to which... Read more »
A Letter to the Editors
June 2, 2010
Filed under Opinions
Dear Editors, The April 30 article by Tony Raffa in the Observer reaffirmed my commitment to start a WCHS Crew team. My interest in rowing was piqued after I attended the Navy Rowing Camp last summer. I could not stop thinking about the open water and the blue sky, so I took up sculling in the summer... Read more »
Hollander’s Hot Sauce
June 2, 2010 • written by Ben Hollander,Staff Columnist
Filed under Column, Opinions
My fellow students, we are on the homestretch to summer. I can almost taste the post- noon breakfasts already. The approaching summer has filled these final few weeks with constant anticipation and planning for what is to be a great break. What makes summer so great? The lack of things to worry about. The... Read more »
Critics of violent movies should not enter the theatre
June 2, 2010 • written by Kyle Edwards, Opinions Production Editor
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“We will be doing one thing and one thing only, killin’ Nazis,” said Lieutenant Aldo Rain from the hit summer blockbuster Inglourious Basterds, and nothing is more satisfying than hearing these words uttered. Even though “the bastards” were killing what most people would consider the worst... Read more »
Observer Opinion
May 28, 2010
Filed under Observer Opinion, Opinions
A great deal of the college application process depends on the college rankings that are updated each year by U.S. World and News Report,which are read by alumni, trustees, administrators and applicants, and have come to serve as the go-to source for finding out which schools are the best in the country. The... Read more »
Teacher favoritism harms class dynamic
May 28, 2010 • written by Alec Fanaroff, Online Opinions Editor
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When I was in fifth grade, my math teacher would reward students who participated in class with a piece of candy for a correct answer. Day after day, my little hand went up and I proudly announced the correct answer. Day after day, I never got a piece of candy. To the best of my memory, every student... Read more »
Retest policy leads to a lack of understanding
May 28, 2010 • written by Emilie Plesset, Fact Checker
Filed under Opinions
Most classes require students to be assessed on learned material, especially by means of summative tests, which are often given at the end of instructional units and account for a high percentage of the overall quarter grade. However, this can be a problem when students find their grades falling... Read more »
Internship laws harm employees, students
May 5, 2010
Filed under Opinions
In this economy, there is no doubt that it can be tough to get a job. Unpaid internships are alternatives that seem beneficial to everyone because the intern gets valuable working experience at no cost to the employer. There’s only one problem: most unpaid internships are technically illegal. The... Read more »
Don’t growl at Tiger; it’s his choice to prowl
May 5, 2010 • written by Ben Gloger, Ryan Schlesinger , Staff Writers
Filed under Opinions
Don’t hate him because he makes absurd amounts of money. Don’t hate him because he was married to the hottest girl on the planet and still found it necessary to cheat with other super hot girls. Don’t hate him because one of those other super hot girls was a former adult actress. Hate him because... Read more »
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