Bulldogs look to score a spot in Md. playoffs
By Jenna Greenzaid, Editor-in-Chief
October 19, 2018
Filed under Fall, Sports, Top Stories
Varsity boys football has started this year off with a 5-1 record and has brought with its success a transformed sense of school spirit among CHS students. Former National Football League (NFL) players and current CHS head coach and offensive coordinator Willie Williams and Chris Samuels, respectively,...
Boys soccer shoots for playoff comeback this season
By Julia Lescht, Online Editor-In-Chief
October 19, 2018
Filed under Fall, Sports, Top Stories
Varsity boys soccer is in the middle of a competitive 2018 season, with eight wins, one tie and two losses. This is not the first year that the boys are making for a tough opponent on the field. Last season, they finished a strong regular season before losing in the sectional semi-final of the Maryland...
Poor weather rains on CHS Girls Varsity Soccer’s parade
By Joe Raab, Sports Editor
September 28, 2018
Filed under Fall, Online Exclusives, Sports, Top Stories
The girls varsity soccer team was cruising through the season, until a few storms sent them hydroplaning into uncertainty. Recent and frequent storms have hindered the team’s smooth start of as many team activities have been cancelled, including a rivalry game against Wootton, which has been re...
CHS student athletes train over the summer
By Kathy Hu, Advertising/Subscriptions Manager
June 8, 2018
Filed under Fall, Online Exclusives, Sports, Top Stories
Participating in school sports, although sometimes just an extracurricular, is a huge commitment, and one that can even begin over the summer. At CHS, a total of 10 out of the 23 sports are fall sports. Almost all of the fall sports always begin their season in the summer with team training and ...
Sports fanatics snap highlights with Rapid Replay
By Joe Raab, Sports Editor
May 11, 2018
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
The CHS athletic department has started to use a new app that allows the crowd at sport events to share videos and highlights in a platform that gives access to parents, athletes and other students. The app is called Rapid Replay, and was created by five former Division 1 athletes who w...
CHS athletes make Washington Post All-Met List
By Will Hyland, Senior Writer
May 11, 2018
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
CHS is known for its stellar academics, but its student athletes are incredibly skilled as well. Six CHS student athletes as well as one coach were named to the Washington Post’s Winter All-Met team, which is comprised of the top athletes and coaches in the DMV. The All Met teams feature a first a...
Athlete of the Month: May 2018
By Kyle Emery, Senior Writer
May 11, 2018
Filed under Athlete of the Month, Sports, Top Stories
With an outstanding record and consistent performance unmatched by any other team at CHS, boys lacrosse has created quite a name for itself. The great success of this program is due in part to senior captain Reed Moshyedi. Finishing up his final season with the Bulldogs, Moshyedi looks ...
Swim and dive team drowns private school record
By Riley Hurr, Circulation Manager
March 13, 2018
For the past 17 years, the boys Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships (Metros), have been dominated by private schools. However, Feb. 9 and Feb. 10 changed that. The CHS boys swim and dive team made history at Metros as they finished with a score of 324.5 points, ...
MCPS football programs take hit due to injuries
By Jackson Resnick, Social Media Editor
March 13, 2018
High school football is a staple of American culture. It is a classic way for teenagers to hang out together while cheering loud and proud for their football team and their school. This cultural mammoth has lived on to this day, but has recently experienced a drop-off in participation. Now, however,...
Baseball team hopes for grand slam season with new coach
By Will Hyland and Max Kandel
March 13, 2018
CHS baseball struggled last year, finishing with a 10-10 record and a first round exit in the playoffs. However, with a new head coach and nearly all key contributors returning from last year’s team, there is hope for a successful year. CHS has added new coach Pat Skellchock and will return with eigh...
CHS teachers go the distance with marathons
By Becky Wolfson, Online Arts Editor
March 13, 2018
Filed under Sports
Life is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. CHS teachers have followed this saying to the finish line of a range of races, from 5Ks to marathons. To fit training into her schedule, Brown tries to run as soon as she gets home from school, four days a week. Her training on the weekend varies...
Wrestling team pins down record-breaking season
By Allison Jacobs, Staff Writer
March 13, 2018
Churchill wrestling has maintained an outstanding record this season, with 17 wins and only two losses: to Damascus HS in a tri-meet and Urbana HS in State finals. However, that is not the most impressive part of their season. Wrestling made history this year by being the first CHS wrestlin...