Reddit builds a following in CHS community

By Justine Stayman, Circulation Manager and Jessica Hirsch, Online Editor-in-Chief
December 22, 2011

When it comes to using the power of the Internet, a website called Reddit is rapidly gaining popularity at CHS. Founded by Steve Huffman and Alex Ohanian in 2005, Reddit is a website that allows users to submit original content, content found elsewhere on the Internet or simple text for review by their... Read more »

Countdown to 2012 with Top 11 of 2011

By Allison Srour, Features Editor
December 22, 2011

It has been one crazy year, CHS. As we kiss 2011 goodbye and ring in the new year of 2012, the Observer looks back at some of the most memorable moments of 2011. Here are what our staff believes are the most significant moments that should be remembered from this year. Top 11 Most Memorable Moments: 1.... Read more »

Tests From Last Night

By Nicole Weltmann, Staff Writer
December 22, 2011

It is 3 a.m., and you just sent your friend a text message without knowing it. According to the Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute, sleep texting is when someone texts while sleeping, most likely during the non-rapid eye movement cycle. Sleep texting could be considered a parasomnia, an abnormal or unwanted... Read more »

<3 iHeart my iPhone <3

By Emma Crutchfield, Sports Production Editor
December 22, 2011

You are on a date, and she keeps checking her phone. She is not only texting all of her friends but is also on Facebook and Twitter. You can’t keep a conversation with her because she is too interested in what is going on with her peers. Every time her phone vibrates, she immediately checks it and ignores... Read more »

Four-day school week not in MCPS’ future

By Jane Zankman, Features Production Editor
December 21, 2011

  School districts around the nation are looking for new ways to reduce spending, and according to a Oct. 28 Washington Post article, at least 292 school districts nationwide have implemented a four-day school week for the current school year to reduce costs to their school systems after massive... Read more »

Students pass the APs, but fail basic geography

By Spenser Easterbrook, Opinions Editor
December 21, 2011

  Do you know where China is? Can you name the capital of Russia? OK, that one may seem easy, but CHS students would be surprised how little some students know about geography. How about the capital of India, the world’s second largest country? (It’s New Delhi). And if you knew that answer,... Read more »

At CHS, CPUs get donated, but overheads live forever

By Jordan Maser, Staff Writer
December 21, 2011

  CHS classrooms are filled with technology for teachers to use in their daily lessons. The TV hangs in the corner with the VCR below, the overhead projector is shoved in the other corner, and the Promethean board is front and center. Is all of this really necessary?   After surveying four... Read more »

Ghosthunting Bulldogs seek the supernatural

By Sushen Thiyagarajan, Online Features Editor
December 20, 2011

  My friend and I were skeptics. Ghosts were not supposed to be real, and as we expected, nothing appeared, moved, or caught our attention—until we went back and looked at the pictures. What we saw was something we would never forget. We went to a narrow, wooded road with an old 19th century railroad... Read more »

Twitter timelines provides witty tweets

By Tyler Mead, Observations Production Editor
December 20, 2011

Eventually all tweeters get fed up with seeing their friends complain about their lives or talk about their conquest of a sandwich. The Observer suggests people to follow when the timeline is stale. The accounts brighten many tweeters’ days with witty relatable tweets that have given the users internet... Read more »

Student EMTs make a difference in community

November 28, 2011

Firefighters, doctors and policemen are only a few examples of the people who sacrifice their time to protect us and sometimes save our lives. CHS is proud to claim multiple everyday heroes of our own— Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). Many students are either in training to become EMTs or are already... Read more »