Club Corner

Julie Kracov Business Manager
November 23, 2010

The Love.Futbol club, founded by senior Emily Shapiro and juniors Marisa Bruno, Genny Austin and Allison Srour, strives to improve social settings in other countries through a sport many students love: soccer. While soccer teams here are privileged enough to have sleek fields, those who admire the same... Read more »

CHS athlete commits

Amna Farooqi News Editor
November 23, 2010

Congratulations to senior Noor Judeh for committing to play tennis for Rutgers University in New Jersey. She has been playing tennis for six years, and will continue to play Division I in college. Judeh is ranked #1 in the midatlantic for the 18-year-old age group. Congratulations to Judeh on becoming... Read more »

Foulon places third in equine championship

Jessica Hirsch Online Observations Editor
November 23, 2010

Congratulations to junior Jennifer Foulon for winning the Third Level Junior Championship of the 28th Annual Col. Bengt Ljungquist Memorial Championship Oct. 24 in Lexington, VA. Foulon has been horseback riding for eight years. “[I] got started when we moved to Potomac and bought a horse,” said... Read more »

Juniors win video award

Jenna Cantor Observations Editor
October 28, 2010

Congratulations to juniors Emily Forster and Sherry Chen who are the People’s Choice Award winner in the International Foundation video concert. Forster and Chen made a video for the USA Science & Engineering Festival Kavli Science Video Contest to show how science is fun.

Unwind with B.A.S.I.C.

Emma Crutchfield Staff Writer
October 27, 2010

Brothers and Sisters in Christ (B.A.S.I.C.) is a club for students looking to expand their Christian religion. The club, led by senior Jesse Wu, meets weekly to talk about issues in school and to pray with one another. “Mostly, every Friday after school [B.A.S.I.C.] gathers, worships and sings songs,”... Read more »

Alum wins Miss Teen USA

Natalia Derechin Production Editor
October 27, 2010

Congratulations to 2010 alumna Kamie Crawford on being named Miss Teen USA 2010. Crawford was crowned July 24 in Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas. Crawford was crowned Miss Maryland Teen USA 2010 on November 1, 2009 and since her first pageant she has begun to travel around the state of Maryland and... Read more »

Junior wins volunteer award

By Justine Stayman Staff Resources Manager
September 30, 2010

Congratulations to junior Abhishek Desai for being named Outstanding Volunteer of the Year by the DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). Desai assisted office administrators, as well as surgeons and physicians, in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of the VAMC for eight weeks over the summer. “Volunteering... Read more »

PSAT semi-finalists

Liz Chen Circulation Manager
September 30, 2010

Congratulations to seniors Michael Ahn, Afif Bandak, Garrett Bourg, Sonia Gaur, Leila Islam, James Lee, Michael Pratt, Hannah Roop, Emily Scher, Stephanie Yang, William Yau, Alison Zhang and Wendy Zhao on being semifinalists in the Naitonal Merit Scholarship Competition. Over 1.5 million students took... Read more »

Observer wins awards

Justine Stayman Staff Resources Manager
September 30, 2010

The Observer earned First Place in the Maryland High School Journalism Awards, an annual competition sponsored by Towson University. Observer production manager Emily Hall received First Place in both the Story Layout and Cover Layout subcategories, and class of 2010 alumna maya Motayne received second... Read more »

Student awards

Jenna Cantor Observations Editor
June 4, 2010

Congratulations to freshman Tara Fahimi for receiving the Kent Walker Award and a certificate of achievement for Outstanding Scholastic Effort. This award is given to a student in on-level courses whose work reflects determination and persistent efforts in scholastic achievement. This is the only time... Read more »