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NSPA recognizes ‘Observer’

adviser — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:08:47 +0000

The Churchill Observer received
an All-American ranking from the
National Scholastic Press Association
(NSPA) for last year’s publications.
The All American is the highest
rating that the NSPA gives to a pub-
lication. To receive this ranking, the
Observer needed to earn a total of
3,200 points or more, along with at
least four marks of distinction.
In addition to earning 4,038 points,
the Observer received four marks of
distinction for leadership, coverage
and content, layout and design and
photos, arts and graphics.

Observer Wins Awards

adviser — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:42:20 +0000

Kelly Knarr – Advisor

American Scholastic Press Association

Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Gold Medalist

Maryland-District of Columbia Scholastic Press Association

National Scholastic Press Association

Quill and Scroll Society
International First Place Award for Superior Achievement

Accepted by:
Amna Farooqi Editor-in-Chief
Joe Haynes Editor-in-Chief

Individual Awards

Maryland High School Journalism Awards
Sarah Reitzes First Place in Best News Story: “College Sued for Immigrant Tuition”

Amna Farooqi First Place in Best Feature Story: “Does College Board Justine Stayman Make a Game of Admissions?”

Maryland Scholastic Press Association

National Scholastic Press Association Journalism Honor Roll

Quill and Scroll Journalism Honor Society

Students win science awards

mbalakumar — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:38:40 +0000

Sophomore Stephen Lee, juniors Raymond Li, Christopher Hazard ,and Russell McQueeney and senior Sharon Ong won awards at the 2011 Montgomery County Science Fair held March 18-20 at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Lee won awards from the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Research Lab.
Hazard and McQueeney won first place awards in the Mathematics
and Computer Science categories, respectively.
Hazard also won awards from the Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Army Research Office, while McQueeney won awards from Intel and Yale Science and Engineering Association.
Li won awards from the American
Industrial Hygiene Association and MRIGlobal.
Ong won awards from the Biophysics
Society and U.S. Public Health Services
as well as an Honorable Mention for the Sigma Xi, FDA Chapter.
“The most exciting thing was anticipating
speaking and presenting my project to the judges, even though it is initially quite nerve wracking,” Ong said. “The most inspiring thing would be seeing the hundreds of other students and their projects at the fair. It is great to see so many young students have the same, if not more, passion for science than I do.”

Student Awards

adviser — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:03:53 +0000

Congratulations to junior Kenneth Liao who won second prize in the Johansen-Friday Morning Music Club High School String Competition. Kenneth is also in the CHS orchestra and is first chair Violin.

Congratulations to Jimmy Pham for winning a Life Enrichment Awards Program (LEAP) award. The award is given to students who are successful in transitioning from school to work.

Senior Shinsaku Uesugi has been awarded the “Most Promising Youth Award” by the Japanese Olympic Committee for Chess. Shinsaku received top-of-the-line instruction with regard to mental training, physical training and nutritional science. Good look to Shinsaku in future Olympics.

Congratulations to senior soccer player Pam Vranis who was named to the first team All-Gazette, All-Met, All-State and All-Region, while also being named the All-Gazette Player of the Yaer. Vranis was also named an All-American and Scholar All-American for her outstanding achievement on the field as well as in the classroom.

‘Observer’ wins awards

adviser — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:56:00 +0000

The National Scholastic Press Association awarded the Observer with a First Class award with Three Marks of Distinction for Coverage and Content, Writing and Editing, and Layout and Design. The Maryland high school awards recognized Josh Fanaroff (’09) and senior Ben Gloger with a third place award for Best News Story for their converge of bathroom closings due to graffiti, and senior Ryan Schelsinger was recognized with a second place award for Best Sports Feature story for his profile on Chase Hicks.