Students teach the community about Sikhism
By Andrew Chan, Assistant Sports Editor
February 8, 2019
Filed under News, School, Top Stories
An organization at WCHS is striving to educate the community on a religion known as Sikhism. Many Sikhs are often mistaken for other religious groups or mislabeled. Sikh Kid to Kid was created to help spread awareness on the Sikh religion throughout the MCPS community. Sikh Kid to Kid’s main goal is...
Coach inducted into Potomac Hall of Fame
By Andrew Chan, Assistant Sports Editor
February 8, 2019
Filed under Sports, Top Stories, Winter
WCHS has been home to a successful lacrosse program for many consecutive seasons. This continued success is due in no small part to longtime coach Jeff Fritz. Fritz, who has helped WCHS varsity lacrosse teams dominate for years, is soon to be honored as an inductee into the US Lacrosse Potomac Chapter...
THRIVE club strives to improve CHS mental health
By Andrew Chan, Assistant Sports Editor
December 20, 2018
Filed under News, Observations, Online Exclusives, School
Recently, mental health has become a major issue in Montgomery County, especially among high schoolers. The WCHS Thrive Club has taken it upon itself to shed more light on mental health, taking steps to try and help alleviate students’ stress. “Thrive Club’s main goal has always been to raise awareness ...
WCHS Council combats discrimination in the community
By Andrew Chan, Assistant Sports Editor
December 17, 2018
Filed under News, School, Top Stories
Discrimination exists everywhere, even at WCHS. After several public displays of hate, discrimination has become increasingly easy to spot, so WCHS students and parents formed the Churchill Inclusive Achievement Council to help the situation. The Churchill Inclusive Achievement Council, a group comprised...
Volleyball team comes together for playoff run
By Andrew Chan, Assistant Sports Editor
November 19, 2018
Filed under Fall, Sports, Top Stories
The WCHS girls varsity volleyball team has played its way through the 2018-2019 regular season with a 5-6 record. Their record may not look pretty, but this WCHS team is as tough as they come and continues to play its hardest. “We are playing bigger and digging deeper than we ever have,” coach...