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On Oct. 11, 2023, Principal John Taylor sent out an email to the WCHS community about the cancellation of the PSAT.

MCPS PSAT test cancellation: online exam mayhem

By Kalena Yee, Features Editor October 23, 2023

In less than a year, yet another digital standardized test administered by the College Board has crashed for WCHS students. On Wednesday Oct. 11, many WCHS students were around 45 minutes into PSAT, when...

On October 12, 2022, high school juniors across the U.S. took the PSAT. Many question the necessity of the test and whether it will be useful for college admissions.

Is taking the PSAT essential?

By Ha-Yeon Jeon, Features Editor October 28, 2022

More often than not, standardized testing ranks high on lists of student grievances. From state standardized testing to College Board exams, high school students are relentlessly hit with a train of testing...

National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists receive recognition

National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists receive recognition

By Arjun Swaminathan and Isabel Dibble September 15, 2015

CHS honored its National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists for their performance on the 2014 PSAT on Sept. 11. Out of the 1.5 million juniors nationally who take the PSAT, only 16000 are selected for...

Seniors receive award for top PSAT scores

Seniors receive award for top PSAT scores

By Nicole Malament, Observations Editor January 2, 2013

Congratulations to seniors Joshuah Bohman and Austen Ivey for being awarded with the Outstanding Participants in the National Achievement scholarship. They are among 3,100 honored students who scored in...

NMSF announced

By Yasmin Akbari Observations Editor October 3, 2011

Congratulations to the 13 seniors who have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. The students were selected based on their scores on the 2010 PSAT. These students, who...

PSAT semi-finalists

By 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...

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