Student Art Spotlight: Alex Zarynow
By Sarah O'Brien and Balbina Yang
May 28, 2016
For some people, it’s all about the music, the dance moves or the food. However, for senior Alex Zarynow, it’s all about the pictures. Although he is in Photography 1, Zarynow is self-taught and began taking photos during his junior year at CHS. Ever since, he has won awards, such as in the Congressional...
‘Observer’ Sits Down with Actor Ben Feldman
By Thomas Atkinson and Sarah O'Brien
May 26, 2016
CHS alumnus Ben Feldman is a television and film actor in such shows as Mad Men, Silicon Valley and Cloverfield. Though he has done endless interviews, the Observer had the privilege of interviewing Feldman recently. Feldman jogged to CHS from his father’s house in the Inverness neighborhood of Potomac...
CHS Alumni Continue in their Arts Exploration
By Sarah O’Brien, Arts Editor
April 29, 2016
All students take some form of art class at CHS, yet most do not continue once they graduate. The Observer has contacted a few recent graduates who have continued their passions in art after their life at CHS. Adam Settlage Adam Settlage graduated in 2014 and was a member of the show cho...
Student Art Spotlight:
By Sarah O’Brien, Production Editor
March 22, 2016
Although often overlooked, fashion has a major influence on show business, and junior Libby Spriggs dedicates her time to ensure that all the actors and actresses of CHS look their part. Spriggs has been finding, altering and creating costumes for the CHS plays and musicals since her freshman year....
New Restaurants to be Tried in the Food Court
By Sarah O’Brien, Production Editor
February 25, 2016
The CHS community grew up going to Westfield Montgomery Mall; however with so many upgrades, it is hard to recognize our childhood mall. B|Bop|Q, Shanghai 66, Chloe’s New York Style Deli and Jamaican Me Crazy have all been introduced to the mall food court in the last year. All are locally and family...
CHS Observer Finds out what it is like to be SMOB
By Sarah O'Brien, Production Editor
February 23, 2016
With elections for the Student Member of the Board (SMOB) approaching in the spring, many students are wondering what the jobs of SMOB are. The Observer interviewed current SMOB Eric Guerci to find out what it’s like to be SMOB. Guerci has been focusing on making sure the students know and understand...
‘Full House’ gets fuller
By Sarah O’Brien, Production Editor
December 22, 2015
The family comedy TV show Full House premiered 28 years ago in 1987. The final show aired 20 years ago, and Full House fans have been waiting for a new season to come back to the television screen. After a long wait, the Full House team responded to its viewers, “You got it, dude.” Fuller House...
Coldplay release new album
By Sarah O'Brien, production editor
December 10, 2015
The National Football League (NFL) recently announced that Coldplay will be playing in the 50th Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 2016, with the help of other unannounced artists. “I think they will have a better performance than most,” junior Srikar Kolla said. Coldplay also released their...
Teachers list their favorite songs from their playlists
By Sarah O'brien, Production Editor
November 25, 2015
Kevin Brown English and AP Lang teacher Kevin Brown likes rock songs with masculine singers, that give meaning to their words. Here are his favorite songs: 1) “Black” by Pearl Jam 2)“Where Did You Sleep Last Night” by Nirvana 3)These next two were a tie for Brown, both performed by the...
Student Art Spotlight: A Noteworthy Musician
By Sarah O'Brien, Production Editor
November 25, 2015
Senior Samantha Locraft knows the keys to success and has been fine tuning her skills on the clarinet for the past nine years. Locraft currently plays in the Montgomery County Youth Orchestra (MCYO) Philharmonic, Young Artists of America (YAA) Orchestra and the CHS pit band. Clarinet is Locraft’s...
Students Marty Mcflying Back to the Future
By Sarah O'Brien, Production Editor
October 29, 2015
They see me rollin’... on my hoverboard. Around CHS and the nation, teens and adults have found a new method of transportation in hoverboards. Hoverboards are electric, two wheeled devices appear to float in the air. These “hoverboards” that act like segways without handles are sweeping the nation,...
Senior sketches out a future in the art industry
By Sarah O'Brien, Production Editor
October 29, 2015
Senior Sophia Kim is both a visual and an auditory artist. She has been painting ever since she learned how to hold a pencil, and she has been playing viola for three years. Before that she played violin for a little over five years. Kim was inducted into the National Society of Arts and Letters...