The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

Rowling follows Potter legacy with new style

Rowling follows Potter legacy with new style

By Jessica Lee, Staff Writer November 7, 2012

J.K. Rowling has shelved the epic magic of Hogwarts in favor of a small English town whose biggest problem is whether to redraw the district line. Rowling’s newest novel, The Casual Vacancy, takes place...

The Observer’s top 5 (Oct. 2012)

October 2, 2012

'Gangam Style'- PSY’s new song, "Gangnam Style" has caused a massive rise in the popularity of Korean pop music (K-pop). Due to the song’s catchy tune and entertaining music video, "Gangnam Style"...

Matched a must-read novel for distopian novel fans

‘Matched’ a must-read novel for distopian novel fans

By Danielle Kiefer, Online Observations May 1, 2012

What to eat, wear, work, read or who to marry are all choices that most people can make for themselves every day. Ally Condie’s novel Matched explores a society where these choices are made for everyone...

Hunger Games stirs up excitement among students

‘Hunger Games’ stirs up excitement among students

By By: Bhaavya Srivastava, Production Editor March 27, 2012

Hundreds of eager fans are looking forward to March 23—the day the long-awaited movie adaption of The Hunger Games finally releases—including plenty at CHS. The trilogy of books has gained a large...

Some comics redefine the term graphic novel

Some comics redefine the term ‘graphic novel’

By By: Ariana Etessami, Staff Writer February 23, 2012

Parents could easily put together a long list of complaints regarding their kids’ undesired habits and behaviors these days. There’s the classic texting-under-the-table epidemic, and then the bringing-home-boyfriend-with-nose-piercings-and-tattoos...

Politics and Prose draws in young readers

By By Emily Birnbaum May 19, 2011

Politics and Prose, the Washington D.C. bookstore that has been a haven of book-buying and author meet-and-greets for 25 years, was bought by former Washington Post editors Lissa Muscatine and Bradley...

J.D. Salinger’s legacy lives on in ‘Catcher in the Rye’

By Lauren Pires, Arts Editor March 1, 2010

He knew us best and he managed to capture the unique stage of “teenagerdom” in a crude, colloquial prose that has never been matched. The literary world lost a prized member as J.D. Salinger passed...

‘Twilight’ fans eagerly await ‘New Moon’ premiere

By Remi Forster: Business Manager/ Christina Zhang: Photo Editor October 28, 2009

One year ago movie theaters were packed with obsessed and screaming fans, paparazzi and excitement. The movie version of the extremely popular book had lived up to its name. America had not seen anything...

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