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

Friends will have an everlasting impact on the film industry as it highlights the highs and lows about adulting and growing up.

The one where Mathew Perry’s legacy lives on

By Isabel Vorabhanda, Promotions and Subscriptions Manager January 8, 2024

You laugh with them, spend afternoons with them and maybe also live with them; friends can be some of the greatest influences on a person. The classic TV show “Friends” follows a group of friends in...

WCHS senior Zoey Tahardi works as a videographer for School Days Productions where she records performances for organizations like Montgomery County Youth Orchestra and Young Artists of America.

Student Art Spotlight: Zoey Tahardi

By Kalena Yee, Features Editor January 5, 2024

With her Sony A7IV in hand, WCHS senior Zoey Tahardi can often be spotted in the crowd of sports games and concerts snapping photos that spotlight other students. However, in this article, Tahardi herself...

Ruby Gilman, Teenage Kraken by Universal Studios made $46.1 million against its $70 million budget, failing to break even.

Showbiz snoozefest: 2023 films are failing the mark

By Dehab Deglel, Promotions and Subscriptions Manager January 5, 2024

In 2023 alone, the popular film studios Marvel, Disney and Pixar have all lost billions of dollars on movies that underperformed in the box office. The cause? For some reason, all of the fans that once...

Little Women, a nineteenth-century classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, is the perfect representation of the Christmas values.

Growth is ever changing, but the “Little Women” novel is timeless

By Ha-Yeon Jeon, Editor in Chief January 4, 2024

Sitting by the window with a hot cup of tea, thumbing through the pages of a worn book as it gently snows into a winter wonderland outside: a lost art. In an increasingly digitized world, Christmas traditions...

Winnie the Pooh: Blood And Honey marks the beginning of a horror saga, grossing 5.2 million USD against all expectations.

“Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” proves remakes can be disappointing in all genres

By Dehab Deglel, Promotions and Subscriptions Manager December 18, 2023

Jumpscares, fake blood and gore get redundant after watching a few horror movies. It is no secret that the horror movie genre is incredibly repetitive; filmmakers must get creative when trying to scare...

WCHS junior Emilia Desiderioscioli works on her recreation of the Virgin of Guadalupe during AP Art History. APAH gives students the understanding of how art has been made over time, not just how to make it.

Drawing outside the box: underrated art classes at WCHS

By Rebecca Dean, Assistant Arts Editor December 12, 2023

Studio art and ceramics: the two classes that come to most WCHS students' minds when they think about art classes. Many at WCHS see their art credit as a chore that takes away from ‘more important’...

WCHS seniors Joey Kaplan and Eric Bomfim cohost the WCHS talent show produced by the 2024 SGA  on December 6, 2023.

2024 SGA produces WCHS Got Talent

By Kendyl Groisser and Sneha David December 7, 2023

Singing, dancing and even bird calls. These are just a few of what the WCHS community saw at the WCHS class of 2024 talent show. Being a school filled with talent, WCHS hosts multiple shows throughout...

Sabrina carpenter released her new Christmas EP titled Fruitcake including popular hit, A Nonsense Christmas and five new tracks.

Sabrina Carpenter serves up a holiday treat with “Fruitcake” EP

By Cailey Harrington, Promotions and Subscriptions Manager December 3, 2023

As we approach Thanksgiving, more and more singers are releasing new Christmas music to get ready for the holiday season. The nostalgic feeling of Christmas mixed with Sabrina Carpenter’s classic pop...

Five Nights at Freddys was released for streaming on Peacock on October 26, 2023, and was released by Universal Pictures to theatres the following day.

“Five Nights at Freddy’s” adaption is filled with jump scares and pizza shares

By Lily Chadwick, As. Sports Editor, Photo Manager November 27, 2023

Predictable scares, an anticlimactic plot and inadequate acting. Emma Tammi’s, “Five Nights at Freddy's”, released on October 27, is a letdown to viewers, especially those who were highly anticipating...

On Nov. 2, 2023, The Beatles released Now and Then, a song that has been dubbed the last Beatles song, bringing their history to a close nearly 55 years after they split.

The Beatles’ final encore gives listeners a final song after 55 years in the shadows

By Leah Kreisler, Sports Editor November 17, 2023

One of the most famous rock bands of all time has officially come to a close. On Nov. 2, 2023 The Beatles released “Now and Then,” a single that has been dubbed as “the last Beatles song,” officially...

The WCHS Mama Mia cast is all smiles when rehearsing their last number, Mama Mia, before they take their final bows.

Behind the scenes of WCHS’ fall musical: “Mama Mia!”

By Catherine Chan, Assistant Online Editor November 13, 2023

Mamma Mia! Here we go again! After weeks of long and intense rehearsals, the WCHS Mamma Mia cast is ready to showcase their take on yet another well-known musical. They understand that the “winner takes...

Aya Zemrani is a WCHS junior who has spent a majority of her life creating art. She has been very successful and now has popular social media accounts with over 500,000 combined followers.

Student Art Spotlight: Aya Zemrani

By Claire Moylan, Assistant Features Editor November 13, 2023

For many WCHS students, art is a hobby that fills up their free time and exercises the creative part of their brain. But for WCHS junior Aya Zemrani, art is much bigger than a hobby: it is a passion. With...

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