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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

A child helps an elderly woman in an assisted living home with a puzzle.

Link Generations: Make a Connection

By Vicky Gunawan, Contest Manager February 27, 2017

A new club called Link Generations that connects elders and teens will be coming to CHS for the 2017-2018 school year. Link Generations is a non-profit organization started by Lori Marks, the aunt of...

Love is in the Air

February 23, 2017

From: anonymous To: Eliza Asbury Message: Hey Liza,   I just wanted to wish you a happy Valentine's Day!  You're so kind and funny!  I loved being on track with you last year!  I have enjoyed...

A CHS Love Letter

By Thomas Atkinson and Lauren Roseman February 23, 2017

Can you feel the love tonight?  Love is certainly in the air at CHS. Many different organizations around the school have been feeling the love trying to spread some Valentine’s Day cheer to all. For...

readers may find themselves taking on the traits of their favorite characters due to a phenomenon called "experience-taking."

Good Reads Can Alter Our Minds, Studies Show

By Jenna Greenzaid, Circulation Manager February 21, 2017

Getting lost in a book is not just a common idiom people say; it’s something people actually do. This feeling comes from becoming attached to and forming a bond with a character. At the same time...

Junior Sydney Brown currently writes for Spoon University, a food-based web publication.

Junior Pursues Passion of Food and Writing

By Becky Wolfson and Rebekah Sklute February 21, 2017

Pasta and punctuation. Tuna and Times New Roman. Seasonings, sauces and sentences. What do these things have in common? Food and writing, two passions of CHS junior Sydney Brown, both of which she has...

Tips For Second Semester Seniors Lacking Motivation

By Balbina Yang and Emily Wang February 21, 2017

It’s that time of the year again. The winter cold ushers in a new semester alongside a familiar disease: Senioritis. Every year, seniors are afflicted with this academically-fatal disease. Among...

Environmental Club members work to decrease wastefulness at the school.

The Observer Highlights Lesser-Known Clubs

By Arielle Gordon, Editor in Chief February 21, 2017

CHS has more than 95 official clubs for the 2016-2017 school year. The Observer has talked to a few more of the school’s lesser-known clubs to find out what they are up to. This is the second installment...

The Observer Highlights Lesser-Known Clubs at CHS

By Arielle Gordon, Editor-In-Chief January 10, 2017

CHS has more than 95 official clubs for the 2016-2017 school year. The Observer has talked to a few of the school’s lesser-known clubs to find out what they are up to. Action and Science Fiction...

Interfaith families often celebrate both Christmas and Hannukah during the winter season.

Interfaith Families Celebrate Holidays Uniquely

By Thomas Atkinson and Becky Wolfson January 10, 2017

Christmas carols and playing dreidel. Lighting the tree and lighting the menorah. Hanging up ornaments and blowing up a life sized menorah. For interfaith senior Victoria Hahn, this is what her Winter...

Houseparty: Changing the Way Students Video Chat

By Nora Holland, Contest Manager January 10, 2017

Have you ever sat in your room on a Saturday night because you didn’t have a way of going out, but wished there was a way you could still hang out with your friends? Introducing Houseparty, a new...

Protestors display disapproval at the #TurnOutDC rally Dec. 17.

Students Make Plans For Inauguration Week

By Sara Heimlich, Features Editor January 10, 2017

"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." With...

Pictured: Heather Kirschner (bottom left) and junior Josie Weinberg (top right) pose with castmates during Ovations Theater's December performance of Spring Awakening.

CHS Students Take the Stage

By Laura Sneller, Social Media Editor January 10, 2017

The convincing acting and dazzling set of CHS plays attract many students to watch these productions, not only to support friends, but also to experience the unity of public school thespianism. However,...

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