By Lauren Roseman, Production Editor
• December 15, 2015
Hearing that there are E. coli and norovirus outbreaks at any restaurant can be scary enough. The fact that the outbreaks are at Chipotle is even worse, considering how popular it is among CHS students.
According...
By Brooke Weiner, Advertising Manager
• December 4, 2015
Most people are aware of the upcoming 2016 presidential election. With such variety of candidates, many CHS students have passionate favorites. Potomac is in the suburbs of D.C., so we must be very politically...
A “teacher’s pet” is a pupil who is treated as a favorite by a teacher or someone in authority. However, these are not teachers’ only pets.
The Observer interviewed various teachers and profiled...
By Rebekah Sklute, Circulation Manager
• November 24, 2015
With so many companies offering courses in preparation for the SAT/ACT, it is overwhelming and stressful for students to make an informed decision about which standardized test to take. Thankfully, those...
Contrary to popular belief, teachers have a life outside of the classroom.
In fact, Studio Art teacher Jacquelyn Washam has quite a life. Washam is one of the owners and premier artists of Gallery 322,...
“If you don’t behave yourself in Potomac, you might be asked to leave.”
Bravo TV announced Nov. 11 that The Real Housewives of Potomac (RHOP) will be added to the Real Housewives franchise as the...
By Madison Hurr, Features Editor
• November 20, 2015
Making someone’s day just got so much easier.
These past few days, the mobile app “Brighten” has been appearing more and more on the home screens of CHS students’ phones.
This social app,...
Sophomore Hana Mangat spent her summer building camps for kids in rural India and teaching them English. However, activities like these are only a small part of what she does with her youth-based organization...
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...
While most students are in class for all seven periods of the day, some leave school early to pursue other interests such as internships, sports programs and arts programs.
An abbreviated schedule is...
By Sara Heimlich, Social Media and PR Editor
• October 29, 2015
It’s that time of the year, the start of school, when finding seniors on Facebook is nearly impossible.
As their last year of high school begins, many seniors choose to change their name to a playful...
Throughout the whole month of October, there are a variety of Halloween-themed events around the Maryland-D.C. area including Markoff’s Haunted Forest and the Field of Screams.
Both offer a wide range...
