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The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

Tips for surviving the zombie apocalypse

Tips for surviving the zombie apocalypse

By Charlotte Scarborough and Sammi Silber March 1, 2013

The hallways are bare of another living soul. The school colors once a pristine display on the walls, now mix with red.  The auditorium doors are locked shut, with chains looped through the adjoining...

Facing stress, students smoke to blow off steam

Facing stress, students smoke to blow off steam

By Ben Fox, Sports Photo Editor March 1, 2013

You can smell it on their breath. It lingers in their cars. It sticks to their clothes and cannot be washed out. The smell of cigarettes follows smokers everywhere, even through the Bulldog Lobby and into...

CHS cluster celebrates Black History Month

CHS cluster celebrates Black History Month

By Jordan Janis, Fact Checker March 1, 2013

February marks National Black History Month, a month dedicated to recognizing the achievements of African Americans in American history and celebrating African American culture. Black History Month began...

Top five technical difficulties of modern history

By Matt Raab and Ben Schick March 1, 2013

The 49ers, the Ravens and fans all over the country were in despair  during this year’s Superbowl as they watched their favorite players try to stay loose while they awaited the return of the lights. The...

How not to rebound on new year's resolutions

How not to rebound on new year’s resolutions

By Ben Fox and Julia Heimlich December 21, 2012

As the final midnight of 2012 inches closer, many people will partake in a tradition that has been around for decades. On Dec. 31, at 12 a.m., people all over the world will make New Year’s Resolutions...

HSI continues programs despite regional conflicts

HSI continues programs despite regional conflicts

By Dana Harris, Online Opinions Editor December 21, 2012

The Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism, has remained intact since the destruction of the Second Jerusalem Temple in 70 C.E.   Seeing it, touching it and leaving a prayer within the Western Wall...

Chickens remind local family of a distant past

Chickens remind local family of a distant past

By Spenser Easterbrook and Matt Rabb December 21, 2012

Students walking into school at sunrise need not worry. No, you are not going crazy. You did just hear a rooster crow. Look no farther than the Pham residence, a home on Gainsborough Road across from CHS...

The ‘Observer’ brings you this year’s sexiest men

By Sammi silber, Production Editor December 21, 2012

People Magazine crowned actor Channing Tatum as the Sexiest Man Alive in their November issue, along with 185 runner-ups.  While Tatum may suffice for some readers several men that People chose, such...

Top trends of 2012

By Jordan Janis and Natalie Cortez December 21, 2012

Hot or not? Throughout the years, CHS students have lived through fads that come and go. Next year will probably be no different—so let's enjoy this year’s fads while they’re still hot. Here is a...

Churchill’s urban dictionary

By Sammi Silber, Production Editor December 3, 2012

CHS students use many different slang words in their everyday language.  While some students may know them, other students are left confused and not a bit amused when their peers seem to speak a completely...

Apocolypse now or later?

Apocolypse now or later?

By Ethan Denicoff and Greer Smith December 3, 2012

The busiest time of the year has arrived once more: the holiday season, filled with shopping, traveling, food, family, friends and, now, with the added bonus of a Doomsday prediction. People have been...

‘Blast’ returns to the past with ‘American Bandstand’

‘Blast’ returns to the past with ‘American Bandstand’

By Emily Birnbaum, Features Editor December 3, 2012

What we now know as Blast, CHS’s epic annual musical review, was originally designed to be a blast from the past—a show comprised of and dedicated to music from previous decades. Although in recent...

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