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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

Be the change: Are CHS students even able?

By Justine Stayman, Circulation Manager September 28, 2011

At the very beginning of the school year, the video promoting the new “Be the Change” campaign raised questions among students about what exactly the campaign aimed to accomplish. The video showed...

Rent the Runway offers dresses for all occasions

By Jordan Maser, Staff Writer September 28, 2011

Online shopping has become a huge trend over the past decade, and recently, renting clothing online has become very popular. With homecoming just around the corner, a website known as Rent the Runway can...

Students indulge in photostunting in high and low places

By Jane Zankman, Production Editor September 28, 2011

Planking and other new photo stunts are taking over the Internet. Otherwise known as the lying down game, planking has been elevated to a competition for many of its participants. Many plankers dedicate...

Junior entrepreneur starts T-shirt company

By Olivia Parven, Staff Writer September 28, 2011

To make money, many teens will take the conventional path and apply to work at a local boutique or a fast food restaurant. Instead, junior Jack Reese has created his own T-shirt company called Chocolate...

Student wins two gold medals at Paralympics

By Emilie Plesset, Online Opinions Editor September 28, 2011

As the timer counted down the remaining seconds in the Jimi Flowers Paralympic Meet at the Colorado Olympic Training Center this past June, sophomore Ben Ertman swam his fastest and won the gold medal...

Local heroes found in Potomac’s own backyard

By Lori Koenick and Allison Srour, Features Editors September 28, 2011

With the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and recent influx of natural disasters, ordinary people performing heroic actions are not hard to find.  However, few people have heard of the student heroes right here...

Nordstrom’s Free Shipping Helps Customers

As the homecoming dance approaches, many students have started their frantic searches for the perfect date, hairstyle, makeup and most importantly, the perfect outfit. Luckily, with Nordstrom’s new...

CHS gets new computers

By Online Opinions Editor, Emilie Plesset September 8, 2011

With every new school year come changes and this year CHS students discovered new flat screen computer monitors in place of the old CRT monitors and an upgrade to the computer program Windows 7. According...

PROM……?

By Lauren Perrine, Staff Writer May 23, 2011

The end of the year is quickly approaching, and for many seniors this means preparing for graduation, banquets and another highly anticipated event: Prom.  As if finding a date is not hard enough, how...

‘96 alum takes cross-country philanthropic road trip

A road trip through all 50 states, Canada, Washington D.C. and Mexico may seem daunting to some, but it is not a problem for 1996 alumnus Keith Donohue.  In February, Donohue started 50Give, a four-month...

Toned, tanned and ready, CHS flaunts its calves

By Danny Weiss, Online Sports Editor and Thomas Geenen, Staff Writer May 20, 2011

When walking up and down the stairwells, students’ eyes tend to wander towards a single muscle that stands out above the rest. With each glorious contraction, heads swivel to catch a glimpse. Each step...

The summer intern’s handbook: 7 steps to success

By Yasmin Akbari Observations Editor May 20, 2011

As the school year winds down, many students will be looking forward to late summer nights and days spent sleeping and relaxing. Others, however, will begin the challenging adjustment from a school-based...

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