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

Practicing his elite pitching Gomes, unusually large leg kick gives him a strange advantage over opposing hitters.

New sports transfer to boost WCHS athletics next fall

By Liam Klein, The OG JI April 11, 2022

Churchill Athletics have seen quite the comeback after the 2020-2021 school year, which saw almost little to no real competition outside of the extremely shortened spring season. Starting off the year...

Students are already singing up for the newest edition to the WCHS P.E. classes. The wandering hallways class is filling up quickly, so make sure to sign up soon!

P.E. walked so wandering hallways could run

By Jeremy Chung, The better Jeremy?!?! April 11, 2022

It is no secret that WCHS will be offering new courses for students for the 2022-23 school year. However next year, WCHS will unveil a new groundbreaking physical education course: wandering hallways. This...

WCHS teacher Evan Rosenthal waiting for the crowd to die down before starting his monolgue on Saturday Night Live.

Live from New York, Mr. Rosenthal makes ‘SNL’ history

By Olivia Yasharoff, Empath April 11, 2022

“Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” WCHS teacher Evan Rosenthal has heard this famed line more times than he can count, but he never thought he would hear it in-person, especially from backstage....

As the boys baseball team begins their spring season, they will now be able to choose their walkup songs, but with a twist; the songs they choose must be from before 1900.

Classical music pumps down WCHS athletes

By Elijah Savett, Fantasy Football Fanatic April 7, 2022

It is the bottom of the 9th inning, tie game, two outs, runners on first and second base. The best hitter is coming up to bat, and the other team is nervous. But, as the hitter approaches the batter’s...

After looking back on Kanye West, Kim Kardashian realized it was a travesty that she ever left him in the first place and hopped straight from Pete Davidson back onto her baby daddy Kanye.

“KimYe” reunites, restoring balance to the universe

By Justin Greenzaid, Huncho April 7, 2022

After months of animosity and an extremely messy divorce, America’s favorite couple is finally back together. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have announced, via “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon,”...

The newly formed WCHS curling team is looking to make a huge splash in the national curling scene and raise support for curling as a sport.

Curling team sweeps away the competition

By Michael Demske, Potomac Bull #3 April 7, 2022

If you think hockey defending its state championship or basketball making another deep playoff run will headline the 2022-23 winter sports season, think again. With overwhelming support and funding, WCHS...

The house from the Pixar film Up floats away from the city on a new journey, but in a different direction.

What comes “Up” must come “Down”

By Jack Gans, Observer-murmurer April 7, 2022

Up, Up and away soars a house above the skyline on the brink of a legendary adventure. In 2009, the adventure film “Up” was a popular hit for Disney fans, receiving a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes. 13 years...

The WCHS parking lot on a school day. Previously, 90 students had permanent spots in the lot, but now those spots are first-come, first-serve.

May the odds be ever in your favor for school parking

By Jeremy Fredricks and Jasper Bernstein April 7, 2022

If you think hockey defending its state championship or basketball making another deep playoff run will headline the 2022-23 winter sports season, think again. With overwhelming support and funding, WCHS...

A concerned student protests a couples display of affection in the hallway.

Affection deflection: SOLO students kiss PDA good-bye

By Ela Jalil, Head of Party Planning Committee April 4, 2022

During Bulldog Pride, WCHS has covered issues from procrastination to bullying. Now due to rising student protests, WCHS tackles a new issue emerging in the county - public displays of affection.   Imagine...

To all those looking for romantic advice, this new column from the Love Doctors themselves is sure to prove useful!

Dear Observer romance gurus,

By Ela Jalil and Nur Yavuz April 4, 2022

Dear Observer Romance Gurus, I’ve liked this person for a long time but they’ve never seemed to notice me. We only pass each other in the hallways at school, but those are the best 20 seconds of...

The Princeton Review Prep book for AP Anti-Bullying is a top pick for those who are already starting to prepare for the exam. The book includes 6 practice tests so students are able to put their anti-bully skills to the test.

Be nice: AP Anti-Bullying stomps out negative behavior

By Caroline Harless, The Better Photo Manager April 4, 2022

AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Government and Politics. The list goes on for the AP classes offered at WCHS. However, for years there has been one class that many students were advocating for: AP Anti-Bullying....

In this distant image of Pluto taken by NASA, viewers can see how incredible of a planet it would make. Although, at this time it is still considered a dwarf planet, protesters are working adamantly to get this changed.

Out of this world! Pluto will not be “cancelled”

By Paige Tasin, Observer of Observatories April 4, 2022

Protesters around the world have begun to draw attention to an injustice that occurred back in 2006. When the planet Pluto was discovered in 1930 it was instantly declared a planet. This discovery brought...

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