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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

The WCHS Media Center staff does not permit students to eat or drink while in the center. This rule should no longer stand firm because it impedes on productivity.

Why the media center should allow students to have drinks and snacks

By Nataly Behnia, Social Media and Photo Manager March 30, 2025

At Winston Churchill High School, the media center is supposed to be a space where students can focus, study and get their work done. However, a rule that bans having food and drinks while in the media...

2022 was the first year of Senior Day at WCHS, and it was a great experience for the seniors. With the class of 2025 set to go to Dave & Buster's, many are excited to see how they day will play out.

Countdown to fun: Senior Day approaches with thrills ahead

By Cecilia Bernstein, Editor in Chief March 29, 2025

As seniors finish out the school year and make decisions about their future, many express the desire to make every last second of their high school experience count. While some of the more well-known activities...

The film "October 8th" directed by Wendy Sachs follows the rise of antisemitism on college campuses in the United States.

“October 8th” explores the growing epidemic of antisemitism

By Olga Engler, Arts Editor March 28, 2025

A mob of college students calling for the death of all Jews, posters showing the faces of Israeli hostages ripped down, and Jewish students barred by protesters from entering public spaces. These scenes...

AP Research student Paul Ndingue makes revisions to his AP Research paper before final deadline of April 30, 2025.

AP Research students at WCHS push towards the final stretch before final submissions

By Isabella Ngwana, Online Managing Editor March 28, 2025

What is the true meaning of life? How can a student understand it or discover the true definition of the universe? At WCHS, students can research whatever ponders their curiosity in the academic world....

Every year around late March to early April, the National Cherry Blossom Festival is held in Washington, DC. The event features over 3,000 Cherry Blossom trees, parades, concerts, art and more.

DC’s Cherry Blossom Festival blooms in WCHS students’ hearts

By Katy Edwards, Social Media Manager March 28, 2025

Every year, as the trees turn pink, WCHS students head to Washington, DC, for the National Cherry Blossom Festival. This year will be no different when the cherry blossoms finally reach their peak, meaning...

Many WCHS students aim to get into prestigious schools like Princeton. However, many are unfamiliar with the college process.

How the class of 2026 can get a head start on their college application process

By Rebecca Dean, Features Editor March 26, 2025

As the third quarter comes to a close, many seniors have already committed and are looking forward to college. However, for juniors, the college application process is just beginning. The college application...

Prom is a night that WCHS students look forward to all four years of their high school career. For this year's seniors though there has been a cloud put over their excitement with word that their tickets could be close to 150 dollars due to lack of student engagement at fundraising events.

High prices and low student engagement may crash WCHS prom

By Claire Moylan, Copy Editor March 20, 2025

Senior prom is an event students look forward to their whole high school career. The dresses, corsages, busses and dinners are planned months in advance. What is not taken into consideration though is...

On Feb. 8th, the WCHS Sciecne Olympiad Team competed at Regionals and earned an overall second place ranking, punching their ticket to compete at States. Their hard work and dedication was surely reflective and rewarded but it is not over yet as States is coming up in early April.

From labs to medals: the journey of the WCHS Science Olympiad Team

By Catherine Chan, Online Content Editor March 19, 2025

With the 2024 Summer Paris Olympics just held last summer and the 2026 Winter Milano Cortine Olympics approaching less than a year away, competition has been and is in the air. Although “Olympics”...

County and state officials held a meeting at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School following back-to-back lockdowns relating to gun incidents both off an on campus.

Montgomery County Schools confronts fresh wave of safety concerns

By Maximus Wang, Opinions Editor March 18, 2025

Since the dawn of the new year, two Montgomery County high schools have faced multiple safety concerns, adding fuel to recent conversations about students’ security in schools and the quality of their...

Daylight savings opens up so many stress relieving opportunities for WCHS students, it is so easy to go out and take a nice sunset walk to relax and destress from homework.

Maximize your day with enjoying more time out in the sun

By Isabel Vorabhanda, Opinions Editor March 13, 2025

The sun is back out and the seasonal depression is finally gone, daylight savings time is here! The glorious time of year when we spring forward an hour and the sun stays out till 7:30. While we lose a...

A historical and iconic American coin, the penny deserves to live far longer than the current U.S. Government would allow it.

Penny wise: why eliminating the one-cent coin could cost us more

By Maximus Wang, Opinions Editor March 13, 2025

On Feb. 10, 2025, the Trump Administration released an executive order to indefinitely halt the production of the one-cent coin, the penny. While the President and his Administration hailed the order as...

The penny's lack of monetary value has led to new uses for the coin. "The Penny Test" is just one of many tasks in day-to-day life that pennies get used for, in this case to check tire pressure.

Counting the cost: should we keep the penny?

By Isar Uslu, News Editor March 7, 2025

On Feb. 10, 2025, amid a flurry of questionable decisions made by the Trump Administration, an executive order that ceased the minting of one-cent coins was signed. The decision came after decades of inflation,...

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