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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

Junior Nick Mason demonstrates his appreciation for his friend who helped him run again.

CHS Appreciates Random Acts of Kindess

By Emily Wang, Online Arts Editor February 25, 2016

Some students think kindness is the act of showing extravagant gestures or gifts for someone, but sometimes it is the little things that one person does for another, stemming from feelings of compassion,...

Junior Student Member of the Board Eric Guerci.

CHS Observer Finds out what it is like to be SMOB

By Sarah O’Brien, Production Editor February 23, 2016

With elections for the Student Member of the Board (SMOB) approaching in the spring, many students are wondering what the jobs of SMOB are. The Observer interviewed current SMOB Eric Guerci to find out...

Sophomore Maggie Cammaroto used cupcakes to ask her boyfriend to Sadie Hawkins.

Spring Fling Plans to be a Night to Remember

By Sara Heimlich, Social Media and Public Relations Editor February 19, 2016

  Homecoming: A dance associated with party buses, dinner reservations, complicated plans and a party. Sadie Hawkins: A dance associated with, well, what exactly? The Sadie Hawkins dance is...

Blind Date with a Book

Blind Date with a Book

By Sai Sreenivasan, Circulation Manager February 18, 2016

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day the Media Center has continued with the tradition of “blind-date books.” The display features wrapped up books with only a cryptic label to attract a reader. Each...

“Raincheck” to Bring Back Business to Chipotle

By Madison Hurr, Features Editor February 10, 2016

With the recent nationwide E. coli scare at Chipotle, many customers have been refraining from eating Chipotle burritos. Over 500 people in 13 different states fell ill. Stock values for Chipotle plummeted,...

Anatomy Grip Strength Test Winners

Anatomy Grip Strength Test Winners

By Jake Certner, Sports Editor December 15, 2015

The Churchill Observer would like to congratulate this years’ winners of the annual anatomy grip strength test. Every year Anatomy teacher James Fishman holds a competition in which students can...

Student holds Talk

Student holds Talk

By Sai Sreenivasan, Circulation Manager December 15, 2015

Teen author Joddie Zeng shared her tips on writing and self-publishing a novel Dec. 11. Zeng began writing her book at the end of 2013 and took 17 months to make it the best possible product. She would...

Race section leads to questions

By Becky Wolfson November 25, 2015

For some CHS students, an incredibly challenging part of taking a standardized test is not the test itself, but having to fill in a bubble indicating racial and ethnic background. Standardized tests do...

Westboro Baptist Church visit Inspires Unity at CHS

Westboro Baptist Church visit Inspires Unity at CHS

By Thomas Atkinson and Maya Rosenberg November 11, 2015

On Tuesday November 10th, the hate group Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) picketed WCHS because of our school’s Sexuality And Gender Alliance, otherwise known as the SAGA club, or the GSA. This is not...

AP Art History Classes Get Chance to Learn about Material Outside of Classroom

AP Art History Classes Get Chance to Learn about Material Outside of Classroom

By Ben Dross, Production Editor October 24, 2015

The AP Art History class took a field trip to the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore in order to learn more about the ancient art work they were studying in class Oct. 21. The class examines artwork from...

CHS Choral Concert Connects Poetry to Music Lyrics

CHS Choral Concert Connects Poetry to Music Lyrics

By Jasmine Baten, Opinions Editor October 14, 2015

The CHS Choral Music Department had its first concert, entitled “More Than Words.” Oct. 12. The title was meant to signify the connection between poetry and music lyrics, which was reflected in...

CHS Band Performs

CHS Band Performs

By Rebekah Sklute, Circulation Manager October 14, 2015

The CHS Band featuring the Concert band, Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony hosted the Fall Concert Oct. 13th. They played music with a primary feeling of somberness and ended with exhilaration....

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