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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

The EHS book fair sells books of every genre so that all readers will find something to choose from.

WCHS English Honors Society hosts book fair

By Ohio Meshanko, Promotions Manager December 21, 2018

On Dec. 13, the WCHS English Honors Society (EHS) held its third annual charity book fair. The fair offered over 500 books, all of which cost less than $5. Preparations started at lunch the day before,...

The THRIVE club hosted a successful health fair.

THRIVE club strives to improve CHS mental health

By Andrew Chan, Assistant Sports Editor December 20, 2018

Recently, mental health has become a major issue in Montgomery County, especially among high schoolers. The WCHS Thrive Club has taken it upon itself to shed more light on mental health, taking steps to...

Sophomore Emily Tong and senior Janneke Kovoor practice their speaking points and plan their arguement at the Dec. 12 debate tournament at Blair High School.

Debate team advances under new sponsorship

By Riley Hurr, News Editor December 17, 2018

This school year, the WCHS debate team gained three new sponsors: Scott Rivinius, Kevin Doherty and Evan Rosenthal. Previously, the team has gone through two faculty sponsors over the past two years. These...

The Churchill Inclusive Achievement Council meets to discuss and combat issues of discrimination within WCHS and the surrounding community.

WCHS Council combats discrimination in the community

By Andrew Chan, Assistant Sports Editor December 17, 2018

Discrimination exists everywhere, even at WCHS. After several public displays of hate, discrimination has become increasingly easy to spot, so WCHS students and parents formed the Churchill Inclusive Achievement...


Another common form of meditation is through yoga, which involves different poses and movements, as depicted in the image.

English dept. leads teacher meditations

By Julia Lescht, Online Editor-in-Chief December 17, 2018

English teachers Jeffrey Savett and Samantha McEvoy have began department-wide meditation meetings, where they lead English teachers in guided meditation. They meet in Savett’s classroom twice a...

Large amounts of students line the streets in protest for gun control.

Students to be excused from school for protests

By Vicky Gunawan, Observations Editor December 17, 2018

As of Dec. 5, MCPS is planning to pass a proposal which would allow students to skip classes to attend political protests. The MCPS Board of Education is expected to pass the proposal as early as Jan....

Most of the computer science classrooms are in the process of being repaired.

Pipe burst floods WCHS with problems

By Emma Chen, Assistant Observations Editor November 13, 2018

On Monday, Oct. 22, Michel Baker, a computer science teacher at WCHS, walked into his classroom only to discover the entire room flooded. This is the result of a pipe burst in the computer science...

CHS students, including Varsity Cheer and the drumline walk around the track to raise Breast Cancer Awareness.

WCHS students rally to create breast cancer walk

By Sapna David, Assistant Arts Editor November 13, 2018

Seniors Jenny Dalrymple and Karly Emery organized a Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, Oct. 17, during second period to campaign for breast cancer.In accordance to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, students and...

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