The idea I had held for most of my life —that any trend must have a meaning behind it —was dispelled earlier this school year when I learned about the “six-seven” trend/meme/whatever it is. Like...

Imagine two students: one gets weekly sessions with a college admissions expert, SAT tutor and an essay coach. The other has to navigate the endless maze of essay writing, college applications and scholarship...

Think: how often does the average teen read on their own conviction, for their own enjoyment? It should not come as a surprise that fewer teens are leisurely reading nowadays than they have in the past....

When MCPS announced that they had renewed last school year's PMD policy, many students shrugged. It was frustrating, but not exactly surprising. But then came the twist: a ban on personal laptops in classrooms....

It’s rare that an event from the news draws widespread attention from high school students, which makes it all the more striking that the assassination of a political operative with views so different...

Labubus, matcha lattes, feminist literature and so on. All under the umbrella of “performative culture”. For anyone who has managed to duck the skits all over Gen Z’s for-you pages, a “performative...

When I was just entering high school, many students around me would mention the difficulties of junior year. From the prep for college to the heavy work of AP classes, 11th grade was made out to be far...

As the school year comes to a close, the middle of the MLB season hits, the NFL season lies on the horizon, and summer time arrives for outdoor movies and more time to binge-watch TV, the options of streaming...

L: 3… 2… 1… action! For this issue and the upcoming 2025-2026 school year, Max and I (Lily) will be your new stars of The Observer’s Paws for Thoughts! I am so honored and thrilled to serve as...

Grass is ubiquitous enough to symbolize nature itself: “go outside and touch grass.” It may come as a surprise that verdant grassy lawns in which the suburbs around WCHS are nested are anything but...

Spirit weeks, pep rallies, senior shirts, prom, senior day; these are just a few of the last events that seniors will participate in before graduating and moving on. WCHS students are notorious for a lack...

The beep of an early morning alarm, getting ready as a zombie and barely being able to stay awake. WCHS students are tired and burned out by the time that AP testing comes around. The dozens of all-nighters...