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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

MCPS should provide pregnancy tests

MCPS should provide pregnancy tests

By Nora Holland, Opinions Editor October 18, 2018

In America, a “rubber” is slang for a condom. In Australia, it serves as slang for an eraser. Either way, it seems as if MCPS is soon going to have both of these important tools roaming the hallways. Due...

Freshmen Aaron Yue uses a hall pass to use the restroom during class.

New hall passes spread germs through WCHS

By Max Kandel, News Editor September 28, 2018

This school year, CHS introduced new bathroom and hall passes in order to help teachers keep track of students who leave the classroom during class. Each classroom gets two passes, and each pass has...

Shell Shockers video game cracks into classrooms

Shell Shockers video game cracks into classrooms

By Miranda Chung, Assistant Opinions Editor June 13, 2018

As soon as one signs up to play, there is banner on the screen that says, “Welcome to Shell Shockers, the world’s most advanced egg-based multiplayer shooter! It’s your favorite battlefield game...but...

Campaigning 101

By Ethan Miller, New Staff Liasion June 8, 2018

It feels that now more than ever the political landscape is stratified; republicans and democrats entrenched in their positions with a government that is characterized by national events. As a result during...

Junior class deserves own night to remember

By Anna Kronthal, Assistant Opinions Editor May 9, 2018

Prom deems itself the be-all-end-all of high school: a night where students can celebrate the fact that, despite four years of stress, homework and tears, they finally made it—they survived. The freshmen,...

CHS, reevaluate make-up work policy

CHS, reevaluate make-up work policy

May 9, 2018

Have you ever missed one day of school and felt like you have to spend the next week making up all the quizzes, tests and worksheets you missed? The CHS makeup policy is supposed to help students handle...

Death Penalty: Let it Die

By Sapna David, Staff Writer April 12, 2018

School shooters. Just those two words start a rush of numerous feelings to our brains. We get scared, anxious, angry and sad when we mourn those who have been victims of these people’s atrocious acts....

Some consider the death penalty just for horrific crimes.

Keep Death Penalty Alive

By Anna Kronthal, Staff Writer April 12, 2018

Mass murderers. Kidnappers. Serial killers. Do these criminals deserve a life while our taxpayer dollars put shelter over their heads and food in their stomachs? With the recent school shootings and...

Don’t let April showers dampen your spirit

Don’t let April showers dampen your spirit

By Megan Park, Photo Editor April 12, 2018

April—The National Month of Hope. What should this mean to us? Now is the time when citizens all over the country must band together and work towards one goal: promoting hope. Through months of trials...

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