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

Flipped classes would increase achievement

Flipped classes would increase achievement

By Joe Nolan, Opinions Editor May 25, 2012

At the height of the Information Age, we have at our fingertips what is perhaps humanity’s greatest invention: the Internet. This technology reduces all kinds of human feats, from the rapid spread of...

Does Turnitin successfully catch plagiarism?

By Yash Nigam, Production Editor May 3, 2012

Four thousand dollars open up a world of possibilities. With this large sum of money, the school could improve its bathrooms or purchase new computers. Despite the immense benefits of saving money, the...

Kony 2012 haters need to do their research

Kony 2012 haters need to do their research

By Joe Haynes and Ben Hollander May 3, 2012

It started like any other day. After getting home and hopping on the computer, I instinctively wound up on Facebook. Only this time, instead of my news feed being filled with college announcements and...

Is socialism really so bad?

By Amna Farooqi, Staff Writer May 3, 2012

America has a lot of problems right now. But the most disturbing problem isn’t what’s going on in the Middle East or in Congress or with the President—it’s a domestic problem we can’t seem to...

Yo bro, YOLO needs to go

Yo bro, YOLO needs to go

By Julia Gray, Staff Writer May 3, 2012

What does YOLO ("You Only Live Once") mean to you? An obvious remark? A way of life? A stupid overused phrase? Whatever your connotation may be, YOLO is unavoidable whether it is used in a mocking fashion...

New SAT, ACT security oversteps boundaries

New SAT, ACT security oversteps boundaries

By Lara Fu, News Editor May 2, 2012

For most students, standardized testing is not the ideal way to spend a weekend morning. Nearly anything is better than sitting in a small classroom taking a four-hour exam on reading, math and writing....

Anonymity online leads to rise in bullying

Anonymity online leads to rise in bullying

By Howard Palmer, Staff Writer May 2, 2012

Making fun of someone for cutting themselves, having an eating disorder or looking different has always been a problem in high school, but when students are allowed to interact anonymously, there is virtually...

‘Hunger Games’ not unlike college process

‘Hunger Games’ not unlike college process

By Joe Nolan, Opinions Editor May 2, 2012

  As parents and teachers sat down at movie theaters to see what all the fuss was about, they were nothing short of appalled at the scenes forced into their heads by the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’...

Student reflect on prolonged primary process

By Guransh Singh, Staff Writer March 27, 2012

The Republican primary process began Jan. 3 and will continue until June 26. The candidates are competing against each other in order to win the nomination of the party, but none of them have built a large...

Student reflect on prolonged primary process

By Jared Saltzberg, Staff Writer March 27, 2012

Since the Republican nomination process began Jan. 3, 2012, Mitt Romney has been viewed as the frontrunner. Considered the establishment candidate, Romney has in some ways benefitted from his perceived...

Virginia should let women control their own bodies

Virginia should let women control their own bodies

By Ben Schick, Staff Writer March 27, 2012

The Virginia state legislature passed an anti-abortion law March 2 that violates the privacy of women by mandating that all women seeking an abortion in Virginia undergo an abdominal ultrasound before...

Nicolas Cage, America’s own national treasure?

By Kyle Edwards, Production Editor March 26, 2012

In the March 2012 issue of GQ, the men’s lifestyle magazine published a plea asking John Cusack to get his career back on the right track. I would love to write a column on John Cusack, but this column...

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