When the new school year comes around, many county student athletes may be surprised to find something a little different under their feet. MCPS recently approved the installation of a turf field at Wootton...
Wunderkinds fascinate us. People who show extraordinary ability at a young age challenge our perception of what is possible and inspire us to do better ourselves.
They must also be handled with care,...
After nearly two years of legal battles, sloganeering and dramatization, county officials have scrapped plans to convert Nick Maravell’s beloved farm off Brickyard Road in Potomac into a kids’ soccer...
After nearly a decade, the Pentagon has finally lifted the ban prohibiting women from ground combat positions in the military, giving women the opportunity to apply for more than 230,000 new jobs in...
This past President’s Day, Americans honored an array of influential presidents, including Washington, Lincoln and Hamilton. Those who find nothing wrong with that statement need to retake U.S. History,...
In December 1998, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold of Columbine High School obtained three weapons from a friend who acquired them at a gun show from an unlicensed vendor. Harris and Klebold went on a shooting...
This past year, I discovered that I have a very personal connection to the Observer. Specifically, I learned that my late mother, then known as Lisa Sandler, was an editor-in-chief of our school newspaper...
In the midst of the Space Race of the 1950s, the US was startled to find itself playing catch-up with the USSR for the title of world’s greatest superpower. When the Soviets launched Sputnik into space,...
Acrophobia, the fear of heights, is estimated to affect up to five percent of the population. Yet none of the 535 members of Congress, nor the President or Vice President has emerged from fiscal cliff...
There is a little kid in everyone. Sure, we grow up, but sometimes we find ourselves venturing back to the past to rekindle childhood memories. Just don’t make the mistake of attempting to rediscover...
With our introduction to MySpace, transition to Facebook and the rise of Twitter, internet safety has been preached heavily in previous years. Yet in our current tech savvy age, privacy has been lost,...
By Jordan Maser, Public Relations
• December 21, 2012
As I make my way to first period, the hallways of CHS are flooded with students trying to do the same. It’s a chaotic five minutes, yet once I finally reach my classroom door ready to take my seat, there...
