“Six seven. 41. Skibidi.” What do these numbers and words really mean? The short answer: not much. The long answer: quite a bit. As many of you may know, in the last couple years, a new language referred...

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...

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...

L: Well, I suppose it was bound to happen: we have no idea what to write about. After an entire year of constant bickering and annoying each other (all thanks to Cecilia) we have run out of things to argue...

C: And here we go—the beginning of the end. Our journey as high school students is down to our final semester, so we have to make these last months the best yet! I know how I am gonna do it: taking everything...

L: Phew! First semester is finally over! The last couple weeks have been jam-packed with quizzes, tests, projects and culminating assignments leaving me excited and relieved for semester two of senior...

C: We’ve almost made it guys! Only a few more days until it’s acceptable to sleep until 11 a.m., play in the snow until our fingers are frozen to the tips and we can drink hot chocolate to our heart’s...

L: Sweaters are out, leaves are falling and Starbucks pumpkin drinks are in full swing—it’s officially fall! With Thanksgiving on the horizon and the weather beginning to cool, students are feeling...

C: Welcome to the first issue of the Cecilia-run Churchill Observer! All summer long I have missed writing articles and it is so good to be back! It is so weird to be a senior and a J4 but I look forward...

L: AP season has come to a close, shorts are now a staple in everyone’s closet and you know what that means: It’s time for a new Observer staff! Amidst too many AP exams, Cecilia and I took on our...

H: The countdown has begun—only three more weeks of this futile power struggle for Observer leadership with Jeremy (“futile” as in I have repeatedly been named the unquestioned leader of our paper)....

Dear Loyal Readers, In your typical Paws for Thoughts fashion, Ha-Yeon (ew, again) and I would be ranting about the latest thing on our minds, whether it be mental health days, Potomac parents, or why...