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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

Junior Bridie Dunn successfully lands a dive in a recent competition.

Winter’s top five hardest things to do in sports

By Michael Fox, Sports Editor December 22, 2014

In the world of sports, many debates focus on how difficult a sport is to play compared to other sports. The debates have continued on and on, so the Observer weighs to share its opinion on the top five...

Athlete Commits: Danny Dibono

Athlete Commits: Danny Dibono

By Michael Fox and Julia McDermott December 19, 2014

Congratulations to senior Danny Dibono for recently committing to play lacrosse for  the University of Detroit Mercy. After starting to play in third grade, Dibono has always loved lacrosse, and has...

CHS and Wootton are no longer in the same division and can not be classified as rivals anymore.

New divisions end Wootton rivalry

By Nathan Gertler, Contest Manager December 19, 2014

If you ask any student at CHS who our biggest rival is, there is no doubt they will all give the same answer: Wootton.   To give both CHS and Wootton a chance to see the rivalry, CHS sports teams should...

Senior and varsity-one captain Ross Allen shoots for the net during a match up against BCC.

Bulldogs have advantage with two varsity teams

By Danny Gordon, Staff Writer December 19, 2014

For the first time in school history, the coaching staff of the CHS hockey team has decided to create a second varsity team, adding to the previously existing JV and varsity teams. Recently, the team...

Many Redskins fans are dissapointed with quaterback Robert Griffin III and refuse to wear his jersey, like senior Gregorio Zimmerman.

Redskins must move past RGIII

By Danny Gordon, Senior Writer December 17, 2014

Although at one point he was a beacon of hope for Washington fans everywhere, Robert Griffin III’s leg injury has left him talentless, and it is time for the franchise to move on. In the 2012 draft...

The new college football playoff consists of the top 4 teams in the country playing for the newly designed championship trophy.

College football playoff system brings controversy

By Ross Tanenbaum, Production Editor December 15, 2014

The top four teams of college football have been decided to face off in the first ever playoff system in college football history. The four teams are Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon and Florida State, with...

Point guard Melo Trimble has helped the Terrapins to an 8-1 start.

University of Maryland men’s basketball starting off fresh

By Nathan Gertler, Staff Writer December 10, 2014

The University of Maryland men’s basketball team has gotten off to a sizzling 8-1 start this season, and has returned to the AP Top 25 College Basketball poll for the first time since the end of the...

The CHS pep band will be playing at six CHS basketball games this season.

Pep band keeps on drumming

By Emiliana Cardinale, Production Editor December 8, 2014

The bulldog fight song blasts from the sidelines of a CHS basketball game as the pep band plays to support the team. Special education paraeducator Bruce Krohmer has brought a drum line and a pep band...

Family and friends of junior Eli Promisel gather for their anual game of Thanksgiving football.

The Turkey Bowl: A national tradition

By Jake Certner and Christian Edwards November 25, 2014

Thanksgiving: a time for family, food, friends and football. Thanksgiving is about bringing people together; while some people may gather around a turkey, there are plenty of others—at Churchill and...

Senior Kali Becker is one of the many CHS athletes to commit this fall.

Athletes Commit

By Michael Fox, Julia McDermott, and Hannah Yasharoff November 21, 2014

Senior Louis Dubick Senior Louis Dubick verbally committed to the University of Maryland at College Park as a sophomore after the 2011-2012 spring season, but Dubick officially signed as a Terrapin...

Cycle of new coaches affects teams’ spirit and play

By Emily Wang, Circulation Editor November 21, 2014

Every few years, the coaching staff of CHS sports changes. In fact, many athletes on teams have seen at least two coaches come and go during their time on a CHS team. “When I first joined the team...

Freshman Dylan Rotter helped lead CHS to a 2014 State Championship

Athlete of the Month: Dylan Rotter

By Christian Edwards, Staff Writer November 21, 2014

Nobody knew about him, an unnoticed freshman who has never played high school golf before. Expectations were low, until he proved everyone wrong. This kid can play. The golf team won the Maryland 3A/4A...

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