It’s game day. A sea of collared shirts and ties flows through the halls. A gala of girls toting togas strolls by. A group clad in all neon colors lights up the halls. Many CHS sports teams dress up...
The CHS golf team won its 12th overall state title Oct. 29 at the University of Maryland golf course, its first since 2008.
Finishing with a final score of 603, the team took first place overall in...
In any sport, a well-executed move, a quick reaction, and even pure luck can produce extraordinary plays, but no matter how it happens, every great play deserves credit.
This month, the Observer decided...
By Hannah Yasharoff, Public Relations Editor
• November 20, 2014
It is not uncommon to see high school athletes participate in more than one sport during the school year— plenty of athletes use the same skill sets to play football and basketball, or football and wrestling,...
From the sound of the first face-off, both teams knew it would be a blood match. Players getting crushed into the boards, open ice hits, trash talk and any other physical elements of the game of hockey.
The...
By Emily Raab, Production Editor
• October 27, 2014
Ask any alumni who CHS’s biggest rival was when they were a student, and they will probably say Wootton. The rivalry between the two neighboring schools has existed for generations as an outlet for friendly...
When CHS sophomore Julia Reicin was 2, she began to take swimming classes. A year later, she took up soccer, and by the time she was 7, she was playing both sports competitively. It was not until middle...
As the competition progresses, senior Shannon Case passes through the three phases of eventing, a discipline of horseback riding, just as she has been doing since the age of 5.
The three phases of horseback...
One on one, in a cacophony of clanks and slashes, sabers bounce off of each other as the two warriors try to get an edge over their opponent. With a quick twist of the torso and a thrust of the arm, the...
Congratulations to senior Marshall Rhodes who recently committed to St. Mary’s College of Maryland to play lacrosse next year.
Rhodes has been on varsity lacrosse, playing midfielder since his freshman...
“I’m Coming Home.”
These three simple words and a photo of LeBron James in his old Cleveland Cavaliers jersey appeared on his instagram photo July 11. After four years and two championships...
By Nathan Deychman, Public Relations Manager
• October 23, 2014
Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy has taken over the starting job after an injury to original starter Robert Griffin III and poor play by backup Kirk Cousins.
McCoy started the season as the...
