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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

Sophomore Hunter Sutton will compete in State Championships again this year. Sutton won for his weight class as a freshman last year.

Wrestling misses qualifying for team tournament

By By Danny Gordon, Staff Writer February 21, 2012

      After starting strong with a 7-1 record, the wrestling team fell short of the postseason after losing to Springbrook, Walter Johnson and Wootton.   Expectations were very high...

Paper, plastic bag tax hits retail stores Jan. 1

Paper, plastic bag tax hits retail stores Jan. 1

By By Julia Greenzaid, Fact Checker December 20, 2011

 Starting Jan. 1, all Montgomery County retailers, not just grocery stores, will charge customers five cents for each paper or plastic bag used to encourage the use of reusable shopping bags and to reduce...

Student bemoans Congressional food faux pas

Student bemoans Congressional food faux pas

By By Natalia Derechin, Features Production Editor December 20, 2011

  Dear Congress:     You had me worried for a second. I thought our country was in shambles, but apparently it’s not. If you could take the time out of your busy schedule to declare pizza a vegetable,...

UMD to cut eight varsity teams due to budget

UMD to cut eight varsity teams due to budget

By By Sarah Reitzes, News Editor December 20, 2011

  The University of Maryland (UMD) will cut men’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field, men’s cross country, men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, men’s tennis,...

Senior Sam Edens led CHS in scoring against Gaithersburg with 14 points.

Basketball dominates in opening game on road

By By Joel Denicoff, Sports Editor December 20, 2011

      The boys basketball team bounced back from a tough loss to Sherwood by demolishing Gaithersburg, 66-33, away Dec. 12.   The win improved the Bulldogs record to 2-1. Despite doubling...

Rumored ban on leggings just stretching the truth

Rumored ban on leggings just stretching the truth

Twitter, Facebook and Hot 99.5 had students in a fury Wednesday night and Thursday morning with rumors about a new MCPS policy banning students from wearing leggings and yoga pants to school. According...

Football wins first playoff game in seven years

Football wins first playoff game in seven years

By By Joel Denicoff, Sports Editor November 21, 2011

  The CHS football team came out hungry in its first home playoff game since 2004 by defeating Gaithersburg 24-6 Nov. 11.   CHS controlled the tempo of the game from the start when senior...

Students give back through cancer awareness campaign

Students give back through cancer awareness campaign

By and November 21, 2011

  CHS sports teams and clubs are uniting to raise money to support cancer awareness.   The football team, girls and boys soccer and girls volleyball teams and the Key Club have contributed...

Police presence aims to prevent illegal drop offs

Police presence aims to prevent illegal drop offs

By Spenser Easterbrook, Opinions Editor November 21, 2011

  CHS began receiving assistance this year from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) to help control morning traffic outside the school. CHS is the only high school in the Rockville police...

Middle school grades should not make transcript

By Online Opinions Editor, Emilie Plesset October 26, 2011

 When in middle school, students are strongly encouraged to take certain classes, like world languages, that appear on a high school transcript. Some middle school students, however, have yet to recognize...

In light of 9/11, where has all the patriotism gone?

By Observations Editor, Yasmin Akbari September 27, 2011

I am proud to say that I recited the Pledge of Allegiance for the first time in high school Sept. 9. It’s not that I don’t pledge my allegiance to the union: America is and always has been my home....

E-books are far better alternative to textbooks

By Staff Writer, Dana Harris September 27, 2011

Bring a 20-pound water cooler and walk around CHS for the day. You will likely feel exhaustion and muscle strain. Tomorrow, replace the cooler with a water bottle weighing about 10 ounces. It makes more...

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