By Emily Wang, Features Editor
• September 29, 2016
The passage and signing of House Bill 87, which grants the Student Member of the Board (SMOB) expanded voting powers, is a major step in student representation on the Board of Education. Governor Larry...
By Sai Sreenivasan, Observations Editor
• September 28, 2016
Religion is a taboo topic. Teachers try to stay as objective as possible and avoid delving too deep into religious beliefs in order to avoid controversy . However, as religion has become misconstrued and...
As of early September, cases of Hepatitis A have been breaking out in different states, including Virginia and Maryland. Smoothies were the cause of this sudden outbreak.
Frozen strawberries have...
As the 2015-2016 school year is drawing to a close, many leadership changes are coming to the groups at CHS.
Class of 2019
Honors Matter and Energy teacher Jonathan Lee will be taking over as sponsor...
After 30 years of teaching and counseling, 10 of which were spent at CHS, former internship coordinator, resource counselor and current director of Counseling Services, Robin Moore, plans to retire at...
By Rebekah Sklute, News and Observations Online Editor
• May 26, 2016
After 32 years of teaching, 25 of which have been at CHS, Ancient History, AP Human Geography and Modern World History teacher Douglas Kraus plans to retire at the end of this school year.
Kraus has...
By Rebekah Sklute, News and Observations Online Editor
• May 26, 2016
Honors Chemistry teacher Bridget Buel plans to retire at the end of this year after 38 years of teaching, 12 of which have been at CHS.
Prior to teaching in Maryland, Buel taught math and science in...
By Rebekah Sklute, News and Observations Online Editor
• May 26, 2016
After 22 years of teaching, 17 years of which have been at CHS, Special Education teacher Patricia Eaton will be retiring this year.
Eaton is a special education case manager, co-teaches with four teachers...
Jeanne Touzeau
After 27 years of teaching, Honors French 4 and 5 teacher Jeanne Touzeau is retiring. Touzeau has taught French at CHS for 14 years and has served as the French Honor Society sponsor.
"The...
The National Museum of African American History and Culture was established by an Act of Congress in 2003 and will open Sept. 24.
It will be the only museum in the world solely dedicated to displaying...
Journalist Tisha Thompson will speak at the Class of 2016 graduation May 27 at DAR Constitution Hall.
Thompson, an alumna, graduated from CHS in 1995, and is currently an investigative reporter for the...
One in seven Americans struggle with hunger, and in the U.S. alone, 70 billion pounds of food are wasted annually. Starbucks recently announced they would begin adding perishable food to their pastry donation...
