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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

Police may be beach week teens' biggest threat

Police may be beach week teens’ biggest threat

By Elizabeth Campbell, Senior Writer April 22, 2014

By the age of 18, a person could be drafted to fight for his/her country, enter a legally binding contract, or be called for jury duty to decide the fate of another human. Yet, while the federal government...

Police may be beach week teens' biggest threat

Police may be beach week teens’ biggest threat

By Elizabeth Campbell, Senior Writer April 21, 2014

By the age of 18, a person could be drafted to fight for his/her country, enter a legally binding contract, or be called for jury duty to decide the fate of another human. Yet, while the federal government...

CHS attends 'Women of Soul' concert at White House

CHS attends ‘Women of Soul’ concert at White House

By Elizabeth Campbell, Editor-in-Cheif April 1, 2014

Fifteen CHS students and two teachers were invited to attend the program, “I’m Every Women: The History of Women in Soul,” hosted by Michelle Obama in the White House March 6. The event was part...

Geography should be taught more in school

Geography should be taught more in school

By Elizabeth Campbell, Editor-in-Chief February 27, 2014

I can recite the quadratic formula on command, I can plot a graph of tangent, but I can only fill in 27 states correctly on a blank map of the United States. I have had almost 12 years of an MCPS education,...

Churchill's List offers students virtual marketplace

Churchill’s List offers students virtual marketplace

By Elizabeth Campbell, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2014

Junior Brian Bagheri was searching the endless pages of Craigslist when he began to ponder the quality of the item he was purchasing. He did not know anything about the person he was buying from, and he...

The most important news ever: New baby panda Bao Bao makes her public debut

The most important news ever: New baby panda Bao Bao makes her public debut

By Elizabeth Campbell, Editor-in-Chief February 25, 2014

Baby panda Bao Bao stumbles her way to the top of the rocks and stretches up on her hind legs only to trip and flip backward on the ground. She’s stunned for only a second before rolling on to her back...

SGA canned food drive falls short of expectations

By Elizabeth Campbell, Editor-in-Chief December 3, 2013

The SGA-sponsored canned food drive for Manna Food Bank, which lasted from Oct. 14 to Nov. 1, resulted in fewer cans than expected but SGA leaders remain hopeful for future events. The advertisements...

College football keeeps fans on their toes

By Elizabeth Campbell, Editor-in-Chief October 30, 2013

The kicker lines up to kick the 30-yard field goal. The crowd is going crazy. The ball is snapped and the kicker winds up. Suddenly everything changes. The person holding the football for the kicker suddenly...

We are family: Benz establishes sister school in China

We are family: Benz establishes sister school in China

By Elizabeth Campbell, Editor-in-Chief October 25, 2013

Principal Joan Benz established a Sister City Partnership and an exchange program with China’s Xi’an No. 1 Middle School on Sept. 18 as part of MCPS’s County Executive Isaiah Leggett’s China Trade,...

Students have mixed reactions to armed police officer: Risk outweighs benefits

Students have mixed reactions to armed police officer: Risk outweighs benefits

By Elizabeth Campbell October 1, 2013

Where there are guns, violence often follows. Do not bring that potential violence into our school by putting a gun here.  CHS was recently issued an armed police officer. It should not have happened. Guns...

Athletes follow traditions on route to away games

Athletes follow traditions on route to away games

By Elizabeth Campbell, Editor-in-Chief September 25, 2013

CHS is home to many athletic teams and even more team-related traditions. One such tradition is based on how different teams choose to travel to away games. Coaches have the option to ask for a bus, paid...

Teachers plan to pursue their passions outside of CHS

Scott Selman By Elizabeth Campbell Editor-In-Chief  If you’ve ever gone to Blast, a football game, Homecoming, heard the Daily Dose or walked through the CHS building, Scott Selman has affected your...

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