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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

MCPS has allotted a significant portion of their budget to the purchase of microchips, implantation devices and training (a 4-minute video that was half of the budget) for teachers to inject microchips into students.

Students’ privacy chipped away at by the new microchip policy

By Dehab Deglel, Anti-Vaxxer April 2, 2025

MCPS has always pushed the envelope—advocating for better education, more diversity and higher standards for students—and now they are expanding their budget to spend $123,456,789 on microchips. At...

The library is overflowing with animals eager to meet students and help them with their studies.

Moos, meows and barks overtake the “quietest place” in school

By Anne Ma, Rabbit Enabler April 2, 2025

As AP season draws nearer and third quarter study stress ramps up, WCHS’s library has introduced fun and furry stress relievers. Just this week, the library introduced their free-roaming petting zoo....

I am the perfect person.

Egotistical student claims election was stolen

By Maximus Wang, Rightful SMOB April 2, 2025

Many years from now, when all of us are long gone, historians of Montgomery County will look back on the first few months of 2025 and unequivocally declare it the setting of the greatest travesty in maybe...

Words like "skibidi" may seem foreign to some, but in reality, it is becoming part of everyday vocabulary and students must be educated on them.

Erm, what the sigma? No cap, this brainrot course FR bussin!

By Claire Moylan, Nataly’s Best Friend April 2, 2025

Skibidi. Mama, a girl behind you. Hyperpigmentation. Brain rot is the future and is finally being recognized in an intellectual setting. Brain rot is a collection of internet memes that stem from the popular...

Social Studies teacher Ian Vickery takes WCHS seniors Thao Nguyen and Emilia Desideriocioli on an EF tour of space. These trips have allowed them to make many new extraterrestrial friends.

Prank gives WCHS an out-of-this-world experience

By Rebecca Dean, Alien Ambassador April 2, 2025

A few weeks ago, students’ lunch break rapidly became a launch break, and now MCPS is working with NASA to determine a way to bring WCHS back to Earth. Many WCHS students say that they need their space,...

WCHS student uses binoculars in the hallway to see what classroom her new boy obsession is.

Say hello to empty stomachs but full brains

By Tafa Nukator, Lebron Enthusiast April 16, 2024

It is no secret that WCHS is characterized by its competitive academic culture, with many students aiming to take as many high-level courses as possible. While summer courses are an option, a limited number...

In preparation for the school-wide change in writing requirements, WCHS teachers have been practicing writing emoji-only articles to test how students will perform on these assessments.

Did you get a rose, thumbs up, salsa lady or kicking boot?

By Cecilia Bernstein, Napped Through NYC April 16, 2024

Every generation has its trends and slang. For Baby Boomers, it is their strong work ethic. For Millenials, it is their Buzzfeed quizzes. However, for Generation Z, it is their excessive use of emojis....

WCHS freshman Blake Blakely works with her pro-Taylor group create posters supporting their cause and bashing The Observer.

Observer Outrage! Taylor brings the gavel down

By Lily Chadwick, Chipotle’s #1 Supporter April 16, 2024

First Spotify, then Scooter Braun, and now WCHS. Taylor Swift is suing the "Churchill Observer'' over a negative album review written in 2018. The whole debacle began after an anonymous Wootton student...

WCHS sophomore Catherine Ward smiles after receiving a $20 bill for acing her math test. The new MCPS Learn to Earn program awards students with monetary incentive for academic excellence.

Make it rain! Students earn cash for grades

By Bella Donato, Dancing Queen April 16, 2024

A delicious meal, a fun time with friends and now it is time to pay. You take out your wallet just to be hit with a five-dollar bill and some loose coins. A wave of stress rushes through your body as everybody...

Teacher of the Month ChatGPT proudly displays their logo across every inch of their classroom covering every possible surface

TOTM: ChatGPT

By ChatGPT, Side job is Headline Manager April 16, 2024

Move over traditional teachers! WCHS is proud to announce that its Teacher of the Month for April 2024 is none other than the infamous ChatGPT. This marks the first time an artificial intelligence has...

Muscular monstrosity Mikhail Tolstikov fires his howitzer cannon into a cluster of Union soldiers during the 16th reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg. Sending scores of blue uniformed men to their maker, Tolstikov can be heard shouting "TALYHO, LADS" as he fires another 12-pound iron all from his cannon.

Students learn how to really fight through reenacting the Battle of Gettysburg

By Maximus Wang, Can’t Hear You, Airpods Are In April 16, 2024

When one thinks of school punishments, they think of office referrals, or phone calls home or even suspensions. Yet, an inventive new punishment has taken WCHS by storm. An experimental policy, first implemented...

Students have been caught going 50+ mph, despite the 10mph speed limit. Speeding is a big problem with WCHS drivers.

Beware! 99% of seniors will get $100 speeding tickets this week

By Caroline Harless, HR Manager & Honorary Editor-in-Chief April 4, 2024

“Skrrt!!!! Watch out!”— that’s the sound of a WCHS driver (who shouldn’t have their license) zooming into the parking lot. If one thing is certain about WCHS, it’s that our students are NOT...

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