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The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

College visits prove helpful to choosing the right school

By Lizz Chen, Circulation Manager April 15, 2011

For juniors and seniors, visiting colleges is a crucial part of choosing the school that best suits their needs and provides the most comforting environment. Choosing the right dates to make college...

College sued for immigrant tuition

By By Sarah Reitzes, Fact Checker March 1, 2011

Three Montgomery County residents filed a lawsuit Jan. 20 against Montgomery College’s board of trustees for charging in-county tuition rates to all recent graduates of MCPS high schools, including those...

CHS athlete commits

By Natalia Derechin Features Production Editor December 22, 2010

Congratulations to senior Jake Sickels for committing to play football for Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. Sickels has played football since he was 7, and will go on to play safety for the Division...

OPTIONS offers alternatives to college

By Amanda Vinner, Features Editor May 28, 2010

Eighteen years is a long time. In that time, students go through twelve grades, four leap years and 567,648,000 seconds, but still not everyone is ready to live in a new place and on his or her own as...

CHS athlete commits

By By Jenna Cantor Observations Editor May 28, 2010

Congratulations to Chris Verboncoeur for accepting an offer to swim at Virginia Tech University of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Verboncoeur has been on varsity for all four years. His best strokes...

CHS Athletes Commit

By By Jenna Cantor Observations Editor May 5, 2010

Congratulations to senior Jonathan Milbourn for accepting an offer to play football at Ohio Wesleyan University of the North Coast Athletic Conference. Milbourn has been on varsity for three years as...

CHS athletes commit

By Bobby Hirsch, Observations Editor March 22, 2010

Congratulations to Jake Eskin for committing to play basketball for Susquehanna University of the Landmark Conference. Jake will play point guard for the Crusaders. This past season for CHS Jake averaged...

Colleges alert parents of student alcohol use

By Jessie Hirsch, Contest Manager March 22, 2010

Recently, several colleges and universities have changed their policies on alerting parents of students who engage in underage drinking. In the past, most schools only reported incidents in which the students...

CHS athlete commits

By Bobby Hirsch, Observations Editor March 1, 2010

Congratulations to senior Eric Skrzyniarz for accepting a baseball offer to St. Mary’s College of Maryland of the Capital Athletic Conference. Eric has been on varsity for three seasons and will play...

Maryland public universities to raise tuition costs

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley announced plans Jan. 13 for a tuition increase of all public universities in Maryland. The proposed three percent tuition hike will be part of Maryland lawmaker’s...

CHS athletes commit

By Bobby Hirsch, Observations Editor October 28, 2009

Congratulations to Pam Vranis for accepting an offer to play soccer at Johns Hopkins University of the Centennial Conference. Pam has been on varsity for four years playing forword and midfield. Good...

Lacrosse player accepts offer

By Bobby Hirsch, Observations Editor September 30, 2009

Congratulations to Matt Risk for accepting an offer to play lacrosse at Lehigh University of the Patriot League.   Matt has been on varsity for four years as an attack man.  Good luck to Matt on becoming...

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