Students Compete in E-Sports
By Bryan Fletcher, Production Manager
April 5, 2019
Given the recent increase in popularity of video game franchises like League of Legends, Super Smash Bros. and Fortnite, it is not surprising that many gaming fans have found a way to add a competitive atmosphere to these otherwise light-hearted games. Competitive video games, often referred to colloquially...
Robotics Team competition
By Sammi Silber, Observations Editor
January 7, 2014
Congratulations to the Zero Robotics Team who placed third in the semi-finals of the Robotics competition. Out of 108 teams, the CHS Robotics Team is one of nine teams going to the MIT finals. Their codes will be run by astronauts in the International Space Station on Jan. 17. Congratulations t...
Poms places 2nd in county
By Nicole Malament, Observations Editor
February 28, 2013
Congratulations to the poms team for earning second place overall and first place in choreography at the Northwest Poms Invitational Jan. 5, and for coming in sixth place at the Montgomery County Division I competition Feb. 2.
Math stars advance in competition
By Dana Youngentob
Public Relations and Dana Youngentob
Public Relations
March 22, 2011
Congratulations to seniors Garrett Bourg, James Lee and Kayo Teramoto and juniors Chris Hazard and Bohr Hew for advancing to the next round in the American Mathematics Competition, which was held March 17 at CHS. This 60-year-old competition is sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America.
Award in Excellence in Literature Winner
By Luke Frentsos
Photo Editor
March 2, 2011
Congratulations to junior Brian Bontempo for winning an Award of Excellence in Literature. Bontempo has been writing short stories and poems since the third grade. He pulled his idea from a poem that he wrote a year earlier about how snowflakes relate to human's uniqueness and powerlessness. The poem...
Award of Excellence in Photography Winner
By Emma Crutchfield and Dana Youngentob
Staff Writers and Dana Youngentob
Public Relations
March 2, 2011
Congratulations to junior Santiago Noguera and freshman Cameron Heger for winning an Award of Excellence in Photography. Congratulations also to senior Hillary Tilles for winning honorable mention in the same challenge.All three contestants are now in the state contest for photography.
Foulon places third in equine championship
By Jessica Hirsch
Online Observations Editor
November 23, 2010
Congratulations to junior Jennifer Foulon for winning the Third Level Junior Championship of the 28th Annual Col. Bengt Ljungquist Memorial Championship Oct. 24 in Lexington, VA. Foulon has been horseback riding for eight years. “[I] got started when we moved to Potomac and bought a horse,”...
Math competition winner
By By Amna Farooqi
News Editor and By Amna Farooqi
News Editor
May 28, 2010
Congratulations to freshman Colin Kincaid for winning the American Math Competition 10 (AMC) and the University of Maryland (UMD) Math competition. The annual AMC is a math competition for underclassmen who wish to asses their math skills by taking a nationwide test. Kincaid competed against about...
Reback reaches finals
By Emma Crutchfield, Staff Writer
March 22, 2010
Congratulations to senior Josh Reback for being named a Forensics semi-finalist for the county competition in the category of persuasive and informative speaking; he will compete in the Forensics finals later this year. In addition to participating in the Forensics team, Josh is also involved with...
Mock Trial seeks success in playoffs
By Anu Jain, News Production Editor
March 1, 2010
The Mock Trial team began competing against other schools on Feb. 16 at the Rockville Courthouse. So far, they have a 1-1 record and must receive two more wins to participate in the playoffs. "We prepare for the Maryland State Bar Association Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition," team captain...
Club Corner
By Anu Jain, News Production Editor
October 28, 2009
The Biology club, unlike most CHS clubs, prepares for a specific competition every year. “The main competition is a national qualifying test, [the] Biology Olympiad,” president Crystal Chiang said. “It takes place every February as a 45-minute multiple choice exam.” In 2008, two MCPS students,...