As May 1 approaches, seniors are finalizing their college decisions and watching Beyond the Bulldog posts flood their Instagram stories. For many making these decisions, college rankings seem like the...

The WCHS athletics program is chock-full of athletes who are constantly setting records and achieving new and exciting goals. That is no different for WCHS senior Riya Menon who on March 31, announced...

Comedy or catastrophe? Amy Schumer’s new rom-com “Kinda Pregnant” was released on Netflix on Feb. 5, 2025, and has been the subject of mixed reviews. The film follows Lainy (Amy Schumer), a middle...

C: We’ve almost made it guys! Only a few more days until it’s acceptable to sleep until 11 a.m., play in the snow until our fingers are frozen to the tips and we can drink hot chocolate to our heart’s...

Every Sunday, as the clock strikes 6:00 p.m., phones ring and email inboxes buzz around the WCHS community as the new week is ushered in by Principal John Taylor. A school newsletter and recorded phone...

L: Sweaters are out, leaves are falling and Starbucks pumpkin drinks are in full swing—it’s officially fall! With Thanksgiving on the horizon and the weather beginning to cool, students are feeling...

Murder. Controversy. Documentary. Two years ago it was Jeffrey Dahmer. Now, the Menendez Brothers have taken TikTok by storm. Widespread attention was drawn to the Menendez case following the release of...

On August 2, 2024 the WCHS newsletter introduced a major change to the school environment. After skipping through the “Upcoming Dates” and “School Improvement Planning” sections, readers were surprised...

L: AP season has come to a close, shorts are now a staple in everyone’s closet and you know what that means: It’s time for a new Observer staff! Amidst too many AP exams, Cecilia and I took on our...

Varsity Boys Volleyball (12-0) The Boys’ Varsity Volleyball team, led by Coach Rajesh Rathnam and captained by senior setter JP Chin and sophomore outside hitter Cian Tenney, had an undefeated regular...

On April 8, 2024, the world went black. For the first time in nearly seven years, a solar eclipse stretched from coast to coast of the US, its path of totality carving a track of darkness through the eastern...

When the world is going up in flames, make sure to grab a camera. That seems to be a recurring theme in Alex Garland’s new movie, “Civil War”, a blockbuster that has received both criticism and acclaim...