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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

Dr. Doofenshmirtz's last experiment: an article

Dr. Doofenshmirtz’s last experiment: an article

By Claire Moylan, Copy Editor June 10, 2025

I am honestly in disbelief that the time has come for me to sit down and write my senior article. Three years of AP style, brainstorming and production are finally coming to an end and I feel so proud...

Mother Gothel finds freedom beyond the tower

Mother Gothel finds freedom beyond the tower

By Nataly Behnia, Social Media Manager June 10, 2025

When I reflect on high school and all the events that influenced me, The Observer will always come to mind first. During my freshman year, what started as just another class on my schedule swiftly grew...

Maleficent finds magic in every moment at WCHS

Maleficent finds magic in every moment at WCHS

By Katy Edwards, Social Media Manager June 10, 2025

The last two years writing for The Churchill Observer have been some of the most educationally rewarding years of my high school career. I never imagined when I was signing up for my junior year classes...

Cookie Dough talks about living to the fullest

Cookie Dough talks about living to the fullest

By Rachel Mattison, Cookie Dough June 8, 2023

I am one of the least artistic people I know. I am pretty bad at design and don’t have an eye for  making things look aesthetic. Therefore, my mom was pretty surprised when I signed up to be part of...

Mint Chocolate Chip says to savor every moment at WCHS

Mint Chocolate Chip says to savor every moment at WCHS

By Melissa Redlich, Mint Chocolate Chip June 6, 2023

Wow. First off, I can not believe I am writing my senior section article for Journalism. I know this sounds cheesy, but boy does it feel like yesterday that I was checking off the box to take Journalism...

Cookies & Cream bows out with a mic drop

Cookies & Cream bows out with a mic drop

By Ryan Weiner, Cookies & Cream June 6, 2023

Sitting in the Herbert Hoover Middle School computer lab on a cold January day, I remember feeling overjoyed to finally have the freedom to pick my classes, specifically journalism. I had already started...

Chocolate discusses benefits of journalism in life

Chocolate discusses benefits of journalism in life

By Vaughn Malamut, Chocolate June 6, 2023

Some of my most fond memories took place in the Journalism classroom. While some classes are dreadful, I looked forward to every 45 minute class period in Journalism with Ms. Zitnik. I never saw myself...

Ben & Jerry's "Salted Caramel Core" ice cream container. The ice cream is salted caramel flavored with blonde brownies inside.

Salted Caramel is not salty about time at WCHS

By Michael Demske, Sports Editor June 6, 2023

Every good story has five elements of a plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution (Thanks, Mrs. Dempsey). The funny part about my story is, the readers will never know where...

Cotton Candy talks about celebrating changes

Cotton Candy talks about celebrating changes

By Paige Tasin, Social Media Manager June 6, 2023

259156. That is the ID number I was given in seventh grade and have used almost every day of the week since. It’s an odd thing to feel sentimental about a number but the idea of recycling it to some...

Phish Food speaks on enjoying all of the small moments

Phish Food speaks on enjoying all of the small moments

By Justin Greenzaid, Phish Food June 6, 2023

After sitting here for almost an hour listening to my old Spotify playlist from freshman year, I am finally putting pen to paper. I initially decided to listen to some of my old songs for inspiration to...

Noa Assouline poses with friends at the top of a ski slope during the senior ski trip before taking a run down to the bottom of the mountain.

WCHS students get away for MLK weekend

By Caitlin Murphy, Copy Editor February 1, 2023

One of WCHS’ most beloved unofficial traditions is the senior ski trip. Every year, seniors board buses to travel to Canada over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, where they spend a few days hitting the...

Senior Sebby Breton, running ahead of the competition at the Woodward Woodward Relays at Georgetown Prep on Sept. 4 2021 for a win.

Seniors reflect on their WCHS athletic careers

By Isabella Ngwana, Internal Communications Manager May 16, 2022

The walk to graduation is not too far for the WCHS seniors. For WCHS spring athletes, lateral jumps, sprints and constant tennis matches have shaped WCHS seniors. To say goodbye to all of it will devastate...

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