Skip to Main Content
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

WCHS senior Alexandra Hall scrolls through Instagram before going to her first period. However, children under 16 would never be able to access Instagram due to the ban that they started in 2024.

Observer Opinion: a minor change?

By Ava Van Vuren, News Editor February 8, 2026

One of the most prevalent terms of the 21st century is “doom scrolling,” which describes the excessive swiping through videos online, causing a “dooming” effect on the habits of social media users....

Paws for Thoughts: social (media) polarizes

Paws for Thoughts: social (media) polarizes

By Maximus Wang, Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2025

It’s rare that an event from the news draws widespread attention from high school students, which makes it all the more striking that the assassination of a political operative with views so different...

WCHS freshman Ava Dean reads "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" by Ottessa Moshfegh. This is one of the books that originally  became popular on BookTok. Recently, new problems have arisen with the platform.

The clock is ticking for BookTok controversies

By Rebecca Dean, Features Editor March 5, 2025

When the Kindle was first released in 2007, many predicted that this would lead to a new digital age of reading, making hard-copy books obsolete. However, over a decade later, book sales have nearly doubled...

WCHS sophomore Lingyufei Peng looks at chats from an Instagram account, jamesmarsden_jpm, who asks her for help to recover his account. He wants to send a verification code through a different account using a phone number.

Beware! Social media scams unleash bot-tastrophes

By Anne Ma, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

From finding a random mutual spewing random promotions on their Instagram story to receiving messages from friends asking to help troubleshoot their suspicious “dilemma,” bots and scammers are found...

Influencers can set unrealistic beauty standards and preconceived notions of what one's life is supposed to look like.

The dark side of teenage influencer idolization

By Kalena Yee, Features Editor March 1, 2024

In the age of social media, it is now easier than ever to “jump on the bandwagon” on whoever and whatever is trending. With just a short viral picture or video, influencers can gain an instant, strong...

WCHS junior Agata Dolinska poses with her friends in the student section at the Blake vs. WCHS football game on September 9.

Two minutes on the clock. It’s time to BeReal

By Kalena Yee, Arts Editor October 20, 2022

The crushing crowd packed the stands under the bright Friday night lights on September 9. At exactly 8:19 p.m., the WCHS student section erupted with cheer. Did the football team score a touchdown? No,...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
social media