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

Girls Soccer Preview

Girls Soccer Preview

By Ross Tanenbaum, Online News Editor September 30, 2015

Girls soccer concluded its last year's playoff run with a 2-1 double overtime loss to B-CC. Hoping to repeat the highs of last year's 12-2-1 regular season, senior captains Nicole Brodkowitz, Lauren...

Field Hockey Preview

Field Hockey Preview

By Nathan Gertler, Online Sports Editor September 29, 2015

Despite losing 11 players from last year's roster, field hockey looks determined to replicate and even improve on its previous 9-5 regular season record. The Bulldogs have gotten off to a 2-2 start,...

Boys Cross Country Preview

Boys Cross Country Preview

By Ben Dross, Production Manager September 29, 2015

CHS opened the year by beating the number one ranked B-CC team in a preseason scrimmage, and B-CC is the first of many tests  for the Bulldogs. The team will face off against top five teams, Whitman and...

Head Coach Aaron Vactor helps senior Ryan Schechter with his putting.

New Golf Coach Has High Expectations for Team

By Cristian Edwards, Online Sports Editor September 29, 2015

Coming off an MPSSAA state championship win last year, the golf team was left coach-less after former head coach Mike Fisher stepped down, that is, until CHS resource teacher Aaron Vactor took charge as...

Olympic Trials qualifier senior Hannah Lindsey will join the University of Wisconsin Class of 2020. Lindsey proudly displays her Badger pride.

Senior Swimmer Commits

By Nathan Deychman, Sports Editor September 29, 2015

Congratulations to senior Hannah Lindsey who committed Sept. 14 to the University of Wisconsin for swimming. Lindsey has been swimming for CHS since her freshman year and is the two-time reigning state...

Led by senior captain Andrew Zuckerman, the Bulldogs charge the field during a recent game.

Football Coach Song Sets New Goals for Team

By Jonathan Greenzaid, Online Editor-in-Chief September 29, 2015

New head football coach Albert Song is requiring all his players to sit in the front of their classrooms and to act as exemplary students. Some may consider this excessive, but he says he is preaching...

Health and Fitness Club President and founder Elliott Sloate demonstrates proper lifting technique.

New Health and Fitness Club introduced at CHS

By Nathan Deychman, Sports Editor September 25, 2015

Clubs are all but uncommon, but new ones with different ideals are hard to come by. The Health and Fitness Club is a new club debuting this year, and is the first of its kind at CHS. The club was founded...

Wizards power forward Nene makes a pass in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder

D.C. rising reaches its climax in playoffs

By Nathan Gertler, Online Sports Editor May 27, 2015

Generally speaking, teams with better regular seasons are more successful in the playoffs.  The Wizards, however, a team that had an above-average season at best, and the Capitals, a team that didn’t...

Lewis used his speed and agility to benefit him on the football field and on the track as he scored touchdowns and beat times for CHS

Athlete of the Month

By Cristian Edwards, Online Sports Editor May 27, 2015

He seems to be everywhere. You can find him breaking tackles on the football field or blowing past other sprinters on the track.S enior Marquette Lewis has had the goal of being a part of the top sprinters...

Girls Lacrosse players named to All-District Team

Girls Lacrosse players named to All-District Team

By Jake Certner, Sports Editor May 27, 2015

The Churchill Observer would like to congratulate senior Rachel Thal-Larsen, junior Bethany Dubick and junior Ashley Simpson for making the All-District Girls Lacrosse team. Thal-Larsen and Dubick both...

The JV boys lacrosse team poses for a picture after finishing their season 9-0

JV Boys Lacrosse Team Goes Undefeated for Third Straight Year

By Julia McDermott, Senior Writer April 30, 2015

Coming off two straight undefeated seasons, the junior varsity boys lacrosse team was far from an underdog at the beginning of this year, but when the bulldogs stepped onto the field for the first time...

Senior Rachel Thal-Larsen has played varsity lacrosse for 4 years and had 51 goals and 12 assists in the 2014 spring season. She is considering continuing her lacrosse career at Lehigh University next year.

Athlete of the Month

By Julia McDermott, Senior Editor April 28, 2015

Sprinting past player after player, a blue and green jersey sporting the number 20 dodges and weaves through a wave of the opposing team’s attempts to steal the ball. Nearing the net, she pulls her stick...

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