All WCHS sports should have a junior varsity team
By Julia Lescht, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 21, 2018
This year, WCHS swim and dive coach Christopher Tappis decided to add a junior varsity (JV) swim team. Traditionally, swim and dive was one of WCHS’ few sports that did not have both varsity and JV teams. This change should encourage the rest of WCHS athletics to add a JV team if their sport does not...
Athlete of the Month
By Ben Dross, Production Editor
March 23, 2016
When junior Zack Einhorn jumped into the water, CHS was in fourth place. This would not do, however, as the team needed to win as many events as possible to win the state championship. Einhorn swam hard, passing the swimmer from Walt Whitman, and then passing the swimmer from Richard Montgomery. He had...
CHS swimmer dives into U.S. Olympic Trials
By Becky Wolfson, Production Editor
April 28, 2015
Eight years ago, teammates on her neighborhood swim team, Regency Estates, inspired junior Hannah Lindsey to begin swimming. She remains a part of that team to this day and has just qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials. Lindsey used to play basketball and practice taekwondo, but she realized her...
CHS athlete commits
By Yasmin Akbari, Observations Editor
November 23, 2011
Congratulations to senior Laila Judeh for verbally committing to play tennis at Cornell University next fall. Judeh began playing tennis at age 7, played for the CHS varsity team her junior year and currently trains in Virginia. Congratulations to senior Timmy Faerber for committing to dive...
Student wins two gold medals at Paralympics
By Emilie Plesset, Online Opinions Editor
September 28, 2011
As the timer counted down the remaining seconds in the Jimi Flowers Paralympic Meet at the Colorado Olympic Training Center this past June, sophomore Ben Ertman swam his fastest and won the gold medal in both the 150-meter individual medley and the 200-meter backstroke. The Jimi Flowers Classic is...
CHS athlete commits
By By Jenna Cantor
Observations Editor
May 28, 2010
Congratulations to Chris Verboncoeur for accepting an offer to swim at Virginia Tech University of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Verboncoeur has been on varsity for all four years. His best strokes are butterfly and freestyle. Good look to Verboncoeur on becoming a Hokie. The Observer would like...