On May 23, 2024, the Montgomery County Council approved a $7.1 billion budget for Montgomery County’s fiscal year 2025, which is higher than the gross domestic product (GDP) of at least 42 countries,...
By Maximus Wang, Can’t Hear You, Airpods Are In
• April 16, 2024
When one thinks of school punishments, they think of office referrals, or phone calls home or even suspensions. Yet, an inventive new punishment has taken WCHS by storm. An experimental policy, first implemented...
By Maximus Wang, Promotions & Subscriptions Manager
• March 1, 2024
Every year, on Feb. 2, a furry rodent crawls out of his den to the bated breath of thousands of people, ready to predict the upcoming weather. His name is Punxsutawney Phil, and according to legend, this...
By Maximus Wang, Promotions and Subscriptions Manager
• February 1, 2024
To enter Garrett County is to enter melancholy and dismay. On January 9, a car crash near Exit 4 of Interstate 68 forced authorities to close down the highway in the town of Friendsville, creating significant...
By Maximus Wang, Promotions and Subscriptions Manager
• December 18, 2023
Once upon a time, learning proper cursive was an essential part of any school curriculum. However, in modern days, it has become the exception. Only 21 states now require school curriculums to teach cursive...
By Maximus Wang, Promotions & Subscriptions Managers
• October 18, 2023
The bulldog statue near the media center had to witness a terrible sight during lunch on Sept. 8, as a “fight” broke out right next to him, leaving icing on the floor and cake in a student’s face....
The heartbreaking stories are numerous and overwhelming- a bright young student losing their life to a substance they, whether intentionally or not, consumed. This killer always seems so far away, until...
By Emily Wang, Circulation Manager
• March 13, 2015
MCYO, All State, All County and YAA; it can be a little confusing for CHS students who do not play an instrument when their musician friends start using their own lingo.
Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra...
By Emily Wang, Circulation Manager
• November 25, 2014
It seems as if the final movie of every popular teen series is always split into two parts, and the first part always seems worse than the second. For example, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part...
By Emily Wang, Circulation Manager
• September 23, 2014
The start of the new school year is always chaotic with students racking their brains to try and remember the basics of school.
Freshmen and forgetful upperclassmen often do not know, or do not remember,...
