Student Arts Spotlight: Ruby Howard
By Emily Zhang, Features Editor
May 29, 2020
Featured in the congressional art show and WCHS’s literary magazine, junior Ruby Howard's art is her creative outlet. Howard has been making art her whole life. From creating watercolor paintings in preschool to now, she has always been a pseudo-artist and now hopes to become a professional one. ...
Student Art Spotlight: Nura Dhar
By Emily Zhang, News Editor
March 3, 2020
From using watercolors and prismacolor markers for fashion illustration, to sewing with unconventional materials, senior Nura Dhar is passionate in the art of fashion design. At WCHS, Dhar has taken four years of fashion design, as well as AP Art History, and now interns in the new architecture course ...
Newseum leaves more than a black and white legacy
By Emily Zhang, News Editor
February 12, 2020
After 11 years and 10 million visitors, the Newseum closed Dec. 31, 2019, due to unsustainable operating costs and was sold to Johns Hopkins University. First opened by the Freedom Forum in 1997, the Newseum was a well known museum that strived to teach visitors the role of free press through a multitu...
Teacher of the month: Katelyn Blanken
By Emily Zhang, News Editor
November 20, 2019
Empathetic, passionate and energetic- these words perfectly describe WCHS AP Psychology and Physical Education teacher Katelyn Blanken. This year Blanken is teaching three classes of AP Psychology and two classes of Physical Education. Blanken was first inspired to become a teacher when she was a hi...
WCHS golf team members swing their way to the top
By Emily Zhang, News Editor
November 7, 2019
WCHS golf makes a comeback this year, persisting through everything set in front of them this season. The 15 team members were extremely motivated after missing the cut last year at states. “We have won the county regular season, county tournament and county scramble. With one of the two days comple...
Student Art Spotlight: Shannon Hu
By Emily Zhang, News Editor
October 21, 2019
Charcoal, acrylic paint and digital- these are a few of sophomore Shannon Hu’s favorite mediums to work with when creating her spectacular pieces of art. For Hu, art’s infinite possibilities provided her the ability to express herself. Hu’s art journey all started when she was fairly young. Her pa...
SAT/ACT pushes students past their limits
By Emily Zhang, News Editor
June 4, 2019
Attending countless tutoring sessions, spending a fortune on prep books, taking the SAT/ACT over and over again to get the best score possible—sound familiar? Students, especially at WCHS, put a lot of pressure on themselves to do well on standardized tests such as the SAT or ACT. However, tests s...
Standardized testing may not be the best way for colleges to see who you are
By Emily Zhang, News Editor
May 10, 2019
Attending countless tutoring sessions, spending a fortune on prep books, taking the SAT/ACT over and over again to get the best score possible—sound familiar? Students, especially at WCHS, put a lot of pressure on themselves to do well on standardized tests such as the SAT or ACT. However, tests s...
I-Illustrate club allows students to express their creativity
By Emily Zhang, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
Interested in art, but do not know where to start? One of WCHS’ many clubs, i-Illustrate is the right place to express one’s creativity. Every Thursday during lunch in room 276, WCHS students can drop by to enjoy some relaxing art sessions. Juniors Claire Yang and Kristin Zhu run the club as Co-President...
SGA Holds Carnival
By Christina Zhang
April 28, 2010
The annual SGA Spring Carnival was held April 24 at the football stadium. “Our goal [was] to put on a final [SGA] event that unites the community and showcases the diversity of clubs and activities that Churchill has to offer,” SGA president senior Meenu Singh said. The SGA charged $1 for admission...