Vicki Wong, Editor-in-Chief
February 8, 2019 • No Comments
Students who do not participate in the Free and Reduced-price Meals System and cannot pay for their lunch have incurred large amounts of lunch debt in Montgomery County Public Schools. An investigation by the Washington Post found that lunch debt owed in MCPS last year totaled to $80,000. Thirty-four percent of students in MCPS participated in FARMS. “A lot...
Bianca Johnson, Associate Editor
February 11, 2019 • No Comments
Watkins Mill High School's third annual African Ball will be held Saturday, February 23 from 6-11 p.m. in the main gym. The African Student Association has worked hard to put together a night full of fun and culture, with food, entertainment and lots of dancing. Some of the different events throughout the night include the Mr. and Ms. ASA competition,...
Mariam Bukhari, News Managing Editor
January 31, 2019 • No Comments
On January 19 and 20, a group of select Watkins Mill students attended the Martin Luther King, Jr. Global Youth Leadership and Social Innovation Conference at the University of the District of Columbia. The University, which is ranked as one of the top ten HBCUs across America, hosted students from middle and high schools in DC, Maryland, Virginia,...
Sana Khan, News Managing Editor
January 23, 2019 • No Comments
Watkins Mill High School now offers a program to help students in the Learning for Independence and Autism Resource Services programs figure out a plan for what they want to do with their lives after high school. Transition teacher Rori Silver wrote a grant through the Montgomery County Public Schools Transition Office. “That grant was in order...
It’s Academic team competes in show’s potential final season
November 29, 2018
On Saturday, November 10, the Watkins Mill It's Academic team went to NBC4 studios to compete against Sherwood and Churchill High School in the largest school trivia show in the United States. Senior Shawal Wasim, junior Fahad Habona, junior Alejandra Gullien-Jara, junior Rut Bonilla, and sophomore...
ArtSpeak brings Broadway talent to Watkins Mill stage tonight
January 24, 2019
Watkins Mill High School will present its second ArtSpeak program tonight at 7pm in the auditorium, featuring renowned vocalist Linda Eder and Broadway actor Alex Brightman. The event, which brings performing artists to the DC area, will be free and open to the entire community. The program is an...
Posse winner selected as Gates scholarship semi-finalist
January 17, 2019
Posse Scholarship winner, senior Andre Tulloch is now a semi-finalist in the prestigious Gates Scholarship. Winning would award him a full ride to a school's undergraduate program of his choice. The Gates Scholarship is a foundation that selects 300 candidates every year from hundreds of thousands...
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Nana Osei Tutu, Editor-in-Chief
February 13, 2019 • No Comments
As National College Decision Day creeps closer and closer, the question of where to spend the next four years becomes more and more important. For some students, that means asking themselves whether...
Aisha Sowe, Associate Editor
February 4, 2019 • 2 Comments
“Many adults and students come to school each day facing invisible challenges. My challenge just happens to be visible,” science teacher Lauren Wilkinson said. Wilkinson has an invasive ductal carcinoma,...
January 25, 2019 • No Comments
Art Speak is a free program for students that brings performing artists to the Washington D.C. area. It was created in Bethesda, Maryland by Shugoll Research and there are four events a year. Each event...
Montgomery County Fire Department visited 11 of the Watkins Mill High School Child Development students. The students got to learn about the duties of firefighters and the...
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