Krystin Ipina and Ryleigh Waters

October 4, 2021

Homecoming always brings excitement from students and staff. One tradition is homecoming halls, which are done by each grade's class council and made to fit a theme. This year's theme was board games; the seniors did Candyland, juniors did Clue, sophomores did Monopoly, and the freshmen did Ticket to Ride.

Ayslinn Villalta and Hawi Yohannes

September 23, 2021

Looking out an airplane, seeing dirt roads to the buildings that made your home, and saying goodbye to a country you always called home. This is the reality for many Afghanistan refugees. The journey here was not easy for these Afghans. They first had to present a valid visa to come to the United States, and even if they had a visa, some still struggled...

Andrea Gordon and Ruth Okello

September 27, 2021

While the future of Watkins Mill High School’s spring break trip to Spain is undecided, trip sponsor and travel program coordinator Thomas Sneddon is confident that the tour will still take place amidst the pandemic and Delta scare. Education First Tours has taken trips this past summer and travelers have returned without any incidents. Vaccination...

Joshua Burgos, Associate Editor

September 23, 2021

On Friday, the Montgomery County Green New Deal Internship Program and other climate reform groups throughout the country will participate in a call to action under leading climate change activist Greta Thunberg. Thunberg wants climate change groups to come together for a walkout from their schools to demonstrate the need for a Green New Deal reform. ...