Natalie Helsel, Associate Editor
November 6, 2019 • No Comments
Class of 1994 alumni visited on Friday, November 1 to host an assembly for the school's thirtieth anniversary in the auditorium. The class of 1994 was the first graduating class that attended all four years at Watkins Mill High School. Alumni decided to celebrate by honoring David Sampselle, a recently retired teacher who left his mark on the school....
Grace Edwards, News Managing Editor
October 23, 2019 • No Comments
Watkins Mill’s Elites attended a field trip to Comfort Cases on October 17, to pack backpacks in order to provide foster care children with a proper suitcase for their belongings. Comfort Cases, founded by Robert Scheer, is a non-profit organization providing foster children with a backpack or duffel bag, due to the rising number of foster children...
Gisell Maravi and Natalie Helsel
October 21, 2019 • No Comments
Watkins Mill High School, along with Springbrook High School and John F. Kennedy High School, will be becoming an IB magnet school for the 2020-2021 school year. "I was very happy to hear that we were one of the schools chosen to have a magnet program," principal Carol Goddard said. Richard Montgomery is the only other school that already had an...
Jade Pinkowitz, Editor-in-Chief
October 18, 2019 • No Comments
Class of 2017 alumni Daquan Wims passed away Sunday, October 13. Wims is remembered as a student, an athlete, friend, brother, and son, as well as recently becoming the father of Da'Karii Wims. Wims was known by friends and family as DayDay. As a football player, he has younger students who looked up to him as well as brotherly bonds with multiple...
Volleyball ‘digs pink’ to honor Wilkinson’s breast cancer remission
October 15, 2019
Girls volleyball will host their annual Dig Pink game on October 16 to raise breast cancer awareness. This year, the games are in honor of science teacher Lauren Wilkinson, who is currently in remission from breast cancer. Volleyball coach Kauri Martin believes that many lives can be saved by using...
High School Nation returns Friday with Lunch Tour to defeat bullying
October 17, 2019
High School Nation will return to Watkins Mill on Friday, October 18 at STEP with a DJ, live musical artist, and free giveaways as part of their High School Nation Lunch Tour. Hollister is still a major sponsor, but there is an additional partnership with global non-profit organization DoSomething. The...
Olney Theatre players construct movement workshop with ESOL theater students
October 14, 2019
Olney Theatre Center National Players came to Watkins Mill October 2 and 3 during second, third and fourth periods to construct a movement workshop with students from the ESOL theater class in the auditorium. The mission of the Olney Theatre Center is “to bring theater to communities where theater...
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Isreal Safo, Arthur Siquiera, and Jade Pinkowitz
November 4, 2019 • No Comments
Wolverine varsity football grounded the Poolesville Falcons on Friday, November 1 with a final score of 34-21. The Wolverines held the lead throughout the entire game. Senior wide...
Isreal Safo and Arthur Siquiera
November 1, 2019 • No Comments
Girls Volleyball On October 31, Watkins Mill High School's Wolverines hunted down the Blake High School Bengals, defeating them 3-0 in the first round of playoffs. "Last night we won...
Israel Safo, Kobe Copeland, and Arthur Siqueira
October 28, 2019 • No Comments
Wolverine varsity football defeated the Gaithersburg High School Trojans in an exciting 40-28 victory on Friday, October 25 at Gaithersburg High School. The ‘Rines had a great...
Amelia Burton, Arthur Siquiera, Israel Safo, and Leah Niles
October 25, 2019 • No Comments
Varsity Girls Volleyball On Tuesday, October 22 the girls played Magruder High School losing to them 3-0. Even though the girls lost, they tried their best and held their own throughout...
Katelyn Burley and Grace Edwards
November 5, 2019 • No Comments
It's been a hard day’s night for a counselor with meetings, scheduling, and taking care of students. But just a sprinkle of quality time with family, working out, hugging a stuffed animal, or hanging...
Katelyn Burley and Grace Edwards
October 16, 2019 • No Comments
“My counselor helps me so much.” “Don’t they just do scheduling?” School counselors are the real superheros of MCPS; they protect, tackle problems, and uplift students. Scheduling classes...
Eilenora Presley, Features Editor
October 10, 2019 • No Comments
Science teacher and YouTube star Jerel Merril doesn't have much room to judge if students decide to create a scene in his class. When Merril was in college at the University of Michigan, he participated...
Kayla Holt, Feature Editor
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage month Watkins Mill held an assembly between third and fourth period to honor the different traditions and customs of Latin American countries...
Jade Pinkowitz, Editor in Chief
Students hyped each other up during the "STEP rally" before Friday's football game.The mini pep rally was filled with performances by cheer, the marching band and drumline....
Junior Leah Niles interviewed students to find out which teachers they appreciated most.
Leah Niles, Film Director
The main office aides don't just help out--they actually answer phones, assist guests, and file papers. They're indispensable to the functioning of the main office and have...
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