Katie Burley and Grace Edwards
September 17, 2019 • No Comments
Last year, Watkins Mill High School switched from serving free breakfast for all students in the classroom until 8 am to serving it in the cafeteria between 7:15 am and 7:40 am. While the change was made primarily due to lack of accountability, students say they eat breakfast less often now. Maryland Meals for Achievement, which sponsors the free...
Gisell Maravi and Natalie Helsel
September 11, 2019 • No Comments
Watkins Mill High School’s Booster Club is working with alumni to kick-start a new fundraiser to raise money for an ice machine: a necessity for the athletic department with fall sports season underway. The fundraiser which can be found on GoFundMe, a crowdfunding platform, expresses the need for the ice machine by both the athletes and the athletic...
June 12, 2019 • No Comments
The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2019 was held at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington DC on Friday, June 7, 2019, at 2:30 pm. Principal Carol Goddard welcomed guests by giving the first speech. She said, “It has been a privilege to get to know you all and be a part of the achievements that have gotten you to this stage.” She recognized...
Gisell Maravi and Natalie Helsel
June 11, 2019 • No Comments
Watkins Mill's K-Pop group, NOVA, returned to the Fillmore in Silver Spring on Sunday, June 9 to compete in the annual MoCo's Got Talent contest. NOVA placed in the top three county-wide. MoCo's Got Talent is an all-county contest where anyone from singers to dancers can express their talent for all of Montgomery County to see. NOVA, who primarily...
Is attendance as important as mastery when determining graduation eligibility?
June 6, 2019
According to a recent Washington Post article, more than 40 percent of the Watkins Mill High School senior class had 20 or more absences, prompting the question of whether Montgomery County Public Schools students should be allowed to graduate with excessive absences. The reason that a student is...
Academy of Finance students place second in Business Pitch Challenge
May 30, 2019
Academy of Finance students won second place in the Montgomery County Business Pitch Challenge on April 30, after competing against other schools at the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville. A team of students participated in the competition: senior Adriana Villars, senior Emily Cruz, junior...
Fame musical connects to different generation of ‘dreamers’ at Watkins Mill
May 17, 2019
On Friday, May 10, 50 ESOL students got the opportunity to see Fame: A School for Dreamers live at the GALA Hispanic Theatre in Washington D.C. Fame: A School for Dreamers is based on the 1980 film with the same name. The story revolves around students at a performing arts high school showcasing...
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September 11, 2019 • No Comments
Girls Volleyball Girls varsity volleyball team played a hard fought game Monday against Springbrook. They fell short by just one set with a score of 3-2. The girls played their hardest...
Israel Safo, Arthur Siqueira, and Kobe Copeland
September 9, 2019 • No Comments
The Watkins Mill High School football team kept the Seneca Valley Screamin' Eagles from flying on Friday, September 6, beating them 25-6 in the season opener. The game began with...
September 9, 2019 • No Comments
The girls' varsity and junior varsity field hockey team came up short in winning their first game of the season against the Damascus Swarmin' Hornets this past weekend. The varsity...
Jade Pinkowitz, Opinion Managing Editor
May 24, 2019 • No Comments
So many Wolverines show pure athletic talent on the court or field and some even go on to play at the next level. On Friday, May 24, 12 Watkins Mill High School students celebrated...
Jade Pinkowitz, Editor in Chief
September 12, 2019 • No Comments
Culturally responsive teaching is taking the education world by storm, allowing students of different ethnicities and backgrounds to connect to what they’re learning in their classrooms. English teacher...
Jade Pinkowitz, Editor in Chief
June 14, 2019 • No Comments
The 2018-2019 school year generated 238 articles by the Watkins Mill High School Current. From political stances taken by students to the chaotic fun the class of 2019 displayed on their last day of school,...
Jessica Cruz, Editor-in-Chief
June 5, 2019 • No Comments
Science teacher Lauren Wilkinson is on track for a prognosis of being breast cancer free after a double mastectomy and a biopsy that showed a complete absence of cancerous cells. "I was relieved because...
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...
February is Black History Month. This video shows the struggles that black people went through and how they rose above those challenges. The purpose of this video is to spread...
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