Seeing double?

No, you didn’t hit your head too hard on your desk in AP Government, there actually are two people!

There are a bunch of twins at Watkins Mill, and it can be really hard to differentiate between some of them.

Juniors Jimmy and Michael Alvear-Pozo are identical twins who are always mixed up. “It’s confusing sometimes because teachers mistake me for my brother and they give me Michael’s papers,” Jimmy said.

However, they like to take advantage of this. Whenever Spirit Week rolls around, the Alvear-Pozo brothers switch clothes and even go to each other’s classes for the whole day–putting themselves in their brother’s shoes.

Even though they’re identical twins, they have very different personalities. “People think I’m the nice one and people think my brother is the mean one or more serious one,” Jimmy said.

“It’s cool and all,” Michael added.  “But sometimes it’s annoying considering that people mix up our names a lot. There’s not one year where someone hasn’t mixed us up.”

Another pair of identical twins at WMHS are freshmen Eugenio and Virgilio Borja. And if you think you have trouble telling them apart, just think about how their coach felt. They both share the common interest of playing soccer, and they both made the junior varsity team this year.

A little tip for telling them apart is the fact that Virgilio is a little taller and has stitches. “It feels pretty good [to have a twin] because we have each other’s backs,” Virgilio said.

Identical twins are not the only type of twins at this school; we also have three pairs of fraternal twins. This means they don’t look alike, but have similar features. For example, freshmen Jaymanol and Imanol Ceballos are considered fraternal twins but people still mix them up.

“When we were little we were definitely mixed up, but now not so much. They can just say who is Jaymonal and who is Imanol now,” Jaymanol said. “Since we’re fraternal twins, we are alike but not that much alike.”

Then, of course, there are twins that look nothing alike because one is a girl and the other is a boy, so they just look like normal siblings. Freshmen Krissia and Jonathan Trejo fall into this category. Krissia was born first, and Jonathan hasn’t yet forgiven her for that.

“We argue a lot over very stupid things,” Krissa said. “He’s more aggressive and I’m more relaxed.”

Juniors Lauren and Louis Tucker are also twins who do not see that big of a difference between each other and their other siblings.

“I have a fraternal twin, so it’s pretty normal we’re just like normal siblings.” stated Lauren.

They argue over walking the dog, just like any siblings would. “It turns out I have to walk it because she never wants to,” Louis added jokingly.

The Tuckers think having a fraternal twin is basically the same thing as having a non-twin sibling. Because they have other siblings, they feel as if there is no difference.

Students are not the only ones with twins at this school; principal Carol Goddard also has a fraternal twin.  This was a surprise for Goddard’s mother too because she had no idea she was having twins until they were born.

“It is the best thing ever,” Goddard said. ”Our mother used to dress us alike until we were in seventh grade!”

Even though they are fraternal, they still get mixed up sometimes. The two are in constant contact and continue to have a great relationship.

Twins can literally have a “suite life,” but not all of them live in a hotel with London Tipton. Unlike Zack and Cody, who sail the world on their cruise ship, these twins spend their days getting their education at The Mill.

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Fraternal twins Louis and Lauren Tucker