Synergy replaced Pinnacle this year as the MCPS gradebook platform. While the new system offers much more information, teachers overwhelmingly are not fans.  “I feel like it was a bad time to introduce...

There is a lot of confusion about the term "non-binary," and how it compares to other aspects of the LGBTQ+ community. The best way to learn about these differences is to ask someone who identifies with...

When you hear serial killer, you might imagine Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, or Jeffrey Dahmer, a few famous serial killers from the past century. Perhaps the most famous serial killer of all was nicknamed...

With 2020 threatening to take everything fun away from us, DC Party Box  partnered with WILLCO to bring the thrills and chills of Halloween to the comfort and safety of your own car. These movie nights...

Hola! Ni Hao! S̄wạs̄dī! Konnichiwa! Annyeonghaseyo! Zdravstvuyte! Sälemetsiz be! Czesc! Math teacher Stephen Burrows knows how to say "hello" in many different languages because he has hosted...

The name's Mill. Mr. Watkins Mill. Watkins Mill High School will host the annual Mr. Watkins Mill pageant at 7:30pm tonight in the O'Shea Theater. The tickets cost $3 at STEP or $5 at the door to see...

ESOL students and teachers from Watkins Mill High School traveled to The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC on Thursday, December 19 for their production of Peter Pan and Wendy. The Shakespeare...

Dropping everything and moving to another country certainly sounds appealing some days, but people seldom do it. English resource teacher Julie Dean, however, has done just that many times now.  Dean...

How does a ragtag group of students from Watkins Mill High School, soon to be college-bound, somehow see the hottest play around?  In 2018, non-profit organization Gilder Lehrman Institute of American...

Winter: the season of freezing weather, darker days, and holiday chaos. But for some people, winter doesn’t bring jolly feelings — instead, it brings a cloud of emotions. Seasonal affective disorder...

Going to school with an older or younger sibling can be hard — between having to see them at home and in the halls, being compared by teachers, and having to answer the dreaded question, "Wait, that's...

Managing time properly with schoolwork can be difficult, but adding a job into the mix can make it even more challenging. From homework to classwork, students aren't just learning simple geometric patterns...