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English teacher David Sampselle helps senior Jeff Flores with an assignment

Sampselle may be old, but he was a student once too

Brennan Guilds January 22, 2018

Dinosaurs are pretty old, but English teacher David Sampselle is older. “I was in chemistry when [John F. Kennedy] was assassinated,”  Sampselle said. If one statement can so easily summarize...

Junior running back  Anthony Rush looks for a hole to run through

Brothers Rush into varsity football program, make big impact

Janice Asabere, Sports editior November 2, 2017

You may joke that your sport is your middle name, but these brothers actually have it as their last names. Junior Anthony and sophomore Demetrius Rush both have their names in the game, and they are living...

Assistant principal Steve Orders and science teacher Matt Johnson in their recording studio

Johnson & Orders think ‘Outside the Box’ in new podcast

Chase Deist and Fiona Franke December 21, 2017

You hear them in the hallways, you hear them on the morning announcements, now get ready to hear them on your phones. Science teacher Matt Johnson and assistant principal Steve Orders have created a...

Powderpuff flyer.

Roles set to reverse tonight in annual powderpuff game

Cameron Moore November 13, 2017

Girls, grab your cleats and boys, grab your pom poms because it's everyone's favorite time of the year: powderpuff time! The senior-sophomore versus junior-freshman game will be held today, November...

MoCoSnow creator makes predictions for this winters weather

MoCoSnow creator makes predictions for this winter’s weather

Briana Pasion December 11, 2017

With the beginning of winter nearing, everyone’s favorite days are approaching. Snow days mark the most wonderful time of the year and MoCoSnow creator and Watkins Mill alum Alexander Tsironis gave The...

Classes clash at winter Mill Madness event tomorrow night

Classes clash at winter Mill Madness event tomorrow night

Cameron Moore and Bridget Mundy December 5, 2017

Classes will be battling head-to-head for a trophy at the Clash of Classes event tomorrow night, December 6, during the Winter Mill Madness at 6pm in the main gym. Doors open at 5:30pm. Tickets for...

Class of 2021 Homecoming halls

Freshmen adapt to life in high school, find it better than expected

Nadaja Burnett Pierre, Aisha Sowe January 2, 2018

Adjusting from elementary to middle school is one thing, but from middle to high school is a much bigger step. Freshmen are learning how to adjust to an important four years before starting college. Adapting...

Shorter days, winter weather can lead to seasonal depression

Shorter days, winter weather can lead to seasonal depression

Bianca Johnson November 8, 2017

Picture your daily life in winter. Are you smiling? Are you doing anything? Are you with friends? Or Are you tired? Are you stressed? Are you alone? Now using those same questions, picture...

CollegeTracks saves seniors during stressful application season

CollegeTracks saves seniors during stressful application season

Briana Pasion November 7, 2017

Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody. Help! You know I need someone. Help! CollegeTracks can answer all the cries for help with the tedious, stressful process that is applying to college. CollegeTracks...

Flyer for the new Watkins Mill High School club.

Outing Club takes students into great outdoors to explore nature

Vicki Wong, Aisha Sowe, and Nadaja Burnett Pierre November 16, 2017

Outdoor activities such as hiking and camping are fun things to do, but now you can have the chance to do these and more by joining the Outing Club at Watkins Mill High School. The Outing Club, previously...

Building overlooking the water surrounding the Greek island, Santorini.

Annual spring break trip will take students to China after visiting Greece last year

Soreya Djemene November 15, 2017

Spring break is a wonderful time to sit back, relax, and enjoy yourself... or go to China. Here at Watkins Mill High School, social studies teacher Thomas Sneddon offers annual educational school trips...

Students teach preschoolers using centers

Child development introduces teenagers to careers in education

Vicki Wong November 1, 2017

You may have walked past the child development class, with its banner hanging high in the hallway, or maybe you have seen children playing outside on the playground and wondered, “What do they do, exactly?” Students...

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