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Social studies teacher Bryan Lanham

Social studies teacher brings passion for teaching to Watkins Mill

History and NSL teacher Bryan Lanham became a teacher because he: A.) loves teaching. B.) likes getting summer and snow days off. C.) loves teaching students. D.) wanted a change from middle...

Junior Jelvani Fajardo poses in his fashionable outfit

Winter weather under-delivers, but fashion stays on point

Eudel Ndong, Alex Wright March 2, 2017

As the winter weather moves out and we start looking towards the sun, let's take a glance back at some of the trends we will be leaving out in the cold.    One of the biggest struggles while choosing...

Art teacher Limor Dekel while serving in the Israeli army.

Dekel decks hallways with art, spent two years in Israeli military

Renato Masson March 7, 2017

Art is something you see everyday and everywhere you go, but do you really appreciate it? Art teacher Limor Dekel has been at Watkins Mill for five years but has been teaching art for 15.   Dekel came...

Principal Carol Goddard poses with her mother.

Secret life of the American principal: Goddard edition

Brandon Rodriguez February 17, 2017

“Look up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superman!” Just kidding, it’s principal Carol Goddard. She may not be able to read your mind, but she can read your lips. That’s...

The drama club before performing.

O’Shea Players win Scene Fest Award at Theatre Festival

Carolyn Kasimatis February 17, 2017

Figaroooo Fiiigarooo... Watkins Mill High School’s O’Shea Players won the Scene Fest Award at the Montgomery County Public Schools Theatre Festival on February 3, at Blake High School.  They gave...

Senior Oswaldo Baires-Mendez has been accepted and committed to Rochester University as a recipient of the Posse scholarship.

Schools select seniors who make college committments

With graduation rapidly approaching, the seniors are getting ready to head to college and start their post Watkins Mill High School lives. Here are a few of our seniors, where they have been accepted...

Brown brings care to Watkins Mill office

Aisha Sowe April 5, 2017

“Watkins Mill High School, how may I help you?” Have you ever noticed a friendly face looking out of the window in the back of the main office? If not, peep through that window and you will see...

Freshmen find a new fit entering high school

Genesis Jimenez and Taylor Dawson March 31, 2017

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” -Charles Darwin (1809) As everyone knows, high school is all about change....

College and career center coordinator Catherine Heald in her new Watkins Mill office

Career center brings in new face

Getting into an Ivy League school is no small feat, but with a superhero by your side, the Ivies will seem a few steps closer. Watkins Mill’s new college/career coordinator (CCIC), Catherine Heald,...

Famous journalism quote by Ben Bradlee that is featured on a wall in the Washington Post.

Newspaper staff takes field trip to visit Washington Post newsroom

Chase Deist, Associate Editor February 9, 2017

On February 2, the Watkins Mill Current took a field trip to Washington DC, to visit the Washington Post's Northwest building.  The newspaper staff left Watkins Mill at 8am and took the Metro into the...

Apple Pie for the holidays

Quick, Easy Holiday Recipes

Briana Pasion December 22, 2016

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it's time to get ready for the Christmas feasting. Whichever holiday you're celebrating, the feast is major. A few students and teachers shared some quick and easy holiday...

Media specialist Anamaria Mitton

Media center gets face lift with new specialist who loves thrift stores

Chase Deist, Associate Editor February 1, 2017

Media specialist Anamaria Mitton walks into a local thrift shop humming Macklemore’s Thrift Shop. “I'm gonna pop some tags, only got $20 in my pocket, I - I - I'm hunting, looking for a come-up, can’t...

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