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Stedwick Elementary students showcase diversity, shatter stereotypes in ‘The Lie’

Briana Pasion November 11, 2016

With all the discrimination and racial profiling present in the world today, it can take a child to put it all into perspective.  Or in the case of one fourth grade class, a group of children. Stedwick...

Coach Brown brings alumni legacy, professional experience to football team

Brennan Guilds October 13, 2016

Watkins Mill gained a new head coach of the football team, one who has boosted spirits and given us reason to look to the stars… or was he welcomed back? Coach Michael Brown is an alumni of The Mill...

First female joins JV football team

Deana Gutierrez and Eudel Ndong October 25, 2016

Ready, set, HIKE! Football is seen as male dominated sport, but freshman Nadia Marie Stoute wants to tackle this notion to the ground one game at a time. Stoute is the first and only female football...

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Eight seniors nominated for Posse Scholarship, could win full ride to many universities

Chase Deist, Associate Editor September 28, 2016

Going off to college can be scary, especially for seniors who don't know anyone at their new school.  A support group is crucial in college, and the Posse Scholarship Program aims to fill this gap for...

Give blood, get cookies; SGA partners with Red Cross

Give blood, get cookies; SGA partners with Red Cross

September 21, 2016

The SGA hosted its annual blood drive yesterday in the auditorium.  Students had to be 16 with parental consent to donate blood.

Sophomore explores urban ruins of East coast buildings

Sophomore explores urban ruins of East coast buildings

Danielle Rivera and Jubilee Robinson June 1, 2016

Graffiti covers the crumbling walls of an abandoned asylum. The remains of what the building once was lay scattered and broken throughout.  A rat scurries by over the rotting, creaking floorboards that...

Senior Brandon Rodriguez shows off his Orange Nation Pride at the football season opener.

The Rise of Orange Nation

Brennan Guilds September 14, 2016

Much has changed coming into the new school year: new teachers, more food choices and an influx of school spirit. This increase in spirit was galvanized by the rebirth of the “Orange Nation” movement,...

New MCPS Windows 8 home screen

No ‘remind me later’ option at school, Windows 8 has arrived

Chase Deist, Associate Editor September 20, 2016

No matter how long you may have been hitting the “remind me later” option on your computer at home to prevent downloading the despised Windows 8, there is no more running from it. Windows 8 has hit...

Teachers dont just have kids in class, some are parents too

Teachers don’t just have kids in class, some are parents too

Ashleigh Kozo, Katerina Molina, and Angelina Walton October 6, 2016

Many teachers here at Watkins Mill are seen by students as mother and father figures. But, many of these teachers that we idealize as our parents already have children of their own. One of the teachers,...

Seniors rock traditions with spirited painting

Seniors rock traditions with spirited painting

Lenox Kamara and Steeven Tabuada September 27, 2016

As the senior Wolverines walk into their last year at Watkins Mill, they start off “rock” steady! The class of 2017 continues to leave their mark on the Mill by carrying on the tradition of painting...

Pitch perfect: autism proves no obstacle to music student

Chase Deist and Lenox Kamara June 13, 2016

Being a special needs student often creates its own set of challenges, but pitch isn't one of those for sophomore Segun Olorunyomi. Music teacher Rodney Long recently discovered that Olorunyomi has...

Math teacher Adam Ritchie teaches real-life skills in his classes

Quantitative literacy teaches real world skills to math students

Harris Malik and Suriya Sundaramurthi June 6, 2016

Giving students what they really need to know, mathematics teacher Adam Ritchie teaches quantitative literacy, a math class where students learn how to apply mathematical skills while solving real world...

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