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Photography Teacher James Wu redoing his friends home.

Teachers appreciate July more after working terrible summer jobs as teenagers

Salekri Sayeh, Selom Kalin, and Azmi Abrahman June 13, 2016

Summer! No school, sunshine, the pool, the beach, and… no money. No one wants that last part, but for high school students summer jobs are often the worst part of summer break. Some Watkins Mill...

Breakfast program provides daily foundation, but needs healthier options

Breakfast program provides daily foundation, but needs healthier options

Dalanda Diallo and Mikayla Cajigal June 8, 2016

Oh no! Your alarm didn’t go off!  You only have 15 minutes to get to school. You throw on your clothes, catch a ride and phew!  You just barely made it. There’s only one problem: you’re starving....

English teachers Scott Tarzwell and Ellen Stahly clown around in a photobooth at Stahlys sons wedding.

Work becomes fun for best friends in English department

Brennan Guilds May 31, 2016

Teachers' perplexing lives can often be confusing. Do they have friends? What do they do outside of school? Are they really human? Well, teachers are human; they aren’t Ted Cruz, and they do have...

DC offers much more entertainment than just dinosaur bones

DC offers much more entertainment than just dinosaur bones

Lee Robinson December 2, 2016

Washington DC,  a hub for tourists and business people alike, built on not one, but two rivers, and regularly ranks atop the most walk able cities. It’s a beautiful place to live, but after seeing the...

Winter is coming this spring for Game of Thrones fans

Winter is coming this spring for Game of Thrones fans

Keegan Dant and Vijay Vanathayan May 23, 2016

Winter is coming… Not really, it’s still May. But the season six premiere of the HBO original series Game of Thrones aired last month, and the show is now in full swing. (Note: if you don’t...

Social studies teacher Jim Torrence and speech pathologist Penny Torrence with sons,  Jim and Kyle.

All in the family: Torrences survived four members at same school

Mikaela Cajigal and Dalanda Diallo May 13, 2016

Watkins Mill High School’s community can be described as a close-knit family, yet the term “family” is more literal for social studies teacher Jim Torrence, his wife Penny Torrence, speech pathologist...

English teacher Sonya Shpilyuk, as a toddler in Ukraine shortly after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

English teacher narrowly avoided disaster when born in Ukraine near Chernobyl

Growing up is tough for all of us, but it was especially tough for English teacher Sonya Shpilyuk who was born and raised in Ukraine for the first few years of her life… right next to the infamous Chernobyl...

Science teacher Matt Johnson poses in his classroom.

Former Terrapins and Orioles mascot Johnson brings passion for hype to classroom

Brennan Guilds May 9, 2016

Being Watkins Mill High School’s unofficial hype man is certainly hard work, but science teacher Matthew Johnson knows what it takes, having been a mascot for both the University of Maryland Terrapins...

Building services worker Cliff Kerr cleaning  the stairs

Building service workers keep school sparkling clean, running smoothly

Chase Deist, Lenox Kamara, and Danielle Rivera March 14, 2016

If there's something gross in the C hallway, who you gonna call? BUILDING SERVICES! Our building services team has been here for years, yet they are the unsung heroes of the halls. All students...

Prom 2016 at Glen Echo Park on May 13

Picture perfect: Carnival prom proves huge success at Glen Echo Park

Sarah Elbeshbishi and Chase Deist May 16, 2016

Watkins Mill High School's annual junior-senior prom was held Friday night, May 13, at Glen Echo Park. The students lucked out with the clear, beautiful night after it being cloudy and stormy earlier...

Ribbons dry with puffy paint soon to be tied onto lollipops.

Vintage carnival arrives for one night only, provides exciting prom theme

Chase Deist, Lenox Kamara, and Ashleigh Kozo May 2, 2016

Step right up, the vintage carnival is in town for one night only, May 13! This year’s prom theme is vintage carnival and tickets are on sale now. Clown around with friends or spin around on the...

The senior rock, which seniors paint with their year of graduation every year.

Staff share favorite senior prank memories, encourage humor over vandalism

Keegan Dant and Yishaq Woldesenebet April 27, 2016

"Come in building services, come in building services... Is there Vaseline on the door knobs again?" The school year is coming to its end, which is the moment seniors have been desperately waiting...

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