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...

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...

"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...

The Learning for Independence students at Watkins Mill High School joined culinary arts teacher Lisa Gilbert for four days of cooking featuring her first period class. They made sweet potato bread and...

Danger is all around, you haven't showered in years, and the walkers are everywhere. The zombie apocalypse is upon us! Are you ready? No, it hasn't started just yet--unless you watch The Walking Dead....

While memes would have us believe that students all spend their lives crying over towering piles of homework, these Watkins Mill students break the mold by keeping their grades up and picking up some productive...

Glowing sewage, a haunted tree, a few rats here and there, a chained-up ogre in the corner and a giant clown face laughing maniacally. Just a regular day at work for these Watkins Mill students. Faced...

Abandoned places have always attracted teens’ curiosity.  The hint of mystery and possible hauntings, combined with a sense of danger from the "No Trespassing" signs create the perfect opportunity for...

While Maryland may not be the first place you think of for “Hollywood material,” there have been few Marylanders who have gotten out and shown their talent to the world. Watkins Mill alumnus Ariel...

Many of us aspire to be professional football and soccer players, amazing artists and award-winning actors. For most, these dreams are miles away, but not for biology teacher Nathan Hilburger. He’s...

School resource officer George Hyson spends his days protecting the students at Watkins Mill, but when the badge comes off he is like any other African American male. And his life matters. Recently, the...

While Watkins Mill High School upperclassmen take IB classes to gain college credits, the underclassmen have the opportunity to start making themselves more attractive to colleges early by participating...