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Senior Tyesha Nelson

Sweltering December temperatures create s’winter fashion trends

Alex Wright, Eudel Ndong, and Sakeenah Nasser December 17, 2015

Watkins Mill students' biggest problem this winter will not be their grades, it will be their fashion. Dressing warm while looking good is not easy, but these students will find a way! Senior Tyesha...

Freshman Taylor Jackson works mapping Maycomb from the text in her English class.  This skill may come in handy when she begins adding graphics to her game designs.

Freshman isn’t just playing video games, she’s creating them too

Keegan Dant and Yishaq Woldesenebet February 25, 2016

There’s a new programmer in town and she plans to bring the next hottest games to the streets. Watch out Playstation, freshman Taylor Jackson is your new competition. Since before the age of seven,...

Senior Billie Bioku who was a semi-finalist in a forensics competition

Senior named semi-finalist in forensics competition

Mikaela Cajigal and Dalanda Diallo March 22, 2016

Your palms are sweaty. You feel like there are colonies of butterflies fluttering about in your stomach. You feel your heart start to race as you slowly look up with dread from your paper to see your teacher...

New office secretary Jean Andersen greets vistors with a smile

New main office secretary greets visitors with smiles, quirky sense of humor

Mikaela Cajigal and Dalanda Diallo February 16, 2016

Walking into the main office can be intimidating or overwhelming.  It could be your first day of school, or you could have gotten a pass and you don’t know why. But the first person who greets you...

English teacher David Sampselle grading students presentation

Teacher reputations don’t always reflect reality in classroom

Lirim Krasniqi and Vijay Vanathayan January 12, 2016

You hear about their antics from your older siblings; they have struck fear into the hearts of many.  No, they aren’t monsters, or warlords.  They’re teachers! Everyone knows the feeling: you...

A turtle sunbathes without its shell as a pelican looks on in the courtyard sculptures.

Courtyard sculptures seem commonplace now, but caused big controversy when school opened

Keegan Dant and Naina Tsarni February 8, 2016

When many of our students take photography for the first time, their earliest subjects are the bizarre animal statues in the courtyard. Such as a turtle sunbathing out of his shell, or the eerie pelican...

Sophomore Eudel Ndongs VSCO feed

VSCO removes comment anxiety, allows students to post pictures with professional filters

Chase Deist, Brennan Guilds, and Eudel Ndong February 2, 2016

Having no comments or likes on a photo can be depressing on your Instagram, but it’s perfectly fine on a VSCO. It’s actually the whole point. You may have seen it in people’s Instagram and Twitter...

The social studies department sets squad goals in a selfie.

History department sets squad goals for friend groups everywhere

Chase Deist, Brennan Guilds, and Karyn Chambers February 9, 2016

Finding a squad in school isn't hard. All you need is to have common interests, be friends, or maybe have a groupchat to spice things up.  But there's one squad in school that's hard to get in. Unless...

Security guard Kelsea Kephart shows off some of the coats that are available for students who need them.

‘Kelsea’s Coat Closet’ provides outerwear for kids in need

Brennan Guilds and Victoria Joya Euceda December 21, 2015

Thousands of kids and teenagers go without coats every winter and are left to fend for themselves against the elements, but this season something is changing and it begins right here. Security guard...

Sophomore Salekri Sayeh poses with his robotic baby that he had to parent for a day as part of his health education class.

Robotic babies teach sophomores how difficult caring for an infant can be

Most superheroes team up to stop world domination, but the heroes of the "Crying Baby Force” team up to stop rising teen pregnancy rates and teach the students at Watkins Mill the struggles of parenthood. The...

Identical twins Virgilio and Eugenio Borja

Twins have everyone seeing double, even when they’re fraternal

Ashleigh Kozo and Katerina Molina December 7, 2015

Seeing double? No, you didn’t hit your head too hard on your desk in AP Government, there actually are two people! There are a bunch of twins at Watkins Mill, and it can be really hard to differentiate...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens on December 18

Star Wars, Sisters top lists of must-see movies opening soon

Cheyenne King and Mikaela Cajagal December 16, 2015

Another Friday night, and you're in the house...but why? Get up, grab your phone, wallet, and coat stuffed with candy and head on down to any movie theater, because there are plenty of new releases, all...

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