November 15 marked the start of our winter sports season. The winter season includes boys’ and girls’ basketball, cheerleading, track and field, wrestling, poms, swimming, and diving.  Here are...

On November 29, students learned about Montgomery County’s history of enslaved people, which is a continuation of last year’s lesson, Remembrance and Reconciliation. Remembrance and Reconciliation...

In a country without a national paid maternity leave, working parents have trouble balancing their career and family life. Teachers, in particular, who plan to have children are left with limited, un-ideal...

“What are you wearing tomorrow?” “I don’t know. Maybe I'll check out Thrifty Threads after school." Run by Reczone, which is an afterschool recreational program held in the cafeteria from...

On October 25, 2023, the Rainbow Rines set out on a field trip that will mark a new tradition for all members of the LGBTQIA+ community.  Northwood High School hosted the first-ever Gender and Sexuality...

When many of us think of wrestlers or football players, our minds immediately envision a buff 200-pound guy, not a seventeen-year-old girl in your chemistry class. However, this is not surprising to Watkins...

Kashew, originally a rescue dog, is now a therapy dog!  She is five years old and a part of  PAL (People Animals Love). PAL is a therapy dog organization in Washington, DC. She visited the media center...

The 'Rines varsity football team hosted the Wootton Patriots at the Den for their senior night on Friday. The 'Rines fought their best, ultimately falling to the Patriots 51-14. The senior night featured...

Hispanic Heritage Month concluded with a spirited live music event on October 5 that featured food trucks offering delicious menu options including pupusas and snowcones. The celebratory month started...

It feels like the Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS) has been around forever. However, it’s been at Watkins Mill High School for only 22 years and the founder of OLAS is none other than principal...

The phrase “Once a 'Rine, always a 'Rine” rings especially true in light of a staff member’s return to Watkins Mill High School. Former English teacher Veena Roberson has returned as an assistant...

Four new administrators joined Watkins Mill High School for the 2023-2024 school year, including principal Vilma Nájera, assistant principal Veena Roberson, assistant principal Nadya Briggs, and school...