On Tuesday February 23, 2021, Watkins Mill students were given the opportunity to speak to Hana O'Looney, one of this year's candidates for SMOB through a meeting hosted by WM4Change. O'Looney is a...

Schools across the county are preparing to welcome students back in after the Board of Education voted to reopen. Watkins Mill High School is currently focusing on precautions to reopen safely for students...

One of the most significant health problems in the United States is cancer, second to cardiovascular disease, in terms of leading causes of death. Americans avoided over three million cancer-related deaths...

In a 7-1 vote, the Board of Education decided to push student return to schools from February 15 back to March 15. Initially, the BOE adopted a plan to phase in students when the county met specific...

Minority Scholars Program (MSP) hosted a virtual Zoom Town Hall about colorism on December 18, 2020. There were over 90 students across the county in attendance, including 12 high schools and three middle...

Watkins Mill High School senior Tanya Yahouedeou was nominated for the Congress of Future Medical Leaders. The Congress of Future Medical Leaders is an honors program for high school students interested...

Staff development teacher Kerrin Torres-Meriwether has taken over as acting assistant principal at Watkins Mill High School for the second quarter of the school year, while assistant principal Duncan Jackson...

Due to the challenges of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Montgomery County Public Schools Board implemented a new grading policy on November 30, then amended it again in December.   “We...

COVID-19 has swept the nation since the national quarantine in March and millions of people have been affected by this powerful virus. Some of these people are students in the Watkins Mill community.  “I...

A local auto shop is partnering with Watkins Mill High School this holiday season to provide gifts to families in need throughout the WMHS community. The gifts are provided through an annual winter program...

Watkins Mill High School has a new assistant principal—but she's not new to Watkins Mill. Former special education resource teacher Lora Johnson has returned as an assistant principal.   “I am...

On October 27, 2020, the Watkins Mill branch of the National Honors Society inducted 33 new members through a virtual induction ceremony held on zoom. The ceremony was coordinated by the NHS coordinator...