LFI students donate as part of Kids Helping Kids Food Drive
October 26, 2016
'Tis the season for giving back to the community! Learning for Independence or students are giving back to the community by collecting food donations for the second year as part of the Kids Helping Kids Food Drive. Special education and LFI teacher Lore Neubeiser said, “The LFI program ... is a ...
National Honor Society inducts new members, recognizes outstanding students
October 18, 2016
Watkins Mill High School's chapter of the National Honors Society introduced its newest members on September 29 with a successful ceremony followed by a pizza party in the school’s library. “It was short and sweet," said English teacher Anita Rajeev, who sponsors the NHS. Rajeev is in her sixth yea...
Homecoming spirit week starts with Maryland Monday
October 11, 2016
Spirit week for 2016's Homecoming kicked off with Maryland Monday. Students and staff wore their best Maryland-themed gear to show off their school spirit.
Staff outspirits students on Throwback Thursday
October 14, 2016
While students had fun with their best attempts at the 80s and 90s, the staff members definitely ruled the school--probably because they actually lived through those decades!
Football team hosts military night to show support
Keegan Dant, Chase Deist, and Sarah Elbeshbishi
October 7, 2016
Tonight’s Watkins Mill High School football game against the Seneca Valley Screamin’ Eagles will have a military theme in honor of staff and community members in the military or with military families. Military appreciation night is “mainly to show support for…those that have served our co...
New policy allows seniors to leave for open lunch this year
September 29, 2016
Effective this school year, the senior class is allowed to leave campus during lunch as long as they show security their school ID and arrive back to school in time for fifth period. Although some students left school before without permission, being allowed to leave gives them “more liberty ...
Football, girls soccer teams protest injustice by kneeling during National Anthem
Kevin Finn and Hezekiah Likekele
September 16, 2016
When the Watkins Mill Wolverines football team faced the Gaithersburg Trojans on September 9, they were asked to rise for the singing of the National Anthem. The Wolverine team captains and a few other players decided to take a different approach by kneeling. The idea for the movement came from NFL San ...
New Chromebooks transform English classes into mobile computer labs
September 21, 2016
English teachers received 448 Chromebooks this year, adding to the 480 Chromebooks that social studies began using in the 2014-2015 school year. Social studies teacher Sandy Young said the Chromebooks really helped by “cutting down on the amount of paper [teachers] use" and that "[teachers] don't...
Governor mandates post-Labor Day start to school for 2017-2018
September 23, 2016
Governor Larry Hogan signed an executive order on August 31, requiring all Maryland school to begin after Labor Day and end by June 15. According to Maryland.gov, “'Starting Maryland public schools after Labor Day is not just a family issue – it’s an economic and public safety issue that draws ...
Young, Stackhouse, Taffo chosen as annual PTSA Bell Award winners
Sarah Elbeshbishi and Ashleigh Kozo
June 10, 2016
PTSA’s Bell Award, the most prestigious award given each year to members of the Watkins Mill Staff, was given to social studies teacher Sandy Young, counseling secretary Ana Taffo, and ESOL teacher Mary Stackhouse on May 26. The Watkins Mill PTSA established the Bell Award program in 1993. The name “Bell...
Orange Nation starts Mill Madness to stir up school spirit
Hezekiah Likekele, Alex Wright, and Jeff Flores
September 6, 2016
Orange Nation, led by science teacher Matt Johnson, kicked the school year off with a bang on Thursday with Mill Madness 2016, a pep rally/dance party for our fellow student-athletes to increase pride around the school. Johnson, the head coordinator for the Mill Madness pep rally, is quite proud...
New policy changes semester grade calculation for 2016-2017
Saul Flores
June 13, 2016
Montgomery Country Public Schools will implement a new semester grading system in the upcoming 2016-2017 school year, as a result of new marking period assessment implementation and thorough feedback gathered by MCPS staff. With the elimination of semester final exams, semester grades will be deter...
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