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Sasha's Mixtape: Coastal Grooves

Sasha’s Mixtape: Coastal Grooves

Sasha Golubchyk, Staff Writer April 7, 2025

I will never stop romanticizing being a teenager in the early 2010s, even though I wasn't even 10 and definitely did not have access to Tumblr. I don't know what it was about that time; maybe everything...

A Call for Student Awareness: Rethinking Our Response to Lockdowns

A Call for Student Awareness: Rethinking Our Response to Lockdowns

Zoë Conroy, Features Managing Editor April 4, 2025

This past week, our campus experienced a lockdown followed by a shelter-in-place order due to a reported assault in the vicinity. This situation has sparked a serious concern for me, particularly regarding...

Members of Watkins Mill's African Student Association introduce themselves.

African Student Association Hosts Seventh Annual African Ball

Angela Mvogo, Editor in Chief April 4, 2025

The African Student Association (ASA) hosted its seventh annual African Ball on Friday, March 21, 2025 at Seneca Valley High School. The event was a collaborative effort between Seneca Valley, Clarksburg,...

Planning Prom: A Night to Remember

Planning Prom: A Night to Remember

Brianna Cherry and Junee Kim March 21, 2025

When it comes to high school traditions, nothing compares to prom night—the glitz, the glamour, and the memories that last a lifetime. But what most people don’t see is the planning that goes on behind...

Sasha's Mixtape: When The Pawn...

Sasha’s Mixtape: When The Pawn…

Sasha Golubchyk March 19, 2025

Who gets the award for the longest album name ever? That would actually be the British band, Chumbawamba, but Fiona Apple put up a good fight. Her second studio album, "When The Pawn.." was released...

An Introvert's Guide to Journalism

An Introvert’s Guide to Journalism

Nicole Han, Editor-in-Chief March 13, 2025

Let’s be clear: I don’t hate talking, but I am deathly scared of it. So scared that I never talked to any of my sources in person (actually, that’s false because when desperate times call for desperate...

Sasha's Mixtape: Blue Banisters

Sasha’s Mixtape: Blue Banisters

Sasha Golubchyk March 11, 2025

I have been planning to do a Lana Del Rey album review for quite some time now, and I was confidently set on writing about "Norman F****** Rockwell." It's always been my favorite album of hers, so it was...

Sasha's Mixtape: Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk

Sasha’s Mixtape: Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk

Sasha Golubchyk, Staff Writer March 3, 2025

I couldn’t have done an album review column without ever mentioning my favorite artist of all time, Jeff Buckley. The late singer was an avid songwriter, artist, and poet. Despite his most known...

Photo credit: Josie Guy

Fund Schools, Fund Athletics

Tracy Espinoza, Opinion Managing Editor February 26, 2025

Student-athletes at the Mill have been on a roll this winter season, with students such as senior Jabea Ewane becoming a three-time county wrestling champion and five track and field students qualifying...

Jump Then Fall: a Valentine's Date Horror Story

Jump Then Fall: a Valentine’s Date Horror Story

Zoë Conroy, Features Managing Editor February 19, 2025

Every year, Valentine's Day comes around, and people mess it up in some way, shape or form. Unfortunately, this happened to my friend. I want to clarify that I have her permission to share this, although...

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Health Care for Artists: Chappell Roan’s Bold Challenge to the Music Industry

Zoë Conroy, Features Managing Editor February 6, 2025

"Labels, we got you, but do you got us?" This was the closing line of Chappell Roan's speech at the 67th annual Grammy Awards ceremony this past Sunday. Her speech stood out because, instead of thanking...

Unpacking Generational Trauma in "For Colored Girls"

Unpacking Generational Trauma in “For Colored Girls”

Angela Mvogo, Editor in Chief February 1, 2025

At the heart of modern contemporary Black cinema lies the undeniable presence of Tyler Perry—a true jack of all trades as a playwright, director, actor, and producer. Yet, within this notoriety lies...

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