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As staff and students move to online platforms, discussions  arise about appropriate and meaningful social media presence and taking responsibility.

With great social media presence, comes great responsibility for teachers navigating online presence

Kayla Holt, Opinion Managing Editor and Social Media Director October 26, 2020

I would like to begin this by giving credit to our hard-working staff at Watkins Mill. Online school isn't easy for anyone. Yet, our faculty does a great job of staying connected with students through...

Dont let a pandemic prevent you from safely celebrating the fall season with (mostly) everyones favorite holiday: Halloween!

How to celebrate Halloween during a pandemic

Luke Swander, Business Manager and News Managing Editor October 16, 2020

The past year has been everything a haunted roller coaster provides: high highs, low lows, twists and turns, and a jump scare every five minutes.  People haven’t been able to have social gatherings...

We talk about how many women were raped last year, not about how many men raped women. --Jackson Katz, from his TED Talk Violence Against Women: Its a Mens Issue.

Believing the victim should be normalized, victim blaming is a logical fallacy

Ayslinn Villalta and Mina Graham October 9, 2020

In the past months there have been a wave of women sharing their sexual assault stories, some of whom are from Montgomery County. And yet, a common trend in all of these stories is the normality of victim...

Student activism is a right and a privilege at Montgomery County protest.

Why student activism is so important

Joshua Burgos and Luke Swander October 6, 2020

With a surge of activism across the country, it’s important that students participate in the conversation and fight for what they believe in. Youth-led activism is not some new concept that’s just...

pandemic positives graphic by caleb vargas

Pandemic positives: learning to do things in quarantine

Kayla Holt, Opinion Managing Editor and Social Media Director September 25, 2020

For more than six months we have been stuck between the same four walls, some of us slowly going insane. Staying at home has either become a process of doing the same monotonous thing every day, or learning...

Applying to college can be difficult, throw in a global pandemic and the process becomes practically impossible! Heres how you can still make this process manageable.

How to navigate the college process during a pandemic

Kayla Holt, Opinion Managing Editor and Social Media Director September 18, 2020

Several months stuck in a pandemic has forced people to adjust to a new way of living. One of the biggest changes is how the college admissions process affects the class of 2021. Although the pandemic...

Editor-in-Chief Grace Edwards reflects on Naomi Osakas activism, bi-racial identity, and competing in the 2020 US Open.

What Naomi Osaka’s 7 Masks, honoring Police Brutality victims, means to a blasian tennis player

Grace Edwards, Editor-in-Chief October 13, 2020

Thank you Naomi Osaka.  As a “blasian” tennis player, I’d like to say thank you. Thank you for your stand and thank you for making a point.  On Saturday, September 12, 2020, you officially...

Natalie Helsel reflects on her four years at Watkins Mill 
High School.

Senior Reflection: Natalie Helsel

Natalie Helsel, Associate Editor June 15, 2020

It seems like when I talk to friends and family that have graduated from high school they either loved it or hated it, but I don't think I can choose just one of those options. While looking back on...

Jade Pinkowitz spells out 2020 with a sparkler and says goodbye to Watkins Mill.

Senior reflection: Jade Pinkowitz

Jade Pinkowitz, Editor-in-Chief June 12, 2020

The fact that I’m writing this right now honestly scares me. Yes, I knew I was going to have to write this, but that doesn’t mean I’m ready to. By some chance of fate, I ended up taking newspaper...

Caleb Mbulle on the football field as a Watkins Mill Wolverine.

Senior Reflection- Caleb Mbulle

Caleb Obiarinze Mbulle, Sports Editor June 15, 2020

They say the most valuable thing in life is time, and this year, we learned that the hard way. You never really appreciate something until it’s gone—and then it's too late.  That’s exactly how...

Senior Reflection: Israel Safo

Senior Reflection: Israel Safo

Israel Safo, Sports Editor June 9, 2020

Wow four years already? What a ride. I am so thankful for all the experiences I’ve had as a Wolverine.  Watkins Mill has successfully prepared me for the real world and the future. It has shaped...

Senior Yesenia Pineda is a Feature Editor.

Senior Reflection: Yesenia Pineda

Yesenia Pineda, Features Editor June 9, 2020

My high school journey was like a four season series on the CW channel. There were cliffhangers, jump scares and happy scenes, but every “episode” made its mark on my life. The beginning of my freshman...

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