Watkins_Mill_High_School

Watkins Mill High School

Watkins Mill High School

Public school in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Watkins Mill High School is located in Gaithersburg, an incorporated city in Montgomery County, Maryland.

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The school is named after the Watkins family, who owned a mill on the property. The school's colors are orange and blue. Watkins Mill is home to such programs as the International Baccalaureate Program, PLTW, and Academy of Finance. Watkins Mill is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools system. The principal is Carol Goddard.[2] The school opened in 1989 at 269,706 ft² with a 28,140 ft² addition in 1994 and a 3,733 ft² in 1999 with 300 ft² of renovation. The school now encompasses 301,579 ft².

Demographics

According to the Montgomery County Public Schools regulatory accountability report, the ethnic demographic breakdown of students is:[1]

Ethnicity

  • African American: 29.8%
  • Hispanic: 50.2%
  • Non-Hispanic White: 7.7%
  • Asian: 8.0%
  • American Indian/Alaska native: <5%
  • Native Hawaiian or other Pacific islander: <5%

Services

  • Students receiving free and reduced-price meals (FARMS): 50.2%
  • English for speakers of other languages (ESOL): 24.2%
  • Students receiving special education services: 11.9%

Sports

US Army recruiters at Watkins Mill High School

Watkins Mill High School offers the following sports:[3]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (boys & girls)
  • Bocce (coed)
  • Cheerleading (coed)
  • Cross Country (boys & girls)
  • Field Hockey (girls)
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf (coed)
  • Indoor Track (boys & girls)
  • Lacrosse (boys & girls)
  • Poms (girls)
  • Soccer (boys & girls)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swim & Dive (boys & girls)
  • Tennis (boys & girls)
  • Track & Field (boys & girls)
  • Volleyball (boys & girls & coed)
  • Wrestling (boys)
  • POM's (girls)

The school mascot is Wally the Wolverine.

In 2011, Watkins Mill won the 3A Maryland boys state soccer title.[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. [1]
    "Watkins Mill High School - #545" (PDF). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. [2]
    "About Us". Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Watkins Mill Athletics". watkinsmillathletics.org.
  4. [4]
    "2014 MPSSAA Fall Record Book" (PDF). MPSSAA. p. 51. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Stories". gazette.net.
  6. [6]
    "High school flashback with Paul Rabil". 12 July 2012.


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