Watkins Mill High School

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Watkins Mill High School
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Address
Watkins Mill High School
10301 Apple Ridge Road

Gaithersburg
,
Maryland
20879

United States
Coordinates 39°11′1″N77°12′58″W / 39.18361°N 77.21611°W / 39.18361; -77.21611
Information
Type Public high school
Established1989
School district Montgomery County Public Schools
PrincipalVilma Najera
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,660 [1]  (2016–17)
Campus Suburban
Color(s)  Blue
  Orange
Nickname Wolverines
NewspaperThe Current
Website www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/watkinsmillhs/

Watkins Mill High School is a public high school 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 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. [1]

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. It is one of four public high schools in the county to have a wellness center. [2] [1]

Demographics

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

Ethnicity

Services

Areas Served

Watkins Mill High School serves students living in Gaithersburg and Montgomery Village. It feeds from two middle schools and four elementary school zones: [3]

Elementary School Split Articulations:

Athletics

Watkins Mill High School offers the following sports: [4]

The school mascot is Wally the Wolverine and the school colors are blue and orange.

In 2011, Watkins Mill won the 3A Maryland boys state soccer title. [5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Schools at a Glance: Watkins Mill High School - #545" (PDF). Montgomery County Public Schools. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Watkins Mill HS - Staff Directory | Watkins Mill HS". inte.montgomeryschoolsmd.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ Division of Capital Planning, Montgomery County Public Schools. Superintendent's Recommended FY 2025 Capital Budget and the FY 2025–2030 Capital Improvements Program - Chapter 4: Watkins Mill Cluster. Accessed 4 June 2024
  4. ↑ "Watkins Mill Athletics". watkinsmillathletics.org.
  5. ↑ "2014 MPSSAA Fall Record Book" (PDF). MPSSAA. p. 51. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Stories". gazette.net. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ "High school flashback with Paul Rabil". July 12, 2012.


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