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




Demographics


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




= Ethnicity

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African American: 22.7%
Hispanic: 60.9%
Non-Hispanic White: 5.6%
Asian: 8.2%
American Indian/Alaska native: <5%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific islander: <5%




= Services

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Students receiving free and reduced-price meals (FARMS): 64.4%
English for speakers of other languages (ESOL): 31.0%
Students receiving special education services: 12.6%




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:

Montgomery Village Middle School
Stedwick Elementary School
Watkins Mill Elementary School
Whetstone Elementary School
Neelsville Middle School
South Lake Elementary School
Stedwick Elementary School
Elementary School Split Articulations:

Some portions of Stedwick ES articulate to Montgomery Village MS, while others go to Neelsville MS




Athletics


Watkins Mill High School offers the following sports:

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.




Notable alumni


Justin Carter (born 1987), basketball player for Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the Israeli Premier League
Paul Rabil, professional lacrosse player for Atlas Lacrosse Club and founder of the Premier Lacrosse League (attended Watkins Mill during his freshman year)
Telfar Clemens, Liberian-American fashion designer and founder of the label TELFAR




References






External links


Official website
Watkins Mill High School data at publicschoolreview.com
Watkins Mill High School Newspaper

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