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The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White
The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

Photo of the Day: December 5

By Lucy Chen
December 5, 2011
A young girl pets a donkey during a live nativity scene last night at the North Bethesda United Methodist Church. The youth group reenacted the scene to mark the start the holiday season. Photo by Annie Russell.

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