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

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

Seniors dance outside during the senior prank. The senior class staged a dance in the bus lane at the beginning of third period today. From left to right: Katie Hunter, Lara White, Soloman Parker. Photo by Paula Ospina.

Photo of the Day: May 24

By Carolyn Freeman May 24, 2012
Seniors dance outside during the senior prank. The senior class staged a dance in the bus lane at the beginning of third period today. From left to right: Katie Hunter, Lara White, Solomon Parker.

Whitman should introduce a school-wide SSL day

By Carolyn Freeman May 24, 2012

**by Sarah Barr Engel** Last month, over 800 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School students volunteered for 25 different charities and non-profits. They helped prepare 16,000 meals to send to Africa,...

Whatshouldvikescallme takes aspects of student life and puts them online. Screenshot by Carolyn Freeman.

Whitman-centered Tumblr pokes fun at student life

By Carolyn Freeman May 24, 2012

Sneaking out to lunch, Dr. Goodwin’s twitpics and drumline all create hallway chatter, but now they’re on students’ dashboards too. The Tumblr blog WhatShouldVikesCallMe is a Whitman-centered...

Prom prep the natural way

By Carolyn Freeman May 23, 2012

As prom comes close, you and your friends frantically drive to every strip mall and shopping complex you know of to find “the dress.” You scroll through thousands of pictures of hair braids and up-do’s,...

NPA and NDWA protesters gather outside of Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner’s Woodacres home May 20 to protest the mortgage crisis. Photo by Bridey Kelly.

NPA and NDWA protesters rally in Wood Acres neighborhood

By Carolyn Freeman May 23, 2012

A demonstration surprised the Wood Acres neighborhood late Sunday afternoon when about 1,000 anti-Wall Street activists congregated outside Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s residence to protest...

Freshman Harrison Guh and his dog perform a trick. The annual Strut Your Mutt festival had a parade and various competitions for dogs and their owners. Photo courtesy Camilla Barnes.

Canine lovers strut their mutts at 7th annual festival

By Carolyn Freeman May 22, 2012

**by Emily Cevallos Janssen** While the dog days of summer aren’t yet upon us, the canines of Montgomery County were living large May 19 at the 7th annual Strut Your Mutt parade and festival in Bethesda’s...

The apizzas at Haven range from the classic sbfj to the more adventurous clam apizza. Photo by Nick Meyer.

Haven Pizzeria Napoletana offers authentic New Haven-style pizzas

By Carolyn Freeman May 21, 2012

To most, New York is the pizza capital of the world. But residents of New Haven, Connecticut, who claim their city is the birthplace of modern pizza, beg to differ. In 1919, Italian bread bakers in...

Senior Ryan Davison flashes a heart-stopping grin during Mr. Whitman. Fourteen seniors boys competed for the title of Mr. Whitman May 18. Photo by Abigail Cutler.

Senior Ryan Davison crowned Mr. Whitman

By Carolyn Freeman May 20, 2012

Flashing a smile in English class may not get you out of doing your homework, but it could win you a pageant. Senior Ryan Davison’s infectious grin won him the Mr. Whitman 2012 title May 18. Science...

Pedestrians enjoying the arts festival walk in downtown Bethesda. The annual Bethesda Fine Arts Festival took place May 12 and 13. Photo by Annie Katz.

Artists display work at Bethesda Fine Arts Festival

By Carolyn Freeman May 19, 2012

Booths and displays lined Woodmont Triangle in downtown Bethesda for the 9th annual Bethesda Fine Arts Festival May 12 and 13. 140 contemporary artists from 25 states and Canada displayed their...

Senior Rachel Strauss drives the Chevy Volt during physics class. Physics students had the opportunity to drive the electric car during class May 18. Photo by Abigail Cutler.

Photo of the Day: May 19

By Carolyn Freeman May 19, 2012
Senior Rachel Strauss drives the Chevy Volt during physics class. Physics students had the opportunity to drive the electric car during class May 18.
Graphic by Billy Lenkin.

Affordable Care Act will dangerously expand federal power

By Carolyn Freeman May 18, 2012

As students wrap up the year with exams and graduation this June, the Supreme Court will release its decision on a case that will have more effect on their lives than they may realize. The upcoming...

Whitman ranks second in Maryland in U.S. News and World Report

By Carolyn Freeman May 16, 2012

Whitman ranked second in Maryland and 84th nationwide in U.S. News and World Report’s 2012 high school rankings, released May 8. Only Churchill, which was 57th in the nation, finished before Whitman...

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