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

Area hospitals simulate mass terrorist attack to test emergency preparedness

By Lucy Chen October 19, 2011

As part of a drill, four Montgomery County hospitals and the county’s emergency medical service teams simulated a mass casualty terrorist attack today to test the area’s ability to respond to a major...

Protest signs surround McPherson Square in downtown D.C. as part of the Occupy D.C. protest movement. Based on the Occupy Wall Street group, the protesters want to take money out of politics and reform economic policies. Photo by Gigi Silver.

Occupy D.C. protests in McPherson Square

By Lucy Chen October 12, 2011

Protest signs, sleeping bags and blankets continue to fill D.C.’s McPherson Square, as the protest group Occupy D.C. marches on into its second week. The goal of the Occupy D.C. organization,...

Dislike: Facebook’s new layout

By Lucy Chen October 11, 2011

Facebook recently unveiled its new layout, and many of its users are confused and outraged. Facebook seems to feel the urge to shake up its users every time they get a bit too comfortable. In general,...

The University of Maryland displays its solar-powered house at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Oct. 2 on the National Mall. The house took home first place overall after being judged against 20 other houses based on ten criteria, including affordability and architecture. Photo courtesy Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.

UMD wins Solar Decathlon, Green Team visits

By Lucy Chen October 3, 2011

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon ended Sunday Oct. 2, with the University of Maryland taking first place overall. The competition challenged teams from various colleges across the country...

Administrators warned students to stay clear of the construction zone in front of the school today during lunch. Photo by Lucy Chen.

Photo of the Day: October 3

By Lucy Chen October 3, 2011
Administrators warned students to stay clear of the construction zone outside school today during lunch. Workers removed the bushes in front of the building to control a rat problem.

‘The Afghanistan School Project’ club receives $100,000 donation

By Lucy Chen October 2, 2011

Senior Ashley Sobhani received a $100,000 dollar donation last week for her club, "The Afghanistan School Project," which promotes education for girls in Afghanistan. The check came from an organization...

Pyle eighth-grader Hayley Segall presents the NIH Childrens Inn information systems director Rick Saunders with a check for four laptops Sept. 8. Segall hopes to raise enough money to donate more laptops to give sick children more opportunities to communicate with their families. Photo courtesy Hayley Segall.

Pyle student raises money for laptops at NIH Children’s Inn

By Lucy Chen September 29, 2011

Pyle eighth grader Hayley Segall’s Bat Mitzvah project was anything but orthodox. Instead of asking friends and family for money, Segall sent letters to local stores, businesses and restaurants asking...

From the editors

By Lucy Chen September 27, 2011
The Black & White online posted a story Sept. 20 about the arrest of two seniors, which generated numerous comments from community members, many of whom questioned the Black & White’s decision to publish the article.

National Merit names 61 seniors commended scholars

By Lucy Chen September 27, 2011

Congratulations to the seniors named commended students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. Adams, Nicholas Anderson, Joseph Barrett, Scott Berger, Sasha Berman, Emily Bleecker, Nicole Cavanagh,...

The Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue team, including parent Dan Hanfling, stand in the departing ceremony at the Pentagon Sept. 18, 2001 after finishing rescue and recovery efforts. The team spent nearly two weeks searching for trapped victims and clearing the damage after the plane crash into the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001. Photo courtesy Virginia Task Force 1/FEMA.

Q&A with parent Dan Hanfling, a first responder at the Pentagon on 9/11

By Lucy Chen September 11, 2011
Parent Dan Hanfling spent nearly two weeks in the rubble at the Pentagon after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as a medical team manager for the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue team.
Students watch a video about Sept. 11 in second period Sept. 7 to help commemorate the tenth anniversary. After the video, students could pledge to volunteer or perform an act of kindness by filling out a commitment sheets. Photo by Billy Bird.

Students commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11

By Lucy Chen September 8, 2011

Classes and school events will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks this week.  A committee of teachers, administrators and SGA and PTSA members planned the events. Students...

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