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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: September 8

By Lucy Chen • September 8, 2011
Students line up for picture day in the auditorium Sept. 7 and 8.
Students watch a Sept. 11 video during second period today to commemorate the tenth anniversary. Photo by Billy Bird.

Photo of the Day: September 7

By Lucy Chen • September 7, 2011
Students watch a Sept. 11 video during second period today to commemorate the tenth anniversary.

Photo of the Day: September 5

By Lucy Chen • September 5, 2011

Photo of the Day: September 2

By Lucy Chen • September 2, 2011
Members of the JV volleyball team get excited for their first game of the season tonight against Gaithersburg. Many other school sports also kick off tonight, including football at Wootton.

Proposed youth curfew ineffective and inconvenient

By Lucy Chen • August 30, 2011
The proposed curfew bill's complexity and harsh punishments would are serious inconveniences to any teens who do want to stay out late for legitimate reasons, as well as parents, police and establishments that profit from late-night business from teens. This bill, if the Council decides to go ahead with it, is in need of serious revisions if it is truly meant to keep minors safe.

Photo of the Day: August 28

By Lucy Chen • August 28, 2011
Seniors Caroline Guiot (left) and Ani Carlson write their names on the entrance to school Aug. 28. Many senior girls also decorated their car windows to celebrate senior year.
Troy Yocum stops by D.C. on his 7,000 hike across America. Yocum, a veteran, is raising money to support veterans in need. Photo courtesy www.drumhike.com.

Veteran hikes 7,000 miles cross-country to support others

By Lucy Chen • June 10, 2011
After nearly fourteen months of hiking across the nation, Iraq War veteran Troy Yocum arrived in Bethesda May 27 to raise support for veterans like himself.
Graffiti covers an electrical box near school property June 7. Photo by Liam Knox.

Graffiti found near school property

By Lucy Chen • June 8, 2011

Graffiti appeared on a stop sign and an electrical box near the parking lot exit the morning of June 7. The graffiti, drawn in yellow spray paint, includes such phrases as “666,” “Kill people,...

Dan Pappalardo ()and Kara Kruetzberg () camp out at the 2010 Bonnaroo Music Festival. The festival June 9 to 12 features several bands and rappers. Photo courtesy Dan Pappalardo.

Students travel 635 miles to Bonnaroo Festival

By Lucy Chen • June 8, 2011

On a farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 100,000 people will camp out in tents, tailgate with complete strangers and share a love of music with each other for four days. Seniors Jonathan Harwood, Neill Robertson...

The audience taste-tested both chefs creations and chose the winner. Top Chef season four contestant Nikki Cascone won with her specialty Hake fish and salad side dish. Photo by Maddy Simon.

Top Chef comes to Eastern Market to compete for best dish

By Lucy Chen • June 7, 2011

The announcer put 15 minutes on the clock and yelled “Go!” The two chefs began creating their signature meals with sautéed meat and delectable vegetables, adding the finishing touches to their dish....

The lobby at the McDonalds on River Road was closed temporarily for renovations. The restaurant and drive-thru will close for only four days during construction. Photo by Abby Cutler.

McDonald’s hopes to entice more customers with renovations

By Lucy Chen • June 7, 2011

The Golden Arches are getting a tummy tuck, undergoing renovations that feature a new interior with a modern setting, a more up-to-date exterior and a newly designed patio area. The McDonald’s...

New Bethesda police station to open within five years

By Lucy Chen • June 7, 2011

The Montgomery County Council approved a plan May 17 to build a new police station in downtown Bethesda. The new police station, to be located at the corner of Cordell and Wisconsin, will replace...

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