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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
Students wait outside school at the Ride On bus stop. Starting in July, students will once again be able to take the bus for free. Photo by Eyal Hanfling.

Students can take Ride On and Metrobus for free again

By Lucy Chen • June 6, 2011

Children with a valid school ID can use Ride On and Metrobus services for free between 2 and 7 p.m. on weekdays starting July 1, after a one-year hiatus. The County Council reinstated the "Kids...

The arrival of new superintendent Joshua Starr this summer offers an opportunity for MCPS to fix issues that affect students across the county, like the attendance policy. Graphic by Billy Lenkin.

Arrival of new superintendent prime time to fix problems

By Lucy Chen • June 6, 2011

Come July 1, we’ll say goodbye to county superintendent Jerry Weast, a MCPS icon during his 12 year term. Despite Weast’s successes, including his work to close the achievement gap, problems still...

Junior Claire LaPlante meets Dave Barry, one of the co-founders of the Post Hunt, along with Gene Weingarten and Tom Shroeder. In their fourth trip to the Hunt, LaPlantes team managed to crack three of the five puzzles. Photo courtesy Claire LaPlante.

Fourth trip to the annual Post Hunt in D.C. the most difficult yet

By Lucy Chen • June 6, 2011
Every year since 2008, a couple thousand Washingtonians flock to Freedom Plaza in downtown D.C. to try their hand at Post Hunt, a scavenger hunt founded by Washington Post writers Gene Weingarten, Tom Schroder and the hilarious Dave Barry. I am proud to say that for the last four years, I have been in that growing crowd of locals (and obscenely competitive people from Florida) trying to win the $2,000 dollar cash prize and the coveted title of "Post Hunt Champ."
AP Chemistry students Shruti Gujaran (left) and Lydia Koroshetz light methane bubbles on fire in class June 2. The students are completing a bubble unit for their final project. Photo by Jenny Finley.

Photo of the Day: June 2

By Lucy Chen • June 2, 2011
AP Chemistry students Shruti Gujaran (left) and Lydia Koroshetz light methane bubbles on fire in class June 2. The students are completing a bubble unit for their final project.
Anatomy students dissect a fetal pig in class May 31. They have to write 150 observations from the dissection for their final project. Photo by Melissa Kantor.

Photo of the Day: May 31

By Lucy Chen • May 31, 2011
Anatomy students dissect a fetal pig in class May 31. They have to write down 150 observations from the dissection for their final project.
Bob Dylan celebrated his 70th birthday May 24. To honor the award-winning musician, heres some of his greatest hits throughout the years. Photo courtesy www.theatlanticwire.com.

Bob Dylan’s greatest hits, in honor of his 70th birthday

By Lucy Chen • May 27, 2011
Bob Dylan has performed all over the world, won countless awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Now, he can add turning 70 to his list of accomplishments. In honor of the folk legend’s birthday May 24, the Black & White compiled a list of some of Dylan’s greatest hits, in no particular order.
A cashier works the line at the new Shake Shack in D.C. Photo by Eyal Hanfling.

Shake Shack brings burgers and custom frozen custard to D.C.

By Lucy Chen • May 25, 2011

Shake Shack, a fast food chain originally from New York City, opened its first D.C. area store May 17. The restaurant is located in Dupont Circle and sells hamburgers, hot dogs, fries and frozen...

Photo of the Day: May 22

By Lucy Chen • May 22, 2011
Students dance at the last Coffeehouse of the year May 20. The show was reserved for senior bands to demonstrate their musical talents.
Local farmer Nick Maravell says goodbye to his farm, Nicks Organic Farm. A secret agreement between the County Council and MSI soccer to turn his farmland into soccer fields will force Maravell to leave his farm by Jan. 1. Photo courtesy www.gazette.net.

County should preserve Potomac farm, other ‘green’ spaces

By Lucy Chen • May 22, 2011

When work and school become too much to handle and the struggles of a daily routine seem too intense, many turn to one place for relaxation and rejuvenation: the outdoors. Although Montgomery County...

O’Malley signs DREAM Act, but law still faces opposition

By Lucy Chen • May 20, 2011

Some undocumented students can now pay in-state college tuition, after Governor O’Malley signed the Maryland DREAM Act into law May 10. The law requires any undocumented student interested in pursuing...

Some freshman boys flip through this years edition of SAGA, the yearbook. Today was the first day students from all grade levels could pick up their yearbooks. Photo by Melissa Kantor.

Photo of the Day: May 18

By Lucy Chen • May 18, 2011
Some freshman boys flip through this year's edition of SAGA, the yearbook. Today was the first day students from all grade levels could pick up their yearbooks.
Composition assistant Cathy Neff (right), counselor Jennifer Higgins (center) and English and special education teacher Lesli Gillman (right) grade papers at the food court in Montgomery Mall May 14. MCEA, the countys teacher union, organized the grade-in in Montgomery Mall, Wheaton Mall and Lakeforest to advocate for more funding for public schools. Photo courtesy Jennifer Higgins.

Teachers rally against more school budget cuts at ‘Grade In’

By Lucy Chen • May 15, 2011

Teachers grade piles of papers every day at school, but what about at the mall? Over 300 county teachers gathered at three Montgomery County malls May 14 for a “Grade In” event to advocate against...

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