The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

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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: April 28

By Lucy Chen April 28, 2011
Counselor Jennifer Higgins distributes graduation tickets to seniors during lunch today. This year's graduation will be held June 14 at DAR Constitution Hall.

Student arrested for graffiti, possession of knife

By Lucy Chen April 27, 2011

Police arrested a senior male March 30 for drawing graffiti and bringing a weapon onto school property, according to an April 5 crime update from the Bethesda police station. Graffiti was in several...

Photo of the Day: April 11

By Lucy Chen April 11, 2011
Parent Kerry Brougher speaks to students during a school assembly seventh period for interested students. Brougher is the director and chief curator of the Hirshhorn Museum in D.C.
The heater in art teacher Nancy Morninis room was ruined. Her classroom was hit the hardest, losing student artwork, books and furniture. Photo by Annie Russell.

Police arrest three students for arson, fire damage destroys student work

By Lucy Chen April 10, 2011

Police arrested two juniors and a senior, all males, April 11 for their involvement in the arson last Friday and another arson case at White Flint neighborhood park March 20. Police charged 19-year-old...

Congratulations Black & White and Spectator staff 2011-2012

By Lucy Chen April 8, 2011

Congratulations to the Black & White and Spectator staff 2011-2012! Online Editor-in-Chief: Lucy Chen Copy Editor: Lauren Levy News and Social Media Editor: Priya Kumar Feature/Arts/Blogs...

Student email addresses, names hacked through College Board accounts

By Lucy Chen April 5, 2011

Students’ College Board account information, including full names and email addresses, may now be in the hands of hackers after its security system was breached April 2. Epsilon, a marketing company...

State school superintendent to retire at the end of the school year

By Lucy Chen March 30, 2011

Maryland school superintendent Nancy Grasmick announced her retirement this afternoon at the State Department of Education's headquarters.  She will step down June 30, a year before her contract expires. Grasmick, the...

Police look for suspect in Bethesda bank robbery

By Lucy Chen March 22, 2011

Colombo Bank was robbed this morning in downtown Bethesda, according to a Montgomery County Police press release. The robber, armed with a handgun, entered the bank and demanded an undisclosed...

Class of 2011 graduation speaker announced

By Lucy Chen March 9, 2011

Lieutenant governor Anthony Brown will be the class of 2011 graduation speaker for the ceremony at DAR Constitution Hall June 14. Brown, who went to Harvard University, has served as lieutenant governor...

Harvard and Princeton to reinstate early action programs in the fall

By Lucy Chen March 6, 2011

After eliminating their early admission programs in 2006, Harvard and Princeton Universities announced in separate press releases Feb. 24 that early action admission options will return this fall. The...

SGA raises over $7,000 for Leukemia research in second annual Guy Auction

By Lucy Chen February 18, 2011

For $500, juniors Hannah Storey and Grace Chandler bought the date of a lifetime — dinner with senior Nate Eckland at California Tortilla. In the second annual Guy Auction Feb. 18, the SGA...

Whitman alum reflects on protests in Egypt, Mubarak’s resignation

By Lucy Chen February 14, 2011
Jessie Sobrino (’06) was living in Cairo while working for the Egyptian International Economic Forum when protests began Jan. 25. She shared her experiences and thoughts about the future of Egypt with the Black & White.
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