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

Photo of the Day: February 3

By Stephanie Haven February 3, 2011
Jessie Sobrino ('06), who's working in Egypt, spoke to Anderson Cooper in Cairo. Sobrino has a ticket to leave Egypt this Friday via commericial flight.

Photo of the Day: February 2

By Stephanie Haven February 2, 2011
Senior Siddhu Anandaligam practices saxophone in the music hall during sixth lunch. Anandaligam, who performs in Whitman's band, is also a member of the all-eastern jazz band.

Photo of the Day: February 1

By Stephanie Haven February 1, 2011
Parking permit applications for second semester are available in the main office. Students must return completed forms to the business offices by 3 p.m. Feb. 7.

Photo of the Day: January 31

By Stephanie Haven January 31, 2011
To pass time during lunch, some students play soccer with their friends on the blacktops by the gym.
Gallery: Thundersnow causes MCPS to close school Jan. 26-28

Gallery: Thundersnow causes MCPS to close school Jan. 26-28

By Stephanie Haven January 28, 2011
After just a day of the second semester, students and staff got a 5-day break after eight inches of snow blanketed Bethesda, knocking out electricity for thousands and weighing down trees.

Gallery: MCPS cancels school after ice storm

By Stephanie Haven January 18, 2011
Whether sipping hot chocolate by a fire or studying feverishly for final exams, students had an extra 24 hours to themselves today after MCPS canceled school due to weather conditions.
Photo of the Day: January 13

Photo of the Day: January 13

By Stephanie Haven January 13, 2011
Green Tree, a band composed of seniors Peter Beiser, Sean Dunnevant and Sahil Ansari, began shooting the music video October 2010.

Holiday photo contest

By Stephanie Haven January 10, 2011
Congratulations to freshman Fionn Adamian who won the holiday photo contest. Adamian won a gift card to a Bethesda restaurant for his picture of St. Paul's Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge in England.

Photo of the Day: December 23

By Stephanie Haven December 23, 2010
The Bethesda California Tortilla now has a Coca-Cola Freestyle machine like the one in Cabin John's California Tortilla.
Multimedia: Lunar Eclipse and Winter Solstice

Multimedia: Lunar Eclipse and Winter Solstice

By Stephanie Haven December 21, 2010
A full lunar eclipse and winter solstice occurred within a few hours of each other Dec. 21. Another lunar eclipse won't be as visible as this one until 2014.

Photo of the Day: December 16

By Stephanie Haven December 16, 2010
Students frolic in the snow during fifth period. It's estimated to snow approximately one to two inches today.
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