ASMR videos make some students relax, others cringe
February 4, 2019
Filed under Also in Print, Feature, Showcase
The crisp crunch of potato chips, the soft crackling from a knife cutting through sand and even the subtle sound of a quiet voice whispering into a microphone: to some, autonomous sensory meridian response videos—commonly referred to as ASMR videos—are quick stress relievers. To others, they’re...
MCPS: Unblock our personal email accounts on Chromebooks
February 2, 2019
Filed under Also in Print, Editorials, Opinion, Showcase
During the first few weeks of November, students noticed an inconvenient phenomenon: while it had been difficult to access personal Google accounts on Chromebooks in the past, it became completely impossible overnight. While MCPS accounts are useful for purely academic purposes, most students use per...
Whitman parent Gil Rosen’s beading passion spreads kindness
By Jose Wray
January 31, 2019
Filed under Also in Print, Showcase, Sports
When senior Natan Rosen scored the goal that tied the boys soccer state championship game Nov. 16, tiny blue beads went flying. His dad, Gil Rosen, had been making bracelets—hundreds of beads were attached to his hip in a small container—when his son scored, and he couldn’t help but jump with e...
Addition to be completed by Aug. 2021
By Zara Ali
January 26, 2019
Filed under Also in Print, News, School, Showcase
A three-story building to replace Whittier Woods, an auxiliary gymnasium, and a commons area to link the main building with the new wing will be added to the Whitman campus by August 2021. County managers and the RRMM Lukmire Architects announced the final plan at a Nov. 5 public work session. The reno...
Junior Olaf Hichwa propels into drone racing, sponsorships
By Katie Hanson
January 25, 2019
Filed under Also in Print, Feature, Showcase
Junior Olaf Hichwa hates gravity. He can’t remember a time when he wasn’t interested in aviation. As soon as he could talk, he told his parents he wanted to be a pilot when he grew up. So when he was six years old, his parents bought him a remote control helicopter. He flew it every day until ...
Private school transfers bring new talent to boys basketball
By Lukas Troost
January 14, 2019
Filed under Also in Print, Sports
Senior Jason Lewis has always wanted to play basketball in college. But after having limited playing time as the sixth man for St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, he felt he wasn’t reaching his full potential, he said. He knew he could contribute more, so he decided to transfer to Whitman. In his fourth g...
Recruitment or rehab? Sport specialization jeopardizes athletes
January 14, 2019
Filed under Also in Print, Sports
It started with a sprained ankle. Then another. And another. By the time senior Caroline Macdonald was 18, she had suffered three sprained ankles, a stress fracture in her foot and a torn ACL. Her injuries were cumulative, painful and season-ending. But they weren’t surprising. She’s spent 11 years stressi...
“This is my family”: Kennedy H.S. NJROTC creates community
January 14, 2019
Filed under Also in Print, Feature
“Attention on Deck! Good afternoon Ma’am!” one cadet yells above the chatter. He’s the first one to spot Chief Petty Officer Sharon Rogers. Thirty cadets quickly stand up straight and square their shoulders back. In unison, they yell, “Attention on deck! Good afternoon!” For other stude...
Students use bullet journals for innovation, organization
By Hirari Sato
January 14, 2019
Filed under Also in Print, Feature
Walking through the hot and vibrant streets of Istanbul this past summer, junior Sophia Kotschoubey held her small leather journal close at all times. She glued train tickets to the unlined pages, wrote descriptions of the Turkish couscous and meze platters she ate and sketched people she saw on the ...
Tennis, track, lacrosse and field hockey?
By Sara Azimi
January 14, 2019
Filed under Also in Print, Sports
Senior Hanna Freund doesn’t have an offseason—and that’s just how she likes it.
Alleged sexual assault at Damascus highlights crucial role of coaches
By Max Gersch
January 14, 2019
Filed under Also in Print, Blogs
When I heard about the alleged sexual assault at Damascus High School in November, I thought about coaches. As role models for their players, coaches have a more important role than ever to step up and set a good example for their teams. A coach’s purpose is more than wins and losses. During the sea...
Elementary school students should learn local history
January 14, 2019
Filed under Also in Print, Opinion
From a young age, we learn about the California Gold Rush, the Declaration of Independence and the Abolitionist Movement. We study Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and the Louisiana Purchase, but the history of our own county has mostly escaped the classroom. Learning about local history connects students...
By Zara Ali
February 21, 2019
The Whitman Model UN team competed at the Johns Hopkins Model UN Conference Feb. 7-10....
February 21, 2019
District 1 Montgomery County councilmember Andrew Friedson held a two-hour town hall at...
By Will Brown
February 20, 2019
The day has finally come. MoCo Snow has gotten it right, and in the wee hours of the morning...
February 20, 2019
When Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes got traded to the Sacramento Kings, he was...