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

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....

Drama department to perform ‘Gypsy’ and ‘Frankenstein’ next year

By Nellie Vinograd June 2, 2011

After a successful year, including 11 Cappies nominations for the fall musical "Side Show," the Whitman drama department is looking to the future with the announcement of next year’s fall musical and...

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.
Pyle sixth grader Jaiwen Hsu keeps on smiling, even while at the hospital for his cancer treatments. Some of Hsus friends organized a June 16 bowling fundraiser in his honor at the . Photo courtesy Jaiwen Hsu.

Pyle students to hold bowling fundraiser in honor of classmate Jaiwen Hsu, a cancer patient

By Julia Berard June 1, 2011

During the last weeks of school, most students eagerly countdown the remaining days until summer vacation. But Pyle sixth grader Jaiwen Hsu has been counting the days until he can return to the classroom. Hsu visited his...

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.
Sophomores Rachel Baron and Evan Cernea (both center) take a trip to Versailles with their group on French program during the summer. Cernea said that although he gained more knowledge of the language, the experience didnt give him a true understanding of French culture. Photo courtesy Evan Cernea.

Summer language programs teach vocab but not culture

By Carolyn Freeman May 30, 2011

Glossy brochure covers and brightly colored websites promise summers filled with delicious exotic food, new friends from around the world and fluency in a foreign language. Foreign language immersion...

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.
Parent Douglas Wood will defend Brittany Norwood, the woman accused of murdering her Lululemon coworker, Oct. 24. Wood is one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the area. Photo courtesy Douglas Wood.

Parent Douglas Wood, top D.C. lawyer, to defend Lululemon case

By Carolyn Freeman May 26, 2011

Parent Douglas Wood walks into court and takes the stand, ready to speak on behalf of his client. After months of extensive research and examination of evidence, he is about to defend a man accused of...

Lady Gaga released her new album, Born This Way, this week. Although the songs are fun to dance to, theyre not her best. Photo courtesy www.dailystab.com.

“Born This Way” album falls short of Lady Gaga’s best work

By Nellie Vinograd May 25, 2011

Despite promising singles like “Born This Way” and “Judas,” Lady Gaga’s latest album, “Born This Way,” ultimately stops short of being her finest work. Instead, the techno-heavy album seems...

Sophomore Ben James (right) performs at the homecoming pep rally this past fall. At next years pep rally, James will lead the drumline performance after being elected the new drumline captain May 12. Photo by Billy Bird.

Drumline hopes for success under new captain despite the loss of nine seniors

By Deanna Segall May 23, 2011

Every pep rally, Viking spirit runs high as one of Whitman’s most popular music groups finally swaggers onto the gym floor. “1-2-3-4, let’s get busy!” the group yells, to the students’ delight.  With...

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.
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