Letter from the Online Editors: February 2020
By Dana Herrnstadt, Ally Navarrete, and Anna Yuan
February 12, 2020
When we decided to write a Letter from the Editors about community, we had trouble honing in on one specific definition of the word. “Community” can mean almost anything, whether it’s the Whitman community, the broader Bethesda community, the community of a specific club or organization. And it ca...
Letter from the Online Editors: December 2019
By Dana Herrnstadt, Ally Navarrete, and Anna Yuan
December 22, 2019
Sherlock Holmes may be one of the most famous detectives of the century, but not all investigators come with trench coats, British accents and plucky sidekicks named Watson. At Whitman, students flock to room B212 rather than 221b Baker Street. Our reporters aren’t well-known crime solvers; they’re hardwo...
Letter from the Online Editors: November 2019
By Dana Herrnstadt, Ally Navarrete, and Anna Yuan
November 9, 2019
It seems cliché to begin our letter with the phrase “In the digital age.” It’s not unique or creative. It’s not sparkling writing. But “in the digital age” has become synonymous with “living in 2019.” The phrase has become a staple of our generation. In 2017, psychologist Jean Twenge...
April 5, 2020
When my mom yelled “You’re so boring!” at me a few weeks ago, adding “You don’t...
By Ben Stricker
April 2, 2020
As a bored high school student during quarantine, you’re probably wondering: What should...
April 1, 2020
During my past three years as a part of the Whitman baseball program, I had only seen...
By Emily London
March 28, 2020
MCPS officials and urban planning firm WXY released an interim report March 18 on the...
By Mia Friedman
March 27, 2020
My teammate, Olivia, lobs the basketball down the court to where I’m in position to...
I tried solving a Rubik’s cube in one week — and failed
March 26, 2020