There wasn’t a dry eye in Whitman’s main entrance when English teacher Omari James "reproposed" to his current fiancee, counselor Angela Fang, today during fifth period. James recruited Whitman’s...

Art teacher Nancy Mornini left free art supplies, books and old projects out on a table outside her classroom for students and staff to pick up during her “yart sale.” Mornini, who will retire this...

On Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday, we finally have the answer to why our school carries his name. In the summer of 1962, MCPS officials invited parents of the first freshman class to a meeting. There,...

  (Top) From the left, freshmen Jack Andres, Taylor Beers and Olivia Sitrick rehearse a scene from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. (Right) Freshmen Saul Remmick (left), playing Tybalt, and...

Students enjoy the diverse spread of ethnic foods at today's ceremony honoring students who earned the Maryland Seal of Biliteracy. Around 60 students attended the ceremony, which was organized by Whitman's...

Senior Rohit Gude poses in front of a fire truck after accidentally setting off the fire alarm during volleyball practice after school. Students and staff still in the building were forced to evacuate...

Juniors Dana Hernstadt, Ananyaa Malhotra, and Leah McClaren all reach to pet a 10-month old English Lab, Linus, at Dog Friday. The event was held outside of the auditorium. Dog Friday was created to...

Students in Whitman drama rock PJs and Tempest sweatshirts to advertise the show's opening. The show is the drama program's first full production of a Shakespeare play, a specialty of new director Randy...

Senior class president Jereme Corbin dresses up as Dr. Bear from Children’s National Hospital and poses in front of the Charity Month poster. Next week marks the start of SGA’s charity month, FebMar,...

Senior Jeremy Wenick reads Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway" between the computers of the Black & White room. AP English Literature classes recently began reading the novel.

A dog looks up after playing in the snow on Sunday, Jan. 13. Almost a foot of snow fell from Friday night into Saturday. MCPS announced on Sunday at 6 p.m. that all public schools and administrations...