Pyle student Arvin Kim wins award for leadership in community
By Mia Friedman
June 5, 2019
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Once a week, after a 20 minute drive, Pyle eighth grade student Arvin Kim opens the door to his family’s black Volvo. He waves goodbye to his mom as he walks toward the Board of Education building, where he meets with the rest of the Montgomery County Junior Council. During the meeting, they discus...
English teacher Omari James “reproposes” to counselor Angela Fang
By Clara Koritz-Hawkes and Jack Gonzalez
June 4, 2019
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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 male acapella group, Solid and Sound, to sing for Ms. Fang. The group sang “Can’t Help Falling...
Battle of the Bands rocks out in the WAUD one last time
By Taylor Haber, Bella Grumet, and Gabe Schaner
May 22, 2019
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Covered in tie-dyed bed sheets and strewn with black electrical cords, the Waudatorium had shaken its usual English class undercurrents; instead of scribbling notes for some Socratic seminar, students plugged in amps and adjusted mics. Instead of studying Macbeth and Hamlet, they tuned their guitars. And i...
Our very own Parks and Rec: Meet the Montgomery County Parks Department
By Luka Byrne, Dana Herrnstadt, and Zara Ali
April 24, 2019
Students discuss the Rep. Ilhan Omar controversy: extended version
April 12, 2019
Read one of our writers' opinions on the controversy here.
Students discuss the Rep. Ilhan Omar controversy
April 4, 2019
Filed under Media, National, News, Opinion, Showcase, Videos
My opinion: why criticisms of Israel aren't anti-Semitic Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has had an eventful first term in Congress. Since her election, the freshman congresswoman has been under near-constant attack for anti-Semitism. After her comments last month questioning the political influence that forces people to side with a foreign country—meaning Israel—critics have accused h...
Restaurant Review: The Halal Guys and Passion Fin
By Luka Byrne and Shehrez Chaudhri
February 25, 2019
Engineering Design and Development Class: Inside Look
By Emma Shaffer and Luka Byrne
February 23, 2019
By Andrew Eagle and Gabe Schaner
June 15, 2019
The NBA draft lottery used to be very predictable. But this year, the NBA reformed their...
June 14, 2019
At this point in my high school tenure, there’s one mystery that continues to elude...
By Lukas Troost
June 14, 2019
Philip Diby is a Whitman graduate (‘19) and musical artist. His songs focus on positivity...
June 14, 2019
Current eighth grade students file into Fabiola Katz's AP Spanish class today during a...
June 14, 2019
Ever since she was little, sophomore Nicole Ahad’s parents have told her stories about...