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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

Principal Gregory Miller provides updates on security, student safety

Principal Gregory Miller provides updates on security, student safety

By Allegra Bai February 11, 2025

Principal Gregory Miller clarified school security measures last week following a physical altercation in a school restroom, Feb. 3. Miller first disclosed the incident that day. In his follow-up letter...

Photo of the Day, 2/10: The Black & White holds presentations in commons

Photo of the Day, 2/10: The Black & White holds presentations in commons

By Cassidy Lewin February 11, 2025

The Black & White held a series of presentations on conducting interviews for 9th-grade English students in the commons yesterday. Black & White editors and writers held the presentation in multiple...

The event featured cultural music, art and clothing presentations, a calligraphy practice table and food displays.

Photo of the Day, 2/6: Arab Arts Celebration

By Maria Garcia-Musalem February 7, 2025

The Muslim Student Association, Arabic Calligraphy Club and World Language Café held an Arab Arts Celebration during lunch yesterday in the commons. The event featured cultural music, art and clothing...

Maryland’s snowpack levels are currently 173% of normal, driving an increase in average salt use around the state, according to the Maryland Snow Report.

Montgomery County announces SaltWise campaign to limit salt use during storms

By Phoebe Gordon January 30, 2025

Montgomery County launched the SaltWise campaign Jan. 8 to raise awareness of the impacts of excessive salt use during winter weather conditions. The campaign is an effort by the county’s Departments...

The pantry’s drive is scheduled for Jan. 21-23, open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. LASJ is seeking donations of non-perishable items such as canned fruit, breakfast cereals, pasta and hygiene products.

LASJ launches food pantry, providing essential resources

By Camilla Fan January 24, 2025

The Leadership Academy for Social Justice (LASJ) launched a food pantry to address food insecurity in the Whitman community and nearby areas, Jan 15. The initiative aims to offer essential resources and...

PowerSchool, a leading software provider in K-12 education, suffered a data breach in late December that affected thousands of students’ accounts nationwide.

Students nationwide suffer data breach on PowerSchool accounts

By Ella Kotelanski January 23, 2025

PowerSchool, a leading software provider in K-12 education, suffered a data breach in late December that affected thousands of students’ accounts nationwide. More than 50 million students and 18,000...

The platform informed users on Saturday night that the app was “temporarily unavailable” and they were working to restore it “as soon as possible” with the help of Trump.

TikTok banned, quickly restored

By Landon Heuer January 20, 2025

Popular social media platform TikTok officially shut down in the United States on Jan. 18, 2025, only to be restored just hours later, following mixed signals from the government and confusion for users. The...

Wootton Principal placed on leave after failing to report racist incident

Wootton Principal placed on leave after failing to report racist incident

By Bailey Han January 20, 2025

MCPS placed Thomas S. Wootton High School Principal Douglas Nelson on administrative leave last month after finding delayed action and response to a racial slur found on a student’s desk. Northwood High...

Community members share concerns about school conditions at BOE public hearings

Community members share concerns about school conditions at BOE public hearings

By Shahmeer Ali and Lydia Orgen January 20, 2025

The Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) held two public hearings Nov. 4 and 6 to gather testimony on the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget and amendments to the county’s Capital Improvements Program...

Wood Acres sees rise in robberies

Wood Acres sees rise in robberies

By Ella Kotelanski January 20, 2025

A rise in residential burglaries and thefts occurred in Wood Acres family homes in early December, prompting swift action by Montgomery County Police. Officers connected the crimes and quickly arrested...

Whitman administrators conduct official hall sweeps

Whitman administrators conduct official hall sweeps

By Ella Kotelanski January 17, 2025

Whitman administrators conducted the school’s first official hall sweep during fifth period Wednesday. At the start of the period, Principal Gregory Miller announced over the intercom system that students...

During the second assembly, survivor Ruth Cohen recounted her experiences as a teenager in Czechia at the time.

Holocaust awareness assemblies feature survivors’ stories

By Lydia Orgen January 17, 2025

Two Holocaust survivors shared their family stories with students and staff in the auditorium Wednesday. The two assemblies, each attended by one-half of the student body, aimed to educate on the importance...

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