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The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

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The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

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Season Preview: Girls basketball team focuses on speed, accuracy

By Justin Lancellotta December 8, 2011

With the NBA on hold until Christmas, basketball fans have something else to look forward to in the meantime: the girls basketball team’s new season. After a 12-6 regular season last year,...

Triangle Blog: Derek Boogaard reflection

By Ryan Craig December 8, 2011

The New York Times wrote a powerful three-piece article set that ran from Dec. 4 through Dec. 6 regarding the life of Derek Boogaard, a NHL enforcer. Boogaard was known as a fighter in the NHL and earned...

With end of lockout, fans renew interest in NBA

By Daniel Schifrin December 8, 2011

Thanks to its dramatic 149 day lockout, the NBA remained at the top of the headlines on nearly every sports website despite such attention-worthy topics as the Green Bay Packers' undefeated season, Albert...

Season Preview: Offseason effort propels indoor track team

By Jared Berul December 8, 2011

The indoor track team aims to rebuild its strong reputation after the loss of key seniors Llewellyn Smith and Tessa Morrison. Despite the boys team’s weak performance in recent years, the large...

Live blog: Superintendents FY 2013 budget recommendation

Live blog: Superintendent’s FY 2013 budget recommendation

By Lucy Chen December 7, 2011
Superintendent Joshua Starr will present his FY 2013 budget recommendation tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Richard Montgomery HS.

All-Gazette awards fall athletes with top honors

By Justin Lancellotta December 7, 2011

The 2011 MCPS fall sports season is over, and with that comes the announcement of the  All-Gazette sports teams. Whitman had several athletes honored by the Gazette this season. Field Hockey...

Season Preview: Wrestling team grapples with loss of seniors

By Rachel Lang December 6, 2011

The wrestling team is pinning its hopes on winning both the county and regional championships after claiming the county championship for the last two years and the regional championship for the past three....

Senior Steven Goldberg selected for Stanford’s Reischauer program on Japan

By Priya Kumar December 4, 2011

Senior Steven Goldberg was selected Nov. 18 for the 2012 Reischauer Scholars Program, an online course in Japanese history, culture, politics and economics, as well as the relationship between Japan and...

Hockey defeats BCC, 6-3

By Jared Berul December 3, 2011

Tensions brewed in the hockey team’s 6-3 victory Dec. 2 over cross-town rivals the BCC Barons as the Vikes raised their record to 2-0. The Vikes’ offense started off hot, scoring two goals back-to-back....

New clinic introduces girls to cheerleading

By Emily Berman December 2, 2011

Cheerleading co-captain Niki Kurtz effortlessly performs the original Viking routine as young girls watch in admiration, dreaming of their future high school cheerleading careers. In a new clinic run by...

Caps fans respond to Boudreau’s exit

By Emily Berman November 30, 2011

Following their most promising opening to a season ever, the Washington Capitals squandered their 7-0 start with a ten-game stretch in which they won just three games. Following this dismal performance,...

Triangle Blog: Ohio State vs. Michigan, so what?

By Ryan Craig November 29, 2011

The Ohio State-Michigan football game was Nov. 26 and the Wolverines defeated the Buckeyes, 40-34, to end their seven-year losing streak. We’re guessing this story is the first time that most of you...

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