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

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

Foodie Awards: Best burger

By Carolyn Freeman May 13, 2013

Now that the final days of school are upon us, everyone is ready to start celebrating the summer. As the nights of bonfires and days spent at music festivals begin, here’s a list of places that make...

A view from Joshua Tree National Park. The park is 1,234 square miles of spectacular views, plants, and animals. Photo by Nick Sobel.

Travel diary: Los Angeles

By Nick Sobel May 8, 2013

Many students find summer break to be a great opportunity to head down to Florida to relax on the beach, or to New England for a college tour. This summer, consider a different approach, with a trip to...

Tips for preventing hallway PDA

By Staff Writer May 5, 2013

As summer approaches, classrooms are getting hot. But in the hallways there’s some steam that has nothing to do with the warm weather. Whether its hallway canoodlers or lunchtime gropers, PDA-ing couples...

My battle with stage two senioritis

By Staff Writer May 1, 2013

It took me several months to accept my condition, but I’m finally ready to admit: I have stage two senioritis. Earlier this year stage one of the seasonal epidemic swept through the senior class,...

Pablo’s Parler: This week in history

By Pablo Ramírez April 30, 2013

In this week's Pablo's Parler, Pablo recounts the events from a few weeks ago from his point of view, and how it reminded us that history is happening around us all the time.

Technicole: Technology humanized the Boston terrorists

By Carolyn Freeman April 25, 2013

The public response to last week’s tragedy in Boston demonstrates how technology and social media are changing the focus of terrorism, and in many ways humanizing its perpetrators. One of the many...

Viking Vogue: How to find the perfect pair of shorts

By Carolyn Freeman April 24, 2013

Spring has finally sprung. To go along with the sunshine and flowers emerging this month, it’s time for shorts to emerge from your closet again. But with so many different styles, it can be hard to know...

To be frank, Bieber’s comment not worth fussing over

By Hanna Lee April 23, 2013

Last week, Justin Bieber shocked the public with his note in the Anne Frank House guest book: “Anne Frank was a great girl, and hopefully she would have been a Beileber.” At first, I was appalled...

B-Well: Let me sleep

By Carolyn Freeman April 8, 2013

I wake up and look at the clock. Of course, it blinks 6:45 a.m. No matter what day it is, what I have planned or what I did the night before, it seems like sleeping in just isn’t an option. Although...

Senior Robby Lund enters his car parked across from the baseball field. After the administration contacted Montrose Towing and towed at least ten cars, many students without parking permits resorted to parking near the tennis courts to avoid the tow truck.

Editorial: Parking system in need of reform

By Editorial Board March 22, 2013

At least ten Whitman students searched the parking lot for their vehicles to no avail Tuesday, March 19. After threatening to tow students with in-school announcements and issuing orange warning stickers...

Test scores shouldn’t drive teacher evaluations

By Rebecca Meron March 10, 2013

Ask students what they like best about history class and they’ll probably say debates, simulations or discussions. But time spent on these creative and unstructured activities may soon dwindle. Unless...

Pablo’s Parler: Pablo and Hugo

By Pablo Ramírez March 10, 2013

In this week's Pablo's Parler, Pablo talks about Hugo Chavez in English and Spanish, how he was shaped by this man, and what we can learn from him. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Tell us in the comments,...

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