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The Black and White

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

Since its 1984 release, the film’s reputation has flourished and its status as “the greatest concert film of all time” has only been rivaled by enduring classics like The Band’s “The Last Waltz” and The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter.”

“Stop Making Sense” 40th anniversary: A Talking Heads concert film charged up on human electricity

By Henry Dupree September 26, 2023

★★★★★ When the legendary rock band Talking Heads first announced their concert film, no one could have imagined something as special as “Stop Making Sense.” Conceived to film their 1983-84...

AP School Honor Roll is a College Board program which highlights schools in the United States and Canada that have achieved significant success in their AP programs.

MCPS and The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future to cover AP exam fees for students

By Nikhita Dass September 17, 2023

MCPS and the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future will pay for students’ AP exam fees starting in the 2023-2024 school year, according to a community letter sent by AP Coordinator and Principal Intern Gregory...

While “Gran Turismo” seems like another lackluster racing movie, director Neill Blomkamp’s latest film instead shines as the most welcome surprise of the summer cinema season.

Gran Turismo: The surprise of the summer movie season

By Rylan Ammerman September 14, 2023

Engines kick into high gear, pistons compress and cockpits turn into ovens — familiar but welcome sights for a film about the racetrack.  While “Gran Turismo” seems like another lackluster...

“They’re just fun to be around”: Students build connections with preschoolers in Child Development classes

“They’re just fun to be around”: Students build connections with preschoolers in Child Development classes

By Marissa Rancilio September 13, 2023

A typical high school class evokes images of students inattentively listening to lectures, taking notes and preparing for exams. The classroom is silent as students listen to instructions for the next...

“Art History is more than just another credit

“Art History” is more than just another credit

By Kate Rodriguez September 12, 2023

Nearly every family trip I’ve ever been on has included a visit to an art museum. Or two. Or ten. For years, my parents would drag my brother and I from one piece of modern art to the next, praising...

Since 1983, the Mansion has undergone regular renovations to suit the needs of the arts community, expanding galleries and tending to the ever-changing sculpture garden that greets visitors as they drive onto the property.

“They’re there to see joy”: The Strathmore’s other stage

By Josefina Masjuan September 11, 2023

Just off Tuckerman Lane in Rockville, an inviting path travels up a hill on expansive rolling grounds. It winds between sets of carefully-planted bushes and below an elegant gazebo that watches over the...

It took several years and multiple head coaches, but the losing streak has ended. The Vikes will host the Walter Johnson Wildcats (2-0), their longtime rivals, next Thursday at 7:00 pm. For the first time in four years, the Vikings will look to win back-to-back football games.

Victory at last: After four years, Whitman football snaps losing streak

By Ben Belford-Peltzman September 10, 2023

As the final seconds ticked off on the scoreboard, the Vikings accomplished something they hadn’t done in four years. They won a football game, and Sean Pierce won his first game as head coach of the...

Here’s The B&W’s predictions for the Commanders’ offseason moves.

Commanders kick off first season without former owner Dan Snyder

By Aidan Farber September 10, 2023

On May 12, Dan Synder agreed to sell the Washington Commanders to a group of investors led by Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils owner Josh Harris. The deal is worth a record 6.05 billion dollars...

Maddie Lee Belanoff

Maddie Belanoff leaps from stage to screen

By Manuela Montoya September 8, 2023

Five years ago, senior Maddie Belanoff couldn’t have imagined herself be acting out a script in front of a high-definition camera, breaking in the make-up trailer or following suggestions from the person...

Another Mans Cloth, by artist El Anatsui

How the Rubell Museum changed my view of contemporary art

By Grace Roddy September 7, 2023

Thousands of liquor bottle labels and shards piled up, each intricately woven and sculptured within a textile. Crumpled and folded metal pieces sourced a recycling station from sculptor El Anatsui’s...

English teacher Matthew Bruneel and his wife Leshia with their host family during their time in the Peace Corps in Cambodia.

A decade after applying, Mr. Bruneel reflects on his family’s experience in the Peace Corps

By Ava Faghani September 6, 2023

After establishing a successful early start to his teaching career at Whitman, English teacher Matthew Bruneel put his Maryland life on pause in 2014 to venture to Cambodia alongside his wife Leshia. The...

I’m proud of my fishing hobby — here’s why

I’m proud of my fishing hobby — here’s why

By Ben Lammers September 5, 2023

It’s a hot mid-afternoon summer day. I sit on my dock in Cambridge, Maryland, the overwhelming heat of the sun reflecting off the river and beaming onto my skin. I carefully dart a grub lure across the...

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