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After four enthralling seasons, fans can now say farewell to the fictional Roy family from the award-winning satirical drama “Succession.”

“Succession” series finale takes family dysfunction to the bitter end

By Katelyn Leonard June 12, 2023

After four enthralling seasons, fans can now say farewell to the fictional Roy family from the award-winning satirical drama “Succession.” Since the show’s initial release in 2018, viewers became...

Here’s a guide to help avid music fans discover something new.

Looking for new music? Here’s the Black & White’s top mainstream alternatives

By Katelyn Leonard June 11, 2023

It’s not surprising that in the past decade, streaming services have dominated the music industry. From Spotify to Soundcloud, music is more available now than ever before. Unfortunately, that hasn’t...

The junior class celebrates “Rising Senior Day” in the bus loop with music, food and pictures.

Photo of the Day, June 9: “Rising Senior Day”

By Sally Esquith June 9, 2023

On June 9, the junior class gathered in the bus loop to celebrate “Rising Senior Day.” The event marked the end of the school year and the beginning of their senior year.  The SGA organized the...

Air quality in southern Maryland reached “unhealthy” levels today and is expected to be “unhealthy for sensitive groups” tomorrow, according to a weather forecast from Clean Air Partners.

MCPS cancels after-school activities over poor air quality, safety measures added to senior graduation

By Zach Jaffe June 7, 2023

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) notified all schools in the county to cancel after-school activities and recess and limit outdoor athletic activities on June 7 and June 8 over air quality concerns,...

“I dont think a lot of people realize that there are eight-month-old babies being aborted at the Wildwood Medical Center where people go for orthodontist appointments and grocery shopping,” Bethesda resident Jill Gadwood said.

“Abortions are happening right in our backyards”: Protesters continue their campaign against local abortion clinic

By Alyssa Hodor June 7, 2023

On a cold February afternoon, cars speed down Old Georgetown Road, the rain pattering on their roofs as they approach the Wildwood Shopping Center. Multiple figures come into view as the wipers clear the...

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse manages to succeed as a Spider-Man film while feeling refreshingly original and never overly derivative.

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”: An exhilarating thrill-ride of the web-slinger’s best

By Henry Dupree June 6, 2023

Arriving five years after 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Sony’s newest animated Spider-Man film “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” swings onto screens with the same confidence...

Students cheat for various reasons — college expectations, stress and pure exhaustion. These pressures have created an environment within the community that encourages academic dishonesty, creating a culture of cheating at Whitman.

A culture of cheating: systemic roots and COVID repercussions

By Dresden Benke June 6, 2023

Student names have been changed to protect anonymity. Sunlight filters through the windows on the fourth floor of the new wing. A student fidgets with their pen, clicking it on and off. They stare at...

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.

Recap of AP testing: College Board offers 7 digital exams

By Yaela Teplinsky June 5, 2023

In a reversal of its paper-only system, the College Board administered seven digital AP exams to schools in 48 states and the District of Columbia this spring.  Whitman offered five of the seven AP...

Bryan Eng at the Jeff Awards in Chicago

“It’s like Whitman but on steroids”: Bryan Eng takes on Broadway

By Ava Faghani June 5, 2023

Bryan Eng unwillingly began his acting career in tears, begging his mother not to make him audition for his middle school’s musical. Brimming with dread as he scanned the script before the audition,...

Whether it be as a coach, department head or math teacher, Kuhn’s teaching has inspired many students to succeed inside and outside the classroom. After 28 years at Whitman, he will retire at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

“An extraordinary teacher, coach and administrator”: James Kuhn retires after 28 years at Whitman

By Laura Gine-Vega June 5, 2023

Ever since his first day teaching at Whitman in 1995, James Kuhn has devoted every second of his career to educating. Both in the classroom and on the field, his encouraging smile and positive attitude...

The teachers — Argyle Middle School teacher Hajur El-Haggan, Westland Middle School teacher Anike Robinson and Takoma Park Middle School teacher Angela Wolf — had previously been placed on administrative leave for expressing alleged antisemitism regarding the Israel-Hamas war on social media and within an internal email signature.

Whitman’s LASJ program to be expanded for county-wide enrollment in the 2024-2025 school year

By Romina Mofrad June 2, 2023

Whitman’s Leadership Academy for Social Justice (LASJ) program will expand for county-wide enrollment in the 2024-25 school year.  LASJ, which debuted unique to Whitman in the 2020-2021 school year,...

Just this past planting season, Tree Montgomery planted over 3,800 trees, Forest Conservation Coordinator Laura Miller said.

Tree Montgomery: A free program bringing benefits to Montgomery County through shade trees

By Celia Noya June 1, 2023

Employees walk into a neighborhood home’s backyard, carefully transporting a small maple tree ready to be planted in the rich, nutrient-filled brown soil. The sun beams brightly as the sapling sits in...

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