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

Montgomery County community members mustn’t neglect the local library system that provides comfort and resources for those in need.

Overlooked resources: The role of libraries in a digital world

By Alara Göksu April 2, 2024

It’s no secret that libraries are fading as more information transfers to the digital realm. The ability to find an answer to any question in a matter of seconds is an undeniably powerful asset, but...

My goal for the week was to connect with as many people as possible: no one was too big or small to converse with.

My experience as a high school sports writer at the Senior Bowl

By Ben Belford-Peltzman April 2, 2024

It’s 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, and I’m wide awake. Not because I can’t sleep or because I’m worried about an upcoming test, it’s because I have my computer and notepad beside me as I watch college...

As the “Got Milk?” campaign wrapped up in the 2010s, the dairy industry sought new marketing techniques to reach their new audience: Generation Z. This younger generation, however, wasn’t purchasing milk like previous ones.

The “not milk” generation: How Gen Z prompted milk’s rebrand

By Colette Yehl March 27, 2024

In a 1993 commercial, a frenzied historian devours his peanut butter sandwich as his telephone rings. It’s a radio station calling in to ask if he knows the answer to their $10,000 question. He eagerly...

The market’s vendors sell anything from produce, meats and baked goods to flowers, homemade jewelry and paintings.

A piece of our history: A look into the Montgomery Farm Women’s Co-operative Market

By Sonia Weliwitigoda March 26, 2024

In the thick of the Great Depression, Montgomery County farmers struggled due to a drop in farm prices and a heavy drought. Amid this economic downturn, 19 female farmers came together with an idea: a...

Thanks to head coach Derek Manon, all eyes are now on the Whitman wrestling team.

Coach Manon achieves 200 wins and state championship in a thrilling wrestling season

By Mia Kanczuker March 21, 2024

At the high school level, wrestling doesn’t tend to attract as much attention as basketball or football. However, thanks to head coach Derek Manon, all eyes are now on the Whitman wrestling team. After...

⁤Unlike traditional basketball leagues, OTE started with the support of fans rather than the athletes on the court. ⁤⁤

Overtime Elite: A new wave of professional basketball

By Aidan Farber March 21, 2024

In the ever-changing landscape of professional sports, an innovative sports league has emerged, setting a new standard for the development and promotion of young basketball talent. Overtime Elite (OTE)...

On Mondays and Thursdays, Art, Career/Technology Education, English and Science teachers may give assessments while on Tuesdays and Fridays, Math, P.E., Health, Social Studies and World Language teachers may give assessments.

Proposed bill will guarantee top 10% of Maryland students to 12 Maryland universities

By Sonia Weliwitigoda March 21, 2024

On Oct. 25, 2023, Maryland Senator Malcolm Augustine (D-MD) proposed a statewide bill to guarantee students in the top 10% of their high school class admissions to the University System of Maryland, Morgan...

Here is The Black & Whites guide to this years March Madness.

The Black & White’s guide to your March Madness bracket

By Aidan Farber March 20, 2024

March Madness is finally upon us, and with just days until the madness begins, here are The Black & White’s top picks for championship favorites, possible championship contenders, dark-horse candidates...

“Minecraft” has become synonymous with childhood in the last decade, and for kids like me, it was both the ultimate creative outlet and the foundation of my earliest friendships. 

Real friends in a virtual world: My experience with video games

By Ichi Bai March 19, 2024

In first grade, I loaded into a “Minecraft” world for the first time on my mom’s computer. I’d already spent countless hours on YouTube watching other people play the game, and I was bursting with...

The B&W Sports Section’s official March Madness bracket

The B&W Sports Section’s official March Madness bracket

Need help filling out your March Madness bracket? Here is The Black and White Sports Section’s official bracket. Story to follow.

Photo of Yesterday, 3/17: Icebreaker 5K Run & Walk

Photo of Yesterday, 3/17: Icebreaker 5K Run & Walk

By Dea Rucaj March 18, 2024

On March 17, Whitman’s Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a St. Patrick’s Day 5K run to raise money for the Children’s National Housing Program.  For families unable to afford extended...

While there’s a palpable sense of nostalgia and adventure returning to this world, “Kung Fu Panda 4” breaks the number one rule of legacy sequels; if the franchise is as perfect as it was before, there is no reason to tack another film onto the series.

“Kung Fu Panda 4”: An interruption of inner peace

By Rylan Ammerman March 18, 2024

  Endless marble steps sweep up a mountain. An ornate temple overlooks villages in the valley below. Emerald trees and majestic cliffs cut through the misty clouds in an endless blue sky. Hot-pink...

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