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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
Clara Koritz Hawkes

Clara Koritz Hawkes, Perspective Editor

Grade

12

Why did you join the Black and White?

I’ve always loved writing and reading the news. Plus, the community of people is super awesome.

What’s your favorite scent?

Freshly mown grass.

All content by Clara Koritz Hawkes
This is my Chinese class on the seniors' last day. We celebrated with large amounts of delicious Chinese food and sharing stories of the last three years all together at Whitman and the two years we spent together learning Chinese at Pyle. Photo courtesy Clara Koritz Hawkes.

Dropping a language class after two years? That’s overrated.

By Clara Koritz Hawkes
June 14, 2019
ESOL program fosters community, friendships

ESOL program fosters community, friendships

By Clara Koritz Hawkes and Hirari Sato
May 29, 2019
Millin performs at a summer intensive he participated in last year at Oklahoma University. Millin's love for theatre doesn't stop when the school year ends; he regularly spends his summers attending intensives or working as a counselor at the Imagination Stage Summer Camp.

Artist Spotlight: Matthew Millin

By Clara Koritz Hawkes
April 26, 2019
Fencing helps sophomore Sarah Tong let her guard down

Fencing helps sophomore Sarah Tong let her guard down

By Clara Koritz Hawkes
March 12, 2019
A conversation about religion

A conversation about religion

By Clara Koritz Hawkes
March 12, 2019

How well does Whitman know the recent news?

By Clara Koritz Hawkes and Anjali Jha
February 10, 2019
Behavior of Covington boys wasn’t surprising, but what now?

Behavior of Covington boys wasn’t surprising, but what now?

By Clara Koritz Hawkes
February 4, 2019
Senior Arthur Varner hypes up his team before their next competition. Varner attends the Washington Japanese Language School at Stone Ridge on Saturdays, one of the many language schools attended by Whitman students.

Students spend Saturdays attending language schools

By Clara Koritz Hawkes
January 22, 2019

Whitman students are complicit in the climate crisis—that needs to change

By Clara Koritz Hawkes
January 14, 2019

Lessons from SNL: Learn to forgive

By Clara Koritz Hawkes
November 14, 2018
Graphic by Rebecca Hirsh.

MCPS: show more sensitivity, include trigger warnings in teacher training

By Clara Koritz Hawkes
November 12, 2018
Students attend the 43rd Capital Pride Festival June 9 with over 150,000 people. The festival serves as an outlet for students to celebrate and support one another’s identities, as a part of Pride Month. Cover photo courtesy Julia Levine.

Students celebrate Pride Month at capital pride

By Clara Koritz Hawkes
June 11, 2018
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