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
Ella Kotelanski

Ella Kotelanski, Lead News Analysis Editor

Grade 12

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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The Black & White’s guide to the potential nationwide TikTok ban

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The Division of Pupil Personnel and Attendance Services (DPPAS) reviews all COSA requests, processing between 3,000 to 4,000 annually.

MCPS updates Change of School Assignment process

By Ella Kotelanski
April 3, 2025
Moore announced his 2026 reelection campaign on Sept. 9. His first term contained some historic accomplishments and advancements for students.

Gov. Moore confirms Crossland junior O’Marie Barnes as Maryland’s 2025-2026 State SMOB

By Ella Kotelanski
February 27, 2025
From Aug. 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025, there were 966 reported incidents, compared to 1,069 the previous year, marking a 10% reduction.

Two suspects arrested in connection to B-CC shooting incident

By Ella Kotelanski and Rishith Alimchandani
February 20, 2025
PowerSchool, a leading software provider in K-12 education, suffered a data breach in late December that affected thousands of students’ accounts nationwide.

Students nationwide suffer data breach on PowerSchool accounts

By Ella Kotelanski
January 23, 2025
Wood Acres sees rise in robberies

Wood Acres sees rise in robberies

By Ella Kotelanski
January 20, 2025
Whitman administrators conduct official hall sweeps

Whitman administrators conduct official hall sweeps

By Ella Kotelanski
January 17, 2025
The Washington Post discovered that MCPS has removed two LGBTQ-themed books, “Pride Puppy” and “My Rainbow,” from its pre-kindergarten and second-grade curriculum.

MCPS pulls two LGBTQ+ inclusive books from school curriculum

By Ella Kotelanski
December 1, 2024
Dr. Barabara Lipska, a best-selling brain research author, neuroscientist and mental health advocate, spoke about her career and life story in a WhitTalks presentation Tuesday in the Media Center.

Photo of the Day, 11/19: WhitTalks hosts guest speaker Dr. Barabara Lipska

By Ella Kotelanski
November 30, 2024
The water damage escalated as pieces of the first-floor ceiling fell and water started to drip down to the first floor.

Burst pipe, flooding force early dismissal at Whitman

By Ella Kotelanski
October 14, 2024
Whitman introduces WhitMAP open workroom

Whitman introduces WhitMAP open workroom

By Ella Kotelanski
October 10, 2024
Katya Kuzemka, an admissions counselor at the University of Maryland; Evelyn Trier, the assistant director of admissions at Mount Holyoke College; and Daisy Faria, the College and Career Coordinator at Gaithersburg High School served as the panelists.

MoCo EmpowHer hosts third annual College Expert and Alumni Panel

By Ella Kotelanski
October 4, 2024
MCPS introduced new hate-bias response procedures on Sept. 21., outlining how the county will address serious incidents. The protocol implements a tiered system, categorizing incidents into yellow, orange and red categories based on severity.

MCPS student arrested in connection to bomb threats

By Ella Kotelanski
September 7, 2024
The platform informed users on Saturday night that the app was “temporarily unavailable” and they were working to restore it “as soon as possible” with the help of Trump.

The Black & White’s guide to the potential nationwide TikTok ban

By Ella Kotelanski and Phoebe Gordon
June 8, 2024
After manufacturing and testing the pilot mobile application, MCPS discovered vulnerabilities within the system.

MCPS cancels bus tracking pilot app

By Ella Kotelanski
April 22, 2024
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