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The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White
The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

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Fiona Graham, Online Managing Editor

Grade 12

If you could choose to live in any fictional universe, which would it be?

Barbieland

Of the stories you’ve written for The B&W, which one is your favorite?

Distressed Devotion: The Traumas of Worship

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The Whitman bocce team poses for a picture before a game.

Corollary sports at Whitman, explained

By Fiona Graham
June 5, 2025
The Phoenix Recovery Academy is a private school with a $13,000 yearly tuition. It has three locations: Cloverleaf, Avery Road and Plum Orchard. All the branches share three pillars of overall success: attitude, attendance and achievement.

How MCPS pioneered alternative schooling

By Fiona Graham
April 2, 2025
Many U.S. colleges and universities award credit for AP exams and typically grant exemptions from entry-level courses to students who score four or five.

College Board to offer two new AP Kickstart courses

By Fiona Graham
March 22, 2025
From mid-February through mid-March, the Whitman Student Government Association hosts an annual ‘Charity Month’ made up of a series of fundraising events.

A look into Whitman’s 2025 Charity Month

By Fiona Graham
March 17, 2025
QuestBridge, an entrepreneurial nonprofit founded in 1994, aims to help students attend college by matching high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds with top colleges and universities.

Equity in education: How QuestBridge levels the playing field for students

By Fiona Graham
February 10, 2025
Political discussions among peers are commonplace in light of the controversial 2024 presidential election.

Politics vs. friendship: How beliefs fracture personal relationships

By Fiona Graham
December 10, 2024
Following a series of hate-based crimes at Whitman, administrators created the Leadership Academy of Social Justice (LASJ) in 2020.

Discussing diversity shouldn’t feel like a punishment

By Fiona Graham
November 19, 2024
In early 2019, partway through fourth grade, I went out with my family for sushi, which was not an unusual occurrence. Unbeknownst to me, my parents were figuring out how to break some news.

How growing up abroad changed my perspective on life

By Fiona Graham
October 30, 2024
These programs trick students into thinking they have been accepted into an elite program that will help them get into top schools when in reality, they have merely proven to have the funds to spend on this program.

The costly illusion of pre-college programs: Why students should think twice before applying

By Fiona Graham
June 14, 2024
Movies are an entertaining way to reinforce history knowledge, and for many, an easier way to absorb information.

The best movies to watch to study for your AP history exam

By Fiona Graham
May 9, 2024
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