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

Taylor Haber, Online Editor-in-Chief

Grade 12

Why did you join the Black and White?

I wanted to provide my community with valued local news, and have a more complex understanding of current events in the Whitman community.

What’s your favorite song?

“Turn the Page” by Bob Seger

All content by Taylor Haber
At the start of the 2024-2025 school year, administrators introduced Walt Wisdom Time, a biweekly school-wide study hall held on Wednesdays after third period, alternating with OneWhitman.

Student outbreak sparks discussion about safety of planned reopening

By Matt Mande, Jocie Mintz, and Taylor Haber
March 26, 2021
Administrators confront troubling data on class placement

Administrators confront troubling data on class placement

By Taylor Haber, Editor-in-chief
November 23, 2020

Letter from the Online Editors: November 2020

By Matt Mande, Taylor Haber, and Jocie Mintz
November 17, 2020
MCPS announces virtual-only learning for first semester of school year

MCPS announces virtual-only learning for first semester of school year

By Taylor Haber
July 21, 2020
Senior Wesley Smith programming at his computer, his work space.

Putting the “pro” in programmer

By Taylor Haber
May 23, 2020
MCPS hosted a virtual town hall April 21.

Virtual town hall addresses COVID-19-related student concerns

By Taylor Haber
April 24, 2020
Citing COVID-19 concerns, The College Board canceled all face-to-face AP exams; instead, students have the option of taking 45-minute free-response-only exams online May 2020, according to a March 20 briefing.

The College Board cancels face-to-face AP exams, offers online alternative due to COVID-19 concerns

By Taylor Haber
March 20, 2020
Governor Larry Hogan ordered all restaurants, bars, gyms, spas and theatres to close March 16. Both the College Board and ACT Inc. also announced March 16 that they’re canceling test dates for the SAT and ACT, respectively.

Hogan institutes aggressive measures, College Board and ACT cancel SAT and ACT exams in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

By Anna Yuan and Taylor Haber
March 17, 2020
Principal Robert Dodd speaks at the assembly this morning. Last weekend, someone spray painted racist graffiti on school grounds.

Dodd holds student assemblies addressing racist graffiti

By Taylor Haber
March 3, 2020
The phrase "No cops at Whitman" was spray painted on the exterior wall of the auditorium yesterday morning. MCPD has begun an active investigation to determine the perpetrator.

Racist vandalism reported at Whitman

By Taylor Haber
March 2, 2020

Boys in the boat: A week with Whitman crew

By Taylor Haber
February 25, 2020
The Division of Pupil Personnel and Attendance Services (DPPAS) reviews all COSA requests, processing between 3,000 to 4,000 annually.

Magnet programs strive toward more equitable selection process

By Taylor Haber
February 7, 2020
Fiction novels sit on the shelves of the media center.

In the media center, don’t just look, take a book!

By Taylor Haber
December 9, 2019
I used to bash the SGA as I've heard a lot of Whitman students do. It wasn't until I joined that I learned about everything we on the SGA can do to make our school a better place.

In defense of student government: an elected perspective

By Taylor Haber
December 3, 2019
Students evacuate after a fire alarm on Monday. Before the evacuation, a student assaulted another student, though the two incidents were unrelated.

Students, teachers torn over Monday’s alleged assault

By Taylor Haber, Education writer
September 19, 2019
History teacher Danielle Harris leads the first OneWhitman session of the year. OneWhitman, a new initiative this year, seeks to widen student perspectives through discussion.

“OneWhitman” initiative begins, builds community

By Taylor Haber, Education writer
September 12, 2019
Embracing failure? I'd call that success

Embracing failure? I’d call that success

By Taylor Haber
June 10, 2019

Battle of the Bands rocks out in the WAUD one last time

By Taylor Haber, Bella Grumet, and Gabe Schaner
May 22, 2019
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