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
Thomas Mande

Thomas Mande, Online Editor-in-Chief

Grade

12

What are some of your interests?

Soccer, journalism

Why did you join the Black and White?

I wanted to be a part of Whitman’s incredible journalism program

What’s your favorite vegetable?

Cucumber

All content by Thomas Mande
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[Photo] Photo of the day: March 1

February 28, 2019
Students take part in a quick photoshoot while spending the night at Whitman. Around 50 students spent the night at Whitman in the hopes of receiving one of the four parking permits resold Wednesday morning.

Student camp out at Whitman for parking permits

By Thomas Mande and Danny Donoso
February 8, 2019
Photo of the day: Sept. 7

Photo of the day: Sept. 7

By Thomas Mande
September 7, 2018
Incoming principal Robert Dodd talks to parents at the annual principal's coffee for new parents June 12. Dodd will host three more coffees this summer open to all parents. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Drye.

Dodd meets with new parents at principal’s coffee

By Thomas Mande
June 13, 2018
The BOE voted April 24 to move forward with the construction of Whitman's turf field this summer despite controversy over the infill material. The field will be closed to the public while construction takes place. Photo by Thomas Mande.

BOE votes to move forward with Whitman turf field despite controversy regarding infill

By Thomas Mande, Chris Atkinson, and Jessie Solomon
May 17, 2018
Screenshot courtesy Thomas Mande.

Senior designs app to promote student mental health

By Thomas Mande
April 29, 2018
Students nominated Richard Montgomery juniors Ananya Tadikonda (right) and Nimah Nayel (left) as the two Student Member of the Board finalists Feb. 21. Students will vote for the winner April 25. Photos courtesy Nimah Nayel and Ananya Tadikonda.

An inside look at the SMOB Election

By Thomas Mande and Eric Neugeboren
April 18, 2018
Whitman chess team members hold up group and individual trophies after winning the state championship March 17. The victory marked the Vikings' second consecutive state championship. Photo courtesy Alex Chen.

Chess team wins second consecutive state championship

By Thomas Mande
April 12, 2018
Graphic by Alex Silber.

Boys: don’t let activism become a ‘girl thing’

By Thomas Mande
April 12, 2018
Danger on our turf: is MCPS protecting athletes?

Danger on our turf: is MCPS protecting athletes?

By Chris Atkinson, Thomas Mande, and Jessie Solomon
March 19, 2018
AP Spanish students pose with their teacher, Fabiola Katz, in front of the decorations they put up for her surprise birthday party. Students set up the party and made a video for Katz. Photo courtesy Fabiola Katz.

Photo of the Day: March 5

By Thomas Mande
March 6, 2018
Graphic by Charlotte Alden.

Whitman entrance to be rebuilt over summer

By Thomas Mande
February 22, 2018
The upside of not getting a parking permit: carpooling

The upside of not getting a parking permit: carpooling

By Thomas Mande
February 19, 2018
Psychology teacher Sheryl Freedman and counselor William Kapner at their wedding in 2010. The two got married at Hilton Head in South Carolina, with a number of other teachers attending their wedding. Photo courtesy Sheryl Freedman.

Teachers married to teachers: an inside look

By Thomas Mande
February 14, 2018
Sophomore Leo Ritter produces beats at his computer. Ritter, known as Nardobeatz, has over 120,000 plays on his SoundCloud account. Photo courtesy Leo Ritter.

On (Sound)Cloud nine: Whitman rappers find audience, success online

By Thomas Mande
January 29, 2018
Yamiche Alcindor is a New York Times reporter. She has covered a variety of political issues. Photo courtesy Yamiche Alcindor.

Q&A with reporter Yamiche Alcindor

By Thomas Mande
December 19, 2017
Police catch the D.C. snipers in a rest stop after three weeks worth of shootings in the area. The sniper attacks occurred 15 years ago, and many community members look back at how the attacks affected their lives. Photo courtesy the Federal Bureau of Investigations via Wikipedia Commons.

Remembering the DC sniper attacks 15 years later: students, parents, teachers look back

By Thomas Mande
November 13, 2017
A student falls asleep at the wheel. Though typically overshadowed in publicity by texting-while-driving and drunk driving, many parents and specialists have recently shifted attention to drowsy driving. Photo by Annabelle Gordon.

Drowsy driving: an overlooked danger to teen drivers

By Thomas Mande
October 1, 2017

Claims that fidget toys help ADHD students spark debate

By Thomas Mande
June 5, 2017
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