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
Zoe Kaufmann

Zoe Kaufmann, News Editor

Grade

12

What are some of your interests?

Debate, orchestra, listening to music, napping, etc….

Why did you join the Black and White?

I like to write and I like the people!

What’s your favorite vegetable?

Beets

All content by Zoe Kaufmann
Whitman ranked #1 in state, #93 in country

Whitman ranked #1 in state, #93 in country

By Zoe Kaufmann
May 17, 2019
This week in photos: Polar Vortex

This week in photos: Polar Vortex

By Zoe Kaufmann
February 1, 2019
College test prep books sit on a shelf in the CIC.

MCPS class of 2018 earn high scores on ACT

By Zoe Kaufmann
November 18, 2018

That’s the tea

By Jenny Lu, Katherine Sylvester, Zoe Kaufmann, and Yiyang Zhang
October 20, 2018
Detective Sergeant John O'Brien oversees the Collision Reconstruction Unit of the Montgomery County Police. The unit reconstructs and evaluates all high-profile and serious crashes in the county. Photo courtesy O'Brien.

Q&A with Det. Sgt. John O’Brien of the MCPD Collision Reconstruction Unit

By Zoe Kaufmann
June 19, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Senior Josh Engels wins National Merit Scholarship

By Zoe Kaufmann
June 12, 2018
Arlington Hall in Virginia, a former girl’s preparatory school, was converted for Army use during WWII. Joan and her co-workers cracked Soviet codes at the Hall during the Cold War, and the Hall is now home to the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. Only Joan's first name is used in the story and a photo of her was not provided for privacy reasons. Photo courtesy Wikipedia.

Cold War codebreaker shares stories after 60 years

By Zoe Kaufmann
May 30, 2018
Artist depiction of a community green in the proposed development, which Judge Jordan's decision will permit. Photo courtesy Zoe Kaufmann.

Westbard lawsuit dismissed, citizen group to appeal

By Zoe Kaufmann
April 21, 2018
Graphic by Alex Silber.

MD: Don’t offer Amazon $3 billion in incentives

By Zoe Kaufmann
April 21, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Stop tracking demonstrated interest, make need-blind admissions real

By Rebecca Hirsh and Zoe Kaufmann
April 17, 2018
Adventure Theatre, which houses programs for students, suffered burns about one month ago. An electrical fire in the early hours of March 2 caused an estimated $500,000 in damages to the local children's theater. Photo courtesy of Adventure Theatre.

Adventure Theatre suffers electrical fire

By Zoe Kaufmann
April 8, 2018
Pfanstiehl will step down in August, but plans to remain involved in the local arts community. Photo courtesy Strathmore.

Strathmore CEO of 38 years announces retirement

By Zoe Kaufmann
March 1, 2018
The new redevelopment plans are dramatically different from the original proposal. Graphic courtesy Regency Centers.

New Westbard redevelopment plan announced, faces same complaints

By Zoe Kaufmann
February 26, 2018
The first movie in the franchise, "Fast and Furious," was released in 2001. Photo courtesy of Movie Poster Arena.

New New York Times analysis finds that for MoCo drivers, ‘Fast and Furious’ is all too true

By Zoe Kaufmann
February 26, 2018
Drake sits in Bethesda Row after a shift at the nearby Apple Store. He began working for the company in 2009 after leaving the NSA. Photo by Lukas Gates.

Former high-ranking NSA official reflects on life after whistleblowing

By Zoe Kaufmann
January 31, 2018
Members of the Macedonia Baptist Church on River Road have criticized recent plans to develop the Westbard area with allegations that a historical African-American cemetery once existed on the land. Photo by Ryan Gaines.

Planned storage business reignites cemetery controversy

By Zoe Kaufmann
January 30, 2018
Whitman freshman Brennan Connell, front, and other GenOUT members relax during a promotional photoshoot. Photo courtesy Camilla Barillas.

LGBTQ+ students find community, activism in youth chorus

By Zoe Kaufmann
January 29, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

MD Education Department: grant schedule waiver, reinstate teacher professional days

By Zoe Kaufmann
January 22, 2018
Even as a teenager, Spiegel exhibited the trademark humor which would win him awards later in his career.

Whitman alumni achieve fame, fortune

By Zoe Kaufmann
December 23, 2017
Fish and sharks swarm a wooden raft as an octopus grabs hold of a vessel in a mural in the Museum of Contemporary American Teenagers. B-CC students created the museum after an assignment in their IB Anthropology class. Photo by Rebecca Hirsh.

B-CC students create Museum of Contemporary American Teenagers

By Rebecca Hirsh and Zoe Kaufmann
December 21, 2017
Junior Lukas Gates teaches a freshman English class on transgender issues. Gates ran the presentations as part of English teacher Omari James' "Taste of the World At Large" lessons. Photo by Zoe Kaufmann.

Junior teaches freshman English classes about transgender issues

By Zoe Kaufmann
December 9, 2017
Students attend the MCPS STEM breakfast. The county chose three Whitman students to attend the event after recommendations from Whitman teachers. Photo courtesy MCPS.

Students invited to STEM breakfast

By Zoe Kaufmann
November 4, 2017
Administration removed Chromebook carts from classes to inventory them for PARCC and HSA testing. Photo by Lily Jacobson.

Chromebook removal for testing creates access issues in the classroom

By Zoe Kaufmann
May 16, 2017
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