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
Anna Labarca

Anna Labarca, Yearbook Liaison

Grade

12

Why did you join the Black and White?

To learn more about journalism and improve my writing skills!

What’s your favorite scent?

Eucalyptus

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"Solar power, man": APES students test out homemade solar cookers

“Solar power, man”: APES students test out homemade solar cookers

By Anna Labarca
June 11, 2019
Gates holds his award as he poses next to his photo of Holocaust survivor Ruth Cohen. Gates won $100 for the picture and chose to give Cohen the final photo. Photo courtesy Lukas Gates.

Senior Lukas Gates finds passion in photography, wins county-wide competition

By Anna Labarca
May 26, 2019
A student sits on the Capitol lawn during the March 15 climate change walkout. Students around the world walked out of class to demand action on the issue.

Students walk out, lead locally in international climate strike

By Anna Labarca
April 9, 2019
English teacher Wendy Muldawer made this plate full of bottle-cap trinkets. Muldawer assembles gifts out of items she finds in flea markets and other thrift stores.

Students and teachers wrap up year with homemade holiday gifts

By Anna Labarca
December 21, 2018
A dark and shadowy tree is rooted deeply into a page of junior Vivian Wan's notebook. Wan started creating art when she was young, but didn't fully develop her interest until she was in middle school.

Students share ink drawings online for “Inktober”

By Anna Labarca
November 9, 2018
Mr. James' classroom in the WAUD is organized into clusters. James and other teachers use unique desk layouts to foster different learning environments. Photo by Annabel Redisch.

Psyched for class: classroom layout and decor engage students

By Anna Labarca
October 22, 2018
Student Mary Claire Hisle and math teacher Ralph Hisle both attend Whitman. This was the Hisles' last year in the same school. Photo courtesy Mary Claire Hisle.

Seeing double: teachers with children at Whitman

By Anna Labarca
June 4, 2018
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