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
Ben Waldman

Ben Waldman, Metro Writer

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I love reading and writing, and I really like learning about politics.

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Sunberry Scented Auto Air Freshener (TM).

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Whitman students answer “Miss Manners” questions

By Ben Waldman
March 18, 2020
Mark Pryor graduated from Whitman in 1981, and served as a Senator from 2003 to 2015 (D-Arkansas). He now works as a partner at the law firm Venable LLP.

Q&A with former Senator Mark Pryor (‘81)

By Ben Waldman
March 17, 2020
DECA places second in Maryland

DECA places second in Maryland

By Ben Waldman
March 11, 2020
New Montgomery County Equity Bill isn't sufficient

New Montgomery County Equity Bill isn’t sufficient

By Ben Waldman
February 12, 2020
MCPS budget proposal prioritizes equity, mental health

MCPS budget proposal prioritizes equity, mental health

By Ben Waldman
February 10, 2020
Maryland expands Holocaust curriculum

Maryland expands Holocaust curriculum

By Ben Waldman
December 13, 2019
Busses line up outside the main entrance before the last bell. MCPS will phase in new school buses with seat belts over the next 12 years.

MCPS to phase in seat belt equipped buses

By Ben Waldman
November 23, 2019
Staff morale declines, MCPS survey shows

Staff morale declines, MCPS survey shows

By Ben Waldman
November 1, 2019
Internal errors delay PSAT start, prevent students from testing

Internal errors delay PSAT start, prevent students from testing

By Sammy Heberlee and Ben Waldman
October 16, 2019
Students at Arcola ES walk to their classrooms. Arcola is one of two Title I elementary schools piloting an extended school year program. Photo courtesy MCPS.

MCPS should abandon extended schedules

By Ben Waldman
October 8, 2019
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MCPS officials name new Damascus athletic director in wake of hazing scandal

By Ben Waldman
June 7, 2019
The cast of Shakespeare club's Romeo and Juliet performed May 9 and 11. The student directors set the play during the Revolutionary War, with the Capulets as Loyalists and the Montagues as Patriots. "The actors and the audience both had a lot of fun," sophomore Marc Blitz, who played Tybalt and Friar Lawrence, said. "We hit our stride." Photo courtesy June Miller.

Shakespeare club performs Romeo and Juliet—with a twist

By Ben Waldman
May 17, 2019
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