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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
Rebecca Hirsh

Rebecca Hirsh, Online Managing Editor

Grade

12

What are some of your interests?

Journalism, STEM and swimming.

Why did you join the Black and White?

I joined the Black & White because in this day and age, it is important to learn about true journalism. By being on the staff, I am able to see the numerous positive benefits of connecting with a community by publishing articles that matter.

What’s your favorite vegetable?

Carrots are my favorite food, period.

All content by Rebecca Hirsh
Director Jackie Maxwell turns the audience into extras in the play in a critical scene. "Junk" opened in D.C.’s Arena Stage April 11 and played through May 5.

“Junk” isn’t junk

By Azraf Khan, Hannah Feuer, and Rebecca Hirsh
May 26, 2019
MoCo Students for Change members led thousands of local middle and high school students in a walkout Mar. 14. The walkout was in support of a bill in the Senate that would require background checks for all gun purchases.

Thousands of MoCo students march for gun control March 14

By Max London and Rebecca Hirsh
March 17, 2019
Damascus is a permanent winter wonderland

Damascus is a permanent winter wonderland

By Rebecca Hirsh
February 6, 2019
Panelists discuss questions posed by moderators Katherine Sylvester and Daniel Harris at Speech and Debate's second annual political panel. The discussion covered a wide range of questions, from political polarization in the U.S. to Brexit.

Speech and Debate hosts second annual political panel

By Anna Yuan, Rebecca Hirsh, and Hannah Feuer
January 17, 2019
The audience at graduation June 8 gives principal Alan Goodwin a standing ovation during his address to the class. This graduation was Goodwin's final as principal, as he retires June 30. Robert Dodd will assume the principal role starting July 1. Photo by Adam Hirsh.

Class of 2018 turns their tassels

By Rebecca Hirsh
June 12, 2018
Graphic by Alex Silber.

Modernize sex education: stop preaching abstinence

By Rebecca Hirsh
May 9, 2018
DECA team competes in ICDC, junior places second of thousands

DECA team competes in ICDC, junior places second of thousands

By Rebecca Hirsh
April 27, 2018
Speechies performed their speeches and original pieces April in the speech team showcase, SpeechEasy. This is the second time the event was held. Photo by Rebecca Hirsh.

Students perform at speech team showcase, SpeechEasy

By Rebecca Hirsh
April 26, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Stop tracking demonstrated interest, make need-blind admissions real

By Rebecca Hirsh and Zoe Kaufmann
April 17, 2018
Graphic by Rebecca Hirsh.

Student activism through social media elicits corporate response

By Rebecca Hirsh
April 10, 2018
The Whitman High School Education Foundation honors the counseling department at their fundraiser March 16. This was the fourth annual event dedicated to bringing parents and teachers together. Photo by Mira Dwyer.

Counseling department honored at fundraising gala

By Rebecca Hirsh
March 27, 2018
Students stand with thier prize money. Four students won the Social Entrepreneurship Tournament Feb. 24-25 with their business pitch for VegiCity, a company that would help families grow their own fresh produce. Photo courtesy Alex Manes.

Four students win Social Entrepreneurship Tournament, start business with seed money

By Rebecca Hirsh
March 11, 2018
The rendering depicts a model of the Ourisman Honda dealership's decorative buffer between it and the Capital Crescent Trail. The buffer and landscaping are required as part of the agreement between the county and Ourisman in exchange for the dealership's continuing construction on its garage expansion. Photo courtesy Bethesda Magazine.

Ourisman Honda and Capital Crescent Trail reach agreement in Bethesda

By Rebecca Hirsh
March 11, 2018
Whitman Drama performed the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mar. 1 and 3. Main character Christopher Boone (junior Jeremy Wenick) is an autistic teenager who investigates a neighborhood dog’s murder and along the way uncovers secrets about his own family. Photo by Adam Hirsh.

Curious Incident play captures audience, explores autism

By Rebecca Hirsh
March 11, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Mock trial Team 2 loses to Churchill in county semifinals

By Rebecca Hirsh
March 8, 2018
DECA places third in States, strong individual events

DECA places third in States, strong individual events

By Rebecca Hirsh
March 8, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Mock trial Team 2 pulls one point win over Poolesville in quarterfinals

By Rebecca Hirsh, Rebecca Hirsh
March 5, 2018
Senior Matthew Rones changed his Facebook name to "Achew Thrones." Rones is part of a trend of seniors changing names to preserve privacy and follow tradition. Screenshot by Rebecca Hirsh.

Seniors change Facebook names for fun, privacy despite colleges not checking

By Rebecca Hirsh
March 3, 2018
Graphic by Charlotte Alden.

MCPS schools receive threats, increase security in response

By Rebecca Hirsh
March 2, 2018
Student Member of the Board Matthew Post is a strong advocate for mental health policies in MCPS. He held a mental health forum Feb. 6 to discuss current issues in the system with students and to provide tips to help students who struggle with mental illness. Photo courtesy MoCo Connect.

Q&A: SMOB Matt Post talks mental health

By Rebecca Hirsh
March 1, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Mock trial Team 2 win playoffs in upset over Einstein

By Rebecca Hirsh
March 1, 2018
Students from Montgomery Blair and B-CC high schools organized the Enough is Enough school walkout Wednesday Feb. 21 to advocate for gun control legislation. MCPS students marched to the Capitol and protested in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, FL last week. Photo by a Whitman student.

‘Enough is Enough’: students march on Capitol for gun control legislation

By Rebecca Hirsh
February 23, 2018
Graphic by Charlotte Alden.

Breaking free from the high school stereotypes

By Rebecca Hirsh
February 22, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Mock trial Team 2 pulled up to playoffs next week

By Rebecca Hirsh
February 22, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Mock trial Team 2 beats Team 1 by one point, both teams end for the season

By Rebecca Hirsh
February 21, 2018
Quizbowl team falls short in playoffs

Quizbowl team falls short in playoffs

By Rebecca Hirsh
February 11, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Mock Trial teams compete against Seneca Valley and Blair

By Rebecca Hirsh
February 11, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Mock trial teams edge out Wootton and Northwood

By Rebecca Hirsh
February 3, 2018
Graphic by Charlotte Alden.

HQ trivia app engages students, offers prize money

By Rebecca Hirsh
January 23, 2018

[Video] Rapper Logic dedicates song to Whitman in concert

By Rebecca Hirsh
December 27, 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
Students in two special education programs deliver their pillows to cancer patients at Suburban Hospital. The project is part of the programs’ community service. Photo courtesy Veronica Garner.

Special education classes make, donate pillows to cancer survivors

By Rebecca Hirsh
November 1, 2017
Graphic by Charlotte Alden.

MCPS representative checks ADA compliance, repairs to follow

By Rebecca Hirsh
October 23, 2017
Graphic by Charlotte Alden.

Multiple English classes undergo curriculum changes

By Rebecca Hirsh
October 17, 2017
Poms dancers perform at the homecoming pep rally. Administration split the school into two pep rallies this year to prevent fire hazards. Photo by Jefferson Luo.

Double eighth period homecoming pep rally prevents fire hazard

By Rebecca Hirsh
October 11, 2017
Ourisman Honda's garage renovation encroaches onto the Capital Crescent Trail. In a meeting May 15, multiple parties created a plan to solve this issue. Renovation work began in December 2015 until the Department of Permitting Services ordered them to stop in November 2016. Photo by Rebecca Hirsh.

Ourisman Honda to create garden, overpass next to Capital Crescent Trail, public unimpressed

By Rebecca Hirsh
May 25, 2017
Graphic by Charlotte Alden.

‘Serial’ producers discuss podcast journalism at Strathmore

By Rebecca Hirsh
May 20, 2017
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