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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
Sonia Weliwitigoda

Sonia Weliwitigoda, Operations Manager & Podcast Host

Grade 12

If you were a city, what would you be?

New York City

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Dual enrollment, a program that allows students to take college classes while enrolled in high school, has risen in popularity by over 10% in the past decade.

[Photo] Don’t discount dual enroll

By Hannah Mullins
November 1, 2024
Besides Harris and Clinton most recently, dozens of women have run for president, breaking barriers along the way.

[Photo] A history of U.S. female presidential candidates

By Stella Bleiweis
September 26, 2024
LIVE: Girls Soccer takes on Quince Orchard

LIVE: Girls Soccer takes on Quince Orchard

By Sonia Weliwitigoda and Aidan Farber
September 20, 2024
Through Our Eyes: Episode 6 - Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation

Through Our Eyes: Episode 6 – Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation

By Sonia Weliwitigoda
August 29, 2024
Senior Destinations 2024

Senior Destinations 2024

By Sonia Weliwitigoda
August 22, 2024
The market’s vendors sell anything from produce, meats and baked goods to flowers, homemade jewelry and paintings.

A piece of our history: A look into the Montgomery Farm Women’s Co-operative Market

By Sonia Weliwitigoda
March 26, 2024
Montgomery County voters elected Rita Montoya as the at-large Board of Education (BOE) representative, Natalie Zimmerman as the District Two representative and Laura M. Stewart as the District Four representative, Nov. 5.

Proposed bill will guarantee top 10% of Maryland students to 12 Maryland universities

By Sonia Weliwitigoda
March 21, 2024
The event, which was co-sponsored by MCPS and the Montgomery County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, allowed students in grades 8–12 to meet representatives from more than 50 HBCUs.

MCPS 8th-12th graders attend 16th annual HBCU College Fair

By Sonia Weliwitigoda
February 19, 2024
I’m glad I burned out of my sport

I’m glad I burned out of my sport

By Sonia Weliwitigoda
February 5, 2024
Through Our Eyes: Episode 5 - Whitewashing

Through Our Eyes: Episode 5 – Whitewashing

By Sonia Weliwitigoda
February 2, 2024
LIVE: Girls soccer takes on Blair in the state championship

LIVE: Girls soccer takes on Blair in the state championship

By Aidan Farber and Sonia Weliwitigoda
November 17, 2023
LIVE: Girls soccer takes Glen Burnie in state semifinals

LIVE: Girls soccer takes Glen Burnie in state semifinals

By Sonia Weliwitigoda
November 11, 2023
Through Our Eyes: Episode 4 - Racial Imposter Syndrome

Through Our Eyes: Episode 4 – Racial Imposter Syndrome

By Sonia Weliwitigoda
November 10, 2023
LIVE: Girls soccer takes on Urbana for state quarterfinals

LIVE: Girls soccer takes on Urbana for state quarterfinals

By Ben Belford-Peltzman, Aidan Farber, and Sonia Weliwitigoda
November 3, 2023
LIVE: Girls soccer takes on Quince Orchard in regional finals

LIVE: Girls soccer takes on Quince Orchard in regional finals

By Aidan Farber, Ben Belford Peltzman, and Sonia Weliwitigoda
October 31, 2023
Through Our Eyes: Episode 3 - Beauty Standards

Through Our Eyes: Episode 3 – Beauty Standards

By Sonia Weliwitigoda
October 19, 2023
Through Our Eyes: Episode 2 - Microaggressions

Through Our Eyes: Episode 2 – Microaggressions

By Sonia Weliwitigoda
September 22, 2023
Through Our Eyes: Episode 1 - Sonia's Story

Through Our Eyes: Episode 1 – Sonia’s Story

By Sonia Weliwitigoda
May 31, 2023
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