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
Sydney Miller

Sydney Miller, News Editor

Grade

12

What are some of your interests?

Gender equality in athletics, the music industry, and life

Why did you join the Black and White?

Because I love reporting and being able to get to the bottom of things (sometimes before anyone else knows about them!)

What’s your favorite vegetable?

Bananas!

All content by Sydney Miller

There’s no art without the artist: we should never separate a product from its creator

By Sydney Miller
May 5, 2019
Nate Tinbite was elected Wednesday to be Montgomery County's 42nd SMOB.

Nate Tinbite elected 42nd Student Member of the Board

By Sydney Miller
April 26, 2019
My view of the sagebrush and snow-covered Foothills just outside of Boise. One of the things I missed most about Boise was the beautiful scenery and opportunities for outdoor activities, like the ski hill just twenty minutes from my house.

Idaho is no longer my Idahome: lessons in accepting and embracing change

By Sydney Miller
February 8, 2019
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Whitman implements “Brain Break Vacation”

By Sydney Miller
December 19, 2018
Photo by Lindsay Keiser.

Photo of the day: First snow day of the year disrupts school activities

By Sydney Miller
November 15, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Country music is a boys’ club, and that needs to change

By Sydney Miller
October 15, 2018
Photo by Katherine Luo.

Photo of the Day: May 31

By Sydney Miller
May 31, 2018
Alaskan students learn in close-knit, culturally aware classes

Alaskan students learn in close-knit, culturally aware classes

By Sydney Miller
May 30, 2018
Boxes of donated books sit in the front hall by the main office. Whitmaniacs dedicated this year's book drive to Dr. Goodwin, in honor of his nineteen years at Whitman. Photo by Sydney Miller.

Whitmaniacs organizes “Give Like Goodwin” book drive

By Sydney Miller
May 23, 2018
Graphic by Charlotte Alden.

Maryland House of Delegates approves bill outlawing conversion therapy

By Sydney Miller
April 21, 2018
Graphic by Meimei Greenstein

Whitman drama: provide sensory-friendly versions of productions

By Sydney Miller
April 17, 2018
Senior Sophie Isbell (right) interviews Melissa houghton (left) and Carletta Hurt (center) of Women in Film and Video during a Tryka Film Coalition meeting. Isbell served as Chief of Staff for Tryka this year, and several Whitman students have been appointed to the executive board for the coming year. Photo courtesy Tryka website.

Whitman junior elected president of Tryka Film Coalition

By Sydney Miller
April 6, 2018
Elias Stoddard (right) and Raymond Crowel (left) answer questions during a Q&A at the Feb. 26 Montgomery County Save a Life Opioid Forum. They provided important facts about the extent of the opioid crisis, such as the fact that deaths due to opioid overdose doubled in the county from 2015 to 2016, and have continued to rise throughout 2017. Photo by Sydney Miler.

Opioid forum engages, educates students

By Sydney Miller
March 3, 2018
Graphic by Charlotte Alden.

County parks offer camp scholarships for lower-income kids

By Sydney Miller
February 16, 2018
Students sign a banner in the front hall. Whitman students created the banner to honor the late Quince Orchard student Tyler Terry. Photo by Sydney Miller.

Photo of the Day: Feb. 15

By Sydney Miller
February 15, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Government shutdown ended with three-week spending bill

By Sydney Miller
January 29, 2018
Reed Fedowitz ('17) and other Boy Scouts sit in a meeting. Many students, more male and female, disagree with the new rule allowing girls to become Eagle Scouts. Photo courtesy Michael Schecter.

Whitman community disappointed with new Boy Scouts policy

By Sydney Miller
November 1, 2017
Graphic by Meimei Greenstein.

Give the WNBA the recognition it deserves

By Sydney Miller
October 30, 2017
Drummer Ben Meron plays for the crowd. Administration banned Drumline from playing at the next home football game. Photo by Isaac de Marchi.

Drumline banned from playing next home football game

By Sydney Miller
October 20, 2017
Purple Line Transit Partners begins construction on the Georgetown Branch Trail, beginning in downtown Bethesda. The trail will be closed for four to five years due to construction on the new Metro line, which has prompted protests from residents and a lawsuit from the advocacy group Friends of the Capital Crescent Trail. Photo by Isaac DeMarchi.

Georgetown Branch Trail to close for four to five years due to Purple Line construction

By Sydney Miller
September 26, 2017
Donated backpacks lay in Whitman's front entrance. Senior Sarah Bruegmann helped ice cream truck driver AJ Jalloh with a project sending backpacks to children in Sierra Leone. Photo by Sydney Miller.

Whitman student helps ice cream truck owner organize backpack drive

By Sydney Miller
June 17, 2017
Poet Elizabeth Rees speaks to teachers during sixth lunch on Friday, May 12 about strategies for teaching poetry in schools. Rees visited English and creative writing classes May 8-12 in order to better educate students and teachers on poetry. Photo by Annabelle Gordon.

Arts Council poet teaches workshops for April poetry month

By Sydney Miller
May 17, 2017
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