Blizzard hits, two feet of snow everywhere
Check out blizzard photos from different Whitman neighborhoods!
Gym floors will take several weeks to repair
Maintenance estimates that repairs will take a minimum of three weeks before the floors in both gyms will be ready for P.E. classes to use. Sports teams will have to wait even longer.
Kettner Griswold wins Intel semifinalist award
Senior Kettner Griswold won a semifinalist award from the Intel Science Talent Search Jan. 13 out of over 1,700 students who entered the contest.
Surf Club wins annual dodgeball tournament
Whitman Shorts sponsored the annual dodgeball tournament last night to raise money for the show and the Leukemia and Lymphoma society.
Blizzard hits, two feet of snow everywhere
Check out blizzard photos from different Whitman neighborhoods!
Surf Club wins annual dodgeball tournament
Whitman Shorts sponsored the annual dodgeball tournament last night to raise money for the show and the Leukemia and Lymphoma society.
President Obama delivered a strong bipartisan message
On Jan. 27, President Obama stood before the country and delivered a strong, yet surprisingly bipartisan message to the public. The President’s first State of the Union address focused primarily on the economy, an issue as important to Republicans as it is to Democrats.
“Classical Me,” a chance for classically-trained students to perform
As snow started to cover the ground, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church was filling with parents and students eagerly waiting for the second annual “Classical Me” concert to begin Feb. 2.
When crazy bored with the snow, try some of these activities
*Also by Rachel Nussbaum*
No more whining texts and Facebook statuses about how bored you are. Even if you absolutely can’t imagine having any fun when your parents are around and your friends and in a faraway land of despair without you, don’t fret! There are always exciting things that you can do alone (no, that’s [...]
Cross country runner, Palmer, wins Runner of the Year Award
Cross Country state champion Andrew Palmer was honored as the Gatorade Maryland Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, Jan 21. This award is given to runners that prove themselves not only with athletic distinction, but also for academic achievements and role model characteristics. Professional athletes such as Dwight Howard, Derek Jeter, Abby Wambach, Peyton [...]
It’s an undisputed fact that “High School Musical” launched a genuine Disney craze in 2006. Suddenly, it wasn’t dorky to go along with the cheese and believe in the highly stylized, beautifully lit and well-groomed Disney ideals. Fast forward four years, and whether they openly admit it or not, many high school students are still hooked.
Americans are blessed with some spectacular holidays. There’s Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Heck, there’s even Labor Day, Martin Luther King Day and Independence Day. Yet, Feb. 2 goes unnoticed every year. Did you celebrate? If you are a typical American, you probably didn’t. And that’s a real shame because Groundhog Day is one of the most important days of the year.
I’ve never been a huge fan of the Grammy Awards (I’m more of an Oscars sort of person), but this year, I found myself dancing along to almost every performance and excitedly predicting the winners before they were announced.