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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

Q&As with the candidates campaigns

Q&As with the candidates’ campaigns

By Celia Hoffman March 25, 2016

Election season is in full swing, with two Democratic and three Republican candidates left in the race.Maryland's Democratic and Republican primaries are both on April 26—delegates counts are stacking...

Her mind is more important than her body

Her mind is more important than her body

By Celia Hoffman March 22, 2016

In the last five minutes of lunch at Pyle on March 9, assistant principal Scott Gitchell picked up the microphone and started dismissing the students to go to their lockers to put away their lunchboxes...

Photo credit Tomas Castro

International Night shimmies, shakes and twirls in celebration of diverse community

By Celia Hoffman March 12, 2016

“The dumplings always go first,” remarked one student as he dashed from booth to booth filling up his plate. Dumplings seemed to be the only thing that the fifteenth annual International Night,...

How to serve your community on MLK day

How to serve your community on MLK day

By Celia Hoffman January 16, 2016

As the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.”  On January 18th, people all across the United States have the opportunity to take action...

Byrd Stadium will soon be renamed Maryland Stadium, after people protested over the stadiums namesakes racism. Photo courtesy Brian Ullman

Protesters score victory as UMD football stadium changes names

By Celia Hoffman January 6, 2016

After years of debates, the Board of Regents voted to change the controversial name of the University of Maryland football stadium from Byrd Stadium to Maryland Stadium Dec. 11.  It was formerly...

Engineer Rush Kester, who has worked for both NASA and the NSA, spoke to engineering students last Wednesday. Photo by Celia Hoffman.

NASA and NSA engineer speaks to students

By Celia Hoffman November 8, 2015

From programming for NASA to creating a voice messaging processing system for the NSA, Rush Kester has truly explored the computer sciences throughout his career. Last Wednesday, Kester, currently...

UMD football stadium’s name stirs up controversy

By Celia Hoffman November 4, 2015

Last year, a group of students at Maryland petitioned the current President Loh of the university to change the name of the Byrd Stadium, which is named after Dr. H.C. “Curley” Byrd—an alleged racist...

Thanks to alum, MoCo leads country in environmental protection

By Celia Hoffman October 31, 2015

Catherine Cummings speaks for the streams... and the kids, the butterflies, the bees, the pets and the fish. Cummings (‘99) is a founding member of Safe Grow Montgomery, a local volunteer-based...

The fight for the right to pray

The fight for the right to pray

By Celia Hoffman October 3, 2015

Hatikvah: the hope. The Israeli national anthem, which was created to remind the world that the hope of a Jewish homeland has become a thriving reality, also represents the hopes of many women to have...

Photo courtesy the Dwelling Place.

Carnival of Chocolates has sweet results

By Celia Hoffman September 24, 2015

Binging on chocolate can often leave you with both strange satisfaction and burdening guilt. But binging on chocolate for a good cause? No guilt there. Sunday, Sept. 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Dwelling...

Kendrick recommends that more students take gap years and have experiences as incredible as his travels. Courtesy of Wes Kendrick.

The road less traveled: a life-changing gap year

By Celia Hoffman June 2, 2015

One Whitman alum made his dreams of exploring a reality by embracing an unconventional year of adventure. Last spring, after accepting admission to Dartmouth College, Wes Kendrick (‘14) decided to...

Danish exchange students bring new cultural perspectives to Whitman

Danish exchange students bring new cultural perspectives to Whitman

By Celia Hoffman April 23, 2015

The sweet smell of pastries mingled with cigarette smoke as the hum of laughter filled the room.  All embraced one another and reminisced on their newfound memories, promising to keep in touch. After...

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