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

Photo courtesy Lisa Spicknall

Maryland, end the drunk-driving epidemic: pass Noah’s Law

By Editorial Board April 8, 2016

Officer Noah Leotta had a bright future, but everything changed the night of Dec. 3, his father Rich Leotta said. “No more laughs, no more walks, no more talks, no more future.” That was the...

Governor Hogan, dont shut the door on refugees

Governor Hogan, don’t shut the door on refugees

By Editorial Board November 17, 2015

This afternoon, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan requested that the federal government cease any resettlement of Syrian refugees in Maryland on the grounds that resettlement would jeopardize “the safety...

Prior review has no place on Wilson High Schools newspaper

Prior review has no place on Wilson High School’s newspaper

By Staff Editorial September 7, 2015

News has been swirling around the nation’s capital lately, but not all about the upcoming presidential election. Woodrow Wilson High School had its share of controversy in recent weeks after new principal...

Governor Hogan, reverse the cuts to MCPS

Governor Hogan, reverse the cuts to MCPS

By Editorial Board May 17, 2015

Last Thursday, MCPS was hit with a pair of blistering blows: a $17 million budget cut issued by Gov. Larry Hogan on top of the $53 million already hacked away by the revenue-bereft County Council the very...

Editorial: Behavior during male sexual assault assembly unacceptable

Editorial: Behavior during male sexual assault assembly unacceptable

By Editorial Board November 20, 2014

The administration arranged for community educator Cheryl Banks to speak to the student body yesterday about preventing and avoiding sexual assault. The students were divided by gender in order to...

Editorial: Pledge of Allegiance should not be recited in school

By Editorial Board October 23, 2013

It’s the preamble to the morning announcements, a 121-year-old tradition and a declaration of nationalism. It’s our Pledge of Allegiance—our daily vow to stand by the American Flag. But the traditionally...

Senior Robby Lund enters his car parked across from the baseball field. After the administration contacted Montrose Towing and towed at least ten cars, many students without parking permits resorted to parking near the tennis courts to avoid the tow truck.

Editorial: Parking system in need of reform

By Editorial Board March 22, 2013

At least ten Whitman students searched the parking lot for their vehicles to no avail Tuesday, March 19. After threatening to tow students with in-school announcements and issuing orange warning stickers...

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