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

LLS month extended due to snow

By Grace O'Leary February 29, 2016

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has announced that they will be extending the LLS High School Challenge until March 11 due to the heavy snow earlier this month. Some events will be rescheduled, including...

Keep the streak

By Grace O'Leary February 23, 2016

As if smartphones weren't addicting enough already, Snapchat has created one more reason to use them. The magnetism between students and their phones has grown stronger as the fad of snapchat streaks...

Photo by Tomas Castro.

Student feature: Marina Finelli on mindfulness

By Grace O'Leary February 10, 2016

"I'm a fan of mindfulness: I'm actually reading a book on meditation right now and mindfulness​. I just got back from a meditation retreat in Virginia [over winter break]. You just go sit in the woods...

Whitman Idol 2016: highlights

Whitman Idol 2016: highlights

By Grace O'Leary February 6, 2016

After being postponed twice due to snow, Whitman Idol kicked off LLS month with a bang, bringing in over $2300.  The 13 performers included three freshmen, two sophomores, five juniors and three...

The new Star Wars movie debuted this week, bringing in record proceeds on opening day. Photo by Grace OLeary.

Students react to Star Wars

By Grace O'Leary December 26, 2015

This weekend millions of Americans traveled to a galaxy far, far away to see the highly anticipated premiere of the newest addition to the Star Wars series. Episode VII: The Force Awakens generated...

Every 15 Minutes will happen instead of Guy Auction this year, Leadership announced Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Ben Malmgren.

Whitman to hold Every 15 Minutes in place of Guy Auction

By Grace O'Leary November 18, 2015

The SGA announced today that it will cancel certain LLS month events to hold the program “Every 15 Minutes” in March. Class delegates delivered the news during third period: Guy Auction will not...

SoulCycle vs. Zengo Cycle

SoulCycle vs. Zengo Cycle

By Grace O'Leary November 12, 2015

In Bethesda, a suburb filled with fitness aficionados and chic exercise studios, there are endless options for a solid workout. When it comes to the increasingly popular sport of spinning, Zengo Cycle...

Album review: Maddie and Taes Start Here

Album review: Maddie and Tae’s “Start Here”

By Grace O'Leary November 2, 2015

Madison Marlow and Taylor Dye’s debut album “Start Here”, featuring country music from a female point of view, instantly grabbed media attention when it came out in August and soared to the top of...

The Popes words are broadcasted on a jumbotron as he addressed the thousands of people who came to see him this week in D.C. Photo by Grace OLeary.

A personal account of Pope Francis’ visit to D.C.

By Grace O'Leary September 28, 2015

As the sun rose over the Capitol building, thousands of people blanketed the lawn. Many had waited for hours into the night to stake out spots in hopes of catching a glance of His Holiness Pope Francis...

Senior Class President Hoover serves as ambassador between US and Japan

Senior Class President Hoover serves as ambassador between US and Japan

By Grace O'Leary September 12, 2015

Senior class president Carolyn Hoover was one of five students chosen by the Japanese government out of many Japanese-American applicants from the U.S and Guam to serve as ambassadors and participate in...

Bombs Away: album review

“Bombs Away”: album review

By Grace O'Leary June 5, 2015

Australian indie-pop band Sheppard has hit the top charts with their latest album, “Bombs Away." Released in the U.S. on March 10, 2015, “Bombs Away” reached spot 31 on the Billboard 200. Since...

Louie Gold wins annual Mr. Whitman competition

Louie Gold wins annual Mr. Whitman competition

By Grace O'Leary May 16, 2015

Thirteen nominated senior boys demonstrated a wide array of talents this Friday, with acts ranging from reciting poetry to twerking to dancing to Beyonce as they vied for the prized title of “Mr.Whitman”. Louie...

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