The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

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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

To be frank, Bieber’s comment not worth fussing over

By Hanna Lee • April 23, 2013

Last week, Justin Bieber shocked the public with his note in the Anne Frank House guest book: “Anne Frank was a great girl, and hopefully she would have been a Beileber.” At first, I was appalled...

Goodwin warns staff to be vigilant following theft incident

By Hanna Lee • February 12, 2013

Police were called to school due to reports of a theft at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 7, according to Lucille Baur, a county police spokeswoman. Two male students stole property from a teacher, but later returned it,...

Search ‘cocaine’ on school computers, and the results are blocked. But try ‘how to smoke crack,’ and see what happens…

By Hanna Lee • February 26, 2012

The school’s internet filters are inconsistent. Though students can sometimes get the information they need after weaving through the filters, they waste precious research time. MCPS bans students...

Graphic by Billy Lenkin.

Notifying teachers about fire drills would limit class disruption

By Hanna Lee • January 11, 2012

It’s 15 minutes into the big test and students are furiously scribbling down their answers. Frantic students begin nervously glancing at the clock when suddenly, the fire alarm rings. Across the classroom,...

Supreme Court should prohibit race-based affirmative action in public university admissions

By Hanna Lee • November 18, 2011
University admissions influenced by race could soon be unconstitutional. Two students claim the University of Texas rejected them because their spots were given to less qualified minority students. Legal experts predict the Supreme Court justices will agree to hear the case. The Supreme Court should prohibit racial preferences in public university admissions. Instead, universities should strive to achieve diversity through socioeconomic considerations.

MCPS shouldn’t follow other districts in implementing digital textbooks

By Hanna Lee • November 1, 2011

In an age when everything is going digital, textbooks should remain in print. Though many D.C. area schools have recently replaced print textbooks with online textbooks, Montgomery County shouldn’t...

Eliminating honors classes hurts students of all abilities

By Hanna Lee • June 16, 2011

When students in Fairfax County carefully browsed through the list of next year’s available courses, many noticed fewer classes offered. Between 2006 and 2008, the Fairfax County Board of Education...

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