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 by Michelle Jarcho.

Hundreds honor De Macedo family at candlelight vigil

By Naomi Meron February 28, 2016

Hundreds of members of the Whitman community quietly assembled in front of the school Sunday night for a candlelight vigil to mourn the loss of senior Tommy Buarque De Macedo and his parents, Michael...

Whitman Foundation honors staff members

Whitman Foundation honors staff members

By Naomi Meron February 24, 2016

The Whitman Education Foundation honored eight staff members for their 30 or more years of service to Whitman at its fundraiser Feb. 19.  These veterans are math teacher Bonnie Butler, music director...

Student art showcased at Capitol, Walter Reed Hospital

Student art showcased at Capitol, Walter Reed Hospital

By Naomi Meron January 30, 2016

It’s four o’clock on a Thursday afternoon and art teacher Jean Diamond’s students are still leaning over easels. They concentrate on the details: gentle ripples in water, the subtle effect of sunlight....

IT Specialist Greg Thomas retires

By Naomi Meron January 23, 2016

IT Systems Specialist Greg Thomas had his last day of work before winter break after nearly 20 years at Whitman. Thomas was chiefly responsible for keeping the computer network running; he also...

Art teacherMike Seymour plays basketball in high school. This photo of Seymour was one of a series of Throwback Thursday posts as part of the Staff Laff initiative. Photo courtesy of Kathy McHale.

Stressbusters Committee introduces “Staff Laff” to reduce teacher stress

By Naomi Meron January 13, 2016

A little laughter goes a long way. That’s the idea behind Staff Laff, the PTSA Stressbusters Committee’s latest initiative to relieve staff stress with new activities designed to help teachers...

Student access to school wifi temporarily suspended

Student access to school wifi temporarily suspended

By Naomi Meron December 17, 2015

Beginning last Friday, Students won't be able to access the school’s wireless network with personal devices due to a system overload. The measure is temporary until MCPS addresses the system overload...

MCPS to stop sponsoring service trips

By Naomi Meron October 20, 2015

Every year, students forsake the comforts of home to live with high school students abroad. They explore new languages, tastes and cultures as a part of MCPS-sponsored exchange programs. But starting...

Montgomery County community members mustn’t neglect the local library system that provides comfort and resources for those in need.

Changes to summer reading are long overdue

By Naomi Meron October 4, 2015

Teachers pass out the list of required summer reading and the whole school collectively groans. No longer are students free to choose the old classic, a best-selling thriller or the Sunday sports section....

SAT marred by time misprint

By Naomi Meron June 10, 2015

A misprint in student test books meant that some students were given an extra five minutes on the SAT June 6. The sections in question will not be scored, and a third score will be created using...

Photo courtesy of Flickr user John Walker.

Students selected to join Sen. Cardin as graduation speakers

By Naomi Meron May 14, 2015

Aaron Dane, Amal Haque and Hannah Tatem will join keynote speaker Senator Ben Cardin to address students at graduation June 3. A panel of administrators, teachers and senior SGA officers chose the...

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