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

The senior girls huddle to boost excitement and team spirit. Photo by Shannon Dawe.

Senior girls defeat junior girls 28-7 in Powderpuff football game

By Shannon Dawe May 15, 2014

If you happened to be near the football field after school Thursday, you might have seen a loose collection of girls in black and white shirts milling around, talking, dancing, and occasionally tossing...

2014 NCAA Tournament leaves brackets busted, sets up exciting championship

By Shannon Dawe April 6, 2014

After Saturday night’s NCAA March Madness Final Four ended in an exciting fashion with Kentucky-Wisconsin coming down to a last second shot and seven-seeded Connecticut upsetting tournament favorite...

Wizards achieve first winning record in four years

By Shannon Dawe February 20, 2014

Many things come only once every four years: the Olympics, presidential elections and a winning record for the city's own Washington Wizards. Although falling to 26-28 since, the Wizards had a record...

Upcoming albums in 2014

Upcoming albums in 2014

By Shannon Dawe January 29, 2014

After a year that brought us unique and impressive albums from the likes of Vampire Weekend, Kanye West, Daft Punk, Lorde, Arctic Monkeys and Drake, 2014 looks to be another great year of innovation and...

BCS post-season format to change starting with 2014-15 season

By Shannon Dawe January 25, 2014

With an epic conclusion to the BCS College Football National Championship on Jan. 6 in a match-up that no one would have predicted at the beginning of the season, Florida State’s 34-31 victory over the...

Playstation vs. Xbox: A gamer’s ultimate question

By Shannon Dawe December 16, 2013

With the holiday season approaching and everyone making their wish lists, two new gaming consoles are possibly the hottest commodities on the market entering 2014. The close release of Sony’s PlayStation...

Eminems The Marshall Mathers LP 2 provides clever lyrics, catchy songs

Eminem’s “The Marshall Mathers LP 2” provides clever lyrics, catchy songs

By Shannon Dawe November 23, 2013

After the large-scale success of 2010’s "Recovery," acclaimed rapper Eminem has returned to his roots with the Nov. 5 release of "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," a followup to his massively successful second...

Early freshman success promises interesting season for college hoops

By Shannon Dawe November 21, 2013

With the start of the college basketball season always comes speculation about the next great NBA players who will be gracing the court during the road to March’s NCAA Tournament. Hype for this year’s...

Fall Music Preview

Fall Music Preview

By Shannon Dawe October 7, 2013

Now that fall is here and everyone has settled into school, here are a number of upcoming albums and concerts to help relieve stress. Drake, “Nothing Was the Same” & “Would You Like a...

Oracle Team U.S.A. stages historic comeback to retain America’s Cup

By Shannon Dawe September 26, 2013

Being down a score of 8-1 in a first to nine contest never bodes well for anybody, but that was exactly the predicament that Oracle Team U.S.A. found themselves in during the finals of the America’s...

Muse rocks sold-out Verizon Center on 2nd Law world tour

Muse rocks sold-out Verizon Center on “2nd Law” world tour

By Shannon Dawe September 14, 2013

An ear-splitting roar fills the air, giving way to a cacophony of crashing noises, smoke and lasers as three musicians burst on stage in an attempt to impersonate an unstable and volatile chemical reaction...

Redskins and RGIII disappoint in season opener

Redskins and RGIII disappoint in season opener

By Shannon Dawe September 14, 2013

Last year, the Redskins’ late-season run capped off a great year in sports for Washington D.C., with three teams making the playoffs. Monday night, the Redskins took the field for their season opener...

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