The Black and White

Volume 57 Staff

May 3, 2018

Online Editor-in-Chief: Thomas Mande Print Editor-in-Chief: Eva Herscowitz Online Managing Editors: Hannah Feuer and Rebecca Hirsh Print Managing Editors: Jessica Buxbaum and Eric Neugeboren Online...

It’s time for change: protect LGBTQ+ rights under law

By Anna Koretsky • May 1, 2018

The 2012 legalization of gay marriage marked a major step in the right direction for LGBTQ+ rights. Six years later, though, some Americans are under the impression that legalizing marriage was the only necessary step to promote acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community.

SGA prioritizes mental health awareness

By Mira Dwyer • April 27, 2018

The SGA has increased efforts over the last month to raise awareness for mental health through seminars and activities. Student-led mental health seminars, held during students’ third periods, focused...

Students: stay healthy, reduce cancer risks, complete your HPV vaccination series

By Mira Dwyer • April 26, 2018

The Human Papillomavirus infection vaccination is a series of three shots given to all people between the ages of 11 and 26 to protect against strains of HPV known to cause cancer. In a Black & White survey of 196 Whitman students across all grades, 21.9 percent—or 43—of students reported not receiving all of their recommended doses of the HPV vaccination. Of these 43, 11 said they aren’t planning to complete the series. Some students said that they didn’t think the vaccine was necessary or said they kept forgetting to finish the series.

Senior turns artisan bread baking hobby into Bread Club

By Eli Saletan • April 6, 2018

Counseling department honored at fundraising gala

By Rebecca Hirsh • March 28, 2018

The Whitman High School Education Foundation honored the counseling department with educators and parents at its fourth annual fundraising gala March 16 at the Bethesda DoubleTree Hotel.

Reading for fun: not an oxymoron

By Katherine Sylvester • March 20, 2018

Nowadays, reading “for fun” is a chore more than anything else. It’s an activity to be endured rather than enjoyed. And to make matters worse, the case for reading for fun has become almost as tired as the act itself. But we shouldn’t let ourselves forget the huge range of benefits that it has.

Two county schools extend school year to narrow achievement gap

By Katherine Sylvester • March 19, 2018

Two Silver Spring elementary schools plan to narrow the achievement gap between low and high-income students with a new initiative: a longer school year.

On a time crunch? Fun activities only 10 minutes by metro

By Maddy Frank • March 14, 2018

An adventure into DC can seem daunting; it probably means a long metro ride or a unpleasant drive through crowded streets—not to mention the impossibility of parking. But for a student still looking to get out of Bethesda, there are places to go in DC within an easy 10-minute metro ride.

Despite 50 years of progress, tensions from 1968 remain

By Eric Neugeboren • March 9, 2018

Despite a 50-year difference, both 1968 and 2018 have brought deep racial tensions and new waves of political activism to the country. These striking similarities have prompted a belief in many, both in the Whitman community and across the country, that the country’s racial divide is perhaps larger now than 50 years ago.

Teachers recruit students to take uncommon classes

By Elyssa Seltzer • March 8, 2018

Whitman offers what feels like endless course options in every subject and at every level, but with such a varied selection, some teachers struggle to fill even one class period of a less-popular course. In an effort to keep registration up, many teachers try to recruit students to their classes using flyers, posters and visits to potential feeder classes.

Smart speakers to take over homes

By Elyssa Seltzer • March 8, 2018

After Amazon, Google, and Apple all released smart speakers with voice command, hands-free phone calls and internet access, the market for smart home technology has continued to grow. In tandem, though, privacy concerns about the speakers’ household control and “listening” features have also arisen.

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