Seniors Sarah Houston, Caroline Sherrard and Jane Kessner walked across the courtyard during the special graduation ceremony. Photo by Alexander Burnett.

**Also by Alexander Burnett**

For most high school students, four years of hard work and stress lead up to one moment: graduation. (continue reading…)

Helen Thomas announced her retirement today after 50 years as a White House correspondent. Photo courtesy http://aejmc.org.

White House correspondent Helen Thomas retired from the Hearst Corporation today after making a controversial statement about Israel May 27. Her retirement ended a 50-year career as a White House correspondent. (continue reading…)

Refugee children in Columbia will have the opportunity to borrow digital cameras to take pictures of their community and raise awareness about the violence. Photo by Felipe Jacome.

While most Whitman students take them for granted, digital cameras are not available in many places. With this in mind, the Los Manos Unidas club is collecting used, functioning cameras through the end of the school year.  The club will send the cameras this summer to Esmeraldas, Ecuador, to support photojournalism workshops for young Colombian refugees. (continue reading…)

Journalist Bill Gentile spoke to students during fifth and sixth period about his career. Photo courtesy American University

Journalists from AOL and NBC visited the auditorium during fifth and sixth periods May 24 to discuss their careers and the importance of distinguishing between fact and fiction. (continue reading…)

The house fire first alarmed neighbors with explosions from the garage and huge pillars of smoke that infested the air along the street. Photo courtesy of Raymond Tuchman.

A house fire near Wood Acres Elementary School May 25 gutted the garage and damaged the house with smoke before fire crews arrived around 6 p.m.  No one was injured. (continue reading…)

Mr. Whitman contestants line up before the first elimination round to narrow candidates down to the top 8. Photo by Claire Bartholomew.

Screams and cheers filled the auditorium Saturday night as emcees Maddy Carnemark and Sarah Blush lined up Mr. Whitman finalists Danny Shanahan, Amol Mehta and Sam Lilek.

“And Mr. Whitman is Sam Lilek!” (continue reading…)

An unharmed Washington Post deliverer was robbed at gunpoint in the Burning Tree neighborhood yesterday, on the corner of Richard Drive and Amy Lane. (continue reading…)