Vol. 51 » Issue 9 by The Black & White

volume 50, Issue 9 MAY 23, 2012

Walt whitman High school

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Bethesda, maryland 20817

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Revered former principal Jerome Marco passes away Marco led Whitman for 29 years, remembered for open-door policy and commitment to community by Marit Björnlund Former principal Jerome M. Marco passed away May 9. During Marco’s 29 years leading Whitman, the school community knew him as a levelheaded administrator who always put students first, supported staff and made an effort to show appreciation for others’ work, former colleagues said. Marco, born in 1936 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, attended Saint Vincent College in his hometown and earned his doctorate in administration and supervision from George Washington University. He worked in MCPS as a math teacher, counselor and assistant principal before becoming the county’s youngest principal at B-CC when he was 34 years old. Marco started as Whitman’s second principal in 1975, leading the school until health problems caused him to retire suddenly in 2004. Marco implemented several groundbreaking policies during his time at Whitman, most notably the Zero Tolerance policy. Marco created the policy in 1994 after multiple alcohol-related episodes, including the deaths of two Whitman students in a drunk-driving accident on River Road that same year. “After the incident on River Road, I had had enough,” he told the Black & White in May of 2000. “There had been 19 deaths at Whitman during my tenure due to drunk driving, and I was sick and tired of going to funerals.” The Zero Tolerance policy punishes students caught with drugs, weapons or alcohol on campus by banning them from

school-sponsored activities for one year. Administrators shortened the penalty to six months and made other changes in August 2011. Though Zero Tolerance remains controversial, there have been no alcohol or drug-related student deaths since it was enacted. “There were always people who thought the policy was just too black and white,” said former Whitman parent Bekki Sims, who has been involved in the school community since the late ’90s. “But Marco stood firm. It wasn’t even a conversation. He just said it had really helped.” Assistant principal Kathy McHale attended B-CC when Marco was principal there and worked with him when she began teaching at Whitman in 1981. Marco was kind and accessible to everyone at school, attending many events and spending time with staff and students, McHale said. “He was like a second father to me because I’d known him for such a long time,” she said. “He was always available to talk to anybody about anything at almost any time. I know he sacrificed a lot of family time to be here at school, more than most people know.” Marco’s success as a principal came from his love for his job, current principal Alan Goodwin said. Goodwin, who was an assistant principal under Marco, said he admired the atmosphere Marco created at the school and used it as a model after succeeding Marco in 2004. “He came up with the motto of pride, determination and success,” Goodwin said. “His legacy, which I try to continue,

is to foster a school that has rigorous course offerings but also a wide variety of courses, a supportive environment and a whole bunch of extracurricular activities for students to get involved in.” Administrators also try to continue Marco’s “open-door” policy. “He taught me how to listen,” McHale said. “The reason my door is open 99 percent of the time is that as an administrator, he wanted an open-door policy. No matter what we’re doing, no matter how busy we are, if somebody

comes to you, you drop what you do and talk to them, even if you have to stay until seven or eight at night. That’s the way it’s supposed to be.” Marco emphasized the importance of music, arts and extracurriculars. He pioneered Festival of the Arts and encouraged the creation of many other activities that are now part of the school’s culture, McHale said. Twenty-four years ago, Marco brought a program to Whitman that helps students with emotional, behavioral and social see

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Administration cracks down on parking violations

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by Daniel Lowet cars with a warning sticker and later a $20 fee that would go Several times in the past five directly to the school, but MCPS weeks, frantic students have left ruled a few years ago that schools classes and rushed outside to the could not directly fine students. parking lot as word spread of The change in policy was put United Towing’s arrival. Eight of into place to protect students them have been too late. from inappropriate financial For the past few years, the punishments or excessive administration has been lenient fines, business manager Eddy about enforcing parking rules, Campbell said. but this year has brought an S t u d e nt s w i t h p e rmi t s outbreak of parking violations: don’t usually get towed unless fewer students are driving, they consistently park in other leading to more empty parking students’ spaces, Goodwin said. spaces. Because the lot is Parking in the wrong spot leads emptier, some students are to a chain reaction, with other taking spots without purchasing students parking illegally, which a permit. leads students to complain “Usually it hasn’t been a to security. Security team problem because we rent all our members check the parking spaces,” Goodwin said. “But lot for permits after receiving this past year students have a complaint, security assistant said, ‘Hey, why do I have to A student’s car gets towed by United Towing Company. Each student whose car was towed had to travel to Silver Cherisse Milliner said. pay $37.50?’ So eventually we Whitman charges students had to actually tow. We’ve been Spring to pick it up for a $150 fee, which angered many drivers. The administration began towing cars 5 weeks ago. for a parking spot in accordance threatening to do so all along and parking lot rules,” senior Matthew Bruns said. “I just with county rules, despite the availability of spaces for we finally followed through on it.” think the towing policy is a little ridiculous. With two Before towing student cars, security warns potential weeks left of school, why are they trying to teach us a all students this year. Although Goodwin said the ticket policy was a more offenders over the public announcement system. Still, lesson now?” effective method of disciplining students than towing, he many students are upset with the crackdown on illegal Students whose cars have been towed may retrieve proposed a third option. parking, which they see as overly harsh. them from a Silver Spring impound lot after paying “I should probably buy a tow truck,” Goodwin joked. “I understand that I deserved to be towed, but I feel United Towing $150 for their service. “It’d be a pretty good profit.” like there are better methods than towing to enforce the The administration used to slap offending students

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Potomac named most endangered river in the country by Fionn Adamian The Potomac River was named America’s most endangered river by American Rivers this month. The organization, which monitors American rivers and streams, selected the river out of the nation’s 250,000 because of severe urban and agricultural pollution. The Potomac River’s pollution threatens nearly 10,000 miles of streams in the Potomac River Basin, according to American Rivers. The organization said it chose the river nearest the nation’s capital in part because of Republicans in Congress’ threat to weaken the Clean Water Act, which would put the area’s aquatic ecosystems at risk. The ranking highlights a trend of poor quality tests for the Potomac. In 2011, the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science gave the nation’s river a D for poor ecosystem health. Advocates hope the recently released ranking will draw national attention to the Potomac’s pollution predicament. “I’m pleased about the report because it shines a light on threats to the Potomac River,” said Chris Dalpra, a spokesman for the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin. “It gets out information about these problems so people can have a role protecting the Potomac.”

“I’m pleased about the report because it shines a light on threats to the Potomac River.” -Chris Dalpra Back in the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson called the river a national disgrace after sewage levels doubled from 1932 to 1956 and algae levels grew to an unhealthy amount. The river’s health improved, however, after the passage of the Clean Water Act. The legislation reduced pollution by providing funding to improve sewage treatment facilities and strengthening regulations over pollutant discharge.

Senior Nick Kozak, who fishes on the river frequently, said that he still sees sewage dumped in the river, but that it’s cleaner now than in years past. Science teacher Kelly Garton, who monitors Potomac River pollution, voiced suspicions of American River’s motivations as well. “I was a little bit surprised because my AP class has been taking readings out there for over 10 years,” Garton said. “The two worst pollutants, nitrates and phosphates, are actually getting better. So I think it was politically motivated to some extent.” The organization is reminding critics that the rankings are for rivers that are reaching critical decision points, not necessarily the most polluted rivers, American

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Rivers associate Stacey Detwiler said. “With the Potomac, we particularly wanted to highlight the threats to the Clean Water Act in light of its 40th anniversary,” Detwiler said. “The river has made significant improvements under the Clean Water Act, but it’s still suffering from pollution. We want to make sure that these fundamental safeguards for clean water are protected.” While the report may be politically motivated, Garton said that doesn’t mean that the rankings should be ignored. “It’s important that the Clean Water Act has teeth and that it can be used effectively,” he said. “Anything that can weaken it is dangerous.”

SGA cancels annual Spring Fair

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“The fair was my baby that I had watched grow over the past three years,” Kantor said. “But I’m relieved that I don’t have a lot of work to do for planning it.” In past years, the event offered food, rides and games for community members of all ages. “Last year, a lot of people went,” junior Catherine Matenje said. “It was fun to see everyone in the school community together. It was towards the end of the year and everyone wanted to chill out. It was a good school activity.” The SGA is redirecting efforts toward the last event of the year, Powderpuff Football. “We’re really on track to make Powderpuff bigger than it’s ever been,” SGA vice-president Milzman said. “This is our last hurrah, so I think we’ll really try to do a good job. We’ll do our best or die trying.”

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issues. He hired special education teacher Joseph Mornini to lead the program, which is now called Connections. “It is very rare for any principal to want to have a program in a school where they would bring in kids who have problems,” said Mornini, who still heads the program. “He felt that this is a school that could really help them. And it has.” Marco’s vision and determination helped to shape Whitman, Mornini said. “It’s no small thing that the stadium’s named the ‘Jerome M. Marco Stadium,’” he said. “He loved this community and loved this school, and he literally put his whole life into it. He left his life here.”

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By Rebecca Meron There will be no spring fair this year. The SGA, which puts on the annual event, cancelled it due to time and money constraints. The SGA was late in planning this year’s fair because of its focus on fundraising for Leukemia and Lymphoma month, leaving little time to line up business sponsors. “We thought it would be too rushed to put together an amazing event,” said senior class officer Melissa Kantor, who has coordinated the fair since 2010. The SGA has spent thousands of dollars to put on the event in the past without returning a profit. This year, however, the SGA allocated money previously reserved for the fair to support fund requests for numerous clubs. The cancellation will also allow the SGA to focus on this year’s remaining events.

Marco is remembered for his comittment to student achievement and implimentation of the zero tolerance policy.

The school will host a memorial service for Marco on June 3 from 3:00 to 4:30 in the auditorium. Hanna Lee and Michael Yang contributed to the story.

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Student graduation speakers prepare to inspire, entertain by Rebecca Meron A panel of administrators, teachers and senior SGA officers selected seniors Dylan Kuhnhenn, Anna Martin, Danny Milzman and Sami Thurber to speak at graduation June 6. The students will join keynote speaker Congressman Chris Van Hollen at DAR Constitution Hall. About 20 students auditioned May 3, each giving a short speech in front of the panel, which included assistant principals Jerome Easton and Kathy McHale, English teachers Todd Michaels and Beth Rockwell, social studies teacher Susan Olden Stahl and SGA officers Melissa Kantor and Robert Voetsch. “It was a really hard decision because all of the speeches were so amazing,” senior class officer Melissa Kantor said. “The speeches really make us look back, laugh, and remember the best of the best and laugh off what we thought was the worst of the worst.” Aspiring speakers had plenty of freedom about what they chose to say. The speeches that the contestants auditioned will be – with some tweaking – the same speeches they’ll give June 6. Judges considered each speech’s relevance, uniqueness and delivery. The chosen speeches express gratitude toward teachers and discuss relationships developed with teachers and peers. “There is an enormous sense of belonging

here at Whitman,” Easton said. “Graduates listening will take that away.” In her speech, Thurber will present a rhythmic poem that sums up high school life while parodying social networks. She will also include pop culture jokes, schoollife references and teacher impersonations, including one of Easton. “I didn’t know he would be at the audition, but I decided to look directly at him.” Thurber said. “I think he enjoyed it. He giggled.” Thurber hopes her speech will encourage people to keep in touch with each other after high school, she said. Kuhnhenn, who has Down syndrome, hopes to inspire others with disabilities to speak publicly, he said. “I have disabilities, and kids without disabilities can help other kids with disabilities,” Kuhnhenn said. “The message is important because kids can achieve anything.” Speakers are now working with English teachers to polish their speeches before graduation. The speeches look back on the high school experience from different angles and combine serious topics with humor and entertainment, Rockwell said. “Dylan’s speech is very heart-warming, and on the other end of the spectrum, you have Sami’s speech which is very entertaining,” she said. “You’ll have different emotional pulls and high audience interest.” photo courtesy ALI FOREMAN

Ali Foreman (left) and her South African exchange student Sarah Curry pose with Nationals mascots George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Curry is staying with Foreman for three months.

South African exchange students visit Whitman photo by KEVIN CHENG

Tournament of Champions Public Forum runner-ups Ben Zimmermann (second from right) and Fionn Adamian (center) pose with their trophy and teammates. The team placed third overall.

Debate coach ends tenure on high note by Raquel Weinberg Speech and Debate head coach Ari Parker capped off his last season as coach with a third place team win in this year’s Tournament of Champions last month. Parker has coached debate for two years. He plans to leave the US to work for the Israeli Supreme Court some time next year. The team experienced much success under Parker’s guidance, including performances in the Beltway Invitational, a tournament that Whitman hosted. But he credits the “industrious and hardworking” students on the team for its many victories. “People notice how committed Whitman kids are to the activity and how they’re in it for the right reasons, the pursuit of creed and knowledge,” he said. ‘It’s all their own initiative.” Parker had to manage both team logistics and coaching practices, a job he performed with enthusiasm and dedication, said team board member Mandy Katz. “The role of the coach is not an easy one because the coach has to be able to work with students one-on-one but also lead a very large organization,” she said. “Ari was able to juggle all of those [responsibilities] very successfully.” TOC i s o n e o f t h r e e n a t i o n a l championship tournaments in which the team participates. To qualify, competitors in various debate events must perform well at other tournaments throughout the debate season. This year’s TOC hosted 70 competitors from schools across the country. They participated in three major events: Lincoln-Douglas, a one-versusone event, Public Forum, a pair-versuspair event, and Student Congress, a mock legislation committee.

This year’s tournament presented a unique challenge to the team—two Whitman PF pairs, composed of sophomores Ben Zimmerman and Fionn Adamian and juniors Evan Cernea and Rachel Baron, competed against each other to advance past the preliminary round. Zimmerman and Adamian ended up advancing due their slightly higher rank at the end of the round, but each pair dealt with the situation gracefully, Parker said. “I’ve never seen it handled as well as they did,” he said. “It’s really something I’ll always remember. It’s the reason why I love debate.” Adamian and Zimmermann went on to finish second overall, the best performance by an all-sophomore pair in the fortyyear history of TOC. Their second-place finish automatically qualifies them for next year’s competition. The team parent board is forming a search committee to find potential replacements for Parker among Whitman faculty members and people in the debate community. Once they’ve narrowed the search down to a few candidates, the committee will vote for the new head coach. The team isn’t going to change much with the shift in coaching, Katz said. “We have had good coaching, but Whitman kids are really willing to work hard and we see that,” she said. The team will miss Parker next year, Kevin Cheng said. “Ari was good at being really honest with people about how they’re debating and what they’re debating,” he said. “He would usually tell people straight-up what they needed to improve on, and that really helped me and other people improve as debaters.”

By Jack Storey When Ruben Sennet goes to class in Cape Town, South Africa, he sits at a wooden desk in an all-boys school, and instead of football, lacrosse or baseball, Sennet can watch water polo, cricket or rugby. Sennet is one of three South African exchange students studying at Whitman and living with a host family in Bethesda this spring, along with juniors Sarah Curry and Kate Bell. They are here as part of Whitman’s first true exchange program, meaning students aren’t accompanied by a teacher chaperone. It took some time for the exchange students to adjust to the competitive academic atmosphere at Whitman, Bell said. At the Wynberg Girls School, which Bell and Curry attend, students are less concerned with taking APs and applying to Ivy League colleges, Bell said. “Applying to colleges is a huge thing here but it’s not so important back home,” she said. The exchange students have also been surprised by the amount of greenery in the Bethesda community. “There is more greenery than I was expecting,” Bell said. “I was expecting concrete jungles and smog and pollution everywhere, but that’s not what I saw at all.” Another difference they noticed is the lack of security in Bethesda’s suburbs and downtown areas. In South

Africa, there is a higher concern for security because of the higher crime rate, so most houses have fences, Bell said. This past winter, juniors Ali Foreman and Kate O’Brien and senior Peter Jorgenson, who are hosting the exchange students, traveled to Cape Town to experience South African culture and live with their exchange students’ families. When the Whitman students visited South Africa, they had to make similar adjustments to a new culture. “It was so different in so many ways.” Foreman said. “People at her school were much more open and welcoming.” While in South Africa, Foreman, O’Brien and Jorgenson went to a Johnny Klegg concert. Klegg is a famous South African musician and anti-Apartheid activist, who spent time in jail under the previous regime. They also visited Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. The Whitman students have returned the favor by giving the exchange students tours around the D.C. area. Foreman, for example, took Curry to a Nationals game, where Curry had a hot dog for the first time and enjoyed America’s favorite pastime. “I found their uniforms and the game quite entertaining because it’s just like what we see in the movies,” she said.

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By Fionn Adamian Students often complain about cafeteria food, but starting next year, it’ll be a little easier to swallow. The MCPS division of food and nutrition services elected to stop offering meats containing lean finely textured beef, also known as pink slime, beginning in the 2012-2013 school year. The meat additive contains beef scraps and connective tissues treated with ammonium hydroxide to kill E.Coli microbes and ensure the safety of the meat. Despite controversy over the health concerns of pink slime, the FDA confirmed the safety of ammonium hydroxide in a 1974 report that found no evidence that the compound posed a threat to the public. The USDA is allowing schools to decide whether or not to sell food containing pink slime next year, USDA spokeswoman Gwen Sparks said. Online petitions have gathered many signatures protesting the USDA’s use of pink slime in school foods.

A petition on one website, change.org, has amassed over 250,000 signatures. MCPS announced its decision not to offer meats containing the additive in late March. “We decided that it was getting such a bad rap that it wasn’t in our best interest to provide items with lean finely textured beef,” said Marla Caplon, director of food and nutrition services at MCPS. “Because it presents such a bad image, there’s really nothing to gain. We want to enhance the image of the school meal program, and when something is called pink slime, why would you want to align yourself with something that sounds so gross?” One concern about eliminating pink slime is that a ban on the additive will increase the price of beef. School lunches may experience these cost spikes next year, cafeteria manager Karen Philips said. Although meat may cost about eight cents more per pound, Caplon argues these price increases are negligible

compared to the benefits the ban will have on the image of the school lunch program. Some students said they’re skeptical about how the ban will affect the quality of school meals. Junior Luke Barber said that cafeteria foods contain too many questionable ingredients for the ban to carry any significant impact, but conceded that it’s a step in the right direction. “School lunches are going to be gross anyway, so even if they take out the pink slime, they still have disgusting stuff,” he said. “I don’t think it’s enough to make it significantly better, but it’s a good first step to making lunches more healthy.” Regardless of the health benefits, the ban’s symbolic gesture is important, junior Rachel Baron said. “The ban is good because it pleases the parents and some of the students that are against the food,” she said. “If MCPS wants to show that it’s trying to be health conscious, that’s good too.”

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MCPS bans “pink slime” in cafeteria food

Meats in the cafeteria this year include lean finely textured beef, or pink slime.

BOE drops controversial non-profit flyer policy

by Raquel Weinberg The Board of Education decided to stop distributing non-profits’ flyers to middle and high school students April 30 following parent, student and administrator concern. The policy previously required schools to distribute flyers four times a year from any non-profit organization that submitted them. The changes will go into effect next year, and after that the Board will conduct an evaluation of the new policy, student member of the board Alan Xie said. The county will vote for final action in June. The old policy created controversy after Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays, a Virginia-based organization that argues

homosexuality is a choice, distributed flyers in county high schools April 12. Though the PFOX flyers drew criticism from many community members, other flyers can provide students with valuable information about educational and community service opportunities, principal Alan Goodwin said. He believes that flyers can benefit students and regrets that schools don’t have more control over which ones are distributed. “Educators believe in free speech, but we’d like to have control over what is educated,” he said. In addition to the PFOX flyers, the school gave students flyers from Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and

Gays, an organization that encourages tolerance and respect for the LGBT community. This gave students an opportunity to choose what to believe, Xie said. “I think the lesson is that students need to evaluate the information they receive and determine by themselves which information is right and which is wrong,” he said. The PFOX flyers incited debate over whether or not schools should distribute flyers at all. Many teachers think that changing the policy will save time, paper and aggravation. “There are other ways of advertising. I think that they should restrict flyers to things that are relevant to the actual

school day or schedule, or to the security of students,” foreign language teacher Genevieve Maloney said. Xie was on the policy committee and said he focused on pointing out the inefficiency of the old policy. Distributing the flyers can waste teachers’ time, and many students don’t take the information home anyway, he said. Many feel that distributing flyers detracts from schools’ academic focus. Schools shouldn’t be responsible for advertising local organizations, Goodwin said. “Public schools aren’t supposed to be a center for discussions pushed upon us by others,” he said. “I’d like to just focus on our academics.”

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Students ignoring dress code

by Nicole Payne Even though many seniors are skipping school, we’re seeing a lot more of the student body in class. As the summer heat sets in, the amount of clothing students wear is waning, leading to ineffective letters and announcements from the administration asking us to “please adhere to the dress code.” Students are traipsing down the hallways in clothing more fit for a Katy Perry music video than school, and the song lyric “I’m too sexy for my shirt” seems to be playing in the subconscious of many of our underclassmen’s minds. Ladies—and this is a lady problem— I understand. It’s hot and gross out and sometimes you just want to roll up your sleeves and lower your necklines, feel the breeze on your skin and throw class out the window. But contrary to popular belief, summer, unlike Halloween, is not a time of year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it. I mean, really, will one extra inch of fabric on your shorts be the difference between fainting of heat exhaustion and sitting comfortably in class? Does a bright bandeau and an open oxford make you any cooler than a t-shirt would? Recent fashions like long skirts paired with bandeaus and high-waisted shorts that cover your stomach but barely cover your rump are both inappropriate and illogical in the summer heat. Like seven inch heels, these styles may look good in the fashion show, but are out of place in school. Don’t get me wrong, if students were expected to follow the fingertip rule or some of the other unrealistic guidelines set out in the student hand book, it would be almost impossible to buy clothes. If you can’t follow the fingertip rule, at least try to follow this basic rule of thumb: if you feel uncomfortable walking up a staircase, it’s probably too short. And if you feel exposed walking down, it’s probably too low. You would think this would be common sense, but walking down the halls of Whitman in the first weeks of spring, you’d be surprised.

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Hefty towing fee excessive, unnecessary

MCPS regulation prevents school from imposing modest parking fines Staff Editorial As assistant principal Jerome Easton’s rich baritone resonates through the overhead speaker to inform kids of another round of towing, panic races through the upperclassmen like wildfire and the stream of students sprinting for the parking lot to re-park or plead for leniency begins. The administration’s decision to tow eight students who parked without permits or in others’ spaces in the past month has caused confusion and bitterness among student drivers. Administrators defend the crackdown as regrettable but necessary. In order to park legally — and avoid being towed — students need to purchase a onesemester permit for $37.50 and park in their assigned spot. There are more empty parking spots this year because there are fewer student drivers. As a result, more students risk parking without purchasing a permit. This practice has brought about the increase in towing, principal Alan Goodwin said. But a simple compromise could satisfy both students and administrators — if only a misguided MCPS regulation didn’t rule it out. MCPS should allow schools to give small fines to students instead of forcing them to tow cars simply to enforce parking rules. Students whose cars get towed need to retrieve their

vehicles from United Towing Company’s Silver Spring lot, which entails a $150 fee and a 20-minute drive (for those students lucky enough to have access to more than one car). But a few years ago, students only needed to walk to the main office and pay a $20 ticket — money that would go directly to the school. MCPS ruled several years ago that schools couldn’t directly fine students because financial punishments are an inappropriate for of discipline and schools could give out excessively large fines, business manager Eddy Campbell said. But this decision forced students to pay excessive fines to towing companies instead of reasonable fines to schools. Towing can be extremely unfair to students who get their cars near the end of the year and have no incentive to purchase a permit for only a few weeks. Parking in otherwise unoccupied spots for such a short time doesn’t merit a harsh punishment. The administration should stop towing with less than a month until the end of each semester. By banning schools from directly fining students for parking violations, MCPS has forced the administration to tow cars, leading to large fines that pad the wallets of a third party instead of supporting the school. Getting one’s car towed constitutes an excessive punishment and a chaotic distraction, but there is a sensible solution. Schools should be able to fine student parking offenders directly.

Volume 50, Issue 9 2011-2012

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may 23, 2012

Letter to the Jerome Marco (1936-2012): an appreciation Editor â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doc, do you have a minute?â&#x20AC;?

Dear Black & White,

I am writing this letter to the editor to comment on Carolyn Freemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article in the 4/25 B&W about MCPSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Flyer Distribution Policy. First of all, I was disappointed that the article was completely one-sided in its reportingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;by my count, 6 people are mentioned in the article, and all 6 spoke against the current flyer policy. That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fair and balancedâ&#x20AC;? approach to meâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the article gives the opinions of the only side that was interviewed for the article, while completely ignoring the other side, and that is clear bias on the part of the author. Evidently, no one from PFOX was interviewed to get their opinions for the story, even though someone from PFLAG was. Has the B&W changed its journalistic standards so that writers no longer have to present both (or all) sides of an issue? I sure hope thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the case, because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an intellectually honest method of operation. Second, one of the things that I appreciate is when I read articles (or watch TV shows) that explain all sides of an issue, not just one side. As a math teacher, I basically teach logic all day long, and that comes in handy when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to analyze and think thoughtfully about an important issue of the day. A news analysis piece is supposed to present both/all sides of an issue fairly and accurately, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the case in this article. Third, some of the statements in the article are simply inaccurate. Someone is quoted as asking why these materials were distributed, since sexual orientation is included in the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s non-discrimination clause. With all due respect to that person, the two things have nothing to do with one anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;outside groups are allowed by county policy to distribute these flyers. Please remember that both groups had flyers that were distributed, the PFOX flyer wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only one given out. This was not a case of discrimination or one-sided distribution. Consistently throughout the article, however, the PFOX position was misstated, at least as I understand it, yet since no one from PFOX was interviewed for the article, no one from that side could respond to the misstatements, which is very ironic. Is it fair to only listen to one side of an argument? Are we entitled to ignore peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s views just because their views are different than ours (and whose views might not be â&#x20AC;&#x153;PCâ&#x20AC;?)? Have we really sunk so far in our level of discourse that we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discuss/debate the issues of the day without one side name-calling the other and saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your words are hurtful,â&#x20AC;? without giving both sides their due? Is that an â&#x20AC;&#x153;intellectually honestâ&#x20AC;? way of handling the matter? Does that make any logical sense at all to operate in that way? Would we stand for that approach in the upcoming presidential debates? Not likely. Biased articles shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be tolerated in the B&W either.

Russ Rushton, Math Dept.

That was the question I would ask countless times of Dr. Marco when he was here as principal so I still recall his answer, always the same: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sure.â&#x20AC;? Dr. Marcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office door was always open. No matter the workload or deadline Dr. Marco might face in his job as principal of Walt Whitman High School, he always had time for staff concerns or questions. Looking back, I still can feel the deep trust and respect he had for the staff here at Whitman. And the never-ending acknowledgment and appreciation he had for all members of the Whitman family. Dr. Marco created the feeling this school still holds - respect for the creative and strong work ethic among staff and students. His respect allowed staff and students the opportunity to try

School, as it still lives on today. It was both an honor and inspiration to work for Dr. Marco.

Joseph Mornini

SMOB elections should reflect true democracy By Jacob Cutler As election season rolls around each April, students choose between two candidates vying to be their voice on the Board of Education. This past yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debate between Student Member of the Board candidates John Mannes and Lisette Escobar was just like those of past elections: full of carefully crafted, uncontroversial responses. The election, meant to demonstrate democracy to students, has evolved into a shallow and dull chore that leaves many students disinterested and unsatisfied. In order to involve students in a realistic democratic process, MCPS should replace the current system with an open election that would allow all candidates to reach the final vote. The SMOB represents students at Board of Education meetings and can vote on most issues except for the budget and school closings. Any sophomore or junior can run for SMOB, but getting to the final race isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easy. Past records suggest that candidates need to be involved with Maryland County Region to get past the hundreds of student delegates at the nominating convention and reach the final vote. MCR is an influential student government group that is open to all students and co-runs the nominating convention along with another student group, the Special Elections Committee. Every SMOB since 2000 has been involved in MCR before being elected. Candidates with MCR experience have an advantage in the nominating convention because many of the voting delegates at the convention are involved in MCR, 20102012 SMOB Alan Xie confirmed.

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innovative approaches to learning. Dr. Marco trusted the Whitman community to use every day as an opportunity to connect and engage in learning and growing. His never ending appreciation underscored that trust. All staff, at one time or another, would find something in their mailboxes showing his appreciation, or acknowledging an important achievement or event in their lives. Recent studies have shown what followers want in their leaders: integrity and clarity, confidence in decision making. Dr. Marco embodied these traits daily. But more important is what followers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want in their leaders: irritability, needless micro-management, and untrustworthiness. Dr. Marco let the his staff and students, indeed, the Whitman community, use their best to achieve the best - Walt Whitman High

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Perhaps these candidates are the most qualified, but by nominating candidate after candidate with similar background and experience, the MCR-dominated nominating convention makes it difficult for anyone with different qualifications from reaching the MCPS student body. That uniformity makes the election seem meaningless to many students. If MCPS is willing to spend thousands of dollars on voting machines to teach students democracy, it should present students with a wider range of candidates by replacing the nominating convention with an open election. On top of exposing students to more candidates, a direct election would have other benefits. One serious flaw with the current system is that the candidates repeatedly follow popular

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platforms to avoid controversy and dodge criticism. A direct election would change all this, because candidates would have to endorse distinct platforms on issues like loss of credit and open lunch to distinguish themselves and garner attention. The SMOB is the student bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice on the Board of Education. They are meant to vote based on their experiences as students. Instead, the election features a nominating convention that consistently turns out uniform candidates and makes many students feel as though their vote doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a difference. If MCPS really intends to have a realistic election to model democracy, it should discontinue the nominating convention and trust students to make the best choice for themselves.

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McGill

Xi Yao Song

Case Western

Sinafikish Kita

Andrew Feder

Olivia Nouailhetas-Baneth

U Vermont

Ashley Sobhani

Ryan Oshinsky

Vanderbilt

Sean Errington

David Newman

Georgetown

Katherine Stanger

Tristan Kindig

Madeline Entwistle

Aidan Neustadtl

UMBC

UMD

U Vermont

Bowling Green State

Hye Soung Joung

Nicole Eidi

Julie Elfin

Northwestern

Chase Smith Dakota Smith

Min Young Kim

Pace

UMD

Gabriel Slesinger

Columbia

UMD

Erica Banner

Dickinson

Siona Slepoy

Jaykar Nayeck

Cornell

Brandeis

UMD

Hamilton

Kevin Kay

Ethan Eisenstein

UMD

Tanvee Singh

Bard GW

Adrienne Oseekey

UMD

Destination

Alixe Siegel Rachel Sisco

Talwinder Nagi

U Michigan

Andrew Balland

StudenT

Moving to Russia

UC Santa Barbara

Anne Katz

Elon

U Michigan

Wellesley

McGill

Kyle Einwaechter

UMD

Ramneek Nagi

Andrew Orr

Carnegie Mellon

Destination

West Virginia U

Michael Eidi

Brandon Eng

Caitlin Myers

Undecided

High Point

Gap year (Australia), GW

Peter Jorgensen

Julia Munsterman

Hamidat Kareem

Montgomery College

NYU

Jacqueline Barnes

David Jones

UMD

Connor Mundy

Criscia Luana Oliveira Marfil

Edem Dzotefe

U Delaware

Guinevere Johnson

University College London

David Morrel

Penn State

Georgia Baker

Samantha Bar

Benjamin Johnson

Georgetown

StudenT

Ari Kapner

UMD

Montgomery College

Villanova

Ketan Jha

Claire O’Bryan

UMD

Chandini Jha

Destination

U Michigan

Michael Dunn Rachel Edelman

Yevin Jayatilake

Melissa Kantor

UMD Youngstown State

StudenT

NYU Radford

The Black & White would like to thank the seniors for providing the information necessary to compile this list. We apologize for the incomplete status of the list; our staff was unable to contact some students. We regret any inaccuracies that may be present in “Destinations.” If you would like to make a correction, please email theblackandwhiteonline@gmail.com and we will update your changes on our website. Please check out our interactive online map on www.theblackandwhite.net.

May 23, 2012

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