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
Lukas Troost

Lukas Troost, News Writer

Grade

11

What are some of your interests?

 

DECA, Model UN, basketball

Why did you join the Black and White?

I have always been interested in journalism, especially news so this has been a prime opportunity to explore the field as well as improve my overall writing skills.

What’s your favorite vegetable?

Kale

All content by Lukas Troost
Philip Diby ('19) poses during a photoshoot. Diby has over 15,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and his songs focus on positivity, he said. Photo courtesy Philip Diby

Spreading positivity and love through music: Q&A with Philip Diby (’19)

By Lukas Troost
June 14, 2019
Last year, we watched our hometown heroes, the Washington Capitals, win their first ever Stanley Cup after defeating the Las Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 in the final series. The NHL playoffs have a tendency to be filled with surprises—here are our matchups to watch and predictions for the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

NHL playoff preview

By Lukas Troost and Bennett Solomon
April 10, 2019
Guard Brendan Shaver drives to the hoop in a playoff game against Wheaton. Shaver was one of four Whitman players to be selected to play in countywide senior all star games.

Lewis, Shaver, Lowet and Till selected to play in county all-star games

By Lukas Troost
April 3, 2019
The public forum team poses for a picture at the hotel before going to rounds. The Harvard Tournament is traditionally freshmen's first exposure to traveling with the team. Photo courtesy Ethan Singer.

Speech & Debate has strong finishes at Harvard and Districts

By Lukas Troost
March 5, 2019
Senior Brendan Shaver drives for a layup against Churchill. The Vikes won both of their regular season games against the Bulldogs by double digits, and will face off with Churchill in the second round of playoffs tomorrow.

Boys and girls basketball shine in first round of playoffs; here’s what comes next

By Lukas Troost
March 3, 2019
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Speech and Debate competes at UPenn

By Lukas Troost
February 26, 2019
Global investment and commercial bank JPMorgan Chase announced Dec. 6 that it will give a $6 million grant to D.C., Maryland and Virginia public schools. The grant will be split between Montgomery County, Fairfax County, D.C., Prince George’s County and Baltimore City.

JPMorgan Chase announces multi-million dollar grant to local area schools

By Lukas Troost
February 23, 2019
Students rise as Black Student Union member Reuben Pegues performs "The Black National Anthem" at the Black History Month assembly last week. The assembly celebrated Black history and culture, featuring performances from the jazz band and chamber choir, as well as a guest speaker.

Students celebrate African American history, culture at Black History Month assembly

By Lukas Troost
February 22, 2019
Public forum team members pose with their awards at Columbia University. Two teams earned bids to the Gold Tournament of Champions, an invitation-only national tournament in April. Photo courtesy Hannah Feuer.

Speech and Debate has dual tournament weekend, competes at Emory and Columbia

By Lukas Troost
February 5, 2019

Private school transfers bring new talent to boys basketball

By Lukas Troost
January 14, 2019
Potomac Nationals owner Art Silber stands in the infield during a game. Silber has not only owned the team for 30 years, but coached first base for 22 of them. Photo courtesy Art Silber.

Q&A with Art Silber, owner of the Potomac Nationals

By Lukas Troost
January 11, 2019
Photo of the day: Cafeteria gains new manager

Photo of the day: Cafeteria gains new manager

By Lukas Troost
November 2, 2018
Senior Tina Xia gave a speech and read a part of her short story at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival Oct. 20. Xia's story won the Student Short Story contest, one of the three contests at the annual Festival. Photo courtesy Tina Xia.

Senior Tina Xia wins award at F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival

By Lukas Troost
October 30, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

Local private schools decide to eliminate AP classes

By Lukas Troost
October 1, 2018
MCPS released a proposal in August for a new elementary and middle school curriculum after an audit found flaws in the Common Core 2.0 curriculum. The proposal will be finalized by January 2019.

Montgomery county to change elementary and middle school curriculum

By Lukas Troost
September 28, 2018
The main entrance doorbell broke Sept. 26. The door is used by many students and all visitors. Security is unsure when the issue will be fixed. Photos by Lukas Troost.

Main entrance doorbell breaks, causes security issues

By Lukas Troost
September 26, 2018
Graphic by Alex Silber.

Montgomery County named healthiest in state

By Lukas Troost
June 5, 2018
Attorneys teach students about the legal consequences of cyberbullying. This year was the first time attorneys from the Maryland State Bar Association came to Whitman to present. Photo courtesy Bill Hall.

Attorneys visit English classes, present legal side of cyberbullying

By Lukas Troost
May 14, 2018
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