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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

The Pitch

The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

The Pitch

The club Sources of Strength passes out pins and pamphlets reading 'Because you matter' as a slogan to promote positive mentalities and well-being.
Photo Gallery: Mental Health Awareness Week
Meher Parsinni, Photo Editor • October 29, 2024
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Members of the Youth for Harris Fellowship attend a Zoom call with Senator Chris Van Hollen (top left). Past guest speakers include Kaya Jones, National Director of Youth Engagement for the Harris campaign.
Youth political organizing blooms approaching election
Liam Barrett, Online Managing Editor • October 29, 2024
Junior Sarp Ustundag and seniors Nolan Ross and Taylor White use a net and move rocks to collect macroinvertibrates from Cabin John Creek.
APES students investigate Cabin John Creek
Abby Kee, Print Managing Editor • October 28, 2024
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Students in Adam Zeitlin's seventh-period AP Literature and Composition class analyze Act 3 of "King Lear," the second full length text they will read this semester. Students are encouraged to work together on their notes and discuss with those around them. “I think lit is taught better although I don’t like it as much. My teacher, Mr. Zeitlin is very very good at reading and he really engages you when he reads the novels in class and the explanations that he gives are very detailed and help you understand the text better," senior Mia Milicevic said.
The two Ls: comparing AP Lit, AP Lang
Elli Karistinou, Print Managing Editor • November 2, 2024
Everybody celebrates Halloween differently, and WJ students are no exception. From movies to Markoff's, students make Halloween their own.
(Courtesy AglampetGruodje via Wikimedia Commons)
Halloween traditions through the years
Mia Halper, Print Editor-in-Chief • October 31, 2024
An online resource on the MCPS website shows the four core steps for completing the SSL requirements. Groups of students have still struggled despite such resources. (Courtesy MCPS).
Students express concerns about SSL requirements
Graeme Pearce, Print News Editor • October 29, 2024
Sources of Strength holds their Peer Mentor Leadership Training in the student commons during periods one through four. "Some benefits were being able to learn more about suicide prevention and how to include yourself more in Sources of Strength and using the skills we learn here in the real world," club leadership officer, junior  Avery Bennett said.
Sources of Strength Club strengthens mental health throughout WJ
Addie Strbak, Online News Editor • October 29, 2024
The Common Application is an undergraduate college admission application website that applicants can use to apply to over 1,000 colleges. This simplifies the college application process simpler for applicants and makes it easier and faster to apply (Courtesy Common Application).
Common App vs. non Common App schools
Lena Sbaschnig, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Editor • October 29, 2024
Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez (left) play Erik and Lyle Menendez (right) in "Monsters." Both images feature the brothers at trial, following their murder of their parents after enduring year of trauma and abuse at the hands of their father. (Courtesy Netflix used via fair use)
The controversy behind the hit Netflix show ‘Monsters’
Isabella Suarez, Social Media/Marketing • November 1, 2024
English teacher Alexia Remy reads Shakespeare’s "King Lear". Her job as a teacher has made her appreciate Shakespeare’s work more. “My favorite Shakespeare plays to teach have been 'King Lear', 'Romeo and Juliet', and 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream',” Remy said.
WJ students share their love for reading
Sabrina Solares, Online Feature Editor • October 28, 2024
Chappell Roan performing at the Hollywood Palladium in November 2022. This was before her breakthrough album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess". (Courtesy Justin Higuchi via Wikimedia Commons)
Midwest princess faces controversy
Vania Charo, Online A&E Editor • October 25, 2024
The VMA's is an annual Video Music Award ceremony hosted in the month of September. The award show was available for fans around the world to tune in and watch their favorite artists get the chance to receive many outstanding awards. (Wikimedia Commons)
Performance ranking of the VMA’s
Maayan Keren, Print Feature Editor • October 10, 2024
Bradley plays at the Global Strings Program at Berklee College of Music. She learned about several different styles of music and got a chance to perform them live, last summer. (Courtesy Alice Bradley)
Hard work, passion talent compose student musician
Graeme Pearce, Print News Editor • October 4, 2024
Senior Hildi Altman and Stella Lichter dress up for Halloween in a Little Red Riding Hood costume and a cheetah costume. (Courtesy Stella Lichter)
Halloween 2024 showcases new and improved costumes
Isabella Suarez, Social Media/Marketing • October 31, 2024
Is trick or treating underrated?
Is trick or treating underrated?
Hugo Conquet, Film Editor • October 24, 2024
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