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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
Grace Willis

Grace Willis, Print Feature Editor

Grace is a Print Feature Editor for The Pitch this year. This is her second year and outside of The Pitch she enjoys playing field hockey, lacrosse and spending time with friends.
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The bathroom on the G floor next to the portables is locked. Whenever a bathroom is locked there is a sign informing students where the next nearest unlocked bathroom is.

Bathrooms closed due to fentanyl overdoses

Grace Willis, Print Feature Editor
Mar 27, 2023
Data from MCPS

Student overdoses warrant change

Grace Willis and Julia Ratner
Feb 28, 2023
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How students celebrate Valentines Day

Grace Willis, Print Feature Editor
Feb 13, 2023
Junior Anna Zucconi sprints down the field in varsity lacrosse game. Zucconi just finished her soccer season and is changing focus to lacrosse.

Fall, spring athletes recharge during winter

Grace Willis, Print Feature Editor
Dec 15, 2022
Student fill the halls after the bell rings. This is just the beginning of the hall rush, soon after herds of students will stuff the halls

Hallways, staircases flooded making maneuvering difficult

Grace Willis, Print Feature Editor
Oct 20, 2022
Third period positive psych watches a documentary called "Happy." The documentary explores human happiness which heavily links to the class curriculum.

Positive Psychology class introduced to course catalog

Grace Willis, Print Feature Editor
Sep 16, 2022
Junior Kate Fuller watches over the pool during her life guarding shift. This is Fullers second summer life guarding and she enjoys the flexible schedule.

Students take on new responsibilities over the summer

Grace Willis, Print Feature Editor
Jun 16, 2022
Teachers need to stop assigning work during AP weeks

Teachers need to stop assigning work during AP weeks

Grace Willis, Staff Writer
May 18, 2022
Junior Kate Fuller stands with UCLA's bruin mascot during a tour of the school. Fuller had never been to California yet was interested in schools there. By touring schools such as UCLA she was able to decide if she could see herself in California.

Are college tours worth it?

Grace Willis, Staff Writer
Apr 4, 2022
Study books similar to those seen here, pile up on students desks as the SAT gets closer. Many of these books come packed with full length practice tests which are a great study method for some.

Students prepare for upcoming SATs

Julia Ratner and Grace Willis
Mar 9, 2022
Junior Olivia McCloskey pays close attention in class while wearing her KN-95 mask. “Since the KN-95 masks are said to be the best at keeping Covid away, I chose to wear one at school because it makes me feel safer,” McCloskey said.

Would requiring KN-95 masks make school safer?

Grace Willis, Staff Writer
Feb 16, 2022
Latin Honor Society attracts interest to a dead language

Latin Honor Society attracts interest to a dead language

Grace Willis, Special to the Pitch
Dec 3, 2021
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