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Liam Barrett

Liam Barrett, Online Managing Editor

Senior Liam Barrett is delighted to serve as Online & Multimedia Managing Editor for his second year on The Pitch. Liam also does Mock Trial and Morning Announcements, and in his free time enjoys reading, not-mandatory writing, and martial arts.

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Senior Marcy Harper, co-editor-in-chief of Spectator, gestures to a piece of art being reviewed by the Spectator staff. "I’m very uninvolved in the discussion about what gets in and what doesn’t get in, aside from if any of the executive heads need me to step in,” English teacher and Spectator's adviser Alexia Remy said.

Spectator updates submission, review processes

Liam Barrett, Online Managing Editor
Dec 13, 2024
Students sit together in the Student Commons and write cards for Romand-Heuyer's family, with Principal Morgan, LFI teachers and administrators standing nearby. "Everyone was really sweet about it," senior Cece Robinson, Romand-Heuyer's buddy, said. "We had a bit of a rough start with some emotions, but I tried to make sure that everyone was trying to think of happy memories rather than being sad that she’s gone."

WJ community mourns student, supports family

Liam Barrett, Online Managing Editor
Dec 13, 2024
Opening night's narrators, juniors Yuri Sternberg and Sasha Rotton, turn to watch as a wave of confetti is dropped onto the stage. The performance was unusually colorful, complementing its chaotic nature. "I’m really proud of the cast and the way we were able to come together and work towards putting on the show,” Rotton said.

STAGE salvages ‘Grimm’ choice of play

Liam Barrett, Rhea Noumair and Kaina Sy-Savane
Nov 15, 2024
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
Oct 29, 2024

Hot Ones with Mr. Joy

Seyun Park, Gil Gordon and Liam Barrett
Oct 26, 2024

Becca’s Closet returns to WJ

Liam Barrett, Online Managing Editor
Oct 7, 2024
Senior Executive Board interns Cristina Simpson, Thailine Romero and Essil Ezzoug brainstorm their next project. As only three of the four interns were present, they had a lot to do. "A big part of this internship is time management and critical skills that you would need not only in a career but in life," Ezzoug said.

New internship puts ‘wild’ back in Wildcat

Liam Barrett, Online Managing Editor
Oct 4, 2024

#1: Passing the Mic

Billie Lieber and Liam Barrett
Sep 27, 2024
District 3 Board of Education member Julie Yang converses with WJ Principal Nicole Morgan. The two discussed many topics, including the large number of portables at WJ, and the future plans for Woodward and WJ High Schools.

Board member Julie Yang visits WJ

Seyun Park, Editor-in-Chief
Sep 18, 2024
Freshmen participate in the fall pep rally’s tug of war. After winning against sophomores, freshmen went on to compete against juniors. “I couldn’t believe we lost against freshmen,” sophomore Dea Krasniqi said.

Class of 2028 jumps into a new start

Sabrina Solares, Online Feature Editor
Sep 23, 2024
A group of seniors triumphantly celebrate their class' victory in the class tug-of-war. It is the fourth consecutive year the seniors have won the fall tug-of-war.

Photo Gallery: Fall Pep Rally

Liam Barrett, Seyun Park, Meher Parsinni and Joshua Singer
Sep 10, 2024
Surrounded by empty desks, AP Literature teacher Melanie MacFadden prepares to read the names of graduating students at Thursday's ceremony. "Generally from year to year what I usually do [after the seniors leave] is go back through and take a look at the curriculum for AP Literature and see if I want to make any changes, so I've been working on that as well," MacFadden said.

Photo gallery: Emptiest classes after senior exodus

Liam Barrett, Online Managing Editor
Jun 10, 2024

The Change-Up: J1 Podcast Features

Liam Barrett, Podcast Editor
May 10, 2024
Sophomore Ronan Mailhot (Javert) yells at sophomore Benjamin Kish (Jean Valjean) during the opening performance, “Look down.” The two actors paired very well together, and their interactions throughout the show were fierce and powerful. “A couple months after rehearsal, when they were doing a run-through, literally my jaw dropped…I didn’t even realize some of my friends could sing so well,” freshman Abigail Friedlin said.

Photo Gallery: WJ STAGE performs Les Misérables

Liam Barrett and Rhea Noumair
May 4, 2024
The Saturday cast of "Les Misérables" salutes the audience during the curtain call. Various core cast members from Friday appeared in Saturday's ensemble, and vice versa.

‘Les Misérables’ anything but miserable

Liam Barrett and Rhea Noumair
Apr 26, 2024

The Change-Up: Spring Sports Yap Session

Liam Barrett, Seyun Park and Joshua Singer
Apr 5, 2024
Cars whiz towards the Connecticut Avenue exit on 495 East, with speeds generally ranging anywhere from 40-80 mph.

Students share favorite driving, parking practice spots

Liam Barrett, Podcast Editor
Mar 21, 2024

The Change-Up: The Landon Death Lawsuit

Liam Barrett and Elli Karistinou
Mar 1, 2024
Studying for the SAT is often a significant source of stress for high school students, but former WJ student Alexander Lewton doesn't think Dartmouth's change to requiring standardized test scores should cause panic. "Don’t take this as a sign that like ‘oh my goodness your SAT has to be perfect',” Lewton said.

Dartmouth College eliminates test-optional policy

Liam Barrett, Podcast Editor
Feb 15, 2024

The Change-Up: State of the School

Liam Barrett, Podcast Editor
Feb 2, 2024
Pitch Picks books

Pitch Picks books

Liam Barrett and Rhea Noumair
Feb 2, 2024
Mock Trial

Academic All-Stars: Students shine in club competition

Elli Karistinou, Sara Elster, Abby Kee, Geetanjali Raju and Maya Panicker
Feb 2, 2024

The Change-Up: 1 on 1 ~ Mia Magone

Liam Barrett, Online Managing Editor
Jan 22, 2024

The Change-Up: 1 on 1 ~ Cody Herwald

Liam Barrett, Online Managing Editor
Jan 5, 2024
Many students rarely visit their counselors, forcing them to write bland, unimpressive recommendations. “Colleges aren’t interested in hearing me talk about grades, right, because they get a transcript, they know what a students grades are. So in the letter what they’re looking for is those other things; you know, what is the student involved in, how did they impact the school community,” Reynolds said.

Students should talk to their counselors more often

Liam Barrett, Podcast Editor
Nov 13, 2023

The Change-Up: Painted Ceiling Tiles Lore

Liam Barrett, Online Managing Editor
Nov 10, 2023

The Change-Up: Club Spotlight – Sports Clubs

Liam Barrett, Online Managing Editor
Oct 27, 2023

The Change-Up: Club spotlight – Art & Music Clubs

Liam Barrett, Podcast Editor
Oct 13, 2023

The Change-Up: Club Spotlight – Niche Clubs

Liam Barrett, Online Managing Editor
Sep 29, 2023
AP US History teacher Katherine Simmons sits at her desk, responding to emails before she starts grading the recent AP US History DBQ assignment. Although it was a lunch period, technically time for relaxation, teachers who don’t take advantage of the extra time to catch up on work are rare.

AP grader reveals realities of profession

Liam Barrett, Podcast Editor
May 24, 2023
After a long hiatus, TV morning announcements are back

After a long hiatus, TV morning announcements are back

Jona Jancewicz, Online Editor-in-Chief
Feb 24, 2023
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