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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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Maayan Keren

Maayan Keren, Print Editor-in-Chief

Senior Maayan Keren is excited to start her third year on The Pitch as a Print Editor-in-Chief. In her free time, she loves going out with her friends and binge watching Netflix shows.
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Brandy Melville: Doors open close to home

Brandy Melville: Doors open close to home

Maayan Keren, Print Feature Editor
May 15, 2025
Beans are scooped at a Starbucks coffeehouse in Austin, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2017. Picture taken February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Khursheed

Teenagers’ addiction to caffeine: Coffee vs. energy drinks

Maayan Keren, Print Feature Editor
Apr 9, 2025
Taylor Swift performs at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida in October of 2024. During this time, she was secretly one month pregnant. (Courtesy FMT)

Soon to come: Nepo baby of the century

Maayan Keren, Print Feature Editor
Apr 1, 2025
Most people's Snap Maps consist of people they are friends with, acquaintances or even strangers. With just the press of a button, so many people are able to view their Snapchat friends' locations.

Snap Maps: Is it a trap?

Maayan Keren, Print Feature Editor
Mar 7, 2025
Acceptance rates of colleges and universities across the nation are changing. To accommodate the expansive rising freshman class, many institutions need to reevaluate the number of students they are able to accept.

UMD competitiveness equates to increase in college stress

Cate Liu and Maayan Keren
Mar 7, 2025
Students enter the building through the main entrance after the bell rings. The school only allows students to enter the building through one set of doors, the main entrance.

Doors locking at 7:45 makes students significantly late

Maayan Keren, Print Feature Editor
Feb 26, 2025
Over the years, there has been an ongoing debate regarding which music app is preferred. Both Apple Music and Spotify are in a race to the top. (Courtesy Apple via Wikimedia Commons)

The musical debate: Spotify vs. Apple Music

Aviva Katz and Maayan Keren
Dec 11, 2024
A group of Israelis in the community rally together on Montrose Bridge. They decided to gather together around 6:30 a.m., marking the exact one-year anniversary of the war. (Courtesy Liann Keren)

Oct. 7: the impacts one year later

Michal Shmaya and Maayan Keren
Nov 18, 2024
Over the past 100 years and more, climate change has been a real issue, with both hot and cold temperatures spread throughout the winter months. (Courtesy Deep Roots Project)

Is global warming real? Recent weather proves it.

Maayan Keren, Print Feature Editor
Nov 15, 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
Oct 10, 2024
MCPS initiates new policy regarding the quarterly progress checks. This new change affects impacts final student grades in common subjects. (Courtesy Gordon Lee - Substack)

Progress checks initiate new policy

Maayan Keren, Print Feature Editor
Sep 23, 2024
Columbia University is one of many schools across the United States where large groups of students have been protesting at.

Columbia protests escalate

Maayan Keren, Print Feature Editor
Jun 12, 2024
Billie Eilish released her third studio album "Hit Me Hard and Soft," on May 17. All 10 songs on her brand new album were able to make their way up into the Billboard Hot 100. (Courtesy Glenn Francis via Wikimedia Commons)

Billie Eilish: “Hit Me Hard and Soft” most viral tracks

Maayan Keren, Print Feature Editor
Jun 10, 2024
The Bachelor focuses on forming genuine connections with different people. The red rose symbolizes interest from the bachelor to his wide variety of candidates.

Thoughts on the outcome of The Bachelor

Maayan Keren, Staff Writer
May 3, 2024
Students wait in line to buy their lunch at Chipotle. Chipotle's G-Square location sells their newly discovered secret menu items to customers.

Trying Chipotle’s secret menu

William Murphy and Maayan Keren
Apr 1, 2024
Senior Sidney Scale promposes during the spring pep rally to his girlfriend after the male pops performance. "I was really surprised and kind of like nervous but it ended up being really good so I'm grateful," senior Maria Goergen Alvarez said.

Promposals spark excitements

Maayan Keren and Michal Shmaya
Mar 15, 2024

Grammys recap

Maayan Keren, Staff Writer
Feb 29, 2024
Sophomore Abigail Ellman works on her assignments coming back from break. "I always feel super stressed and overwhelmed coming back to school because I get assigned a lot of work."

There should be a grace period after winter/spring break

Maayan Keren, Staff Writer
Feb 2, 2024
Sophomore Gianna Granados shows sophomore Stephanie Ramirez her poster while handing her a sticker. “I chose this topic because vaping is something very common among teenagers and we should not do it," Granados said.

Photo Gallery: The health fair

Maayan Keren, Staff Writer
Feb 1, 2024
Sophomore Sophia Koushan scrolls through the Brandy Melville website looking for new clothes to buy. "I love ordering clothes off the Brandy website because there are so many options to choose from," Koushan said.

Remodeling our wardrobes: welcoming autumn’s arrival

Maayan Keren, Staff Writer
Nov 14, 2023
StubHub releases tickets for the Olivia Rodrigo Guts Tour. Reseller prices were immediately through the roof for nosebleeds.

How much is too much for concert tickets?

Maayan Keren, Staff Writer
Oct 16, 2023
Junior Lena Sbaschnig shops for dresses on the Windsor website. “I prefer in-store shopping so I can try on the dresses but online shopping has many more options," Sbaschnig said.

Students dress up, look ahead to Homecoming dance

Maayan Keren, Staff Writer
Sep 20, 2023
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