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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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Nick Opipari

Nick Opipari, Online Managing Editor

Nick is an Online Managing Editor for The Pitch this year. In his free time he enjoys hanging out with his friends and taking pictures of different events.

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Sophomore third baseman Ella Reynolds approaches home plate as the team celebrates her grand slam. Reynolds gave the team a 4-0 lead in their regional final.

Softball goes back-to-back with region championship win over Vikings

Seyun Park, Print Editor-in-Chief
May 17, 2024
Jay Wandell on the mound pitching against the Vikings at 3:45. The buildings shown in the far right make is very challenging to install the lights.

Why there are no lights on the baseball field

Audrey Ring, Online Editor-in-Chief
Apr 26, 2024
Senior Jay Wandell attempts to hit a ball thrown across home plate. The Wildcats beat the Whitman Vikings 6-0 on Tuesday.

Photo Gallery: WJ vs Whitman baseball

Nick Opipari, Online Managing Editor
Apr 17, 2024
Junior Noah Potter breaks the water during a freestyle stroke. Potter earned third place in the 100 yard butterfly and fifth place in the 100 yard backstroke at the state championship. Potter aims to lead the Wildcats to a state championship next year.

Photo Gallery: Winter sports in review

Nick Opipari, Online Managing Editor
Mar 18, 2024
Senior Sunjay Bista gives senior David Tsaava a taper fade. Bista has been cutting WJ students' hair for over a year (Courtesy Sunjay Bista).

Bista cuts his way to success

Nick Opipari, Online Managing Editor
Mar 8, 2024
Junior Bahdan Kurepkin beats out his opponent to score points for WJ at a meet. Kurepkin is one of the four boys being sent to states on the team, with the addition of three girls also headed to the state championships.

Wrestling completes regions, qualifies seven for states

Jeremy Silberglied, Staff Writer
Feb 28, 2024

People of WJ: The 2024 revival

Feb 27, 2024
Junior Hudson Barrett works on pinning down an opponent to score points for WJ in a match vs Seneca Valley High School earlier in the season. Barrett and the Cats will look to perform strongly in the upcoming MCPS championships to advance further.

Wrestling falls in Battle of Bethesda, looks towards playoffs

Jeremy Silberglied, Staff Writer
Feb 16, 2024

A Look Behind the Curtain: Early Stages of Les Mis

Feb 7, 2024
Former President Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen communicating with each other in 1993. Epstein and Clinton were frequently photographed together.

Clinton, Hawking, Prince Andrew among those uncovered in Epstein documents

Nick Opipari, Online Managing Editor
Jan 20, 2024
Senior Zach Morales wrestles against an opponent in the first match of the season against Seneca Valley. The Wildcats beat Seneca Valley 49-27 and have gone 3-2 to start the season.

Wrestling in a wrap: team starts off season strong

Jeremy Silberglied, Staff Writer
Jan 18, 2024

Pregame homecoming football interviews

Oct 6, 2023

Field hockey pregame interview with Sofia Reyes

Sep 29, 2023
The Wildcats make a statement entrance as they prepare to take on Richard Montgomery. WJ would go on to win the game 53-22.

Photo gallery: Wildcats shoot down Rockets in delayed home opener

Ely Snow, Mateus Bouquet and Nick Opipari
Sep 14, 2023

Class of 2023 Graduation

Ada Hillman and Nick Opipari
Jun 15, 2023

What do staff have planned for the summer?

May 30, 2023

Seniors’ fake commitments

Nick Opipari and Noel Haptermariam
May 23, 2023

Q&A with SMOB elect Sami Saeed

Elizabeth Finn and Seyun Park
May 23, 2023
Incoming wildcat football coach Aaron Fiddler commands the Örebro Black Knights to victory. Fiddler earned coach of the year twice while coaching the Black Knights.

New head coach tackles Wildcat football

Nick Opipari, Staff Writer
Mar 28, 2023
"It's really bad what was displayed at Whitman and it wasn't made a huge deal." Mariama Cisse, 9

Up-At-Bat: Student reaction to anti-semitic vandalism response

Nick Opipari, Staff Writer
Feb 24, 2023
Juniors Leo Holma and Kerlous Mekhail raise awareness with their board on abusive relationships. "We wanted to inform people on abusive relationships by providing the places someone can go for help," Holma said.

Health students display findings at yearly fair

Nick Opipari, Staff Writer
Jan 31, 2023
WJ alum Kalaii Griffin II signs to play division I football at the St. Francis PA University. Signing to a division I team was uncommon for the team at the time. (From left: Lisa Sorenson, Sue Amos, Kalena Griffin Costa, Sarah Bieber, Bob Yi, John Kadi, Ezequiel Griffin, Susan Fazio)

WJ Alum on Shark Tank

Nick Opipari, Staff Writer
Jan 24, 2023
The beautiful Killington Ski Resort, located in Vermont, brings in thousands of tourists annually. The compiled list below was made for those who enjoy winter thrills big and small.

Recognizing the best local and national slopes

Blake Bailey and Nick Opipari
Dec 22, 2022
Freshman Jakai Brown presents his Michael B. Jordan 11-12s. "These shoes are nice and comfortable, this black design is also good. They even have noise cancellation. Go pick you up a pair of these," Brown said.

Up at bat: What kind of shoes do you wear at school?

Josh Hananel and Nick Opipari
Nov 29, 2022

Students share their favorite halloween costumes and candy

Josh Hananel and Nick Opipari
Nov 3, 2022
Junior Sid Scale dribbles the ball down the pitch as WJ takes on the Richard Montgomery Rockets. Scale plays on both sides of the field as he's one of the wingbacks for the Wildcats.

Sid Scale takes on the pitch

Nick Opipari, Staff Writer
Oct 19, 2022
Dr. Katharina Matro instructs students while teaching her third period personal finance class. Classes such as personal finance, quantitative literacy and financial literacy help students gain real world skills to help them outside of high school.

Point/Counterpoint: Should financial literacy be required?

Robert Hsu and Nick Opipari
Sep 22, 2022
84.3% of Walter Johnson students say they believe teachers should not be armed as a solution to the outbreak of school shootings.

Why arming teachers won’t solve school shootings

Nick Opipari, Staff Writer
Jun 16, 2022
Senior Niko Natsvlishvili walks across the stage after graduating from Walter Johnson.

Different preferences cause different colleges

Nick Opipari, Staff Writer
Jun 14, 2022
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signs legislation allowing for a 30 day suspension of the Maryland gas tax.

Governor Hogan relieves gas tax

Nick Opipari, Staff Writer
Apr 4, 2022
Russian Military convoy displays a "Z" on the back of their truck, meaning "Za pobedy" (for victory), or Zapad (West). This symbol emerged days before the invasion started and has been seen all over Ukraine now.

Uncovering the meaning behind the Z on Russian vehicles

Nick Opipari, Staff Writer
Mar 28, 2022
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers wins his second MVP award in a row at the NFL Honors for the 2021-2022 season. This is his 4th one, and the 2nd most in history.

NFL recognizes and awards accomplished players

Nick Opipari, Staff Writer
Feb 16, 2022
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