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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

The Pitch
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Displayed is the array of unique student contributions to the bathroom stalls.

Student interests reflected in bathroom graffiti

Bella Weintraub, Assistant Feature Editor
Jan 24, 2023
The greenhouse room is home to many new and old plants. The room has an auto sprinkler system to water the plants from time to time and also has a massive window to allow sunlight.

Hidden spaces around WJ

Ishaan Ramola, Photography Editor
Jan 24, 2023
Members of the Middle Eastern North African (MENA) club paint a ceiling tile displaying the revolution's motto, "Women, Life, Freedom" written in different languages.

Iran’s fight for freedom: what students are doing to help

Sydney Fraser and Katie Campbell
Jan 24, 2023
"My message to students is to think about how your relationships, how your choices are going to serve you." - Resource Counselor Imani Ladson.

Teachers, counselors share the unseen side of college recommendations

Yuval Shachar, Print EIC
Nov 1, 2022
English teacher Adam Zeitlin grades a student essay out of his pile of 60 plus essays for AP Literature. Zeitlin noted that a significant difference between teaching English and physics was the grading workload.

Adam Zeitlin pulls a 180 switching from STEM to humanities

Yuval Shachar, Print EIC
Sep 21, 2022
(Left to Right) Next year's SGA officers juniors Ethan Mendes, Lauren Kim, Bryan Kibet and Luke Liden discuss the homecoming video for next year. Many of these meetings have been held by the officers to start planning for next year.

Sneak peek into next year SGA plans

Yuval Shachar and Jona Jancewicz
Jun 14, 2022
Junior Omer Bezherano washes her hands in the girl's G-floor gym bathroom. The bathroom doors, at this bathroom and others, are open at any time, and anyone walking by can see into them.

Behind closed stalls: A deep dive into school bathrooms

Yuval Shachar, Senior News Editor
Mar 28, 2022
"Honestly, at this point I'm sort of indiferrent to it becase I've been doing it for so long, when I was in school I had the same teacher all year and I think there's value in that because you get to know the rhythms, routines and such, but I've been teaching so long with the system as it is, I've just kind of gotten used to it." - English teacher Joshua Fullenkamp.

Up at bat: What are your thoughts on changing teachers during semester class changes?

Yuval Shachar, Senior News Editor
Feb 14, 2022
Precalc teacher Tricia Cooper teacher her 6 period Precalc class while recording the class on zoom. Cooper usually records her classes to later post on Canvas for students who were absent to follow along.

Teachers accommodating students online

Ila Gordon and Yuval Shachar
Feb 14, 2022
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Year in review: What happened in 2021?

Yuval Shachar, Senior News Editor
Dec 21, 2021
Seniors Cian Haefele and Catherine Prado hold a Blue Bench meeting on Friday, Nov. 5. Prior to the meeting, Blue Bench officers met with Principal Jennifer Baker on Nov. 1 to talk about sexual assault at WJ. During the meeting, officers shared the outcome of the meeting as well as the topics discussed with club members.

Students ignite conversation about sexual assault

Yuval Shachar, Senior News Editor
Nov 12, 2021
Senior Halle Burns (left) and senior Caitlyn Rose (right) pose with their fall fashion on October 22. Burns and Rose combined fashion and functionality and dressed fashionably for the cold weather.

Fall fashion photo gallery

Yuval Shachar, Senior News Editor
Nov 2, 2021
Counselor James Stradley wears his Equity 365 shirt and points to an Equity 365 sign. Signs were posted throughout hallways to remind students and staff to follow the initiative's steps.

Baker launches Equity 365

Nishi Tripathi, Special to the Pitch
Oct 18, 2021
During in-person school students are able to eat with their friends during lunch. Students can choose to eat almost anywhere on campus as well as off campus at G-square or at the mall if they can drive.

Point Counter Point: In person vs online school

Ila Gordon and Yuval Shachar
Oct 15, 2021
Walter Johnson students cheer on the WJ football team at the first game of the season. The game took place at Churchill High School on September 8.

WJ’s enthusiastic student section at football game

Yuval Shachar, Senior News Editor
Sep 20, 2021
As AP tests start taking place in the building, classes need to be moved to other classrooms. With the weather warming up, The Pitch class decided to have their class outside due to an AP test taking place in their classroom.

Within these walls: students return to WJ

Jona Jancewicz and Yuval Shachar
May 25, 2021
Senior Shiri Cohen talks about her expectations for graduation. Seniors have already received their caps and gowns on May 19.

Senior reaction to graduation restrictions

Yuval Shachar, Layout Editor and Business Manager
May 27, 2021
Students signed up for in-person schooling gather in the auxilary gym to attend Zoom classes for their teachers who opted to stay online due to health concerns. In-person schooling will not look like what it is now as MCPS is planning on returning to the full 5-day schedule at normal capacity for the 2021-2022 school year.

The impacts of COVID: What schooling looks like next year

Caeden Babcock, Senior News Editor
Jun 15, 2021
The infamous house on Tilden Lane lives up and exceeds all expectations, and provides us with spooky decorations. As Halloween is drawing near, many people have started decorating their houses to be as scary and festive as possible.

Bored? Covid-safe activities are sure to keep you busy

Yuval Shachar, Business Manager
Nov 2, 2020
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