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Sourish Dey

Sourish Dey, Online News Editor

Sourish is a senior and an Online News Editor for the Pitch this year. This is his second year on the Pitch and he likes to bike for fun.
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Sourish Dey's senior reflection

Sourish Dey’s senior reflection

Sourish Dey, Online News Editor
May 24, 2023
Montgomery County Police Department 2nd District Commander Amy Daum, Principal Jennifer Baker and Community Engagement Officer Shate Jackson address the school during the morning announcements informing them of the changes to the open lunch policy. The new policy will require students to return to campus after purchasing food and drink.

Open lunch reformed, “Pay and Go” to be implemented Monday

Sourish Dey and Seyun Park
Apr 26, 2023
Ariana Kelly served as a State Delegate before becoming a state senator. In that role, she rose to the rank of deputy majority whip.

Alum Ariana Kelly appointed to State Senate

Sourish Dey, Online News Editor
Mar 29, 2023

WJ delegates reflect on the SMOB Nominating Convention

Sourish Dey, Online News Editor
Feb 24, 2023
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Seniors reflect on college apps

Sourish Dey, Online News Editor
Feb 14, 2023
Point/Counterpoint: Are bike lanes on Old Georgetown Rd beneficial?

Point/Counterpoint: Are bike lanes on Old Georgetown Rd beneficial?

Sourish Dey and Cecilia Saltzman
Jan 26, 2023
A Silver Line train pulls out of the station. The line now runs from Ashburn in Loudoun County to Largo in Prince George's County.

Metro extends silver line to Dulles Airport, Loudoun County

Sourish Dey, Online News Editor
Dec 15, 2022
Students walk to their buses at the end of the school day. Thanks to a new bus electrification project, many students now ride electric buses to and from school.

MCPS embarks on bus electrification

Sourish Dey, Online News Editor
Dec 11, 2022
Teacher Fredrick Delello assists his AP Government students as they work on an assignment.

AP Government classes now separated between sophomores and freshmen

Sourish Dey, Online News Editor
Nov 4, 2022
A view of the Cabin John Creek from the trail. The trail runs very close to the creek and offers many views by the water.

Trails to explore in the WJ area

Sourish Dey, Online News Editor
Oct 22, 2022
Sophomores Samuel Chang, Charles Ponyicsanyi and Amit Sabba walk through the portables on their way to their US History class. They will have to deal with the locked exterior doors to access their classes in the main building.

Portables present challenges for WJ community

Sourish Dey, Online News Editor
Sep 22, 2022
Freshman Travis Schultz and Charlotte Austegard display their IDs during lunch. As an increased security measure, administration has asked students to wear IDs while they are at school.

New policies headline new school year

Alexander Lewton, Seyun Park and Sourish Dey
Sep 20, 2022
Social studies teacher Mitchell Joy prepares to teach a class. In addition to being a social studies teacher, Joy holds a Religious Literacy course over the summer for teachers.

WJ to hold religous literacy class for teachers over the summer

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Jun 16, 2022
Juniors Theodore Dietrich and Sienna Karp ride the Metro into DC. Many WJ students use the Metro as an easy way to get into downtown DC.

Metro faces numerous challenges and an uncertain future (Part 2)

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Jun 13, 2022
Map of the British island during the Last Kingdom. As seen, there are numerous kingdoms on the island.

The Last Kingdom: Season 5 review

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Jun 3, 2022
Metro riders wait for a red line train at the Metro Center station. Metro Center is one of the major transfer points in the Metro system.

Metro faces numerous challenges and an uncertain future (Part 1)

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Apr 22, 2022
"It's [a mask is] not really helping me with my face breaking out with acne." -Noah Osterhues, 12

Student express opinions on masks

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Mar 28, 2022
Former president Barack Obama signs the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010. This law expanded healthcare to over 25 million more people but failed to provide universal coverage.

The US needs a single payer universal healthcare system

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Feb 22, 2022
Hunger strikers and supporters rally outside the White House in support of the Build Back Better Act. In recent years, climate activists have escalated their actions as the time to act on climate change runs out.

Now is the time to act to stop climate change

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Feb 10, 2022
I-270 just north of its intersection with I-495. The widening plan would widen part of I-270 towards its southern end.

Widening I-270 isn’t the answer

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Dec 17, 2021
Senior Andrew Schell runs in the state championships at Hereford High School. Schell finished 3rd in his race.

Girls XC takes state title, Schell takes 3rd place individually

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Nov 30, 2021
Senior Alex Fintenko runs in the Bronx. This was the cross country team's second travel meet this year.

Cross Country Competes in the Manhatton Invitational

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Nov 15, 2021
Seniors Amelia Burkhart, Isabelle Senfaute and Ellie Rogers run in the MCPS championships. This was the first county championship for cross country since the start of the pandemic.

Cross country competes in county and regional championships

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Nov 12, 2021
Maren Conze in a University of North Carolina shirt after she committed to the school. The university recruited her while she was a junior.

Swimmer Maren Conze commits to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Oct 27, 2021
The bike lane on Old Georgetown Road provides cyclists with a dedicate lane of travel. Unfortunately, this bike lane only exists for a small stretch of the road.

Old Georgetown Road’s bike lane should be extended North to the 355 intersection

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Oct 21, 2021
Cross country competes at a meet in North Carolina. This is the first travel meet for the team since before the pandemic.

Cross country returns to near pre-pandemic conditions for fall season

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Oct 7, 2021
U.S. soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan. This troop presence ended with President Biden's withdrawal decision.

WJ students react to Afghanistan withdrawal

Sourish Dey, Staff Writer
Sep 22, 2021
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