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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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Meher Parsinni

Meher Parsinni, Online Managing Editor & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Editor

Senior editorial board member Meher Parsinni is thrilled to be an Online Managing Editor in her second year on The Pitch. She loves to have a camera in her hand at any given chance, and loves to capture diverse moments of WJ with her equipment. Outside of the pitch, she loves to direct short films, sleep with her cats, and is a club organizer for four clubs: South Asian Student Union, WJ STEP Team, Film club and Philosophy club.
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Junior Ahrin Letourneau records for the award winning film, "Just One," for the film competition for the Annual Speak Up, Save a Life Video Contest. It highlighted the dangers of opioid use, bringing awareness to viewers like the other videos that were created for this contest.

More than a hobby: Ahrin Letourneau pursuing film

Gabby Davids, Layout and Design Editor
May 23, 2025

BSU hosts annual block party

Meher Parsinni, Josh Hananel and Xavier Alexander-Pounds
May 20, 2025
Partners in crime: Taylor and I celebrate her 14th birthday!

I wanted to rely on the school system: How they let me down

Meher Parsinni, Photo Editor
Apr 10, 2025
Editor-in-chief Seyun Park delivers a speech at the J-Day conference at the University of Maryland. Park also served on a panel of student leaders during one of the conference's breakout sessions.

Pitch editor-in-chief named Maryland Journalist of the Year

Maya Panicker, Print Editor-in-Chief
Apr 10, 2025
The prayer room of the Sikh Gurdwara, D.C. Attenders face towards the Guru Grant Sahib, a religious book which resides in the center of the prayer room. Gurudwara means home of the guru attendees cover their head when in the gurudwara. Food is served for free and always.

Religion and spirituality of the world through class interaction

Josh Hananel, Online Editor-in-Chief
Apr 10, 2025
All the Minority Scholars Program facilitators gather on stage for a group photo. Students ranging from elementary school to high school arrived through buses and participated in the program.

Photo Gallery: Minority scholars program

Meher Parsinni, Photography Editor
Mar 24, 2025

Spring Sports Preview: Girls’ Tennis

Mar 20, 2025
Puerto Rican Spanish teacher Samuel Álvarez-García steps onstage during the 2025 Hispanic Cultural Assembly. Álvarez-García is part of WJ's large and diverse immigrant community.

Coming to Bethesda: The immigrant experience at WJ

Jay Resnik, Online Opinion Editor
Apr 1, 2025
A group of students of various student organizations dance and laugh. “It turned out really amazing," senior and BSU President Mwape Sokoni said. "It’s always really stressful, but by the time I actually got to watch it I was really blown away with all the work everyone had done.”

Black History Month assembly highlights cultural diaspora, promotes unity

Liam Barrett, Gabby Davids and Meher Parsinni
Mar 7, 2025
Donning his deep green recorder, freshman Elias Farfan wields his instrument of choice. Sometimes melancholic, but often upbeat, his tunes bring an impactful essence to the school day.

How bathroom concerts will save us

Josh Hananel, Online Editor-in-Chief
Feb 18, 2025
A student holds up her answer to a trivia question as her teammates look to the projector screen for the answer. Most of the questions were random, but the tiebreakers focused, appropriately, on the heart.

Photo Gallery: Disease Awareness and Prevention club hosts fundraiser

Meher Parsinni, Photography Editor
Feb 11, 2025

Hispanic heritage assembly celebrates, presents Hispanic culture

Meher Parsinni, Photography Editor
Feb 5, 2025
Senior citizen Sandy Bragin dances down a line of student volunteers and guests. After the meal, the dancing is a huge part of the luncheon. "We were having a ball out there on the dance floor. It’s great. We’re having a wonderful time," Bragin said.

Senior Citizen Thanksgiving Luncheon unites Gen Z, Baby Boomers

Elli Karistinou, Print Managing Editor
Dec 11, 2024
From left: Senior Emilia Rizik, sophomore Maximiliano Utreras, freshman Catalina Maurin, junior Ignacio Utreras, freshman Bautista García and senior Elisa Karich proudly display the Chilean flag. This group of students is just one of several in the Hispanic and Latin American assembly that put various aspects of their identity on display at the event.

WJ is a cultural work in progress

Billie Lieber, Podcast Editor
Dec 13, 2024
Senior Victoria Merida sings La llorona, a cultural favorite song. She wore traditional makeup and clothing associated with the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos.

Photo Gallery: Students organize assembly to present Hispanic culture

Meher Parsinni, Photography Editor
Dec 4, 2024
Performers and backstage crew pose for a picture at the end of the three shows. The many flags shown represented the diversity of cultures represented in the assembly.

Hispanic cultures shine in all-school assembly

Dec 19, 2024
BSU members enjoy home cooked food with their friends. "I like coming here because it's a fun community," senior Lenny Yuhi said.

Photo Gallery: BSU hosts Thanksgiving potluck

Meher Parsinni, Photography Editor
Nov 26, 2024
ASL 2 students eat at Mozzeria, a deaf- owned restraunt. Students practiced their signing with the deaf employees to order their food and drinks.

Photo Gallery: ASL takes field trip to Gallaudet

Meher Parsinni, Photography Editor
Nov 22, 2024

Day in the life of a student-athlete

Meher Parsinni, Photography Editor
Nov 18, 2024

Support staff of WJ

Meher Parsinni, Photography Editor
Nov 13, 2024
The club Sources of Strength passes out pins and pamphlets reading 'Because you matter' as a slogan to promote positive mentalities and well-being.

Photo Gallery: Mental Health Awareness Week

Meher Parsinni, Photo Editor
Oct 29, 2024
Senior Michelle Lett speaks through a megaphone about an incident at Wootton last spring in which a student printed 1,000 copies of paper with a racial slur on it. "This is applicable; this is not only just Wootton, it's countywide," Lett said.

Photo Gallery: MSP, BSU rally, raise awareness of racism in MCPS

Joshua Singer and Meher Parsinni
Oct 18, 2024
MSP and BSU rally in support of Wootton’s Black community after a bigoted incident in May 2024. Students agreed that the response to the act was lackluster.

MSP, BSU rally, raise awareness of racism in MCPS

Kareena Panicker, Print News Editor
Oct 18, 2024
Students attend AP African American History during fourth period. WJ has implemented programs to provide support for first-time AP test takers.

Equal Opportunity Schools, Study Circles programs improve learning landscape

Macie Redmond, Special to The Pitch
Oct 18, 2024

Healthy relationships 101

Olivia Korita, Meher Parsinni and Josh Hananel
Oct 11, 2024
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Instagram announces ‘built-in protections’ for teen accounts

Gabby Davids, Layout and Design Editor
Oct 4, 2024
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Instagram’s new teen protection restriction will force kids to find loopholes

Kaina Sy-Savane, Film Editor
Oct 4, 2024

Homecoming fashion preview

Meher Parsinni, Photography Editor
Oct 1, 2024
The Multicultural Club discusses their plans for the year. Cultural clubs are one of the best ways to form relationships with other students.

Cultural clubs create community

Meher Parsinni, Photo Editor
Sep 25, 2024

Behind the scenes of concessions’ most hectic night

Josh Hananel, Olivia Korita and Meher Parsinni
Sep 18, 2024
The WJ Step Team readies themselves to perform one of their iconic numbers at the 2024 Fall Pep Rally.

Pep rallies should include JV sports

Michal Shmaya, Print A&E Editor
Sep 14, 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

What is your special talent?

Meher Parsinni, Photo Editor
Jun 11, 2024
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