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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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Nicole Weaver

Nicole Weaver, Online Managing Editor

Nicole Weaver is an Online Managing Editor on The Pitch. In her free time, she enjoys driving and dancing.
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Nicole Weaver's senior reflection

Nicole Weaver’s senior reflection

Nicole Weaver, Online Managing Editor
May 24, 2023
Senior Julia Schneider describes her work to a visitor. This exhibit features artwork from several different artists with both functional and decorative ceramics.

Students visit the art department’s Fine Arts Festival

Nicole Weaver
May 17, 2023
WJ Poms team conclude their pom category of the routine before the hip hop portion at counties. The team performed an electric four minute routine, placing 7th in Division II.

Poms season concludes with counties

Nicole Weaver, Online Managing Editor
Feb 15, 2023
Assistant Principal Jeff Leaman directs traffic in the front loop during morning drop-off. Agitation amongst drivers and pedestrians in the morning and afternoon creates a significant safety concern for students at WJ.

Safety concerns plague morning drop-off

Jeremiah Morkre and Nicole Weaver
Jan 24, 2023
Rendition of The Nutcracker sweeps the Strathmore stage

Rendition of The Nutcracker sweeps the Strathmore stage

Nicole Weaver, Online Managing Editor
Dec 29, 2022
Freshman Jason Carcamo, Ahrin Letourneau and Brian Tudor participate in the safety training drills. They practiced their severe weather drill, where students must find shelter in hallways with no windows near by.

Safety drills test emergency preparedness

Jona Jancewicz and Nicole Weaver
Dec 11, 2022
AP US History teacher Nathan Schwartz delivers a lecture to his class per the College Board curriculum. AP students learn the important skill of note-taking from these college-level lectures.

Point/Counterpoint: Are AP classes worth it?

Mia Halper and Nicole Weaver
Oct 25, 2022
Gallery: Students engage in Operation Outbreak Simulation

Gallery: Students engage in Operation Outbreak Simulation

Nicole Weaver
Oct 14, 2022
Seniors take the time to catch up on college applications during the wellness period on Wednesdays. One of the topics discussed on the SAB was about changing the Wildcat Wednesday schedule to create a more desirable environment for the student body.

New student advisory board creates voice for students on school issues

Nicole Weaver, Online Managing Editor
Sep 30, 2022

PRE-GAME: Interview with Linebacker Dylan Minnick

Sep 23, 2022

PRE-GAME: Interview with Wide Receiver Reid Wisniewski

Sep 23, 2022
The classic 1980s aviation film, "Top Gun," now has become a sequel, "Top Gun: Maverick," which follows Maverick (Tom Cruise) in the Navy 30 years later.

“Top Gun: Maverick” accomplishes sequels in a new way

Nicole Weaver, Film Editor
Jun 13, 2022

Interviewing the class of 2023 SGA officers

Liann Keren, Meron Berhe and Nicole Weaver
May 16, 2022

McKnight community meeting

Nicole Weaver and Maeve Sanford-Kelly
May 16, 2022

Superintendent Monifa McKnight holds MCPS community meeting at WJ

Nicole Weaver and Zsuzsanna Juhasz
May 5, 2022
A Little Free Library in the WJ neighborhood is appropriately filled with used books. These donation boxes often become complicated when they are used at the convenience of donors as a place to dispose of old books.

Little Free Libraries: Help or Hinder?

Nicole Weaver, Film Editor
Mar 28, 2022

WJ students and staff discuss experiences and tips on mental health

Rucheek Kuppachi and Nicole Weaver
Mar 25, 2022
Varsity girls lacrosse team celebrates after winning the first game of the season against BCC in their 2020-2021 season. BCC has been one of their biggest competitors leaving high expectations for the team to perform this season.

Girls lacrosse heads into a new season with tough competition, new motivations

Nicole Weaver, Film Editor
Mar 25, 2022

WJ girls’ swim team reflects on victorious season

Nicole Weaver and Jillian Ward
Mar 4, 2022

State of the School: One-on-One with Principal Baker

Maeve Sanford-Kelly, Jillian Ward, Josephine Meriot, Nicole Weaver and Sanir Byanjankar
Feb 9, 2022
The term "Oscar Bait" has been used recently to describe Hollywood movies with the purpose of getting Oscar votes. It has caused a lot of controversy over the purpose of the movies and sparked new ideas for the film industry.

Oscar-bait movies controversial

Nicole Weaver, Film Editor
Feb 8, 2022
The vice president of LPF, Sydney Stein fills the truck with the donated sports equipment from this year's holiday drive. After just two days of donations, the club collected a wide variety of sports goods to fill the trailer up to the top.

LPF equipment drive is a homerun

Nicole Weaver, Film Editor
Dec 17, 2021

Jo & Julia recreate Crumbl Cookie recipes

Julia Garms, Josephine Meriot and Nicole Weaver
Nov 30, 2021
School Health Room Technician, Daniel Yankie observes the symptom sheet given to him by a student. When students go to the nurse feeling ill, they are now supposed to bring this symptom sheet with them to display their symptoms.

Difficulty distinguishing Covid from the common cold increases vigilance

Nicole Weaver, Film Editor
Nov 17, 2021

Starbucks vs. Dunkin: Which is Better?

Jillian Ward, Julia Garms and Nicole Weaver
Nov 3, 2021

Day in the Life of WJ Student Athlete: Thomas Poliseno

Nicole Weaver, Video Editor
Oct 26, 2021
Sophomore Madison Fraser finishes her first homecoming game performance with Poms. This performance was a longer version of their usual routine and was a crowd favorite.

WJ Poms Team adds trending TikTok dances to their routine and surprises students

Nicole Weaver, Film Editor
Oct 19, 2021

“Stand Up to Hate” WJ Student Walkout

Nicole Weaver, Video Editor
Oct 15, 2021

WJ Pitch investigates the anonymous and new student-run social media accounts

Nicole Weaver and Liann Keren
Oct 7, 2021

What music are you listening to?

Nicole Weaver, Josephine Meriot and Raquel Daley
Sep 23, 2021
After a long halt in the movie-making industry, a great number of new movies were released in theaters this summer. Many of the movies are highly rated but some viewers say otherwise.

Movie theaters opened up over the Summer, were the movies worth it?

Nicole Weaver, Film Editor
Sep 20, 2021

Questions with New Wildcats

Nicole Weaver, Video Editor
Sep 17, 2021
WJ students get ready for summer but find themselves wanting to relax more than any summer before. They have thought of some ideas and are planning on having a summer full of tranquility.

Bucket list ideas for relaxation this summer

Nicole Weaver, Film Editor
Jun 11, 2021
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