Up-at-Bat: Breakfast Choices
March 29, 2012 • Danielle Markowitz, Online Editorial Editor
We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. However, when first period starts at 7:25 a.m., breakfast can be a rare occurence in a high school student’s morning routine. Whether it’s a waffle, a bag of your favorite cereal or a yogurt, breakfast can be extremely...
Up-at-Bat: Kony 2012
March 28, 2012 • Danielle Markowitz, Online Editorial Editor
The staggering power of the Internet was once again highlighted this month with the release of Invisible Children’s 30 minute video about its campaign to make Joseph Kony, the most wanted international war criminal, famous. The explosion of activism over social media networks, like Facebook and...
Poetry: English Class’s Hidden Gem
March 28, 2012
Despite having garnered considerable flack for this unpopular position, I am and plan to remain an ardent poetry appreciator. Classical, modern, lyrical, prose; you name it, I eat it up. I am not about to feign ignorance. I’m well aware that I belong to a small minority who share this opinion, and...
Cyberbullying at WJ: The Unfortunate Truth about HSMemes.com
March 23, 2012 • Ali Jawetz, Online Editor-in-Chief
Normally, I am a huge advocate of this community, and I actually believe WJ is one of the best schools in the county. However, we are also the only school in the county that has been virally posting on “hsmemes.com,” which started out as innocent fun and has quickly turned into cyber bullying. Hsmemes.com...
Tweets of the Week: March 18 – March 23
March 23, 2012 • Daniel Thaler, Online Sports Editor
As a new tradition for The Pitch Online, I, your Online Sports Editor, will keep track of the best tweets every week, and pay special recognition to the top few on Fridays. This week, the field of tweets was a little weak, so make sure to step up your twitter games! Senior Kirk Savidis echoes everybody’s...
The Art of Facial Hair: The True Account of a Facial Hair Fanatic
March 12, 2012 • Danielle Markowitz, Online Editorial Editor
This is the story of one of the worst insults I have ever received. This person shall remain anonymous, but let’s just say this young man has amazing facial hair. For the few times I have seen him flitting around the hallways of WJ, I’ve admired his beautiful scruff and wanted to compliment him on...
Up At Bat: What band or artist would you tour with?
March 5, 2012 • Danielle Markowitz, Online Editorial Editor
For this week’s video Up-at-Bat, WJ students share their tastes in different genres, artists and bands. Enjoy! If you have any ideas, comments, or suggestions for future Up-at-Bats, please e-mail eics.wjpitch@gmail.com, or comment on this post. Thank you! Read More →
The Bullpen: Namaste, WJ
February 26, 2012 • Danielle Markowitz, Online Editorial Editor
According to Time magazine, San Francisco has opened America’s first airport yoga room. That’s correct, a room dedicated to meditation and stretching will be just past Terminal 2. Along with an art exhibit, wine bar and sourdough bakery, San Francisco is quickly becoming the coolest airport on both...
Up at Bat: Lunchtime Politics
February 22, 2012 • Danielle Markowitz, Online Editorial Editor
As the Republican Presidential debates continue and Obama’s first term is starting to wrap up, WJ students share their thoughts on politics. If you have suggestions for new topics for Up at Bat, please e-mail them to eics.wjpitch@gmail.com or submit them as a comment below. Read More →
Fear Not!
February 21, 2012 • Rosie Hammack, Print Editor-in-Chief
This column has been a long time coming, but after two and a half years as a staff member of The Pitch, I finally find it relevant to make the following confession: I am neurotic. I am a bundle of irrational fears and phobias. From my reasonable fears of the dark and of heights, to my slightly less reasonable...
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