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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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Thai Class Club members fold origami flowers to celebrate Loy Krathong Day. The club started this year and held their sixth meeting. Im happy that our members find our meetings informative and engaging. It gives us [the] motivation to continue doing something that we enjoy, secretary senior Fannie Sukhumparnich said.

Thai Class Club creatively shares Thai culture and language

Sara Karbowski, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Editor
January 5, 2024
Frederick Delellos fourth-period law class creates their own FBI wanted posters that include mugshots, aliases and crime descriptions. “[He’s] definitely unlike any teacher I’ve ever had before. He has an interesting energy, so he’ll be just quiet and then he’ll roast me for being a Colts fan and then just switch back to [teaching about] homicide, but he makes [law] a pretty entertaining class,” senior Noah Clash-Drexler said.

Bills of law and the Buffalo Bills unite in Frederick Delello’s classroom

Elli Karistinou, Print Feature Editor
December 21, 2023
The LeadHer club hosted guest speaker Elisabeth Bumiller in the fall. Bumiller is the Washington bureau chief of the New York Times.

LeadHer club inspires feminist leaders

Kareena Panicker, Special to the Pitch
December 18, 2023
The holiday season can be an amazing experience, with continuous laughter, new connections with family and desired gifts. However, it can also be a stressful time, with family fights and coal as a present, but no matter what, its always an interesting time.

Experiencing the horrors and joys of winter holidays

Elli Karistinou, Print Feature Editor
December 15, 2023
Ukrainian club vice president junior Marina Preslopsky dedicates her free time to Hopak, a traditional Ukrainian dance style. After touching on some different elements of Ukrainian culture at the first meeting, Preslopsky hopes to talk more about Hopak and traditional Ukrainian music and dance at future meetings.

Ukrainian club forms to raise educate, volunteer

Maya Panicker, Print News Editor
December 15, 2023
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The Pitch’s guide to holiday activities

Seyun Park, Print Editor-in-Chief
December 15, 2023
Many have a tradition of making a wish list to send to their family and friends.

The Pitch’s 2023 Gift Guide

Shae McCloskey, Online Opinion Editor
December 15, 2023
Baker stands at graduation. During her time as principal, Baker graduated over 6,000 students. Baker hopes that she can attend graduation in 2024 following her retirement.

Baker wraps up her time as “Mama Wildcat”

Joshua Singer, Print Editor-in-Chief
November 28, 2023
Seniors Jake Goldberg and Aidan Watts walk to the dugout after a successful inning at a college showcase for their travel team. Playing on the Red Sox with Aidan has been an amazing experience and has definitely prepared us for the college level, Goldberg said.

From Bethesda to New York, teammates head to Rochester

Becca Freda, Layout/Design and Copy Editor
November 17, 2023
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