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Paul Okeyo
WHAT HE DID:
Okeyo was named to the All-Gazette second team for football after racking up 80 tackles in his senior season. He also helped lead WJ to a 40-15 victory against Poolesville, which ended a 36-game losing streak.
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-- Boys Volleyball --
Team Record: 8-4
Playoff Result: First round loss to Damascus
Key Players: Senior setter Henry Tollefson and junior setter Jeremy Lee
Most Improved: Senior defense specialist Reza Kolahdouzan
Season Highlight: Beating Churchill...
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Head football coach Tom Mulholland and head girls basketball/tennis coach Lynn Poznanski will not return for the 2009-2010 school year. The administration has declined to comment on the conditions and reasons surrounding the two coaches’ dismissals. Wit...
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Every year, students make the same complaints. Whether they’re griping about how long the school year is ("I can’t wait until summer!") or how they hate high school ("I can’t wait to get out of this place!"), the grumbling is ever-present. But for m...
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“I will be proud of my girls, no matter what happens,” said coach Jennifer Greenberg before the girls lacrosse Maryland 4A/3A West final against then-undefeated Churchill. “They have come so far and worked so hard. I believed in this team all along,...
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Though the end of the year usually marks an opportunity for students to exercise their new-found freedom by spending entire days doing nothing but relaxing, some students are taking advantage of their free time over summer vacation to gain real world expe...
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Running 10 miles and lifting weights five times per week may seem like an arduous routine for some people, but for senior Michael Riva, working out is not only a hobby but also necessary conditioning for the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS), where ...
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After graduation, the lives and futures of seniors take off. WJ senior Jack Fisher, however, will find his future literally soaring: he is enlisting in the United States Air Force.
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While many college-bound students will experience a combination of migraines, headaches and sleep deprivation next year, senior Adriano Regis will deal with trying physical stress greater than that caused by any college calculus course.
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As the class of 2009 graduates, every senior has his or her own path to follow. Senior Arian Mohammadi plans to join the army of his native country, Iran.
"I want to fight for my country," said Mohammadi.
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As the year draws to a close, most seniors are looking ahead towards college, but there a few students who are looking at a year free of classes or teachers. Students choose to take gap years for different reasons, some to study, and others simply for a b...
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At large universities there are hundreds of different learning possibilities. One can study mathematics, business, history, art or medicine. Classes vary from women’s history to ballet to biology. These universities or colleges are places where thousand...
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Senior Mitzi Barrera has always loved to cook. She has fond reminiscences of cooking throughout her childhood. From the ripe age of five when she would help in the kitchen, Barrera knew she wanted to pursue cooking. As she grew older, continuing to cook a...
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After graduating from high school, many students go to college, but for some, it isn’t the right place. Senior Max Munroe has chosen to go directly into the workforce after graduating, working at Trader Joe’s full-time as he has since July 2008.
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After living in Maryland for the majority of their lives, many seniors find they will do anything to escape the state for their college years. However, because Maryland public universities offer many excellent academic options, and due to the current econ...
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The 2008-2009 SGA, composed of President Duane Wilson, Vice President Tyler Boatright, Secretary Clare Riva and Treasurer Charlie Hartley, has earned high marks for its unprecedented community outreach and service. Student survey results showed a positive...
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What happens in the Pitch office, stays in the Pitch office. Yes, that sort of, kind of, may be a confidentiality rule of ours, but in reality, nobody cares about what takes place here at The Pitch. That’s right, nobody cares. As a proud member of the P...
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As co-editor-in-chief of The Pitch, I’m entitled to a few things: prime mailbox placement in the Pitch office, a press badge that nobody respect and the loss of my social life, among other things.
I’m also entitled to this: my final column. I’ve w...
