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Teachers often have trouble hiring substitutes to cover their classes. Many receive no responses to their job offerings.

COVID and the substitute teacher dilemma

Niki Mallik, Photography Editor
November 23, 2020
The By Kids, For Kids club assembles prize baskets for one of their fundraisers. The club organized many fundraising events to help raise money for charity.

By Kids For Kids club toils for charity

Ella Barrett, Special to The Pitch
November 19, 2020
Members of the Red Cross club post about their club event on Instagram. The newfound Red Cross club partakes in many service activities to benefit the Red Cross organization.

WJ club allows teens to volunteer for Red Cross

Summer Laird, Special to The Pitch
November 19, 2020
(From left) Juniors Caeden Babcock, David Bowers, Charley Carr, Will Wise and Sophia Carrasco pose with trash collected from a Rockville stream. Members of the Go Green club partake in many local volunteer activities to better the environment.

Go Green Club persists despite virtual challenges

Ila Gordon, Special to The Pitch
November 19, 2020
Members of the knitting club gather at a local park to knit for charity. Their finished products will be delivered to nearby hospitals for hospitalized children.

New WJ club knits for charity

Olivia Zaid, Special to The Pitch
November 17, 2020
Screenshot courtesy of Hannah Markov.

MCPS holds virtual Mental Health Awareness Week

Hannah Markov, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 15, 2020
Graphic by Samar Jahanbin

The Hallway Pass Episode 2: Interview with Black Student Union

Samar Jahanbin, Podcast/Video Editor
November 10, 2020
On Nov 6, the Montgomery County Board of Education sent an email to all staff and students detailing the plan and protocols for a potential return to an in-person instructional model. The model would operate under the Health Metric Matrix, which establishes that students can only return if there is a 14-day average positivity rate below 5 percent in Montgomery County.

Montgomery County Board of Education releases tentative in-person model

Nyomi Fox, Print Editor-in-Chief
November 8, 2020
What's going on in the world (Besides COVID-19) October 2020

What’s going on in the world (Besides COVID-19) October 2020

Siddharth Srinivasan, Print Editor-in-Chief
November 6, 2020
AOC neglects the Jewish community

AOC neglects the Jewish community

Hannah Markov, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2020
MCPS student logging on to MCPS classroom to start her school day

MCPS 2020-2021 creates a new online curriculum

Aidan Carr, Staff Writer
October 30, 2020
The page @blackatwj is amassing a huge following on Instagram. The page has also caused many conversations among WJ students.

Q & A with the creators of @blackatwj

Nour Faragallah, Online Opinion Editor
October 27, 2020
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