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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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The word Viking was spray painted on B-CCs wall, raising some suspicion that Whitman students were involved with the vandalism as well.

B-CC and WJ tensions reach new levels

Danis Cammett, Emma Saltzman, Iman Khosrodad and Jason Grayer
February 7, 2020
Seniors Meghan Rinehart, Geneva Smith and Leah Bregman (left to right) hard at work planning this years Bachelors event. The fundraiser hopes to raise money for Pennies for Patients through date auctions.

WJ Bachelors is back

Chelsea Laurik, Staff Writer
February 7, 2020
Protesters hold up signs in reaction to a law proposed in the Virginia Senate. Gun rights activists call the law a Unconstitutional gun grab.

Virginia gun rally brings thousands together

Caeden Babcock, Business Manager & Feature Editor
February 5, 2020
WJ students had mixed reactions to the graduation location being moved to the UMBC event center. Some think it will be better than the Xfinity Center, as parking wont be as big of an issue, while others think it wont be as nice as Xfinity.

WJ News Updates

Judith Altneu, News Editor
January 28, 2020
Pro-life activists gather in front of the Supreme Court. Thousands of protesters attend the March For Life every year which have occurred ever since the Roe v. Wade decision.

SCOTUS leaves Kentucky abortion law in place

Caeden Babcock, Business Manager & Feature Editor
January 23, 2020
Vandalism found on the wall by the entrance to BCC. This message was spray painted on the wall along with other profane messages. It is unknown who left these messages.

B-CC vandalizes WJ senior shed, students outraged

Julia Hananel, Online Editor-in-Chief
January 22, 2020
WJ receives a five star rating from the Maryland state report card. This the second year in a row WJ scored five stars.

WJ receives a five-star rating

Judith Altneu, News Editor
January 18, 2020
JUULs came in all sorts of flavors until the company stopped agreeing to sell fruit and dessert flavored JUUL pods to stop appealing to the youth. One of the recent efforts that Maryland has taken has been raising the tobacco purchase law from 18 to 21.

Montgomery County sues largest e-cigarette company, JUUL

Aya Hesham, News Assistant Editor
January 18, 2020
Members of Leadership, seniors Brian Rivas and Chase Seabreeze, brainstorm new, exciting events for Pennies For Patients. Pennies for Patients is an organization that raises money for blood cancer patients.

Pennies for Patients plans to excite in February

Lily Salvatore, Staff Writer
January 18, 2020
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