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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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Did you receive your Weekly H.U.G? Feb. 3-9

Home- On Mon. Feb. 4, Pennies for Patients entered its first full week at WJ in the 2012-2013 school year. Throughout the month of February, the WJ community, headed by the SGA officers and the leadership class, is hoping to beat its previous record of almost $58,000 and defend its title as first in the nation. The events this week included the start of Ninja Tag and the classroom collection competition. For more information on Pennies For Patients, see the link at the bottom of the page. (Source: WJ)

United States- On Mon. Feb. 4, the Alabama hostage shootout involving a five-year-old child ended with the death of the gunman. Jimmy Lee Dykes, the shooter, was keeping the boy hostage in an underground bunker until troops stormed in and shot him, rescuing the child. He is currently being treated at a local hospital, but appeared to be physically unharmed. (Source: The New York Times)

Globe- On Wed. Feb. 6, a gunman shot and killed opposition leader Chokri Belaid in Tunis, Tunisia outside of Beliad’s home. Before his assassination, Belaid had received numerous death threats because of the fact he had openly criticized Tunisia’s Islamist-led government. The death of Belaid shocked the nation, and sparked protests from its people, some which have turned deadly. (Source: CNN)

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/wjhs/information/penniesforpatients.shtm

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Izzy Salant, Print News Editor
Junior Isaac Salant, known as Izzy, is excited to be on his second year of Pitch staff. He is the Print News Editor after being the Print Assistant News Editor & Online News Co-Editor last year. He has had a passion for journalism for a while and has a journalism background as his father is a reporter for Bloomberg News. Aside from The Pitch, Izzy likes baseball and acting, takes Tae Kwon Do and is involved with Live at WJ, where he performs comedy and magic. Additionally, Izzy hopes to be a part of WJ S*T*A*G*E, and is an anchor on The Daily Lineup, where he is frequently known to mess up.
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