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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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Male poms performs at the 2022 spring pep rally. The crowd cheered endlessly for each part of the routine with little hint of offense.

[Photo] MCPS mutilates male poms. Why?

Baxter Roberts, Print Opinion Editor
February 3, 2023
Last years male poms team completed their dance routine during the spring pep rally. The dance routine and atmosphere around the event caused many in the school to question whether the tradition should continue.

[Photo] Male Poms altered; new tradition on the horizon

Jona Jancewicz, Online EIC
January 23, 2023
Drumline prepares to perform during the fall sports pep rally. Members enjoyed fall events and look forward to upcoming performance opportunities.

[Photo] School spirit commences with Drumline’s beat

Elli Karistinou, Special to The Pitch
December 13, 2022
Freshman Jason Carcamo, Ahrin Letourneau and Brian Tudor participate in the safety training drills. They practiced their severe weather drill, where students must find shelter in hallways with no windows near by.

[Photo] Safety drills test emergency preparedness

Jona Jancewicz and Nicole Weaver
December 11, 2022
Junior quarterback Charlie Blessing sets up the offense on the line of scrimmage. Blessing was successful both running and throwing the ball in the first half.

[Photo] Historic football season ends with first round exit

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
November 14, 2022
The defense tries to stop Woottons offense from scoring. The defense only allowed a total of three points the entire game.

[Photo] Seniors shine with blowout victory, claim second playoff seed

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
November 4, 2022
Students take notes to prepare for the timed writing later in the quarter. In AP Literature, students do not have grade curve for large all task assignments.

[Photo] AP classes are not equitable for students

Jona Jancewicz, Online EIC
October 25, 2022
The team prepares to face off against Blake. The Cats defeated the Bengals 2-0 on Sept. 17.

[Photo] Field hockey celebrates undefeated start to their season

Julianna Taj, Staff Writer
September 22, 2022
Firefighters show up to WJ after a fire alarm is pulled due to the smell of smoke. The fire fighters isolated the source and made sure it was safe for the students to return.

[Photo] Fire fighters respond to the smell of smoke

Jona Jancewicz, Online EIC
September 12, 2022
Justin Frasers Calculus with Applications class spends their last weeks of school on their phones with their curriculum finished early.

[Photo] Emptier classes, hallways post graduation

Laura Mata, Layout and Design Editor
June 17, 2022
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[Photo] WJ sports blurb: Boys Lacrosse

Jackson Buss, Online Editor-in-Chief
May 17, 2022
Dramitization of sophomores Torben Mucchetti and Erik Austengard cheating on an assignment. The students were not participating in academic dishonesty.

[Photo] Classifying cheating: students, teachers on academic dishonesty

Yuval Shachar, Senior News Editor
May 24, 2022
The WJ senior class spray paints the roof with 2022. The prank was very popular among the senior class.

[Photo] Seniors host a ‘senior prank’ during school hours

Jona Jancewicz, Online News Editor
May 20, 2022
Track is another one of WJs popular spring sports. Sprint time trials are one of the things both the girls and boys did.

[Photo] That’s a wrap on spring tryouts

Audrey Ring, Staff Writer
March 29, 2022
The WJ boys lacrosse team huddles up to start the spring season. As the first practices get started, a new bonding period between teammates forms.

[Photo] MCPS reverses religious exemption ruling for student athletes

Jona Jancewicz, Online News Editor
March 7, 2022
Adam Zeitlin teaches Honors Physics to his junior and senior class. Zeitlin had to learn to balance in person schooling with students who chose remote schooling or were out to do Covid-19 exposure.

[Photo] Changes to student absence policy in review

Jona Jancewicz, Online News Editor
February 10, 2022
To reassure people that they are doing perfectly fine and that they are not less than others. They should also reassure that everyone is very caring and that they can help each other if you ask for help, especially your counselor, freshman Rania Hesham said.

[Photo] Up at Bat: What do you want people to know about learning with ADHD?

Jona Jancewicz and Aya Hesham
December 17, 2021
Junior Shiima Nantulya stands up in front of the entire student body at the student-led walkout. Nantulya, along with other student leaders spoke in response to the vandalism on and around WJ property.

[Photo] Students recap schoolwide rally

Ila Gordon, Print News Editor
November 16, 2021
Juniors take a 100 minute MCAP test on Oct., 5. Students were sectioned off into different groups throughout the school to alleviate overcrowding.

[Photo] Students sound off on standardized testing

Jona Jancewicz, Online News Editor
October 11, 2021
Georgetown Square was also vandalized, a white ‘pride’ spray painting over the wall where the Quartermaine Cafe was previously located.

[Photo] Bethesda vandalized with hate speech and white supremacy

Jona Jancewicz, Online News Editor
October 6, 2021
Walter Johnson music students have to play some of their instruments without masks on. Some long time music students now feel unsafe playing their instrument in school.

[Photo] Covid-19 cases rise as students return to in person school

Jona Jancewicz, Online News Editor
September 23, 2021
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