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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

The Pitch
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Students and administrators across Montgomery County have participated in study circles in order to address systemic inequity that students suffer from.

[Photo] Allison Hoefling utilizes the power of conversation

June 16, 2022
playground recess

[Photo] High schoolers would benefit from recess

June 2, 2022
Whitman junior Arvin Kim was elected student member of the board (SMOB) on April 20, following a county wide election of sixth through 12th graders. Kim, who had run against Einstein junior Baba Cisse, won 58.7 percent of the vote.

[Photo] Q&A with student member of the board Arvin Kim

May 20, 2022
MCPS has been launching a number of new initiatives to support the everyday lives of people in the county. But what are they and how do they help students?

[Photo] MCPS initiatives that you need to know about

March 11, 2022
6.37 percent of Walter Johnson staff and students have tested positive for COVID over the past two weeks. WJ is being reviewed by the county, but could very well be shut down for two weeks.

[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: Does the 5% rule make sense?

January 6, 2022
While many students have returned back to in-person learning, MCPS struggles to shrink the achievement gap.

[Photo] “Going the distance”

June 15, 2021
Although this is planned to be the last virtual year for WJ, a virtual academy is being implemented for students who want to remain online. A sample schedule of what virtual academies will look like for high school students has been released. High school students have blocks to choose from and will have more asynchronous work as opposed to live instruction.

[Photo] The impacts of COVID: What schooling looks like next year

June 15, 2021
Shervin Pishevars high school photo from when he attended Montgomery Blair High School. Pishevar was elected as SMOB in 1991 and served for one year.

[Photo] MCPS SMOBs where are they now?

May 5, 2021
Dr. Monifa B. McKnight has been chosen as the Acting/Interim Superintendent for MCPS. She will serve for one year starting on July 1, 2021.

[Photo] MCPS chooses new superintendent

May 25, 2021
Students are failing more, not just in the grade book. The average SAT score for WJ has dropped from the 2018-19 to the 2019-20 school year.

[Photo] Students are failing much more in online school

February 11, 2021
Ever since the last day of in-person school, many teachers, students, and parents are unaware as to when students will return back to in-person school.

[Photo] WJ community reacts to news of possible reopening

December 4, 2020
Proposed Phase 2 design of the reopening of Woodward High School. The plan required a reconstruction of Tilden Middle School and the school will not officially open until 2025.

[Photo] Concerns raised over Woodward’s 2025 reopening

November 3, 2019
Nate Tinbite is the current student member of the MCPS board of education. Tinbite hopes to be able to give student athletes PE credit for participating in school-sponsored athletics.

[Photo] County hopes to give students PE credit for athletics

November 1, 2019
A Damascus football player sprints up the field during a game. The Damascus football program has been under fire lately, having to forfeit their first game of the season due to the holding of an illegal practice.

[Photo] Damascus forfeits opener

September 27, 2019
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