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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

The Pitch
The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

The Pitch
Seyun Park

Seyun Park, Print News Editor

Seyun is a sophomore and Print News Editor in his second year on the Pitch. Outside of Pitch, he is on the school tennis team and plays the cello.

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Senior captain Wendy Liu receives a ball during the teams Sept. 22 game at Northwood HS. The team won this game 3-0 and finished the season 10-5.

Girls’ volleyball falls to Churchill, ending season

November 18, 2022
The team and crowd celebrates their win. They will next face second-seed Churchill HS (13-1).

Girls’ volleyball blocks Viking attack

November 7, 2022
MCPS and community leaders address questions about the audit. Pictured (from left): Brenda Wolff (President of the Board of Education), Monifa McKnight, (Superintendent), Stephanie Sharon (Office of Strategic Initiatives), Anthony Alston (MAEC), John Landesman (Office of Strategic Initiatives) and Carla Morris (Montgomery County Council of PTAs)

MCPS announces results of antiracist system audit

October 21, 2022
The Wildcats huddle together prior to the start of the game against Quince Orchard. Wildcats won in straight sets, 3-0.

Girls’ volleyball beat Quince Orchard Cougars 3-0, look to finish season strong

October 13, 2022
The team celebrates its win against Richard Montgomery Tuesday night. Wildcats beat the Rockets 3-1 and will next face BCC Barons.

Girls’ volleyball upsets RM

September 28, 2022
Freshman Travis Schultz and Charlotte Austegard display their IDs during lunch. As an increased security measure, administration has asked students to wear IDs while they are at school.

New policies headline new school year

September 20, 2022
The team celebrates a point during last seasons win against Gaithersburg HS. With five new members on the team, the team is looking for more wins this season.

Girls’ volleyball sets up to hit it off in fall sports season

September 6, 2022
Incumbent Montgomery County executive Marc Elrich faces primary opposition from buisnessman David Blair, councilman Hans Reimer and tech worker Peter James. Elrich was first elected to the county executive seat in 2018.

State, local candidates prepare for July primaries

June 16, 2022
Citi Open 2021 finalist Mackenzie McDonald fields a lob from champion Jannik Sinner in the 2021 championship match. DC has held this ATP event every year since 1969, except in 2020.

Citi Open brings professional tennis to Washington, D.C.

June 9, 2022
The has Mormon Temple has reopened to the public for the first time in almost 50 years. It will remain open until June 11.

MoCo news updates

May 24, 2022

Q&A with student member of the board Arvin Kim

May 20, 2022
The stands at Magruder High School, where the game was played, were packed, leading to pressure for the team. “I dont think we played to our full potential and we were all nervous. If we really played well and kept our team energy together the score would’ve been reversed,” freshman Laurick Razafimandimby said.

Boys’ volleyball falls to Clarksburg in county final

May 13, 2022
President Joe Biden shows an example of a DIY ghost gun that can be easily assembled. Biden announced new rules on ghost guns at a White House press event on April 11.

State, federal government crack down on ghost guns

May 11, 2022
Whitman junior Arvin Kim won the April 20 SMOB election and will serve as the 45th MCPS SMOB.

Arvin Kim elected Student Member of the Board

May 10, 2022
The team celebrates a point during their April 4 game against Wootton HS. The team lost one set against Wootton, one of only four sets theyve lost all season.

Boys’ Volleyball clinch division, finish regular season undefeated

May 2, 2022
A student on a bike rides on the sidewalk, dangerously close to traffic on Rock Spring Drive. Dangerous unprotected sidewalks like this all across the county have led to numerous cyclist and pedestrian injuries and deaths.

Our roads are unsafe — and it’s costing us lives

April 20, 2022
Junior and team captain Sebastiano Sani spikes the ball during the teams home game against Wootton HS, April 4th. The team ended up beating Wootton 3-1 to continue its winning streak.

Boys’ volleyball remains undefeated more than halfway through season

April 6, 2022
Students from various WJ clubs pose for a photo during a bake sale to raise funds for Voices of Children. The bake sale raised over $1,000.

Students write letters, raise funds to support Ukraine

April 5, 2022
The WJ building has been temporarily closed for emergency bathroom repairs. Staff and admin who were still in the building when the announcement came were promptly evacuated.

WJ bathrooms fail health inspection, school temporarily closed for emergency repairs

April 1, 2022
Many colleges and universities that WJ students apply to and attend practice affirmative action in their admissions.

Affirmative action causes controversy

March 29, 2022
The Board of Education voted 8-0 to lift its mask mandate in MCPS buildings. Student board member Hana OLooney was absent from the meeting.

Board lifts mask mandate, schools mask optional effective immediately

March 8, 2022
Freshmen Jasper Goldstein and Dylan Oliver work closely together on classwork for Algebra 2. Since students have returned to classrooms, everyone in school has been required to wear masks; however, this mandate may soon be lifted.

Board of education likely to rescind school mask mandate

February 28, 2022
Nathan Diehl teaches his APEX Biology class. APEX Biology 9 is one of the few cohorted classes that is offered by APEX, along with APEX English 9 and 10.

APEX needs to reverse program changes

February 18, 2022
Ibrahima (Baba) Cisse and Arvin Kim are the two finalists for the 45th Student Member of the Board

Nominating convention selects SMOB finalists Cisse, Kim

February 17, 2022
Former WJ SRO Shate Jackson was temporarily placed back in school following the Magruder HS shooting. However, the move is not expected to be permanent.

Magruder shooting revives SRO debate

February 9, 2022
MCPS closed schools on Monday, January 3, due to snow. In the future, days like this might be mitigated with virtual learning.

MCPS changes snow day policy, will consider virtual learning on case-by-case basis

February 8, 2022
APEX freshman Hannah Spellman examines cells under a microscope in her APEX Biology class. Spellman is one of 225 freshmen in APEX Reach this year, and takes APEX Biology as one of the core courses required by the program. “I dont think that there should be limited slots; I think they should consider more than GPA but not a strict test or extensive requirements,” Spellman said on the admissions process for APEX.

APEX reach program adapts to program changes

December 17, 2021
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