The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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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
Sophie Becker

Sophie Becker, Print Editor in Chief

Sophie Becker has been working on The Pitch since sophomore year and loving every second of it! When she is not dancing on the football field for halftime with WJ or racing around Bethesda to hang out with her friends, Sophie plans on continuing to write in college.

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WJ poms team members gleam after their complicated trip o North Bethesda Middle School to recruit new poms. from left to right, Saige Passard, Olivia Cardoni, Ali Becker, Julia Beato, Neda Changuit, and Yolita Baretto.

North Bethesda Middle School lockdown

Sophie Becker, Print Editor in Chief
May 17, 2019
Photo by Eleanor Wright

Slough reminisces about WJ before retirement

Erin Jacobs and Sophie Becker
April 12, 2019
Senior Hank Roll passes to a teammate in a game against RM. RM would later be disqualified from playoff contention.

RM disqualified after atrocious behavior

Sophie Becker and John Leonardo
April 1, 2019
Ashburton Elementary School teacher Daemon Dartouzos was charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography. Dartouzos taught at Ashburton for 20 years as a physical education teacher.

Ashburton teacher arrested: Possession of child pornography

Sophie Becker and Matt Garfinkel
March 8, 2019
Seniors Polly Litts, Lauren Kane, Keren Peter and Mel Mader present a comprehensive research project on bell times at schools. The classes took part in multiple projects of similar nature throughout the semester.

Montgomery College class review

Sophie Becker, Print Editor-in-Chief
January 2, 2019
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[Photo] WJ welcomes new head of security: Patrick Rooney

Ethan Schwager, Press Copy Editer
December 13, 2018
As a freshman, Carli Schell (dressed as gingerbread cookie) was told she had to dress up in a costume for the witner pep rally. This was no problem for Schell but it could be crossing a line for some players.

Hazing incident influences student athletes

Sophie Becker, Print Editor-in-Chief
November 30, 2018
Kasey Carroll was a loved student, teammate and friend while at Walter Johnson High School. He graduated in 2016 and went on to study to become a nurse.

WJ remembers alum Kasey Carroll

Sophie Becker, Print Editor-in-Chief
November 14, 2018
The Pitch opinion: Report suspicious behavior no matter what

The Pitch opinion: Report suspicious behavior no matter what

Sophie Becker, Print Editor-in-Chief
October 26, 2018
A traditional fan dance is performed to kick off the Asian Heritage Assembly.

Asian heritage assembly

Sophie Becker
April 4, 2018
Glo performer profile: Jacob Daley

Glo performer profile: Jacob Daley

Sophie Becker
February 23, 2018
People line up to collect their daily rations of water. The government has to carefully monitor the distribution of water to ensure that people are getting the right amount and more importantly, not too much. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Cape Town water crisis

Sophie Becker
February 23, 2018
Behind the scenes of Homecoming

Behind the scenes of Homecoming

Sophie Becker
October 13, 2017
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