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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
AP US Government and AP Human Geography teacher lectures on economic policy and religion on the global and regional scale. Muehl loves it when her students connect what they are learning in class to the real world. I call it the lightbulb moment. It’s the moment when you are teaching and you see a kid make that connection for the first time, Muehl said.

Multi-course AP teachers build unique relationships with students

Joshua Singer, Staff Writer
April 5, 2022
For mental health, students are better off only taking AP classes that they know they can handle and benefit from.

WJ students shouldn’t overload on AP classes

Alex Wolfson, Print Editor-in-Chief
March 28, 2022
A student rushes to finish their AP Physics exam. After an over 50% failure rate, the spotlight is on whether or not passing rates will decrease.

Returning AP students face new hurdles

Liann Keren, Staff Writer
October 18, 2021
MCPS must allow students to take AP exams in schools during May to ensure that students will do their best on these exams.

MCPS must have all AP exams in person

Alex Wolfson, Print Opinion Editor
March 19, 2021
AP College Board offers free online support and resources for students taking AP classes online. This year and in past years students and teachers have used AP College Board to distribute and teach material for their classes.

AP classes: Harder or easier during a pandemic?

Yuval Shachar, Layout Editor and Business Manager
January 22, 2021
Many students are encourage to enroll in AP classes in order to gain college credit. Exams for these classes took place from May 6 to May 17. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

AP classes post exams: how do they change?

Cara Demitz, Arts and Entertainment Editor
June 11, 2019
Students are preparing to take their AP exams which will be this May. This year, teachers have been assigning alternative “mock exams” to students who have opted out of taking the actual test.

AP Exams: not so optional anymore

Noah Katcher, Business Manager
March 20, 2019
Should we take AP exams as seniors?

Should we take AP exams as seniors?

Yael Hanadari-Levy, Opinion Editor
June 14, 2017
The problem with AP testing weeks

The problem with AP testing weeks

Owen Krucoff, Editor-in-chief
May 23, 2017
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