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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

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WJ alum Kalaii Griffin II signs to play division I football at the St. Francis PA University. Signing to a division I team was uncommon for the team at the time. (From left: Lisa Sorenson, Sue Amos, Kalena Griffin Costa, Sarah Bieber, Bob Yi, John Kadi, Ezequiel Griffin, Susan Fazio)

WJ Alum on Shark Tank

Nick Opipari, Staff Writer
January 24, 2023
The defense tries to stop Woottons offense from scoring. The defense only allowed a total of three points the entire game.

Seniors shine with blowout victory, claim second playoff seed

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
November 4, 2022
Freshman running back Dylan Byrd breaks a tackle. Byrd had success running the ball multiple times against Seneca Valley and will make an effort to perform similarly in the regular season finale against Wootton.

Eagles beat Wildcats in fight for playoff home field advantage

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
October 28, 2022
Football remains undefeated at home

Football remains undefeated at home

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
October 25, 2022
Senior captain and linebacker/running back CJ Newman prepares himself for the start of the game. To get ready, he listened to music including the song, Forever by Drake. Sometimes before a game Ill give a little pep talk to the team, pretty much telling everyone to have confidence, Newman said.

CJ Newman: Leading the way to the next level

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
October 22, 2022
The student section cheers on the football team as they face BCC. Only students from the participating schools are allowed to attend athletic events unless they have a chaperone with them.

Do students feel safe at athletic events?

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
October 19, 2022
The infamous Barstool logo reimagined with WJ colors. Most barstool accounts in the county have a similar profile picture, using the same logo with their own color scheme.

Barstool accounts add to high school sports

Luke Liden, Print Editor-in-Chief
October 10, 2022
Senior quarterback Andrew Plotnick hands the ball to freshman running back Dylan Byrd. Northwest trailed the entire game while trying to stop the WJ offense from continuing their successful.

Wildcats beat Northwest for first time in 12 years

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
October 6, 2022
Senior quarterback Andrew Plotnick hands off the ball to senior running back Kiran Sen. Both players hope to find similar connection against Northwest. “I am confident in our team’s ability to come back after a loss last year, and we have the talent to perform well,” Sen said.

Football bounces back against Wheaton

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
September 29, 2022
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