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
Security guard Kelly McDonnell checks students identification badges as they reenter the building after lunch. The new safety measures implemented this school year require all students and staff to wear an identification at all times in school.

WJ security department implements new policies

Sydney Fraser, Layout Editor
September 28, 2022
Leadership teacher Sophie Fierst instructs the leadership class on daily class agenda. They are currently working on planning for Homecoming hallways.

Sophie Fierst takes on Leadership sponsor position

Abby Kee, Print News Editor
September 26, 2022
A student arrives too late to get a parking space. This student was forced to park on the side of the road.

Parking lot mayhem causes frustration

Caleb Kasten, Staff Writer
September 22, 2022
Sophomores Samuel Chang, Charles Ponyicsanyi and Amit Sabba walk through the portables on their way to their US History class. They will have to deal with the locked exterior doors to access their classes in the main building.

Portables present challenges for WJ community

Sourish Dey, Online News Editor
September 22, 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

Alexander Lewton, Seyun Park, and Sourish Dey
September 20, 2022
MCPS recently announced that it will hold scheduled gun education assemblies in all high schools through the fall of 2022. This is in partnership with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Montgomery County Police Department.

WJ to hold gun education assembly

Ely Snow, Assistant News Editor
September 20, 2022
Firefighters show up to WJ after a fire alarm is pulled due to the smell of smoke. The fire fighters isolated the source and made sure it was safe for the students to return.

Fire fighters respond to the smell of smoke

Jona Jancewicz, Online EIC
September 12, 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

Seyun Park, Print News Editor
June 16, 2022
Protesters gather at the March for Our Lives protest on Saturday, June 11. The protest was in response to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde as well as other mass shootings in recent weeks.

What really happened at the Uvalde shooting

Mia Magone, Staff Writer
June 16, 2022
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