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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

The Pitch
Studying for the SAT is often a significant source of stress for high school students, but former WJ student Alexander Lewton doesnt think Dartmouths change to requiring standardized test scores should cause panic. Don’t take this as a sign that like ‘oh my goodness your SAT has to be perfect,” Lewton said.

Dartmouth College eliminates test-optional policy

Liam Barrett, Podcast Editor
February 15, 2024
Students drowning in beginning-of-year quizzes

Students drowning in beginning-of-year quizzes

Rhea Noumair, Print Opinion editor and illustrator
September 27, 2023
MCPS distributed covid tests to students on January 10 and February 14.

MoCo Covid test distribution sparks issues

Ryan Leal, Staff Writer
March 2, 2022
Test-optional should be a moment, not a movement

Test-optional should be a moment, not a movement

Collin Okim, Business Manager
October 6, 2020
Studying for standardized tests is the worst. Having just one test would make things a lot simpler.

Two tests are too many

Caeden Babcock, Feature Editor
December 7, 2019
An exam sheet is filled during a standardized test. This year many students are preparing for standardized tests such as the SAT.

SAT tests don’t measure knowledge

Stella Hadamer, Staff Writer
March 7, 2019
The Pitch Opinion: Cheating

The Pitch Opinion: Cheating

Julia Eisen, Print Editor-in-Chief
November 30, 2018
In September, the MCPS Board of Education voted to eliminate final exams. Read our breakdown of the policy change here: https://www.wjpitch.com/news/2015/10/12/the-final-exams-issue-explained/

The final exams issue, explained

Jeffrey Cirillo, Online News Editor
October 12, 2015
Photo Courtesy of Flickr/albertogp123

WJ SAT scores tick up amid countywide drop

Jeffrey Cirillo, Co-Online News Editor
September 22, 2015
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