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  • Pope Elections Go Up In Smoke: Students Disagree with Catholic Church's Positions

    Monday, April 25, 2005 By: Lizzy Youle

    Were it up to Walter Johnson students to choose the Pope, recent Pope-elect Benedict XVI wouldn’t have stood a chance. At WJ, Jason Mraz could have beaten out Pope Benedict for the position, and that’

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  • Sun Sets on Chances at National Car Race

    Monday, April 25, 2005 By: Daniel Orkin

    With hopes of attending the Solar BikeRayce USA in Topeka Kansas, Tech Ed teacher Kelly Dunston’s fourth period class has spent the past year building a solar-powered vehicle. Unfortunately, due to a

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  • WJ It’s Academic Prepares for Semifinal Competition

    Monday, April 25, 2005 By: Jennifer Pulmutter

    The Walter Johnson It’s Academic team has been answering hundreds of trivia questions in preparation for their semifinal competition on Saturday, April 30. They will be competing against Winston Churc

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  • WJ plays Host to 19 Italian Exchange Students

    Monday, April 25, 2005 By: Jennifer Perlmutter

    “Basta!” or “enough!” yelled the Italian students as they entered Build-a-Bear and heard the ubiquitous and irritating music resonating from the stuffed bears. Students from Orbetello, Italy curious t

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  • Baseball Fields Hope for Playoffs: Boys Look to Capitalize on Senior Talent

    Monday, April 25, 2005 By: Federico Jellinek

    A little past midway through the 2005 baseball season, it has been a story of careless mistakes, lost opportunities, and renewed hope for the Walter Johnson baseball team. Coach Kim Ahearn didn’t exp

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  • Exploring the Plight of Baseball Fans

    Monday, April 25, 2005 By: Michael Abend

    Growing up, I always knew one baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles. I was a fan for life, seemingly, of the greatest team in Major League Baseball. Cal Ripken was my hero, the Yankees were my enemy,

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  • Gymnastics Defeat Reigning State Champions : Lady Wildcats pose To Take State Title

    Monday, April 25, 2005 By: Lindsay Deutsch

    Mats line the floor and uneven bars loom under the basketball net as I tip toe around, trying not to distract the athletes. I watch perfectly executed tumbles and flips, taking notes on what I know I

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  • Unified Diva'z Team Steps to Glory

    Monday, April 25, 2005 By: Jenny Schulz

    Combining extensive coordination, accuracy, attitude, confidence, energy, and above all, rhythm, the Walter Johnson Diva'z have worked hard all year. You've seen them at pep rallies and assemblies, bu

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  • The Final Pitch:: ESPN 2k5 Throws a Strike

    Monday, April 25, 2005 By: Jonathan Mapp

    It’s time to wave your hands if you’re a true playa’. That’s right; it’s time to decide which major league baseball game to buy this spring, MVP Baseball 2005 or ESPN Baseball 2k5.

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  • Michael Jackson Makes News... Again

    Monday, April 25, 2005 By: Jordan Brecher

    The ongoing saga that is Michael Jackson has continued to amaze us with how bizarre he gets. Just when you think you’ve seen it all he does something to make you scratch your head even more. This time

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The Pitch Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD
Issue Date: Friday, April 29, 2005 Issue: April Pitch Last Update: Friday, April 29, 2005
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On March 23, a group of twenty: eleven students from BCC & Walter Johnson High Schools and nine adults led by our Chinese teacher, Suzy Zien, boarded the United Airline 747 and headed for Beijing, the
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It’s 11:06 pm the night before this article is due and I’ve come to realize something; I can’t do it. Not that I can’t do it, more like I won’t do it, because I’m really stressed out. And you know wha
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The audience silences as the lights dim. The cast takes their places behind the curtain as each member can feel their heart beating out of their chest. “Ladies and Gentlemen, please turn off all cell
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High school is a cesspool for anxiety and stress. With every calculus test or 80-point English essay the collective tension of the school body grows like bacteria. Former chairman of psychiatry at
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After six months as acting principal of Walter Johnson, Christopher Garran was voted by the Board of Education to become the permanent principal of the school. Garran was recommended for appointment b
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The floor is littered with papers. Empty mugs stained with coffee cover all free space on the desk. This may sound like a war zone, but it is not- it’s your bedroom and it’s AP exam time. These exams
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Many of us have been taught that stealing is wrong since childhood. Apparently, some never did. Almost everyday, a student from Walter Johnson steals something either from another student, the school
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This letter serves as a warning of possible loss of credit. YOU have at least three unexcused absences. Continued unexcused absences will result in a loss of credit in the following course.This year a
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Drive, Think, Live: Will Impact of “Every 15 Minutes” Leave a Dent in Teen Minds?
From April 12-14, 2005, Julie Feldman introduced her Senior Project, “Every 15 Minutes,” to the WJ Community. The program is designed to open the eyes of teenagers across the nation to the harsh real
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Fade to BlackJay-Z showcases Illustrious career on DVD
As the lights dimmed at Madison Square Garden, a hometown hero and music legend took the stage in front of a crowd that sold out the venue in one day. This was no ordinary concert; anyone who was anyo
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