Walter Johnson High School

Walter Johnson High School (also known as Walter Johnson or WJ) is a public upper secondary school located in the census-designated place of North Bethesda, Maryland (Bethesda postal address). The school was founded in 1956 and named after Walter Johnson, a famous baseball player who was also a native of Montgomery County, Maryland. The high school was the first to be named after a player of Major League Baseball. WJHS serves portions of Bethesda, North Bethesda, Potomac, and Rockville, as well as the towns of Garrett Park and Kensington. It is a part of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). History The school first opened to grades 10-12 in 1956, and was named after the local baseball pitcher and politician, Walter Johnson. The school's original team name was The Spartans; as the student body chose the school colors based on the colors and name of Michigan State University, Spartans. The school mascot was named in 1963 as Mighty Moo, a dairy cow, named after the cows that roamed the fields before the school was built. After a 1987 consolidation with nearby Charles W. Woodward High School, Walter Johnson maintained its school colors of white and green, but adopted Woodward's mascot, "Wild Thing" the Wildcat. Notable alumni Jonathan Allen – political journalist Robb Austin – politician, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, (Class of 1968) David John Doukas – physician and medical ethicist (Class of 1975) Anita Dunn – advisor to President Barack Obama (class of 1976) Jeremy Ebobisse – professional soccer player for the Portland Timbers (Class of 2014) Georgia Engel – actress Florent Groberg – Medal of Honor recipient (class of 2001) Jonathan Hadary – actor (class of 1966) Colleen Haskell – actress and 1st season contestant of reality TV show Survivor (class of 1994) Stephen Herek – film director and producer, Broadway producer (class of 1976) John Michael Higgins – actor/director (class of 1981) Tommy Keene – singer/songwriter (class of 1976) Ariana Kelly – politician, Maryland House of Delegates (class of 1994) Candace Kovacic-Fleischer - law professor (class of 1965) John Kronstadt – district judge (class of 1969) Tim Kurkjian – ESPN baseball reporter and analyst (class of 1974) Roy Lee – film producer (class of 1987) Jeffrey S. Lehman – former President of Cornell University, scholar and lawyer (class of 1973) Jeffrey C.