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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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Teacher Feature: Mrs. Neer

Teacher Feature: Mrs. Neer

Janelle Kwatia and Kniyannah Farmer
November 1, 2022

A Biology teacher at West Potomac, Mrs. Mackenzie Neer is in her first year of teaching but has been a substitute teacher in San Diego for four years. She earned her Masters of Education from Mercyhurst...

Teacher Feature: Dr. Weech

Teacher Feature: Dr. Weech

Gracie Bobotek
October 25, 2022

Dr. Weech is a biology teacher who began her interest in teaching in college. She originally started tutoring foster kids for money. It was rewarding for her when she “saw the lightbulb go off in their...

Teacher Feature: Mrs. Rinehart

Teacher Feature: Mrs. Rinehart

Catherine Dabbieri
October 18, 2022

  Teaching is much more than standing in front of a classroom for Ms. Kailey Rinehart. She has been teaching for nine years, eight of which have been at West Po. She received her undergraduate...

Teacher Feature: Mr. Landis

Teacher Feature: Mr. Landis

Ali Ahmed
October 11, 2022

  Mr. Mike Landis has been a teacher for 20 years and been teaching at West Po for about 4 years. At West Po, he teaches World History/Geography 1 and Honors for 9th graders. Driven by wanting...

Hurricane Ian Hits The East Coast

Hurricane Ian Hits The East Coast

Ali Ahmed, Writer
October 6, 2022

Hurricane Ian landed in Florida as a category hurricane, going up the Atlantic ocean, already in the Carolinas and moving up north and hitting Virginia this past weekend, 10/2/22. Over 100 people in Florida...

Teacher Feature: Mr. Carlock

Teacher Feature: Mr. Carlock

Claudia Bunea
October 4, 2022

With a love for history, Matthew Carlock has been in the education system since 2010 and is currently entering his ninth year in a classroom. Originally teaching US History 1 in small town Corpus Christi,...

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Fall Festivities in the DMV Area

Phoebe Schultz, Editor-in-Chief
September 30, 2022

What’s the best part of Fall? For some it’s the weather finally cooling down, to others it might be the seasonal menus of their favorite coffee shops. Whatever it may be, there are many opportunities...

Mrs. Campbell hanging out at the beach with her two daughters

Teacher Feature: Mrs. Campbell

Miguel Tsang, Public Affairs and School Issues Editor
September 26, 2022

  For choir teacher Mrs. Linda Campbell, teaching is a family matter. Having a grandpa who was a Fairfax County principal, she was inspired to work in education. However, the idea of teaching didn’t...

Excerpt from the VA DOE Model Policy 2022

Youngkin’s Draft Model Education Policy Produces Pushback

Mercedes Henwood and Gracie Bobotek
September 25, 2022

Virginia’s governor, Glenn Youngkin, proposed a new policy for Virginia public schools that includes suggestions about the involvement of parents in schools in general and including transgender rights...

Varsity Blues

Varsity Blues

Annie Ghaffari, Writer
September 21, 2022

The den got defeated this past football game. We spoke to the varsity players about their feelings regarding the rest of the season. The boys felt confident and ready to tackle the remainder of the season....

Yellow highlighted portion of the Student and Staff lot is where students are permitted to park this week.

Parking Back in Session for Upperclassmen

Phoebe Schultz, Editor-in-Chief
September 19, 2022

Today, Sept. 19, students who were issued parking spots this summer, and then had them revoked due to construction delays, were able to park in their respective spots for the first time. Staff and teachers...

Review: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On!

Review: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On!

Benjamin Price, Writer/Assistant Editor In Chief
September 13, 2022

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is a funny, thoughtful, little wonder, just like its lead character. This is a one part all-ages adventure, one part rumination on family, loss and how one shell understands...

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