The Wire

Class of 2023’s College Committed Athletes—The Follow Up

Peter Rainey, Sports Editor
June 1, 2023

If you pay close attention to this newspaper, you may remember an article last November highlighting college-bound student-athletes in West Potomac’s class of 2023. Since then, that list has tripled....

Students Search for Jobs at School

Alumoah Boadi, Writer
May 8, 2023

The College and Career Center sponsored the 2nd annual jobs fair on Thursday, March 30 in the cafeteria after school. This event was open to students who are, or will be, 16 or older. Students were...

Students Work Around Under One Roof

Brian Cordova Centeno, Staff Writer
May 8, 2023

For the first time in West Po history, students have not been allowed to go outside between classes when the Under One Roof Policy went into effect just before winter break this school year. The connector...

Students Say Goodbye To A West Potomac Legend

Catherine Dabbieri and Claudia Bunea
May 4, 2023

Since 1985, Felicia Solomon has been dedicated to helping the West Po community. This April, Felicia has decided to say goodbye to the Wolverines. Ever since her first day, she's been inspired by the amount...

Students Share Insights at PTSA Open Forum

Benjamin Price, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
May 2, 2023

The recent April PTSA meeting drew crowds of Wolverines and was largely driven by students who were given an open forum to talk with Dr. Millard about issues occurring all around school. Dr. Millard made...

Admin Cracks Down on Door Opening

Jaylan Post and Miguel Tsang
April 20, 2023

This morning, April 19, Dr. Millard came onto the loudspeaker to discuss today’s lockdown drill, and the current situation of safety at West Po. In her announcement, she also introduced stricter penalties...

Universal Prayer Room Open for Ramadan

Phoebe Schultz and Annie Ghaffari
March 26, 2023

West Po has opened its new prayer room in time for the start of Ramadan, which began on Thursday, March 23. This room is open to students and staff for religious, spiritual, and mental health purposes....

Wellness Day Part II

Annie Ghaffari and Mercedes Henwood
March 17, 2023

Wellness Day Part II Sign-Ups Coming the Week of March 23 After the success of the first ever West Po Wellness Day at the end of the second quarter, organizers have planned a second Wellness Day,...

New Parking Lot Causes Trouble For Staff

Benjamin Price, Ali Ahmed, and Miguel Tsang
March 17, 2023

During September 2022, the new parking lot behind the new building and Gunston was finally finished. This new parking lot was designed for staff and faculty to have more space for teachers to park. However,...

Pi for Pie Day

Phoebe Schultz, Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2023

In celebration of Pi Day, March 14, The Wire hosted a Pi for Pie Day competition through all lunches. Students were encouraged to come up to our table and recite as many pi digits as they could recall....

West Po adds a New Queer Elective for the Coming School Year

Janelle Kwatia and Gracie Bobotek
March 1, 2023

As you may or may not know, West Po is offering a new English elective: LGBTQIA+ Perspectives into Literature. The elective is being taught by Ms.Gervacio and Ms. Wheeler who are both English teachers...

Students Soar in Science Fair

Jaylan Post and Ali Ahmed
March 1, 2023

The West Potomac Science and Engineering Fair is a competition for students attending West Po. Students may be awarded regional competition participation in science fairs held at local public or private...