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State Quarterfinal Flier Design by Peter Rainey with photography from Marcus Relacion.

West Potomac Girls Basketball Sees Season Close in State Quarterfinals

The West Potomac Girls Basketball season drew to a close last weekend as the Wolverines fell 34-42 to the Northern Regional Champion James Madison Warhawks in the Virginia State Quarterfinal round. Ending...

Picture, courtesy of West Po Journalist Roger Velasquez

Spring Sports Try-Outs Ongoing

Roger Velasquez-Medina and Benjamin Price
February 23, 2023

 A huge number of hopeful athletes are currently trying out for teams as Winter sports have wrapped up. Student athletes prepare for the upcoming season. Hundreds of West Po Students have registered for...

Boys Bathrooms in New Building Close Again

Boys’ Bathrooms in New Building Close Again

Miguel Tsang, Public Affairs and School Issues Editor
February 14, 2023

Late last week, the boys’ bathrooms in the new building were closed off once again, and are still closed as of 2/14/23. At the moment, we don’t know any specific reason why, but boys in the new building...

Calendar for Black History Month Spirit Week, found on the West Potomac HS website

Celebrate Black History Month With a Spirit Week

Alumoah Boadi
February 10, 2023

West Po will celebrate Black History this month in many ways including a spirit week, and the Black Student Union (BSU) has organized a clothing drive. The clothing drive is to give to families in Accra,...

PSAT/NMSQT symbol from the college board website. Below the story name West Potomacs 11 Commended Students.

National Merit Commended Scholar Process Scrutinized Across Northern VA

Phoebe Schultz, Benjamin Price, and Miguel Tsang
February 8, 2023

Numerous Northern Virginia schools, including West Po, Langley and Westfield in FCPS, along with schools from Loudon, Prince William and Stafford counties, neglected to inform PSAT National Merit Corporation...

Ms. Terry pictured with Dr. Millard

Shari Terry Crowned West Po’s Teacher of the Year

Peter Rainey, Sports Editor
February 8, 2023

This year’s West Potomac High School Teacher of the Year is Shari Terry. Terry, in her 27th year as a teacher and 17th year at West Potomac, is a beloved physics teacher and club organizer. Principal...

REC Center Renovations Send Swim Team to Another Lane

REC Center Renovations Send Swim Team to Another Lane

Miguel Tsang, Public Affairs and School Issues Editor
February 8, 2023

Mount Vernon Rec Center will be sitting out the next two swim seasons. Our swim team’s go-to practice spot, first built in 1974, is completely closed down for renovations until sometime in 2025. The...

Girls basketball team celebrates with coach Colligan  Photo: Team Parent

Girls Basketball Head Coach Brian Colligan Tallies 100th Career Win

Peter Rainey, Sports Editor
February 8, 2023

With a 42-32 home victory over the West Springfield Spartans on January 12th, girls basketball head coach Brian Colligan broke triple digits in his Wolverine career win column. “The funny thing is...

Freshman Lily Rasser and Maria Taha unleash their creativity during the diamond painting session
Photo: Janelle Kwiatia

Wellness Day Eases End-of-Semester Stress

Ali Ahmed, Writer
February 7, 2023

West Po’s first-ever Wellness Day on January 25 consisted of 4 sessions that students–and teachers–could choose from seems a resounding success. Sessions included everything from basketball to art...

Wellness Day Flyer

Wellness Day Planned to De-Stress Students

Alumoah Boadi, Writer
January 19, 2023

Next week is the last week of the quarter, and West Po will be stressing Wellness. We have two days of school–Monday and Tuesday–then Wednesday will be a half day and the very first West Potomac Wellness...

Left Image: parking ticket
Top Right Image: what a staff parking pass looks like (orange)
Bottom Right Image: what a student parking pass looks like (blue)

Students Risk Being Fined For Parking Without A Pass

Phoebe Schultz, Editor in Chief
December 16, 2022

Students risk parking tickets if they park in any of the parking lots without a parking pass, including the junior and senior lot, as well as the new lot located behind the Academy and science buildings--...

Fentanyl and Our Community: An On-Going Issue

Fentanyl and Our Community: An On-Going Issue

Haskew Pearson and Benjamin Price
December 5, 2022

At a recent PTSA meeting, the West Potomac community gathered to examine the Fentanyl Crisis that is gripping our community. A board of experts convened to provide insight into the situation, consisting...

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