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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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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...

Image Credit: Reuters

Round 2 of the Qatar World Cup

(11/25/2022)  Wales Vs. Iran started the day with Iran winning and scoring two goals in the last minutes. Qatar vs. Senegal ended with Senegal winning 3-1. Netherlands and Ecuador had a tie 1-1. It was...

Photo Credit: Alice Bronstein, TMS Center

How Seasonal Affective Disorder Impacts Students

Gracie Bobotek, Writer
December 3, 2022

There are many things that come with the changing of seasons: different foods, clothes, holidays…and new mental health challenges.  Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a mood disorder caused...

Images from fcps.edu: West Potomac High Capital Project, showing interior and exterior of the new addition.

Construction Completion puts West Po “Under One Roof”

Phoebe Schultz, Benjamin Price, and Miguel Tsang
November 23, 2022

On Monday, Principal Millard invited all West Potomac advisory classes to join a Zoom meeting regarding the completion of the on-going construction. According to Millard, as of Nov. 28, West Potomac will...

Inflation and this years Black Friday

Inflation and this year’s Black Friday

Claudia Bunea and Catherine Dabbieri
November 23, 2022

Black Friday is an exciting time for most families. This coming Friday, November 25, many people are scrambling to buy their holiday gifts for lower prices. Black Friday has been a tradition since the...

Captain Hook (Antonio Amaral) threatens a lost boy. Photo from Beyond The Page theatre company.

West Potomac Theatre Wraps “Peter & The Starcatcher”

Peter Rainey, Sports Editor
November 20, 2022

Peter and The Starcatcher, West Potomac Theatre Department’s fall play concluded last weekend after two weeks of shows. The first play under new theater head, Omar Cruz, Peter and The Starcatcher was...

A promotional image advertising Swifts latest tour, via Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster Goes Bust Amidst Taylor Swift Tickets Rush

Emily Butler, Social Media Manager and Editor
November 19, 2022

Taylor Swift has been making a lot of music history over the past three weeks. Following the release of her tenth studio album, Midnights, Swift has held the top ten spots on Billboard’s Hot 100. She...

Why This Year’s World Cup Is a Big Deal To Fans, Old and New

Why This Year’s World Cup Is a Big Deal To Fans, Old and New

Image: FIFA The World Cup begins tomorrow with a bang, kicking off with Qatar Vs. Ecuador. Qatar is hosting this year's World Cup, but due to the weather, FIFA decided to move the event, typically held...

Book Banning Trend Resurfaces

Book Banning Trend Resurfaces

Ali Ahmed
November 17, 2022

  Places from schools and libraries have been banning books for years according to Reader's Digest's Article on the top 30 banned books. Books like “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe which focuses...

Twitter Users Worried by Musks Changes

Twitter Users Worried by Musk’s Changes

Gracie Bobotek
November 9, 2022

On October 28, Elon Musk bought Twitter for 44 billion dollars. It took him 7 months to make the deal, with him trying to back out multiple times, only buying it after Twitter’s lawsuit forced him to...

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