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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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L. to R. Junior Madison Seyfert, sophomore Nora Fitzpatrick and junior Annalise Richardson teamed up to win “Best School” at the Lightridge Model UN Conference: a small but mighty team.  Photo:
West Po Model UN Receives “Best Delegation” Award
Claudia Bunea and Lucy Wilson Jun 10, 2025
An $1,800 grant from “Educate Fairfax” allowed students from the Pulley Center to help build new tables for the courtyard.
More Students Learn Outdoors Thanks to “Educate Fairfax”
Ellery Fjeld, Reporter • Jun 9, 2025
Screenshot of video footage of May 8 school board meeting by Fairfax County Public Schools
School Board Finally Approves Cellphone Policy
Josephine Keller, Editor-in-Chief • Jun 3, 2025
Genovieve Riley dribbles towards the goal in a tough 0-2 loss against Annandale.
Late Nights, Early Mornings and Every practice In Between
Lulu Zawitoski, Reporter • Sep 30, 2025
Emerita Melissa Hortman (left), John Hoffman (middle), and Charlie Kirk (right).
The Assassination of Charlie Kirk: The New Age of Political Violence
Claudia Bunea, Associate Editor • Sep 30, 2025
Abby Leach and other interns with the packaged snacks they made for Title 1 schools.
FCPS Successfully Completes First Year of Summer Internship Program
Claudia Bunea, Associate Editor • Sep 24, 2025
Genovieve Riley dribbles towards the goal in a tough 0-2 loss against Annandale.
Late Nights, Early Mornings and Every practice In Between
Lulu Zawitoski, Reporter • Sep 30, 2025

It is 7:45 in the morning and the hallways of West Potomac are already crowded. By the time the bell rings, some students have already been up for hours, whether that be for dance practice, cheer practice, or squeezing in some lifting before a full day of classes. For West Po’s fall athletes the season...

Emerita Melissa Hortman (left), John Hoffman (middle), and Charlie Kirk (right).
The Assassination of Charlie Kirk: The New Age of Political Violence
Claudia Bunea, Associate Editor • Sep 30, 2025

Over the past few years, numerous figures in politics have been targeted by acts of violence. Among those victims was Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist, who was assassinated on Sept. 10, 2025 at Utah Valley University....

Abby Leach and other interns with the packaged snacks they made for Title 1 schools.
FCPS Successfully Completes First Year of Summer Internship Program
Claudia Bunea, Associate Editor • Sep 24, 2025

West Potomac Senior, Abigail Leach, was among the twenty interns participating in FCPS’s first successful Internship Program. This new six-week paid opportunity offered FCPS students and graduates the opportunity to intern at one...

Newly Elected Pope Leo XIV
Introducing… Pope Leo XIV
Virginia Hope, Reporter • May 10, 2025
Belen Estrada joined the staff of The WP Wire her senior year. She urges other seniors to dream, but not forget to live in the present.
Don’t Write Off Senior Year: Enjoy the Present
Belen Estrada, Reporter • Jun 5, 2025
Is Trisha Paytas's Baby The Next Pope?
Is Trisha Paytas’s Baby The Next Pope?
Leila Freimanis, Jacqueline Henwood, and Addison Hood Jun 3, 2025