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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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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.
Op-Ed
Don’t Write Off Senior Year: Enjoy the Present
Belen Estrada, Reporter • June 5, 2025

As a senior, I’ve watched students, myself included, dream about graduation day, itching for the freedom that comes after high school. After...

Local
Metal Detectors Become Morning Routine
Josephine Keller, Editor-in-Chief • June 5, 2025

During a fight between West Po students on April 23, one was stabbed multiple times and sent to the hospital in worrying condition. The injured...

Screenshot of video footage of May 8 school board meeting by Fairfax County Public Schools
Academics
School Board Finally Approves Cellphone Policy
Josephine Keller, Editor-in-Chief • June 3, 2025

On May 8, the FCPS School Board met to finalize the new cell phone policy for next year based on the feedback from its study and pilot programs...

An $1,800 grant from “Educate Fairfax” allowed students from the Pulley Center to help build new tables for the courtyard.
Local
More Students Learn Outdoors Thanks to “Educate Fairfax”
Ellery Fjeld, reporter • June 3, 2025

The outdoor picnic tables have been a fan favorite spot for students to cool down and hang out in the Gunston wing. The favored lounge is in...

Up until this year, some of the Virginia Department of Education’s Standards of Learning (SOL) tests were required for students to pass to graduate high school, but the SOL scores didn’t directly affect students’ grades. The above chart shows the recent aggregate reading scores for West Po.
Uncategorized
Virginia SOLs to Count as 10-Percent of Grade Next School Year
Virginia Hope, Reporter • June 3, 2025

As a result of a bipartisan agreement on education policy, Virginia leaders established extensive changes to the state’s K-12 standardized...

The Commanders set to return to Washington DC.
Local
Commanders Return to DC
Emma Fetterolf and Thomas Argroves June 3, 2025

  Recently, the Washington Commanders revealed plans to build a new stadium at the RFK site in DC. This would move the Commanders back into...

An athlete poses with a Celsius before a game.
Showcase
Energy Drinks: Energy or Endangerment?
Emma Fetterolf, Assistant Editor • June 3, 2025

  Celsius, Red Bull, Monster, Alani Nu, and many other energy drinks with caffeine in them have been popular among different groups of...

Is Trisha Paytas's Baby The Next Pope?
Arts & Entertainment
Is Trisha Paytas’s Baby The Next Pope?
Leila Freimanis, Jacqueline Henwood, and Addison Hood June 3, 2025

Shortly following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, social media headlines quickly circulated to the conspiracy and media meme of the Trisha...

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