The Wire

West Po selected to join FCPS’s Free Feminine Products Program

November 18, 2019 • No Comments

West Potomac is one out of the group of 37 elementary, middle, and high schools that have been funded by the school board to start a new free menstrual products pilot program...

Voting for West Po October 31, 2019

Powder Puff is Kicked Out October 10, 2019

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Features

Phone Ban Policy Boosting Engagement at West Po

Mollie Shiflett, Writer

November 18, 2019 • No Comments

Starting this school year, West Po banned the use of cell phones, according to Tangy Millard, West Potomac’s principal. “Teachers began working on this policy over the...

Voting for West Po October 31, 2019

Show Your Spirit, Wolverines October 11, 2019

Powder Puff is Kicked Out October 10, 2019

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Sports

West Potomac Boys Basketball Opens Season With Scrimmage at Stonewall Jackson

Peter Rainey, Reporter

November 22, 2019

The defending Gunston District Champions are ready to get back on the court for the 2019-20 season. Last year the team impressed, finishing with a 21-4 record and reaching...

Wolverine Field Hockey Looks To Make Second Straight District Finals Appearance October 22, 2019

Wolverine Football Looks To Sweep Lee In Springfield October 4, 2019

The End Of An Era: Harper Bids Adieu To His “Second Home” February 28, 2019

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The String

New Year’s Resolutions: Delusional Wannabes

Claudia Berman, Reporter

January 9, 2018

Are you unable to find an open tread mill at the gym? Is that healthy organic fruit juice that you’ve been getting from Whole Foods sold out at your local grocer? It must...

How to REALLY Make Your Mom’s Mother’s Day the Best Ever May 12, 2017

Tips and Tricks for Second Semester January 18, 2017

5 More Ways to Get Into the Holiday Spirit December 13, 2016

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A&E

Students Win Big at Poetry Contest

Mollie Shiflett, Writer

December 7, 2018 • No Comments

Last month, 3 students won cash prizes—$500 in all—for poems that they wrote for the Veterans Day celebrations at West Potomac High School. The contest was created by...

What To Do When You’re Bored In Class June 8, 2018

The New Craze on Social Media: Soap Cutting June 6, 2018

13 Reasons Why: The New Introduction May 24, 2018

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Academics

From the Field to the Front Office

Louis Poulson, Writer

November 18, 2019

For many students, it is hard to see how school connects to the real world. Not upstairs in Gunston 214 for Sports and Entertainment Marketing, where West Po students,...

Laptops Coming to All West Po Students via FCPS 1-to-1 Initiative June 4, 2019

West Potomac Senior Receives Peace Award May 8, 2019

Science Alert: A Magnetic Field Reversal Long Overdue April 2, 2019

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Opinion

Powder Puff is Kicked Out

Ruth Dean and Lila Reidy

October 10, 2019 • No Comments

The Powder Puff football game has always been a part of spirit week at West Potomac, and within Fairfax County. It’s a game of Juniors vs. Seniors girls flag football where...