As part of its annual six-day Secondary School Shakespeare Festival every March, the Folger Shakespeare Library opened its doors to several groups of talented students from around the DC Metro area,...
“OMG, did you hear? Next year’s freshmen are going to have four years of gym! I hear there’s going to be extra Fine Arts credits added too. Those poor incoming freshmen won’t have an open elective...
There are many tried and true ways through which up-and-coming bands seek to promote themselves. They record an album, play small local gigs, create a web presence through social media, and hand out CDs...
On a recent cruise to Haiti, Jamaica, and Mexico (unfortunately not Rome), I missed seven school days. With four AP classes weighing down my class schedule, it was sadly not a completely stress-free vacation....
This season was the best West Potomac Girls’ Basketball has played in years. Prior to this season, the team had won more than three games in a season just once in the past five years. That came in 2012-13,...
The consensus among this year’s Wolverine Baseball team is that this season’s squad will be the most promising one that the school has trotted out in years. Headlined by four college commits Michael...
With recent additions to required classes, students are facing difficulties when it comes to picking classes, and choosing ones they would like to take. Last year, personal finance was added to the already...
The Internet is both a blessing and a curse for American teenagers. This technology has opened doors for new forms of education and instant knowledge, but has also harmed a whole generation in multiple...
Carl Sandburg Middle School was a facility in great need of renovation and updating. In October 2012, the school began to make some necessary changes to the grounds and the building itself, using a...
West Potomac saw a wave of staff departures as the 2012-2013 year came to an end. Amongst it were Social Studies Department Chair and AP Psychology teacher Drew Hamlin, and Student Services Counselor...
I first met Paul when I came to West Potomac as a student teacher in 2010. This may surprise those who knew him, but he actually really intimidated me at first. He was the veteran, the cool guy, with the...
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint from The Wire’s May 2013 issue, reporting and reflecting on Mr. Russell’s retirement after 45 years of teaching.
When classroom trailers first came to...