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Senior Grant Hamilton Receives National Merit Scholarship

Senior Grant Hamilton Receives National Merit Scholarship

Javin Richards, Writer
May 25, 2022

Senior Grant Hamilton became one of approximately 7,500 high school students who earned a prestigious National Merit Scholarship from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). A total of 1.5 million...

Photo: Screenshot from the official Rocket League website

Esports Takes Shape at West Po

Ethan Brodie, Writer
April 13, 2022

Tryouts for West Po’s first esports team in school history will begin next Monday, April 18th and continue on Wednesday, April 20th. The tryouts will fill a total of 12 spots for two teams, one varsity...

Photo: Annalise Grindstaff

Student-Run Arts Website “The West Po Studio” Launches

Hana Keenan, Writer
March 14, 2022

Back from virtual school, many students have been inspired to create their own clubs. In particular, Kaitlin Cascio and Annalise Grindstaff, two sophomores, have paired up to create “The West Po Studio.”...

Virginia Law Ending Public School Mask Mandates Takes Effect

Virginia Law Ending Public School Mask Mandates Takes Effect

Ethan Brodie, Writer
March 1, 2022

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill into law allowing parents to opt their children out of mask mandates in public schools. The legislation took effect March 1st. The law requires schools...

Fairfax County Public Schools Ends Mask Mandate for Students and Staff

Fairfax County Public Schools Ends Mask Mandate for Students and Staff

Ethan Brodie, Writer
March 1, 2022

Fairfax County Public Schools announced it will no longer require students, staff, and visitors to wear masks beginning March 1st. The change allows FCPS to comply with a new state law signed by Virginia...

Graph shows student case rates at each of the 25 public high schools in Fairfax County.

Data Reveals West Po Among Top 10 FCPS High Schools with Lowest COVID-19 Student Case Rates

Ethan Brodie, Writer
December 9, 2021

COVID-19 data through December 6th shows West Po has a lower Covid case rate than about two-thirds of Fairfax County Public Schools high schools, according to FCPS’s Covid Dashboard data. West Po ranks...

Virginia to Hold Elections in First Taste of Midterms Under President Biden

Virginia to Hold Elections in First Taste of Midterms Under President Biden

Ethan Brodie, Writer
October 27, 2021

For the first time since the tumultuous 2020 race, Virginia voters will take to the polls for a general election on November 2 to elect leaders and representatives for a variety of state and local offices....

Teacher Feature: Mr. Rogers

Teacher Feature: Mr. Rogers

Ethan Brodie, Writer
October 12, 2021

Mr. Kip Rogers is a science teacher at West Po. He teaches freshman Environmental Science and Biology, as well as AP Environmental Science. This is his 5th year teaching at West Po after being a long-term...

Student Sends Email to Every West Po Student, Creating an Inbox Nightmare

Student Sends Email to Every West Po Student, Creating an Inbox Nightmare

Ethan Brodie, Writer
August 27, 2021

Chaos struck West Po students’ inboxes this past Thursday night as one West Po student sent an email about YouTube restrictions to the email address, [email protected], which delivered...

Photo credit to Aaron Kopp

Juniors Elizabeth Hardin and Aaron Kopp Take 12th Place in National Debate Tournament

Ethan Brodie, Writer
June 8, 2021

Over Memorial Day weekend, West Po juniors Elizabeth Hardin and Aaron Kopp placed 12th in the virtual NCFL Grand National Debate Tournament out of 257 teams.  The tournament, originally planned for...

West Po Clinical Team Helps Students Improve Mental Health

West Po Clinical Team Helps Students Improve Mental Health

Maxim Chintalov, Writer
June 1, 2021

Of interest to those paying attention to the announcement slides during advisory may be West Potomac High School's "Student/Clinical Team." The part of the slide show that says who is on the clinical team...

Virginia General Assembly Legalizes Marijuana, Abolishes Death Penalty, Declares Racism a Public Health Emergency in Prolific Legislative Session

Virginia General Assembly Legalizes Marijuana, Abolishes Death Penalty, Declares Racism a Public Health Emergency in Prolific Legislative Session

Ethan Brodie, Writer
May 6, 2021

Virginia's General Assembly wrapped up its first legislative session of the year in March having passed hundreds of bills, some of which will bring fundamental change to the state.  Lawmakers tackled...

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