Along with the many changes West Potomac as well as Fairfax County faced this year, the new attendance and gradebook system, SIS, has sparked great opinion among parents, students, and staff.   According...

It’s 8:05 in the morning and you’re struggling to get to class before the bell rings. When you think about it, walking to class doesn’t seem that hard, but when you’re against a huge wave of students...

The SGA and administration have released a new set of values for the school, SPIRIT, which is displayed on posters around the school. “[The purpose of SPIRIT is to] give kids a form to strive for,”...

On a quiet Thursday morning before another normal, busy school day, four students gathered in a rectangular classroom on the second floor of Quander. Though most of their peers were just opening their...

With school back in session and preparation for college applications in full swing, most juniors and seniors have one thing in mind this particular fall: the new SAT. After announcing that major changes...

On Thursday, September 10th's game, the West Potomac Field Hockey team bested Robert E. Lee High School 1 to 0. The game proved to be a fair match, with only one point made in the beginning of the first...

The West Potomac campus was brought back to life on Tuesday, Sept. 1 by returning and new students with Wolverine Welcome, a relatively new initiative that includes upperclassmen schedule pick-up, freshmen...

Marijuana is now legal in four states and the District of Columbia--something that would have seemed impossible in the political climate of ten years ago. Aside from the supposed medicinal value of the...

After it was confirmed last year, there has been much speculation on the nature of Apple’s latest release. Yesterday, on March 9th, Apple held a special press event to announce and detail the launch...

For on-level and advanced history classes alike, DBQs have become the norm in essay writing. They were first implemented in 1973, in lieu of the traditional free-response essay on AP US History exams....

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few weeks, chances are that you have heard about (or even seen) the notorious leaked nude pictures of celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana...