Fairfax County schools superintendent Karen Garza unveiled the proposal for the much-discussed FY 2017 budget plan on Thursday accompanied by guest speakers, FCPS principals and school board members. West...

Latin teacher Robert Rigby has recently been making headlines with his interviews given to the Washington Post about the school system’s proposed new addition to the current nondiscrimination policy which...

Fresh from winter break, students learned that they soon need to choose their classes for the 2016-2017 school year. The month of January at school is essentially dedicated to student’s course selection,...

West Potomac suffered a double loss against West Springfield in the doubleheader basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 15. The girls varsity team lost 45-30 in their first conference game of the season after...

West Potomac students finished off their final week before winter break with a holiday themed spirit week. Students were able to show their school pride by coming in their comfiest clothes, warmest flannel,...

  "The Big Short" Release Date: Dec. 23 [Trailer]  Synopsis: Set in the mid 2000s before the financial crisis, "The Big Short" is based on the nonfiction book with the same name, and...

As the end of the Year steadily approaches, members of the West Potomac community are preparing for 2016 in style with the New Year’s eve themed spirit day. This offers students and faculty the opportunity...

“In the Heart of the Sea” is a movie that aims high but ultimately falls short of its goals. It suffers primarily from vapid characters whose actions seem futile and meaningless, an issue that greatly...

West Potomac’s Model United Nations Club held their third internal conference, WESTPOMUNC III, on Wednesday afternoon. The topic of the conference was the Syrian refugee crisis, a topic chosen by club...

Of the many holiday traditions in Alexandria, Va., one of the most memorable is the Collingwood Light Show on Collingwood Road, organized by Aldersgate Church.  Almost every year since 1994, Bill Vaughan...

The baby-faced teacher on page 4 of the December issue of The Wire is Mr. Chapman, Honors and AP Biology teacher!

As part of the pre-winter break spirit week, West Potomac students came to school today dressed in their ugliest holiday sweaters. These sweaters ranged from comfy seasonal button downs to shirts that...