The Wire

Teacher Feature: Mme. Safavi

Hana Keenan, Writer
December 8, 2020

Mme. Nanaz Safavi chose to teach French after her personal experiences with language learning. English is her 3rd language, and she has noticed that literature really differs from language to language. “Even...

Teacher Feature: Mr. Bakke

Ruth Dean, Writer
December 1, 2020

New science teacher Peter Bakke begins his first year in a virtual environment, coming from across the country in Seattle. This is a not-so-new area for Bakke, as he began his formal teaching career in...

Teacher Feature: Mr. Rigby

Adeline Sauer, Writer
November 23, 2020

Mr. Robert Rigby is a Latin teacher here at West Po. Back in in-person school, he would often be seen sharing a laugh with his students and fellow teachers and holding a Big Gulp, which he drinks out of...

Teacher Feature: Mrs. O’Grady

Katie Shiflett, Writer
November 17, 2020

Connoisseur of Women’s history and all things Tudor, Mrs. Heather O’Grady has been a history teacher at West Potomac for 9 years. She’s married to Mr. O’Grady, an English teacher, and she teaches...

Peter Rainey

Peter Rainey, Writer
November 5, 2020

Peter is a sophomore at West Po and in his second year of Journalism. He enjoys playing basketball and spending time with his friends. You can catch Peter on the sidelines of West Potomac sports games...

Finn McCool

Finn McCool, Writer
November 5, 2020

Finn McCool is a sophomore at West Po in his first year of journalism. He has always had an interest in writing and the reporting process and how it impacts the way we receive information, and journalism...

SpOOky Spirit Week Coming Soon

Ruth Dean, Writer
October 23, 2020

This coming week, the SGA will be hosting a virtual “Spooky” Spirit Week for the week leading up to Halloween. Although it is online learning, students are encouraged to dress along with the daily...

West Potomac Students Say Goodbye to RBG One Last Time

Ruth Dean, Writer
October 1, 2020

After the passing of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the 18th, thousands visited the Supreme Court in D.C. to honor her, including West Potomac students. She served on the Supreme...

Hammering Out a Deal: Construction Plans are Finalized

Mollie Shiflett, Writer
February 19, 2020

West Po will be undergoing a $22 million dollar construction project to increase the capacity of the school by one third, from 2,331 students to 3,000. The construction will commence in December 2020,...

Lack of Sleep Causes Problems for Students

Ethan Brodie, Writer
February 14, 2020

Across the country, getting enough sleep is a problem for most high school students, and West Po is no exception. A study about American high schoolers’ sleep published in the Journal of Adolescent Health...

Wolverine Warehouse Store Opens

Claudia Velasquez, Writer
February 14, 2020

There is now no excuse not to show school spirit. There is a new warehouse in the cafeteria where students can buy West Po merchandise like T-Shirts. The grand opening was January 10th. “It has been...

Portrait of a Wolverine: Annie Terwilliger

Madison Kellmel, Writer
February 14, 2020

West Po senior and member of the varsity basketball and soccer teams, Annie Terwilliger has been playing both soccer and basketball since the ages of 9 and 10. As of right now, Terwilliger has been accepted...