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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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PSAT/NMSQT symbol from the college board website. Below the story name West Potomacs 11 Commended Students.

National Merit Commended Scholar Process Scrutinized Across Northern VA

Phoebe Schultz, Benjamin Price, and Miguel Tsang
February 8, 2023

Numerous Northern Virginia schools, including West Po, Langley and Westfield in FCPS, along with schools from Loudon, Prince William and Stafford counties, neglected to inform PSAT National Merit Corporation...

To Skip, or Not to Skip? That is the Question.

To Skip, or Not to Skip? That is the Question.

Sara Lainez, Writer
February 8, 2023

Skipping class is an ongoing issue with students at West Po. According to resource teacher Mr. Donnel Fisher, tardy rates and referral rates were not accurate due to the pandemic. Because there were very...

Teacher Feature: Ms. Merino

Teacher Feature: Ms. Merino

Brian Cordova Centeno
December 6, 2022

Ms. Brittany Merino, or Señora Merino to her Spanish students, is in her twelfth year of teaching with all of them being at West Po. She teaches Spanish I, II, and III. Ever since she was in elementary...

Teacher Feature: Mrs. Martinez

Teacher Feature: Mrs. Martinez

Sophia West
November 29, 2022

Mrs. Martinez is one of the many teachers at West Potomac high school; the only classes she teaches are Spanish 2 and Spanish 3. Even though Mrs. Martinez has been a teacher for 11 years, this is her first...

Images from fcps.edu: West Potomac High Capital Project, showing interior and exterior of the new addition.

Construction Completion puts West Po “Under One Roof”

Phoebe Schultz, Benjamin Price, and Miguel Tsang
November 23, 2022

On Monday, Principal Millard invited all West Potomac advisory classes to join a Zoom meeting regarding the completion of the on-going construction. According to Millard, as of Nov. 28, West Potomac will...

Teacher Feature: Mrs. Sridhar

Teacher Feature: Mrs. Sridhar

Sara Lainez
November 22, 2022

Now in her 23rd year of teaching Mrs. Parvathy Sridhar hasn’t always had it easy. Coming from India to the U.S was definitely a challenge for Mrs. Sridhar, especially in the teaching environment. “Before...

Teacher Feature: Ms. Hubbard

Teacher Feature: Ms. Hubbard

Benjamin Price, Writer/Co-Editor In Chief
November 15, 2022

In Ms. Dana Hubbard’s 14th year at West Potomac, teaching AP biology, human anatomy and physiology, as well as AVID, her favorite part of her job remains the same: getting to know her students every...

Alum Reports from 1st Semester at College

Alum Reports from 1st Semester at College

Ethan Brodie, Former Editor-in-Chief of West Po '22
November 7, 2022

The overwhelming, yet exciting feeling of being in a completely new environment, the stress of another paper, the rush of joy as the class canceled email hits my inbox. These are just some of the feelings...

Senior Semifinalists: Nagda on the Left, French on the Right

Seniors French and Nagda Named National Merit Semifinalists

Miguel Tsang and Benjamin Price
November 7, 2022

Two seniors, Fionn French and Saira Nagda, qualified as semifinalists for this year’s National Merit Scholarship (NMSC), a competitive program that grants scholarships to top performers on the PSAT....

Books that have been banned by Governor Youngkin.

Youngkin’s Executive Order Addressed

Finn McCool, Writer
June 2, 2022

Governor Youngkin recently issued an executive order calling for parent notification of education involving sexual conduct in Virginia schools. This decision has been made in many states as a nationwide...

Students and Teachers Reflect on a Year of the 4.0 Scale

Alisa Foster, Writer
June 2, 2022

At the same time students are scurrying to get those last papers in and those last retakes done, they are thinking about how the new 4.0 grading scale will affect their GPAs. Specific data comparing this...

Testing Methods to Take Out Stress

Testing Methods to Take Out Stress

Carlie Erlandson, Writer
May 13, 2022

The end of the year is on its way, and with it comes the flurry of final exams, AP testing, graduation, prom, summer plans, and quite frankly, it’s incredibly stressful. It seems like there's not enough...

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