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FCPS Makes Controversial Pick For Next Superintendent

Miguel Tsang, Writer
May 9, 2022

After current FCPS schools superintendent Scott Brabrand announced his retirement set to take effect after the 2021-2022 school year, a new superintendent has been needed to fill his place. The new candidate...

Testing Schedule Begins Tomorrow

Testing Schedule Begins Tomorrow

Michael Weinraub, Writer
May 3, 2022

The testing schedule for West Potomac starts tomorrow (5/4), lasting until next Thursday (5/13). The morning period starts at 8:20, leaving the 10 minutes prior for breakfast, but goes until 11:10, with...

Spanish Students Wow with Art

Spanish Students Wow with Art

Carlie Erlandson, Writer
April 13, 2022

Señora Martinez has been teaching at West Potomac for only one year, but was blown away by the artistic skills of her Spanish lll students. Recently, the Spanish department taught the students about famous...

Youngkin Introduces New Education Policies

Youngkin Introduces New Education Policies

Mollie Shiflett, Writer
March 14, 2022

Glenn Youngkin was sworn in as the first Republican governor in the Commonwealth since 2009 just after noon on January 15th, 2022. He then signed 11 executive orders, including two about a central point...

New Curriculum Policy Causes Drop In Female P-Fit Enrollment

New Curriculum Policy Causes Drop In Female P-Fit Enrollment

Carlie Erlandson, Writer
March 14, 2022

Over the course of two years, the girls of West Potomac have lost a safe space to exercise during school after an attempt at gender-inclusivity backfired. Alana Yoder, senior, who took the girls P-fit...

Moving to Modern Classroom?

Moving to Modern Classroom?

Michael Weinraub, Writer
March 14, 2022

This school year West Potomac implemented Modern Classroom, a new teaching system that focuses on self-paced video lessons rather than regular lectures to guide students through learning. However, this...

4.0 Grading Scale Changes Again

4.0 Grading Scale Changes Again

Katie Shiflett, Writer
March 14, 2022

At the beginning of the school year, Fairfax County Public Schools and West Po introduced a new 4.0 grading scale. The 4.0 scale was originally introduced with the possible scores of 0,1, 2, 3, and 4,...

Pandemic Deals Blow to Music Department

Pandemic Deals Blow to Music Department

Maxim Chintalov, Writer
March 8, 2022

An anomaly in music department data starting from last school year will have a lasting impact up to a decade for the music departments in the West Potomac High School pyramid. One of the effects of distance...

Student Movement in Advisory Starts Today

Student Movement in Advisory Starts Today

January 27, 2022

Starting Jan. 27, students will no longer travel to S periods during their advisory block. The first part of the block will be advisory as usual, however, what was previously S rotation time has been repurposed....

Standards-Based Grading Aims to Make the Standard

Standards-Based Grading Aims to Make the Standard

Katie Shiflett, Writer
December 9, 2021

This school year, teachers have introduced a new method of grading in some subjects at West Po, Standard or Skilled Based Grading. This new system operates within the 4.0 grading, though both the science...

CAT B Makes History Concrete

CAT B Makes History Concrete

Mollie Shiflett, Writer
June 10, 2021

This past school year has been a year unlike any other. However, CAT B teacher Joann Molnar has tried to keep everything as normal as possible. For those who don’t know what the CAT B program is, it...

Womens History Returns to West Po, Seeks to Widen History Curriculum

Women’s History Returns to West Po, Seeks to Widen History Curriculum

Mollie Shiflett, Writer
June 8, 2021

Two school years ago at West Po a new elective was created in the history department called ‘Women’s History’. It only ran at West Potomac, and while it didn’t run this year, it will return for...

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