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An In Depth Look Into the FCPS Firewall

An In Depth Look Into the FCPS Firewall

Adeline Sauer, Writer
April 15, 2021

The roles of different sources of media in our world today are extremely important. They shape our views on current events and inform us on what’s going on in the world. But, the dark side of the media,...

Students Prepare for SATs

Students Prepare for SATs

Katie Shiflett, Writer
March 2, 2021

In January of 2021, the College Board announced that it was dropping both the essay and subject-area exams from the SAT. Subject-area exams were exams regarding things like French. These changes were already...

At The Halfway Point: A Look Back at a Semester of Virtual Learning

At The Halfway Point: A Look Back at a Semester of Virtual Learning

Adeline Sauer
January 29, 2021

As the school year hits the halfway point and students start preparing to go in person, a look back at the past few months is in order. This school year has been different for all of us and has forced...

West Po’s Oswald Garcia Awarded Full-Tuition Posse Scholarship; only FCPS student to be awarded the scholarship this year

West Po’s Oswald Garcia Awarded Full-Tuition Posse Scholarship; only FCPS student to be awarded the scholarship this year

Santiago Lugo, Writer
June 11, 2020

West Potomac’s very own Oswald Garcia, senior, became the only recipient of the Posse Scholarship reward in Fairfax County this year. Through the award, Oswald has received a four year, full-tuition...

Photo was taken at the West Po Science Fair in January

West Po Students Honored at FCPS Regional Science Fair: One of the First Virtual Events During the Coronavirus Outbreak

Kai Phipps, Writer
June 10, 2020

West Po students honored at FCPS Regional Science Fair: One of the First Virtual Events During the Coronavirus Outbreak  Way back in the beginning of this COVID-19 outbreak, the Fairfax County Public...

The famous rock in front of the school was painted for the graduation

Senior Drive-Thru Graduation was a success

Lila Reidy, Writer
June 10, 2020

On June 4, 2020, the original date of their graduation ceremony, the senior class convened in the bus loop of West Po for a drive through graduation. The celebration went on from 9 am to 5 pm, and students...

West Po Science Fair Wraps Up

West Po Science Fair Wraps Up

Anmool Ghaffari, Madison Kellmel, Writers
February 14, 2020

  The West Potomac High School Science Fair took place again recently. 1st place winners have the opportunity of going to the regional event, the Regional Science Fair, on March 20th-22nd, at Robinson...

From the Field to the Front Office

From the Field to the Front Office

Louis Poulson, Writer
November 18, 2019

  For many students, it is hard to see how school connects to the real world. Not upstairs in Gunston 214 for Sports and Entertainment Marketing, where West Po students, many of who are also athletes,...

Hopefully next years computers beat this years!

Laptops Coming to All West Po Students via FCPS 1-to-1 Initiative

Carter Ver Hage and Nathan Assefa
June 4, 2019

Every West Po student will be issued their own computer, a Dell X33CT with an Intel i3 core and 4GB, for school as a part of Fairfax County Public School’s (FCPS) 1-to-1 initiative to fulfill all student...

West Potomac Senior Receives Peace Award

West Potomac Senior Receives Peace Award

Nathan Assefa, Writer
May 8, 2019

West Potomac Senior Diana Argueta was selected to receive the 2019 Student Peace Award presented by Fairfax County. This is the 16th annual presentation of the award originally founded by Margaret Fisher...

An image of the magnetic field before and during the reversal, created by parallel supercomputers at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Science Alert: A Magnetic Field Reversal Long Overdue

Vivian Baxter, Writer
April 2, 2019

Every day since the beginning of our time on Earth, the center of the magnetic field has been shifting from the North Pole. It has been shifting almost thirty miles every year since the early 1900’s...

June 8, 2018

As students get ready for a cram-packed weekend of studying, finalizing projects, and revising their work, they can see the end in sight, even through the stress.  “Finals are very stressful because...

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