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...

As the 2017-2018 school year nears its end and testing season begins, West Potomac students reflect about their struggles over the year and how they have kept a positive mindset through overwhelming weeks....

Q.How are you going to help your students prepare for the SOL? Mr.Klucharich (World History 1): “Plenty of review activities, whether it’s individual worksheets that they can do on their own or...

There was a Senior Parent meeting On Thursday, April 18. Here’s all you need to know, as a senior student.        WEST POTOMAC WIRE'S SENIOR GUIDE 2018 SHOUT: When:...

Freshmen are getting ready for the freshman science fair on June 6, a requirement for honors students. They have been working on the projects since February and planning since the beginning of this school...

Stressed about the upcoming AP (Advanced Placement) exams? Here are six different ways to review before May 7th. 1) Review Books Between Barron’s, Princeton Review, and 5 Steps to a 5, every AP...

Dr. Althea Sukalo is new to West Potomac this year, but she quite familiar to student antics--her love for teaching came from her love for teenagers. “Teenagers help you enormously to stay young,...

In response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting on February 14, FCPS discussed gun violence at the school board meeting on February 22. The superintendent and school board members discussed the issue...

Every freshman is full of nerves when they first enter high school: will it be hard? Am I going to get lost? But this stress is magnified when sports enter the picture. Practice every day after school...

Lauren Koelsch has enjoyed her transition into high school, largely because of sports--this 5’11 freshman is finishing up her first season on the West Potomac JV Girls’ volleyball team. “I really...