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The Commanders set to return to Washington DC.
Commanders Return to DC
"Better Days" album cover
Better Days
Gerry Connolly has served in Congress for 16 years
Virginia Representative Gerry Connolly Dies at 75
Governor Youngkin signed the new bill into law on Monday.
Youngkin Signs Bill Limiting Social Media Use for Teens
Newly Elected Pope Leo XIV
Introducing… Pope Leo XIV
L. to R. Junior Madison Seyfert, sophomore Nora Fitzpatrick and junior Annalise Richardson teamed up to win “Best School” at the Lightridge Model UN Conference: a small but mighty team. Photo:
West Po Model UN Receives “Best Delegation” Award
An $1,800 grant from “Educate Fairfax” allowed students from the Pulley Center to help build new tables for the courtyard.
More Students Learn Outdoors Thanks to “Educate Fairfax”
Up until this year, some of the Virginia Department of Education’s Standards of Learning (SOL) tests were required for students to pass to graduate high school, but the SOL scores didn’t directly affect students’ grades. The above chart shows the recent aggregate reading scores for West Po.
Virginia SOLs to Count as 10-Percent of Grade Next School Year
Screenshot of video footage of May 8 school board meeting by Fairfax County Public Schools
School Board Finally Approves Cellphone Policy
AP World history student using Heimler's History to preparing for their Exam on May eighth.
Students Preparing to Take the AP World Exam on May 8
Students Seek and Find Jobs at Mount Vernon Rec Center
Metal Detectors Become Morning Routine
An $1,800 grant from “Educate Fairfax” allowed students from the Pulley Center to help build new tables for the courtyard.
More Students Learn Outdoors Thanks to “Educate Fairfax”
The Commanders set to return to Washington DC.
Commanders Return to DC
Gerry Connolly has served in Congress for 16 years
Virginia Representative Gerry Connolly Dies at 75
An $1,800 grant from “Educate Fairfax” allowed students from the Pulley Center to help build new tables for the courtyard.
More Students Learn Outdoors Thanks to “Educate Fairfax”
Lydia Grace, junior, plays the guitar at this year’s Waynewoodstock, which also served as a post-storm distraction.
2nd Waynewoodstock Featured Local Musicians
"Better Days" album cover
Better Days
AP World history student using Heimler's History to preparing for their Exam on May eighth.
Students Preparing to Take the AP World Exam on May 8
Sophmores Leila Freimanis and Juliet Laisch studying for their AP Psychology exam.
The Season of AP Exams
The poster of the WP Wire Pi Day Contest, took place on March 14 and high 101-digit steak!
West Potomac Wire Pi Day Contest Wraps Up with Impressive 101-Digit Streak
Mr Landis, a world history/geography teacher who grew up in Pennsylvania.
Teacher Feature: Mr. Landis
Parent volunteers operate a concessions booth during most West Po Athletics home games.
Band Concessions Sell Out Quickly after Sudden Home Game Cancellation
One vote, One chance
Teacher Feature: Ms Lutzker
Teacher Feature: Ms Lutzker
Lydia Grace, junior, plays the guitar at this year’s Waynewoodstock, which also served as a post-storm distraction.
2nd Waynewoodstock Featured Local Musicians
A Tour Through the Lesser Known Museums of DC
A Tour Through the Lesser Known Museums of DC
Brief information on The Wire's Pi Day competition.
The Wire to Host Pi Day Competition Next Friday
A picture of some of the menu items at Kong Dog.
Kong Dog A New K’runchy Staple
Promotional graphic from the West Po Marketplace organizers
Craft Fair in the Wolverdome This Saturday
Belen Estrada joined the staff of The WP Wire her senior year. She urges other seniors to dream, but not forget to live in the present.
Don’t Write Off Senior Year: Enjoy the Present
Don’t Write Off Senior Year: Enjoy the Present
School publications across Northern Virginia are at risk to be censored by their school districts.
Censorship Threatens Papers Throughout ACPS and FCPS
After the Taliban reestablished power in Afghanistan, women and girls lost the right to an education. Photo: Britannica
All Girls Deserve an Education
A Report on Education, From an Inside Man
Belen Estrada joined the staff of The WP Wire her senior year. She urges other seniors to dream, but not forget to live in the present.
Don’t Write Off Senior Year: Enjoy the Present
The ERA is an amendment calling for the equality of sex in the U.S. Constitution, graphic created using Canva.
Why We Need the Equal Rights Amendment
Alessandro Della Bella / ETH Zurich
Engineering an Equitable Feature
Photo Illustration: Nora Fitzpatrick
The Importance of Local Journalism in the Fight Against Disinformation
Phoebe Shultz, a staple of West Po journalism for 4 years, is headed to Clemson University in the fall.
Keep it Newsworthy, West Po
School publications across Northern Virginia are at risk to be censored by their school districts.
Censorship Threatens Papers Throughout ACPS and FCPS
Don't Tune Out
Don’t Tune Out
Teens start and end the day with a mindless scroll.
Social Media: Blessing or Burden?
Lack of Funding Impacts Some West Po Sports
Lack of Funding Impacts Some West Po Sports
Student leaves early from school out of side door, one of many who may be taking a mental health break from school.
Second Quarter Slump
Student Cartoons of the Week: 5/29-6/4
Student Cartoons of the Week: 5/29-6/4
Is Trisha Paytas's Baby The Next Pope?
Is Trisha Paytas’s Baby The Next Pope?
Summer In Media
Summer In Media
"Better Days" album cover
Better Days
The Beyond the Page Theater Company just finished their spring musical.
Once on This Island Review
Spring Wolverine Horoscopes
Spring Wolverine Horoscopes
The Beyond the Page Theater Company just finished their spring musical.
Once on This Island Review
The cast of Twelfth Night the Musical bow after their opening night performance.
Review for Twelfth Night the Musical
Graphic created using Canva with Wicked logo from Public Domain by Universal Pictures
A Wicked West Po Review
A picture of some of the menu items at Kong Dog.
Kong Dog A New K’runchy Staple
Kendrick Lamar: gnx Album Review
Kendrick Lamar: gnx Album Review
Dire Wolves have been revived from their previous extinction.
Return of Dire Wolves
Taylor Swift and her carbon emissions from her private jet.
Taylor Swift’s Carbon Footprint: Something She Can Not Shake Off
The growth of AI chatbots like ChatGPT have raised many questions including how the growth of AI has affected the environment.
Hey ChatGPT, Write me an Article on Your Environmental Impact
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris enjoy some time outside while questions on their environmental views are still at large.
Our Presidential Candidates Views on the Environment: What the Frack do They Stand For?
Claudia Bunea and Lucy Wilson posing with some of their Back To School supplies
Back to School: The Hidden Costs of Overbuying on the Environment
Genevieve Cummings Leaps to New Start
Ten Wolverine Grads to Play College Sports
The Commanders set to return to Washington DC.
Commanders Return to DC
An athlete poses with a Celsius before a game.
Energy Drinks: Energy or Endangerment?
Photo Credit: West Potomac Athletics
Girls Lacrosse Heads To The State Tournament, After Beating Justice At Regionals
Newly Elected Pope Leo XIV
Introducing… Pope Leo XIV
Kendrick Lamar, during his performance after the song "HUMBLE."
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Recap
Poetry from Pakistan: Reflections on Tulu-e-Islam
Poetry from Pakistan: Reflections on Tulu-e-Islam
Los jugadores firmaron con La Liga para jugar durante determinados periodos S.
La Liga Regresa a West Potomac (English & Español)
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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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Is Trisha Paytas's Baby The Next Pope?

Is Trisha Paytas’s Baby The Next Pope?

Leila Freimanis, Jacqueline Henwood, and Addison Hood
June 3, 2025

Shortly following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, social media headlines quickly circulated to the conspiracy and media meme of the Trisha Paytas baby curse. The alleged curse links the pregnancies...

Summer In Media

Summer In Media

Addison Hood and Annie Jones
May 30, 2025

Summertime in film is something that mirrors a dream, it's fun and light. Summers should be spent outside, but when you're not or caring for a nasty sunburn in your room, here's what to watch to inspire...

"Better Days" album cover

Better Days

Raphael Lemorie and Frazier O
May 22, 2025

At West Potomac, tucked away in a corner of springbank, a classroom brimming with creativity releases their 4th album in just as many years. Mr.Luke Pierce and his students have made the promise to go...

The Beyond the Page Theater Company just finished their spring musical.

Once on This Island Review

Ainsley Moran, Reporter
May 13, 2025

Opening night for Once on This Island, run by Beyond The Page Theatre Company, made my Friday and Saturday evening very special. The show was gripping for only costing $10 for students and $15 for adults.  When...

Spring Wolverine Horoscopes

Spring Wolverine Horoscopes

Alexis Haymon, Guest Writer
April 7, 2025

Wolverines! Can you believe how fast the fourth quarter is here? The weather is warming up, the sun is shining, and the school year is flying by. April starts off with Aries, the first sign in the zodiac....

Introducing... Once on This Island!

Introducing… Once on This Island!

Ainsley Moran, Reporter
April 7, 2025

It’s that time of year! May 1st - May 10th, West Potomac’s theatre department ‘Beyond the Page’ is presenting Once on This Island by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flahtery. Lynn Ahrens is an American...

The cast of Twelfth Night the Musical bow after their opening night performance.

Review for Twelfth Night the Musical

Josephine Keller, Editor-in-Chief
February 15, 2025

Opening night for Beyond The Page Theatre Company’s production of Twelfth Night the Musical, an adaptation of Shakespeare by Shaina Taub, took place Feb. 15, 2025. For a show that only costs $10 for...

Kendrick Lamar, during his performance after the song "HUMBLE."

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Recap

Andrew Rapchak, Arts & Entertainment Editor
February 14, 2025

On September Eighth of 2024, Kendrick Lamar announced he would be performing at Super Bowl LIX, exciting the world after his #1 hit with his song “Not Like Us” earlier that summer. The year quickly...

Showings for Twelfth Night begin on the 13th and include an evening show on Valentine's Day.

Twelfth Night the Musical Preview

Josephine Keller, Editor-in-Chief
February 14, 2025

Beyond the Page Theater Company’s performances of ‘Twelfth Night — The Musical’ begin Feb. 14 and end Feb. 22. Twelfth Night is a classic romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare, but this...

February Love Poems

February Love Poems

Reader Input and Josephine Keller
February 14, 2025
Readers were invited to submit 10 word love stories to the WP Wire through a form on the All Students Schoology page.
Graphic created using Canva.

The Returning Rise of SNL

Ainsley Moran and Sarah Puli
February 14, 2025

Saturday Night Live, SNL, has recently experienced a remarkable surge in popularity. The show officially sparked in 1975.  Johnny Carson petitioned NBC executives for the weekend shows to be pulled and...

What's Wrong With Emilia Pérez?

What’s Wrong With Emilia Pérez?

Anna Trumbo, Guest Writer
February 10, 2025

If you watched the Golden Globes, you probably noticed the 2024 film Emilia Pérez sweeping with four awards — including Best Musical and Best Motion Picture. Since the awards, viewers have been speculating...

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