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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

Students view the different stands International Night.

Cultural Acts Performed by Talented Students at International Night

Raphael Lemorie, Reporter
March 20, 2025

International Night was held in the Spring Bank lobby and auditorium February 28. A total of 40 students performed with acts and 20 students had stands featuring their cultures. There were several students...

Finding the Pot of Gold this St Patrick's day

Finding the Pot of Gold this St Patrick’s day

Addison Hood and Leila Freimanis
March 17, 2025

St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17 and celebrates the death of Saint Patrick, who is the patron saint of ireland. He is said to have brought Christianity to Ireland, converting the Pagans to Christians...

Pictured is the Cherry blossoms last year in full bloom along the basin.

Spring is Blooming in the DMV area

Ainsley Moran, Staff Writer
March 17, 2025

What started as a gift of cherry trees from Japan in 1912 has now become a huge celebration for people throughout Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia. This year most ‘peak bloom’ predictions are...

Brief information on The Wire's Pi Day competition.

The Wire to Host Pi Day Competition Next Friday

Lucy Wilson, Environmental Editor
March 7, 2025

Next Friday, March 14th is Pi day. In the cafeteria during C and D lunches, the West Po Wire will be hosting a Pi day competition. Whoever can say the most digits of pi will win a prize.  The idea...

Mr Minh standing in his math class with markers in hand.

Teacher Feature: Mr. Minh

Jackie Henwood, Reporter
January 15, 2025

Mr. Minh Huynh is one of the many adored teachers here at West Potomac High School. Mr. Minh has worked at West Potomac for 11 years as a math teacher, he has taught 9th grade pre algebra all the way up...

The West Potomac Wire has opened a Bluesky account, following the major increase of users.

Social Media Platform Bluesky Gains Traction After the Election

Thomas Brown, Student Issues Editor
December 18, 2024

Bluesky, a social media platform that has gained millions of users in the past few months, has emerged as an alternative to Elon Musk’s “X” (formerly known as Twitter) as people have become frustrated...

A picture of some of the menu items at Kong Dog.

Kong Dog A New K’runchy Staple

Addison Decker, Reporter
December 16, 2024

Kong Dog is an exciting new addition to Beacon Center, offering Korean-style corn dogs that have caught the attention of West Po locals. The restaurant serves an affordable menu, with prices ranging from...

Mr Driscoll, an Economics and Personal Finance teacher who studied at Virginia Tech.

Teacher Feature: Mr Driscoll

Thomas Argroves, Sports Editor
December 10, 2024

Mr Driscoll is a Career and Technical Education teacher, who teaches Economics and Personal Finance, Accounting, and Digital Applications.  He graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor's degree...

West Potomac's students filling the cast list of this years nutcracker

Dancing into December, the Nutcracker Begins

Addison Hood and Leila Freimanis
December 6, 2024

  Starting on December 5th, at our very own West Potomac auditorium, the Alexandria Community’s Nutcracker begins. This holiday tradition that happens every December is full of West Potomac’s...

Ms. Symone Jenkins is an English teacher for 9th and 10th grade at West Po. Her love for teaching English roots from being able to see each student's progress in writing overtime and seeing how far her students come from the beginning to the end of the school year.

Teacher Feature: Ms. Jenkins

Finn Johnson
December 3, 2024

Ms. Symone Jenkins, English teacher for 9th and 10th grade at West Po, loves teaching English because of being able to see each student's progress in writing overtime and seeing how far her students come...

Mr Landis, a world history/geography teacher who grew up in Pennsylvania.

Teacher Feature: Mr. Landis

Raphael Lemorie, Reporter
November 26, 2024

Mr. Michael Scott Landis, world history geography teacher. He has been teaching at West Po for 5 years but he has been teaching for 21 years in total. Every day he wakes up he has the drive of enjoying...

Parent volunteers operate a concessions booth during most West Po Athletics home games.

Band Concessions Sell Out Quickly after Sudden Home Game Cancellation

Finn Johnson and Thomas Argroves
November 20, 2024

Instead of being stuck with 1,000 Chick-Fil-A sandwiches and enough pizza for a playoff crowd, West Po’s home playoff football game on November 15th was suddenly canceled due to Hayfield being allowed...

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