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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

Sophomore, Phoebe Schultz, holding the spring edition of The Wire.

Sophomore Schultz Creates Masthead

Hannah Mei Steury, Writer
June 2, 2022

After years of having the same masthead, The WP Wire’s Phoebe Schultz, sophomore, created a new one. The masthead can be seen in the newspaper and on The West Potomac Wire’s website at www.thewpwire.org. The...

Junior, Loza Markos, at Peace Awards Ceremony

West Po Student Wins the Peace Award

Maxim Chintalov, Writer
May 27, 2022

Loza Markos, a junior at West Potomac High School, is one of 24 recipients of the Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County. Markos raised $5,000 on GoFundMe to pay for gifts to Ethiopian children with disabilities...

Shut Down DC organized the first demonstration on Justice Alito’s street whih was attended by some West Po students. Photo Credit: Hayden Stengler

Students Join Protest of Leaked Draft Supreme Court Document Overturning Roe v. Wade

Miguel Tsang and Benjamin Price
May 27, 2022

Local resident Supreme Court Justice Alito’s house has become the sight of spirited demonstrations in the wake of his leaked court opinion that would overturn Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court case which...

Senior Grant Hamilton Receives National Merit Scholarship

Senior Grant Hamilton Receives National Merit Scholarship

Javin Richards, Writer
May 25, 2022

Senior Grant Hamilton became one of approximately 7,500 high school students who earned a prestigious National Merit Scholarship from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). A total of 1.5 million...

Picture from senior page of the West Potomac website.

Senior Information Roundup

Michael Weinraub, Writer
May 23, 2022

For seniors, this Friday the 27th is the last day of school before graduation, but there’s a lot that has to be done before putting on the cap and gown on June 3rd. This week, laptops have to be turned...

Burnout Strikes Juniors and Seniors

Annie Ghaffari, Writer
May 23, 2022

The fourth quarter is coming closer and closer to an end. Seniors are getting ready to head off to college and start their adult lives. Juniors are getting prepped to consider colleges and figure out what...

Cover art by Tom Parkinson Morgan from Massif Presss Twitter.

Lancer Builds Mechs Beautifully

Michael Weinraub, Writer
May 19, 2022

Mandica slows her breath to relax as the blood rushes to her head. Sitting in her Death’s Head, she stabilizes her aim. Her mech may be perpendicular to the floor and standing on a wall, but that’s...

Testing Methods to Take Out Stress

Testing Methods to Take Out Stress

Carlie Erlandson, Writer
May 13, 2022

The end of the year is on its way, and with it comes the flurry of final exams, AP testing, graduation, prom, summer plans, and quite frankly, it’s incredibly stressful. It seems like there's not enough...

West Potomac Spring Sports Enter The Playoffs

West Potomac Spring Sports Enter The Playoffs

Nick Castrilli, Writer
May 11, 2022

West Potomac athletes across many sports are getting ready for playoff competition. All the teams benefit when classmates cheer them on. “The fans help us play better, they create an atmosphere that...

Boys Lacrosse Team Is Hot Entering The Playoffs

Boys Lacrosse Team Is Hot Entering The Playoffs

Nick Castrilli, Writer
May 5, 2022

The boys lacrosse team at West Potomac is going into the Patriot District Tournament hot. Coming to the end of the season, the boys have a record of 9 wins and 4 loses. After winning the district and making...

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...

Senior Art Show Taking Place in the Library

Senior Art Show Taking Place in the Library

Miguel Tsang
April 29, 2022

Running from April 21 to the 28th, there is a Senior Art Show taking place in the library. The art show showcases different works of visual art created by seniors right here at West Po. All the works of...

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