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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
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
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)
The student voice of West Potomac High School

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Photo Credit: Amy Stoll

Teacher Feature: Ms. Stoll

Phoebe Schultz, Writer
October 26, 2021

As a lover of all things design and photography, Ms. Amy Stoll teaches art at West Potomac. This is Ms. Stoll’s 20th year teaching and she began her career in 2001, half-time at Marshall High School...

Photo Credit: DC Bar Association

Teacher Feature: Mr. Feinstein

Benjamin Price, Writer
October 19, 2021

Mr. Jeffrey Feinstein has been teaching AP US History and US VA History at West Po for 24 years. He was drawn to teaching history by an interest in studying the past: “I like the stories of the past....

Teacher Feature: Mr. Rogers

Teacher Feature: Mr. Rogers

Ethan Brodie, Writer
October 12, 2021

Mr. Kip Rogers is a science teacher at West Po. He teaches freshman Environmental Science and Biology, as well as AP Environmental Science. This is his 5th year teaching at West Po after being a long-term...

Teacher Feature: Ms. Aepelbacher

Teacher Feature: Ms. Aepelbacher

Mercedes Henwood, Writer
October 5, 2021

Other than teaching kids math, Ms. Lou Ann Aepelbacher plays the French horn and the piano. Originally from outside Buffalo, New York, Aepelbacher has taught at West Po since 2009 and has taught in Arlington...

Devious Lick Challenge Causing Chaos

Devious Lick Challenge Causing Chaos

Emma Bayliss, Hannah Mei Steury, and Sophia West
September 28, 2021

Recently, students at West Potomac have stolen soap dispensers as a part of a viral Tik Tok trend that has swept across the county. The new challenge, dubbed “The Devious Lick Challenge,” encourages...

Here Comes Homecoming

Here Comes Homecoming

Hernan Urdininea, Writer
September 28, 2021

Make sure your calendar is marked for October 2 for the upcoming homecoming dance. Tickets are being sold at lunch for $20 starting Monday September 27th. There will be five spirit days leading up to the...

West Po Varsity before taking on Marshall at home. They take on Lee tonight.

Friday Night Lights Return to West Po–On Thursday

Katie Shiflett, Writer
September 1, 2021

The West Po football team will have its home opener this Thursday, September 2nd, against Wakefield High School at 7:30.  “Currently there are no social distance guidelines that we have to enforce,”...

Student Sends Email to Every West Po Student, Creating an Inbox Nightmare

Student Sends Email to Every West Po Student, Creating an Inbox Nightmare

Ethan Brodie, Writer
August 27, 2021

Chaos struck West Po students’ inboxes this past Thursday night as one West Po student sent an email about YouTube restrictions to the email address, [email protected], which delivered...

CAT B Makes History Concrete

CAT B Makes History Concrete

Mollie Shiflett, Writer
June 10, 2021

This past school year has been a year unlike any other. However, CAT B teacher Joann Molnar has tried to keep everything as normal as possible. For those who don’t know what the CAT B program is, it...

Photo credit to Aaron Kopp

Juniors Elizabeth Hardin and Aaron Kopp Take 12th Place in National Debate Tournament

Ethan Brodie, Writer
June 8, 2021

Over Memorial Day weekend, West Po juniors Elizabeth Hardin and Aaron Kopp placed 12th in the virtual NCFL Grand National Debate Tournament out of 257 teams.  The tournament, originally planned for...

Behind The Wheel Driving Courses Adjusting to Pandemic

Behind The Wheel Driving Courses Adjusting to Pandemic

Peter Rainey, Writer
May 18, 2021

Student drivers at West Potomac and throughout the state of Virginia are required to pass a guided drivers course known as ‘Behind The Wheel’ before receiving their license. As coronavirus clicked...

Profiles of the student leaders of the coalition pictured.

Updated: The Student Equity Coalition Receives Student Peace Award

Pheobe Schultz, Writer
April 29, 2021

Correction: An earlier post mistakenly ran solely the full text from the promotional material from the Student Peace Awards instead of the article written by our student reporter. We regret the error. The...

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