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A Q&A with Mr. Klucharich

A Q&A with Mr. Klucharich

Rimshaw Hassan, Reporter
February 1, 2018

Mark Klucharich also known as Mr. K to students teaches World History 1 and 2  Honors, as well as coaching baseball. Q: Where did you attend college? “West Chester University in West Chester Pennsylvania” Q:What...

Hispanic Heritage Month Sparks Discussion About Puerto Rico

Hispanic Heritage Month Sparks Discussion About Puerto Rico

Sofia Marcia, Reporter
November 1, 2017

The Hispanic Heritage Parade made its way through the halls of West Potomac, organized by Spanish teacher Yamalie Colon. The festival was held for people from hispanic backgrounds. Students danced brought...

Bilici (sitting) surrounded by colleagues, some of whom are now in jail, two months before the government takeover.

Abdulhamit Bilici: How Turkey Lost its Largest Newspaper

Abdulhamit Bilici was the editor-in-chief of Zaman, the largest newspaper in Turkey, before it was taken over by the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Fired and receiving threats of imprisonment,...

Profile: Jeffrey Petit-Freres

Profile: Jeffrey Petit-Freres

Jordan Nixon, Reporter
June 1, 2017

Jeffrey Petit-Freres, a senior at West Potomac, is known to excel in academics. What most people don’t know is that he is also a very skilled violinist. Petit-Freres has played this violin since he was...

Letters were sent to voice concerns on the ruling.

Northern Virginia Jehovah’s Witnesses React to Russian Supreme Court Ruling

Andrea Lugo, Reporter
May 18, 2017

A recent Russian Supreme Court ruling forbade Jehovah’s Witnesses from practicing their religion, as they were deemed to be an “extremist group.” Jehovah’s Witnesses across the world, including...

Interim Principal Dale Rumberger talking to students. (Courtesy West Potomac High School Website)

Getting to Know Your Interim Principal, Dale Rumberger

Nina Raneses, Editor in Chief
March 21, 2017

Week after week, West Potomac’s boys’ varsity basketball team left fans on the edge of their seats. It’s impossible to miss the energetic and ever-spirited student section, as interim principal Dale...

Aleixo and her family (Courtesy Margarita Aleixo)

Senior Margarita Aleixo Learns of Her True Background

Andrea Lugo and Cami Santa Anna
January 29, 2017

We’ve all been there. You’re in a group of people, and suddenly the topic of your cultural/ethnic origin comes up. Slowly but surely, everyone starts naming off the halves and quarters and eighths...

A Look Into the 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Haitian Earthquake Survivor Sebastien Jeanton

A Look Into the 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Haitian Earthquake Survivor Sebastien Jeanton

Andrea Lugo, Reporter
November 22, 2016

This January will mark the 7th anniversary of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake that killed thousands and left the country in chaos. Junior Sebastien Jeanton is a proud survivor. “None of us knew it was coming,...

(Courtesy Micha Streuli) Streuli visiting Gettysburg.

Q&A with Swiss Exchange Student Micha Streuli

Andrea Lugo, Reporter
November 9, 2016

This school year, West Potomac welcomed a number of foreign exchange students, one being junior Micha Streuli from Switzerland. Although difficult at times, he was quick to adapt himself to the school’s...

Despite Gender, Female Football Player Succeeds on JV Team

Cami Santa Anna and Maliah Hawkins
November 8, 2016

This year, West Potomac’s Junior Varsity football team recruited junior Ubaida Ahmed, who is the the only girl on the team. Ahmed is determined to make a difference, on the field, and in others lives...

Junior Lyrica MacDonald Uses Social Media to Support Fellow Students

Junior Lyrica MacDonald Uses Social Media to Support Fellow Students

Andrea Lugo, Reporter
May 29, 2016

Junior Lyrica MacDonald started the Twitter account @wphs_help in March to provide students with mental health issues (or anyone who simply needs someone to talk to) advice or a helping hand via Direct...

Rose has volunteered for the hospital for half of her high school career.

Senior Rose Guglielmo Expresses Passion of Healthcare Through Volunteer Work

Andrea Lugo, Reporter
May 22, 2016

Senior Rose Guglielmo is using her SHOUT (Students Helping Others United Together) project to get the most hands-on experience for her future career in the medical field. For her project, Guglielmo...

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