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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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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 will be volunteering at the Inova Alexandria Hospital,...

Junior Doug Miller Reaches Important Milestone in Boy Scout Career

Junior Doug Miller Reaches Important Milestone in Boy Scout Career

Andrea Lugo, Reporter May 8, 2016

Becoming an Eagle Scout is the highest rank a boy can be in the program Boy Scouts of America. To reach this achievement, the official website for Boy Scouts of America states that members must first be active in their troop for at least six months after...

Kosmacki in his element while shooting some footage.

Senior Jackson Kosmacki Takes Love for Films One Step Further

Andrea Lugo, Reporter May 1, 2016

When senior Jackson Kosmacki isn’t at baseball practice or doing his homework, he can be found writing, filming, and editing short films, which he produces frequently. He is currently enrolled in the West Potomac Academy Class for T.V. Production taught...

Spotlight shines on sophomore Adrianna DeLorenzo, an aspiring singer.

A Spotlight on Adrianna DeLorenzo

Jonathan Milam, Reporter Feb 9, 2016

Sophomore Adrianna DeLorenzo is a prominent member of West Potomac’s artistic community. She has a history of performing at several different venues ranging from the West Potomac Auditorium, to Grounded Coffee shop, and even Carnegie Hall.      Adrianna...

Student Highlight- Alex Wells

Cooper Rosenberg, Reporter Feb 4, 2016

Everyone else on his team of five were killed by the Terrorists. Being the lone Counter-Terrorist, he set out to bombsite B. On his way there he was met with two of the enemies. He swiftly dealt with them with one tap to the head. He continued on to bombsite...

Liz in front of the Folger Shakespeare Library in D.C.

Junior Liz Brodie’s Love for Shakespeare Leads to Folger Library Fellowship

Andrea Lugo, Reporter Dec 17, 2015

A typical Monday afternoon for Junior Liz Brodie between September and December started with her signing out of school at 2:20pm.  From school, her mother drove her to Huntington Metro Station, where Brodie would hop on the Yellow Line. Then, she would...

the reddit.com logo

The Front Page of the Internet: An Interview with reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian

Duncan Hoag, Reporter Mar 10, 2015

There aren’t many people alive today who can say that they’re a co-founder of one of the top 50 most visited websites on Earth. One of those few people is Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of reddit.com,a user-generated link site that has become “The front...

Taking Higher Risks for the Next High

Taking Higher Risks for the Next High

Taylor Haas, Reporter Feb 13, 2015

[Editors' Note: This version of the article differs from the originally published version in The Wire Jan/Feb print magazine issue; it contains expanded content and additional interviews.] Within fifteen minutes, she started to feel it. The euphoria...