Every year, Around the World in One Night is a multicultural, international event held in West Potomac’s cafeteria intended to celebrate the student body’s diversity and learn about other cultures. Students bring educational posters that show off...

January comes with many holidays to start with, but the three snow days and a two hour delay are really adding up to the stress put on students who are worrying about their grades for this quarter. Freshman Aidan Lansburgh missed an entire week for...

Basketball season is in full swing, with the girls’ freshman team at 6-1. Because the season is just starting, the girls have been practicing hard and learning through preliminary scrimmages, finding their way to being a team. “I expect for...

Fall is coming to an end: leaves are falling, air is chilling, winter break is coming soon. Students reminisce on the Homecoming dance, teachers and students dressed up for wacky spirit days, and endless caffeinated drinks to get them through the weeks. “I...

Every freshman is full of nerves when they first enter high school: will it be hard? Am I going to get lost? But this stress is magnified when sports enter the picture. Practice every day after school plus homework and tests can really make freshman year...

The previous Gavin Grimm story on The Wire: https://thewpwire.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=4742&action=edit 19-year-old civil rights leader Gavin Grimm came to West Potomac on Friday, December 8th, to talk to students about his famous court case....

 https://twitter.com/WestPoCI West Potomac has the rare opportunity to invite a civil rights leader to campus, but the visit of 19-year-old transgender activist Gavin Grimm is proving to be more complicated than the staff anticipated. As a transgender...

Homecoming is an exciting event being held on October 14, 2017  and there's a lot of organization behind it. The students that attend the event have high expectations. The committee is working hard, and they've revamped the ticket sale process. “So...

Lauren Koelsch has enjoyed her transition into high school, largely because of sports--this 5’11 freshman is finishing up her first season on the West Potomac JV Girls’ volleyball team. “I really like knowing and having older teammates,” she...

I’m not a musical lover--the only musical i’ve ever seen is Annie--so I was surprised when I enjoyed the West Potomac Theatre Department’s performance of Dogfight as much as I did. Right after I watched Dogfight, all I wanted to do was watch it...