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...

First quarter is coming to an end for all students at West Potomac, but this is a new experience for the freshmen here. Freshmen Jackson Hart and Parker Hartzell had different views on the first quarter, but neither can wait for final grades and the four-day...

The new bell schedule may have ruffled some feathers, but the addition of homeroom has brought a new program into the mix: the student senate. Last week, students interested in representing their homerooms in an organization designed to project student...

Thirty-one students were inducted into the Spanish Honor Society on Thursday, October 26th. The ceremony was followed by a feast of pizza, cookies and water. Senior Emma Melvin joined SHS for the first time this year, but has participated in the club...

The club fair gave students the opportunity to discover the many different clubs offered at West Potomac. English teacher and assistant director of student activities Melinda Hedenberg organized the club fair on September 29, 2017. “To my knowledge,...