This week on March 25th and 26th, the League of Women voters will be registering seniors to vote during their government classes. Students that are not in government classes, but still want the opportunity to register will be able to during all lunches...

International Night was held in the Spring Bank lobby and auditorium February 28. A total of 40 students performed with acts and 20 students had stands featuring their cultures. There were several students with amusing acts ranging from singing to dancing....

What started as a gift of cherry trees from Japan in 1912 has now become a huge celebration for people throughout Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia. This year most ‘peak bloom’ predictions are between March 23rd to April 3rd according to National...

Next Friday, March 14th is Pi day. In the cafeteria during C and D lunches, the West Po Wire will be hosting a Pi day competition. Whoever can say the most digits of pi will win a prize.  The idea of Pi originates from early civilizations, specifically...

Bluesky, a social media platform that has gained millions of users in the past few months, has emerged as an alternative to Elon Musk’s “X” (formerly known as Twitter) as people have become frustrated with its decline in quality and lack of protections...

  Starting on December 5th, at our very own West Potomac auditorium, the Alexandria Community’s Nutcracker begins. This holiday tradition that happens every December is full of West Potomac’s very own students, as well as students from neighboring...

Instead of being stuck with 1,000 Chick-Fil-A sandwiches and enough pizza for a playoff crowd, West Po’s home playoff football game on November 15th was suddenly canceled due to Hayfield being allowed back into the playoffs. Luckily, the West Potomac...

Eighteen years, two hundred and sixteen months, six thousand and five hundred and seventy-four days; give or take. That's how long American citizens wait to cast their vote for our democracy. In the past, voting was a highly regarded event, freshly...

On September 4th 2024, Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia received a phone call from the mother of a student at the school. The mother warned that there was an “extreme emergency” and asked for administrators to take her son out of class immediately....

Wolverines, mark your calendars for September 28th to enjoy a night under the stars at West Potomac Homecoming. With homecoming week not far away, West Po students have many ways to display their school spirit from following the spirit day themes to participating...

When leaving Ms. Kelly Lutzker’s class it's not unusual to walk out with a couple of bucks. She hands out Lutzker bucks which are fake money that students earn at the end of the week for completing assignments on time. Students use them to buy snacks...

The end of the school year for all freshmen in honors biology clashed like cymbals at the freshman science fair. It’s orchestrated by Mrs. Eisenman and the Biology teachers have been in preparation throughout the year to make an exuberant event.  Honors...