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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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Student Life

Therapy Dogs Doing Wonders

Therapy Dogs Doing Wonders

Evelyn Dibell Jun 12, 2017

Are you obsessed with anything to do with dogs? Or just desperate for a stress-reliever during finals? During lunches, you can go down to the College Career Center and sit down with a fluffy friend. These therapy dogs are from Therapy Dogs International...

Orchestra Seniors Take Final Bow at Senior Night

Cami Santa Anna, Reporter Jun 8, 2017

Siblings, parents and friends gathered in the Kogelman for a smaller concert to commemorate the six graduating senior orchestra students on their various achievements, as well as hear each player perform a self-selected solo or duet piece. The concert...

Bubble Run

Summer Fun Runs

Grace Zdebski Jun 7, 2017

Wouldn’t it be great if exercise were actually fun? This might be possible with the plethora of “fun runs” happening around Virginia this summer. These runs are made unique with glowsticks, color, mud, and more special characteristics--so get a...

Mount Vernon Park Pool on the 4th of July

Pool Season in Alexandria

Chase Hanson Jun 7, 2017

Everyone loves a good pool day, but there are so many choices! Here is a list of numerous pools in our area, complete with brief descriptions, addresses, and operating hours, so you can find the best pool for you. Waynewood Recreation Association Pool Surrounded...

Profile: Jeffrey Petit-Freres

Profile: Jeffrey Petit-Freres

Jordan Nixon, Reporter Jun 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 in the fourth grade, when asked why he chose violin,...

Wrapping It Up: Class of 2017 President on Senior Year

Wrapping It Up: Class of 2017 President on Senior Year

Claudia Santa Anna, Senior Editor May 24, 2017

This article is a follow-up from an article from October. Click here to read it.     In October, the senior class sent out a survey asking about Class of 2017 senior privileges. These privileges included treats on every 21st of the...

Horses at "A Place to Be", a nonprofit organization where senior Juliette Burcham (on horse) will be SHOUTing, provides stress-relief to children in foster care.

SHOUTing Out Loud: Seniors Look Forward to Unique, Meaningful SHOUT Experiences

Claudia Santa Anna, Senior Editor May 19, 2017

SHOUT (Students Helping Others United Together), which runs from June 1 to 14 this year, provides for unique but meaningful experiences for seniors in their final weeks before graduation. Instead of attending classes, seniors participating in SHOUT complete...

Over-sized Clothing Trend

Evelyn Dibell May 9, 2017

Have you ever seen someone wear oversized clothing? It has become quite a trend over this past year and has hit some students at West Potomac High School. Some students may look at this trend and see it as being bizarre but other see it as trendy. Katherine...

PACE Associate Shawn Bloom

Career Exploration Night

Armaghan Faisal May 3, 2017

School is meant to prepare students for work, but how do they know which career to pursue? On April 26th, students had the opportunity to see where life might take them at Career Exploration night, intended to allow students to explore different careers...

One Student’s Thought of Another

Stan Aleman, Reporter May 3, 2017

It wasn't too long ago that Sophomore Emily Stewart received a mysterious letter that describes another person’s thoughts of her. The letter was written by an anonymous writer and delivered to Emily through the Guitar Group’s Candygram.  She was...

May 1 is the national deadline to commit to a college or university.

A Big Commitment: Seniors Celebrate National College Comitment Day

Claudia Santa Anna, Senior Editor May 1, 2017

For most college-bound students, May 1 is the national deadline to commit to a college or university. Even though many Wolverine seniors discovered which college they would attend through early decision or athletic commitments, most used April to finalize...

Sonya Richard Helps to Select New Principal

Sonya Richard Helps to Select New Principal

Bella DeMaso Apr 28, 2017

Surrounded by a committee of 10 adults, junior Sonya Richard helped with the selection process to hire a new West Potomac principal.   “It was really exciting because I’m the only student representative,” Richard said. “It’s kind...