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The New “Normal” of Movie Theaters

Ruth Dean, Writer Dec 17, 2020

Some local movie theaters have recently opened back up with new expectations for the experience that has been long awaited. The AMC Clean & Safe Initiative has created social distance guidelines to make seeing a movie as safe as possible.  Changes...

The yellow portion of the image will be the new additions to the school.

Hammering Out a Deal: Construction Plans are Finalized

Mollie Shiflett, Writer Feb 19, 2020

West Po will be undergoing a $22 million dollar construction project to increase the capacity of the school by one third, from 2,331 students to 3,000. The construction will commence in December 2020, and it will last two years if it stays on its ambitious...

Juniors Jake Cooper and Sean Curtin in team huddle during game.

West Po Students Coach the Next Generation

Ruth Dean, Writer Feb 14, 2020

If you love the game, besides playing, sometimes giving back to others is the best part. While some students play for the West Po basketball teams, others play in the Fort Hunt recreational league in a not-as-serious-setting in leagues from 1st grade...

History students win the lottery for Hamilton

History students win the lottery for Hamilton

Lila Reidy and Peter Rainey Dec 11, 2019

One hundred twenty lucky 11th Grade West Po U.S. history students will be traveling to Norfolk, Virginia, to watch Hamilton live in action this December. This is a project that has been in the works for over three years which has finally come to fruition....

Here is a poll taken of some of the Senior Government classes.

Voting for West Po

Madison Kellmel, Reporter Oct 31, 2019

Many seniors at West Potomac, those who turn 18 on or before November 5th, have a chance to vote in their first election. Voting this year is November 5th. The seniors of West Potomac will be voting on the Senate and House of Delegates. This year, the...

Art by Marasia Coates

Register to Vote at West Potomac Monday

Santiago Lugo, Reporter Oct 4, 2019

West Po will hold a voter registration Monday, October 7, from 11:25 to 1:20 in the College & Career Center, according to Mr. Daniel Baldwin, West Po history teacher. It is open to all eligible students turning 18 on or before November 5, 2019, but...

Reviving Recycling at West Po

Reviving Recycling at West Po

Mollie Shiflett and Carter Ver Hage May 14, 2019

The students in the Low Incidence Program at West Potomac, otherwise known as the Category B (Cat B) Program, have been collecting recycling from the classrooms around the school reviving a recycling program that was producing scant amounts of recycling...

An image of the magnetic field before and during the reversal, created by parallel supercomputers at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Science Alert: A Magnetic Field Reversal Long Overdue

Vivian Baxter, Writer Apr 2, 2019

Every day since the beginning of our time on Earth, the center of the magnetic field has been shifting from the North Pole. It has been shifting almost thirty miles every year since the early 1900’s according to the scientists at NASA.  Mr.Fabian,...

Pictured is the Cherry blossoms last year in full bloom along the basin.

Cherry Blossom Festival takes the spotlight in D.C.

Ruth Dean, Writer Mar 25, 2019

The 2019 National Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off its celebration in Washington D.C. on March 20th and extends through April 13, which is the period which the Cherry Blossoms are predicted to bloom within. The festival commemorates when the mayor of...