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Images from fcps.edu: "West Potomac High Capital Project," showing interior and exterior of the new addition.

Construction Completion puts West Po “Under One Roof”

Phoebe Schultz, Benjamin Price, and Miguel Tsang Nov 23, 2022

On Monday, Principal Millard invited all West Potomac advisory classes to join a Zoom meeting regarding the completion of the on-going construction. According to Millard, as of Nov. 28, West Potomac will be “Under One Roof.” This means that during...

Inflation and this year's Black Friday

Inflation and this year’s Black Friday

Claudia Bunea and Catherine Dabbieri Nov 23, 2022

Black Friday is an exciting time for most families. This coming Friday, November 25, many people are scrambling to buy their holiday gifts for lower prices. Black Friday has been a tradition since the 1950’s, but during Covid-19, Black Friday sales...

Captain Hook (Antonio Amaral) threatens a lost boy. Photo from Beyond The Page theatre company.

West Potomac Theatre Wraps “Peter & The Starcatcher”

Peter Rainey, Sports Editor Nov 20, 2022

Peter and The Starcatcher, West Potomac Theatre Department’s fall play concluded last weekend after two weeks of shows. The first play under new theater head, Omar Cruz, Peter and The Starcatcher was a comedy-filled watch, fit for the whole family....

A promotional image advertising Swift's latest tour, via Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster Goes Bust Amidst Taylor Swift Tickets Rush

Emily Butler, Social Media Manager and Editor Nov 19, 2022

Taylor Swift has been making a lot of music history over the past three weeks. Following the release of her tenth studio album, Midnights, Swift has held the top ten spots on Billboard’s Hot 100. She is the first artist in Billboard's 64-year history...

Why This Year’s World Cup Is a Big Deal To Fans, Old and New

Why This Year’s World Cup Is a Big Deal To Fans, Old and New

Image: FIFA The World Cup begins tomorrow with a bang, kicking off with Qatar Vs. Ecuador. Qatar is hosting this year's World Cup, but due to the weather, FIFA decided to move the event, typically held in the summer, to the months of November and December.  When...

Book Banning Trend Resurfaces

Book Banning Trend Resurfaces

Ali Ahmed Nov 17, 2022

  Places from schools and libraries have been banning books for years according to Reader's Digest's Article on the top 30 banned books. Books like “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe which focuses on the struggles of coming out as non-binary to...

Twitter Users Worried by Musk's Changes

Twitter Users Worried by Musk’s Changes

Gracie Bobotek Nov 9, 2022

On October 28, Elon Musk bought Twitter for 44 billion dollars. It took him 7 months to make the deal, with him trying to back out multiple times, only buying it after Twitter’s lawsuit forced him to do it.   After driving up a massive debt...

Enter The Wire's $50 Primo's Gift Card Contest!

Enter The Wire’s $50 Primo’s Gift Card Contest!

Alumoah Boadi, Writer Nov 7, 2022

The 1st quarter print edition of The WP Wire was distributed to all advisories today. Through the paper, Wolverines have been given the opportunity to win a $50 gift card to Primo’s Family Restaurant.    Students need to read the print,...

Some Class of '23 to Cast Their First Ballot in the Midterms

Some Class of ’23 to Cast Their First Ballot in the Midterms

Miguel Tsang, Public Affairs & School Issues Editors Nov 7, 2022

With this year’s midterm elections coming up on November 8, many West Po seniors will be eligible to vote for the first time. In our annual senior voting survey which we sent to different senior government classes, 11 out of the 106 seniors polled (10.4%)...

Photo Credit: Benjamin Price

Broken Bathrooms Add Travel Time for Boys

Annie Ghaffari, Social Issues Co-Editor Nov 7, 2022

Update: As of today, the previously closed bathrooms have since re-opened. At the time of this story's writing, they had not. If students in the new wing have to visit the restroom, they have a different experience depending on whether they need to...

This Week! Peter and the Star Catcher!

This Week! Peter and the Star Catcher!

Claudia Bunea and Catherine Dabbieri Nov 4, 2022

West Potomac Wolverines! The West Potomac High School fall show, Peter and The Star Catcher is playing from November 3rd to November 12th at the Kogelman Theater. Although the show is ensemble-based, the leads of the show are Sunny Call (Peter Pan), Ema...

Hurricane Ian Hits The East Coast

Hurricane Ian Hits The East Coast

Ali Ahmed, Writer Oct 6, 2022

Hurricane Ian landed in Florida as a category hurricane, going up the Atlantic ocean, already in the Carolinas and moving up north and hitting Virginia this past weekend, 10/2/22. Over 100 people in Florida died on Thursday 9/29 - Friday 9/30 due to the...