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The League of Women Voters brings pre-registration to West Po students.

High School Voter Registration Drive Comes to West Po

Lucy Wilson, Environmental Editor Mar 24, 2025

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...

Trump argues with Zelensky in Oval Office meeting

Trump and Vance fight with Zelensky as US makes major Ukraine policy changes

Thomas Brown, Student Issues Editor Mar 7, 2025

Tensions between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky boiled over last week during what could have been a cordial, diplomatic meeting. The discussion between the two leaders with U.S. vice president JD Vance and other cabinet officials...

Climate Change and the California Fires

Claudia Bunea and Lucy Wilson Feb 13, 2025

Known for its role in pop culture, California is a state full of opportunities. It boasts Hollywood, The Walk of Fame, the Oscars, some of the best colleges of the nation, and Silicon Valley. However, California is also known for the devastating wildfires...

President Trump and Elon Musk celebrate at a rally.

President Trump and Musk/DOGE Plan Major Budget and Staffing Cut

Thomas Brown, Government/Politics Editor Jan 24, 2025

President Donald Trump unveiled a plan to make massive cuts to various government agencies prior to his inauguration Jan. 20 where he became the 47th president of the United States.  Since becoming president, he has enacted many executive orders,...

Koreans protest declaration of martial law

Martial Law Declaration Throws South Korea Into Crisis

Gabriel Lemorie, Reporter Jan 22, 2025

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on December 3rd 2024. The president said he made the decision to do so because of suspected anti-state propaganda and North Korean agents within the government. This accusation was made against...

Staff Parking Lot Nearly 40% Students

Addison Hood, School Issues Editor Jan 17, 2025

On January 17, right after school began, out of 137 cars parked at the icy lot, 83 had visible parking permit slips visible, and 54 did not. So, 39.42% of parked cars were without parking permits compared to our most recent reporting which was a year...

Jimmy Carter, 39th US President, died yesterday at age 100, leaving behind a legacy of leadership and humanitarianism.

In Memory of Jimmy Carter

Clark Brown, Reporter Dec 30, 2024

Jimmy Carter, (100) Passed away yesterday December 29, 2024 due to natural causes, at his home in Plains, Georgia. A former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Carter was known as a man of the people who was dedicated to his work as a philanthropist...

The West Potomac Wire has opened a Bluesky account, following the major increase of users.

Social Media Platform Bluesky Gains Traction After the Election

Thomas Brown, Student Issues Editor Dec 18, 2024

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...

CFP Bracket. Photo Credit: CBS Sports.

College Football Playoff Preview

Thomas Argroves Dec 16, 2024

The 2024-2025 College Football Playoff will look very different than it has in previous years, ushering in a new era of the CFP. In 2014, College Football started the four team playoff, after 15 years of the BCS system, where the top two teams in the...

Junior Center Kevin Dumitrescu ready to snap the ball against Woodson HS in a 44-0 rout on November 2.   Photo Credit: Rhys Hancock, Sophomore

Hayfield’s Last Minute Court Injunction Throws Playoffs into Chaos

Thomas Brown Nov 20, 2024

West Po will take the field in their first playoff game of the year Thursday, November 21 at Fairfax, but that wasn’t how the playoffs were supposed to start. Last Friday evening, only a few hours before West Potomac’s football team was set to play...

Photos of various women and related music nominated for Grammy awards

The Year of the Women; Preview of the 2025 Grammys

Virginia Hope, Reporter Nov 19, 2024

Is this the year of the women at the 2025 Grammys? Women are leading the way in next year’s Grammy nominations. 2024 has been a massive year for women in pop, with female artists claiming six out of eight nominations for both Album of the Year and Record...

Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders

New Kid on the Block

Emma Fetterolf, Assistant Editor Nov 14, 2024

The NFC East has not had a repeating division champion for over 20 years. The last time was in 2004 where the Philadelphia Eagles won it four times in a row. The New York Giants have a losing record, the best players on the Dallas Cowboys are injured...