On Monday Nov. 9, Principal Alexander Case brought the topic of Digital Citizenship to the November PTSA meeting. He emphasized how important it is to not only instruct students on the responsibilities that come with technology, but to show how classrooms...

It is a Monday afternoon, and a dozen high school students are gathered in a circle around an old television. Sitting in two chairs in the center of the ring, two players concentrate on the screen, their fingers flying across the Nintendo Gamecube controllers...

West Potomac’s newest club, Modern Moderates, held its first meeting on Monday, Nov. 16. Senior Jenny Sutton started the club as a way to provide a safe space for the student body to discuss current political events. Sponsored by history teacher Rob...

Coming off their CSHL (Capital Scholastic Hockey League) Championship win last February, West Potomac's ice hockey team were looking to keep their winning streak alive for their first game of the season against Woodson last Friday night. The game proved...

On November 11th, cadets of West Potomac High School’s JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps) will travel to New York City to march in the America’s parade, which is one of the largest Veteran’s day parades in the United States. “It’s...

A swarm of proud parents and their well-dressed students are beginning to crowd in the auditorium in Springbank. Though the West Potomac theatre’s autumn show, American Idiot is opening in the auditorium across the hallway, these parents and students...

This past Saturday was the rededication ceremony of the West Potomac Academy to former principal, Cliff Hardison. Hardison was the principal from the fall of 2009 to the spring of 2013, before passing away from lung cancer on July 23, 2013 at the...

Last Friday, as dark storm clouds gathered above the field, the West Potomac varsity football team prepared to square off against the formidable West Springfield Spartans. However, before their warm-ups were even finished, the heavens opened up, and...

Combating intolerance is a unique, first-of-its-kind-class that is currently being taught with much fever at West Potomac. It is a class that focuses on topics that most teachers tend to avoid in fear of sparking unconditional bias amongst their students....

When Hype Squad first announced that the varsity football game against Lake Braddock High School scheduled for Sept. 25 would have an all black theme, word got out that the popular term ‘blackout’ had been banned by the SGA. The reason? Students...

It’s no big secret, FCPS is broke. Next year, the county faces a budget deficit of biblical proportions for its school system, and there is no easy fix in sight. Even though this is a massive problem, many people at West Potomac aren’t aware of the...

When the bell rings at 2:55 pm, students at West Potomac usually know where to go. As usual, their bus is at the same spot it has been since first day of school. This year, because of later start times, buses drop off students from Carl Sandburg Middle...