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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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Serving Up Volleyball for All

Serving Up Volleyball for All

Jaylan Post, Assistant Social Issues Editor
February 9, 2023

Imagine this: the game is at 14-13, with both teams having won two sets each. West Po has been in the fight for their life in the final set, and the crowd, like normal, is on their feet for our incredible...

Save Us Now: Regulate Guns

Hayden Stengler, Guest Opinion Writer
February 8, 2023

  Our generation is the generation that will save this earth–we hear it all the time. It’s a lot of pressure, I have to admit. When I look at my peers, I see strength, resilience, and passion,...

A Tres Reyes decoration in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico;
Photo: Miguel Tsang

The Unseen Importance of El Día de los Tres Reyes

Miguel Tsang, Public Affairs and School Issues Editor
January 5, 2023

When someone brings up the day of  “January 6th,” chances are some very specific images come to mind. You probably remember where you were or what you were doing when you tuned in to the footage of...

Alum Reports from 1st Semester at College

Alum Reports from 1st Semester at College

Ethan Brodie, Former Editor-in-Chief of West Po '22
November 7, 2022

The overwhelming, yet exciting feeling of being in a completely new environment, the stress of another paper, the rush of joy as the class canceled email hits my inbox. These are just some of the feelings...

Photo Credit: Miguel Tsang

A Place to Study, Print and Relax

Miguel Tsang and Jaylan Post
November 7, 2022

You walk to a narrow corner surrounded by a brick wall. As the soft glow of the overhead alarm illuminates you, you open the double doors. The left door is jammed, so you move to the right one. The door...

Educate to Stop the Hate

Educate to Stop the Hate

Mollie Shiflett, Former Editor-in-Chief Class of '22
November 3, 2022

Kanye West did a thing. Again. It started in the beginning of October, when West took to Instagram to accuse Sean “Diddy” Combs, of being under the influence of “Jewish people” in an attempt to...

Op-Ed: We’ve Been Here Before, Haven’t We?

Op-Ed: We’ve Been Here Before, Haven’t We?

Jack Siegfried, Guest Contributor
June 6, 2022

An armed gunman murdered nineteen students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022. Robb Elementary School’s last day before summer vacation was supposed to be...

The Last Goodbye

The Last Goodbye

Mollie Shiflett, Editor-In-Chief
May 27, 2022

I don’t know how to start this. I feel like, when momentous occasions are near, one is always at a loss for words, or at least those words are in a jumble. So I think I’ll start at the end. Ends...

From SLES to the Graduation Stage

From SLES to the Graduation Stage

Ethan Brodie, Editor-In-Chief
May 27, 2022

I remember my first time stepping into Stratford Landing Elementary School as a student in the public education system back in September of 2009. I walked into the classroom and sat down at a table with...

The Modern Classroom Trial

Haskew Pearson, Guest Contributor
May 27, 2022

A couple of years ago, an innovative West Potomac High School teacher felt as if he was not connecting with his students so he decided to try a new approach to instruction known as Modern Classroom. Essentially,...

A Farewell From an Editor

A Farewell From an Editor

Adeline Sauer, School and Student Issues Co-Editor
May 26, 2022

As a senior in high school, you’re supposed to have your life figured out. You’re supposed to know where you stand in your social life or what your career is going to look like. Yet some of us still...

Photo Credit: Katie Shiflett

Goodbye and Thank You

Katie Shiflett, School and Student Issues Editor
May 26, 2022

Goodbyes are never easy, I know…stating the obvious. I only wrote for The Wire for 2 years, but that doesn’t make it any easier. Nevertheless, they’re necessary, so I’m going to give this my best...

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