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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour

End of an Era

Emma Fetterolf, Assistant Editor
December 17, 2024

Over 500 hours performed, 91 stops, 152 dates, and almost 2 billion dollars in sales, Taylor Swift’s Eras tour has become one of the most successful tours in history. Every show, Swift performs 40 songs...

A picture of some of the menu items at Kong Dog.

Kong Dog A New K’runchy Staple

Addison Decker, Reporter
December 16, 2024

Kong Dog is an exciting new addition to Beacon Center, offering Korean-style corn dogs that have caught the attention of West Po locals. The restaurant serves an affordable menu, with prices ranging from...

Mr Driscoll, an Economics and Personal Finance teacher who studied at Virginia Tech.

Teacher Feature: Mr Driscoll

Thomas Argroves, Sports Editor
December 10, 2024

Mr Driscoll is a Career and Technical Education teacher, who teaches Economics and Personal Finance, Accounting, and Digital Applications.  He graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor's degree...

Kendrick Lamar: gnx Album Review

Kendrick Lamar: gnx Album Review

Andrew Rapchak, Arts & Entertainment Editor
December 8, 2024

Back in March of 2024, Kendrick Lamar’s name was all over the news, claiming the #1 rap song of 2024 with his single “Not Like Us,” teasing fans with a 20 second snippet at the beginning of the music...

West Potomac's students filling the cast list of this years nutcracker

Dancing into December, the Nutcracker Begins

Addison Hood and Leila Freimanis
December 6, 2024

  Starting on December 5th, at our very own West Potomac auditorium, the Alexandria Community’s Nutcracker begins. This holiday tradition that happens every December is full of West Potomac’s...

Photo Illustration: Nora Fitzpatrick

The Importance of Local Journalism in the Fight Against Disinformation

Nora Fitzpatrick, Editor-In-Chief
December 4, 2024

Local journalism is a dying profession. Since the start of the 2000s over one-third of the country's newspapers and two-thirds of its journalists have been lost according to a study from Northwestern University’s...

Ms. Symone Jenkins is an English teacher for 9th and 10th grade at West Po. Her love for teaching English roots from being able to see each student's progress in writing overtime and seeing how far her students come from the beginning to the end of the school year.

Teacher Feature: Ms. Jenkins

Finn Johnson
December 3, 2024

Ms. Symone Jenkins, English teacher for 9th and 10th grade at West Po, loves teaching English because of being able to see each student's progress in writing overtime and seeing how far her students come...

Taylor Swift and her carbon emissions from her private jet.

Taylor Swift’s Carbon Footprint: Something She Can Not Shake Off

Claudia Bunea and Lucy Wilson
December 2, 2024

When Taylor Swift announced her three hour and now over a year-long Eras Tour back in March of 2023, fans were beyond excited. The prospect of seeing over two decades of music by the country-turned-pop...

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
November 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...

Parent volunteers operate a concessions booth during most West Po Athletics home games.

Band Concessions Sell Out Quickly after Sudden Home Game Cancellation

Finn Johnson and Thomas Argroves
November 20, 2024

Instead of being stuck with 1,000 Chick-Fil-A sandwiches and enough pizza for a playoff crowd, West Po’s home playoff football game on November 15th was suddenly canceled due to Hayfield being allowed...

Photos of various women and related music nominated for Grammy awards

The Year of the Women; Preview of the 2025 Grammys

Virginia Hope, Reporter
November 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...

Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders

New Kid on the Block

Emma Fetterolf, Assistant Editor
November 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...

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