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March Madness Bracket Challenge Begins

March Madness Bracket Challenge Begins

Emily Butler and Jackson Baker
March 18, 2024

This March Madness, students can win an ice-cream extravaganza for their advisory with The WP Wire Bracket Challenge!  Students will be choosing the winner(s) of 64 team bracket(s). For a refresher...

Are Embryos Children? Alabama’s Supreme Court Says They Are

Are Embryos Children? Alabama’s Supreme Court Says They Are

Addison Hood, Reporter
March 14, 2024

Alabama's Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos or the initial phase of fertility created and stored in IVF (In vitro fertilization) are children under the law in Alabama on Friday, February...

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The Ramadan Experience

Miguel Tsang and Jaylan Post
March 12, 2024

Most know Ramadan as a time of fasting for Muslims, but there’s more to it than that. Ramadan is the name of the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and is observed as a holy month due to it being the...

The Heritage of Lent

The Heritage of Lent

Ireland Mcgee, Reporter
March 12, 2024

Lent is an ancient tradition that Christian’s follow every year. “The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan,” according to the United...

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Stakes Are High For Biden’s Third State of the Union Address

Miguel Tsang
March 8, 2024

Just last night, President Biden delivered his third State of the Union address to congress. Behind him on the left was VP Kamala Harris, and new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who took office last...

A New Year For West Potomac Science Fair

Kira Canizalez
March 8, 2024

After being pushed to February 3rd due to inclement weather, the West Potomac Science coordinated by Mr. Kipp Rogers hosted approximately 250 students.All classes were welcome to participate in the...

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New English Electives Struggling to Get Off the Ground

Josephine Keller, Associate Editor
March 8, 2024

Of the many courses offered in the course catalog at West Potomac, not all courses actually run the following school year. Two of these courses are LGBTQ+ Perspectives in Literature and Black Perspectives...

Caitlin Clark is now the NCAA All-Time leading scorer
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Caitlin Clark Passes Pete Maravich For All Time Scoring Record

Nora Fitzpatrick, Reporter
March 7, 2024

Last Thursday, Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark went on social media to announce that she will not return to Iowa for her fifth year and instead declared for the 2024 WNBA draft.  Three...

Students in line for Brew-Tea-Ful products.

Brew-Tea-Ful Cafe Energizes Student Body

If you are down in Gunston and you smell freshly brewed coffee or a sugary pastry, that must be the Brew-tea-ful Cafe! The Pulley Career Center coffee shop program started up in 2018, and resumed after...

Leap year comes once every four years. At least one student at West Potomac has a birthday on leap day.

Leaping into 2024 with 366 Days

Delaney Dean and Alanah Pagan
February 29, 2024

Three-hundred sixty five days a year. Students learn that when they are in elementary school, but it’s not exactly true. Every 4 years there is an extra day in the year, and it’s called a leap year....

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Upcoming Virginia Primary: Who’s on the Ballot and How to Vote

Thomas Brown, Student Issues Editor
February 29, 2024

Super Tuesday is coming next week and Virginia along with many other states will hold their presidential primaries. Many West Potomac seniors will have the opportunity to vote in this race so we’ve...

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An Intro to March Madness

Jackson Baker
February 29, 2024

When March comes around, most people see the weather getting warmer and the days getting longer. However, many also associate March with the month-long NCAA basketball tournament- March Madness. March...

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