Over the next week, FCPS employees will be voting for the first time on whether to be represented by unions in collective bargaining. If the election succeeds it would mark a major victory for teachers...

Ever thought about how long Wolverine Green has been at West Ppo for? In 2016 a group of individuals from the school and community decided to raise money for the West Ppo community, which resulted in the...

This school year, with two cases of whooping cough and one case of chicken pox reported, Ms. Nickey Welsh, a nurse at West Po, is concerned about these sudden cases. “We have had two positive cases...

When leaving Ms. Kelly Lutzker’s class it's not unusual to walk out with a couple of bucks. She hands out Lutzker bucks which are fake money that students earn at the end of the week for completing...

The end of the school year for all freshmen in honors biology clashed like cymbals at the freshman science fair. It’s orchestrated by Mrs. Eisenman and the Biology teachers have been in preparation throughout...

When I first signed up for journalism, I didn’t know what to expect. I added journalism as an elective after meeting with my counselor over a mess-up in my freshman-year schedule. Classes were slim pickings,...

Mr. Daniel Riley is in his third year teaching at West Potomac, all through the Career and Technical Education department.  During his last three years at West Po, he has taught sports marketing, sports...

When I moved to DC in 2009 from Richmond VA, I drew a circle on a map and decided to teach at a Virginia school within about a half hour commute of my house in Capitol Hill. WPHS won for obvious reasons. I...

I had no idea we had a school newspaper until I got an urgent text from my friend Hana begging everyone in the group chat to check out her feature article on Madame Safavi, a French teacher who isn’t...

If you've passed through Gunston recently you've probably noticed the renovated pond in the Gunston Zen Hallway. This project was proposed in the fall of 2023 by Mr. Cooper who is one of the special education...

If you’ve recently passed by the intersection of Fort Hunt and Belle View, the main thing that sticks out is the great progress that’s being made on the Mount Vernon Rec Center. It’s been closed...

It’s one of the most watched sporting events in the world, where the best of the best compete against each other. Rivals turned teammates try to win gold for their country. This year the 2024 Summer...