Movie Magic Workshop is a new club at West Po, focused on teaching students about the movie making process. Jovanny Felix Luna is the president of this club. The sponsor of this club is Mr. Mikquan Johnson, located in room 508.          

AP History exams are changing for the upcoming testing seasons. Affected tests are AP United States History, AP World History, and AP European History. Significant changes are being made to the free-response section, while the multiple-choice section...

Scherrie Dalton is one of two Dean of Students here at West Po. She has taught at both middle and high school throughout her career. Her role, working alongside Brian Bishop, is to manage student attendance, enforce rules, resolve conflicts and advocate...

As Washington D.C. prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with fan zones, watch parties, and outdoor screenings, soccer fans from different backgrounds are preparing for the tournament. The city’s international community makes it one of the best locations...

Menstrual products have not been consistently available to young women in the bathrooms here at West Po. Whether the machine is broken, empty or jammed, girls can’t get the resources they need there. The Code of Virginia requires schools to have pads...

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly popular, with millions of visits to popular generative AI apps and sites such as Gemini or ChatGPT, concerns and stories of students using AI to cheat on assignments and submit AI-generated essays have become...

Over the course of the 2025-2026 school year, the number of phone confiscations decreased substantially. During the first quarter, 1,726 phones were confiscated. By contrast, fourth quarter confiscation numbers thus far are 323. While these numbers...

Students caught wandering the halls without a pass may find themselves spending the rest of the class period in the Reset Room, a recently added program designed to reduce hall wandering and class skipping. Unexcused tardiness and absences have remained...

Since ChatGPT went public in 2022, school systems have scrambled to understand a rapidly evolving technology. Now Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), the ninth largest school district in the country, is drafting a policy to manage artificial intelligence...

West Potomac’s TSA team, the Technology Student Association, recently competed in a statewide competition in Hampton, Virginia, from April 30 to May 4, for a multitude of projects. TSA is a student-focused organization for high school students interested...

On April 21, Virginia voters sent a message to the rest of the country: they’re tired of Republican gerrymandering. The day of the special election, called to bring a redistricting referendum to Virginia voters, saw millions turning out, with 51.5%...

Ireland McGee, A Junior, is the co-president of the one love club/chapter at West Potomac.