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 time when the Quran was sent down from heaven....

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 States Conference of Catholic Bishops. It all...

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 October after previous speaker Kevin McCarthy was...

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 science fair and it is a requirement for some honors...

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 in Literature, both of which are English electives....

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 days later, she broke the all time scoring record...

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 the pandemic in 2021. Located off of Gunston, The...

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. The leap day is added as February 29th each time...

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 put together a helpful guide to the candidates and...

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 Madness is a 68 team single elimination bracket filled...

With spring sport tryouts underway, student-athletes should be prepared and as confident as possible. So, here is everything you need to know before your tryout. Tryouts for the following sports will be held on the week of February 19-25: lacrosse, soccer,...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, based on Mark Haddon’s book, was the show run by West Po theater’s Beyond the Page company from February 1st to February 10th. It was marketed promising to immerse the audience with “mesmerizing...