Ms. Laura Pendleton teaches freshman biology as well as human anatomy and physiology. She has been teaching full-time for eight years, all of those years being at West Po. Before teaching at West Po, Ms....

Ms. Carinne Hackshaw was born to a Trinidadian father and a Granadian mother in Brooklyn, New York in the 1970s. She lived in a mostly Caribbean immigrant community, and went to St. Jude Catholic School...

The holidays are a time to venture out and see the beauty in the things around you that you don’t normally notice. As the holiday season rolls around, there is plenty to do and places to see. Here are...

The defending Gunston District Champions are ready to get back on the court for the 2019-20 season. Last year the team impressed, finishing with a 21-4 record and reaching the Northern Regional Semifinals...

On Veterans Day, West Po celebrated its fourth annual Travis Manion Day of service. According to the West Po Booster Club, approximately 350 students participated.   The students took part in...

  For many students, it is hard to see how school connects to the real world. Not upstairs in Gunston 214 for Sports and Entertainment Marketing, where West Po students, many of who are also athletes,...

Starting this school year, West Po banned the use of cell phones, according to Tangy Millard, West Potomac’s principal. “Teachers began working on this policy over the summer once the school determined...

The 4th Annual Travis Manion Foundation Operation Legacy Project Veterans Day of Service at West Potomac High School will be held from 9am-3pm on Monday, November 11th. The purpose of this project is to...

Many seniors at West Potomac, those who turn 18 on or before November 5th, have a chance to vote in their first election. Voting this year is November 5th. The seniors of West Potomac will be voting on...

The Varsity Field Hockey team is one win away from their second straight district finals appearance; but to get there, they must go through the Hayfield Hawks.  “This would be our second straight...