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Album Review: Invasion of Privacy and Total Xanarchy

Album Review: Invasion of Privacy and Total Xanarchy

Jaida Brown-Atkinns, Reporter
April 18, 2018

Invasion of Privacy Cardi B’s latest album, Invasion of Privacy, exposes her more complex interior. Her most screamed song in 2017 Bodak Yellow is included on the album with another popular track,...

Teacher Feature: Mr. Tyrone Strother

Teacher Feature: Mr. Tyrone Strother

Natalie Terwiliger, Reporter
April 18, 2018

Mr. Tyrone Strother has been a physical education and health teacher at West Potomac for 16 years. He was an athlete throughout high school and college, which has pushed him towards his current career....

Feature: Rock Climber Jacob Zippel

Feature: Rock Climber Jacob Zippel

Natalie Terwiliger, Reporter
April 18, 2018

West Potomac senior Jacob Zippel is dedicated to rock climbing, a sport that requires physical and mental strength. “I climbed for the first time when I was really young, probably around eight at...

Movie Review: A Quiet Place and The Miracle Season

Movie Review: A Quiet Place and The Miracle Season

Addison Stengler, Reporter
April 18, 2018

A Quiet Place This horror movie, directed by John Krasinski, is great for someone who loves to be shocked, but not scared. A Quiet Place evokes a strong feeling of suspense. It really showed what parents...

5 Ways to Get a 5: AP Exam Review

5 Ways to Get a 5: AP Exam Review

Amanda Ghiloni, Editor-in-Chief
April 16, 2018

Stressed about the upcoming AP (Advanced Placement) exams? Here are six different ways to review before May 7th. 1) Review Books Between Barron’s, Princeton Review, and 5 Steps to a 5, every AP...

Golden Hour

A Week of New Music

Cami Santa-Anna, Senior Editor
April 16, 2018

Sunday: A Good Night Artist: John Legend Release Date: April 6 Sunday begs for a chill, groovy tune as you procrastinate and dread Monday. John Legend’s A Good Night is perfect for forgetting...

Teacher Feature: Ms. Elizabeth Carter

Teacher Feature: Ms. Elizabeth Carter

Sofia Marcia, Reporter
April 16, 2018

Ms. Elizabeth Carter, a college and career counselor at West Potomac, enjoys helping students find their passion. “I worked with students since I got out of college in 1982,” she said. “I’ve...

Teacher Feature: Ms. Corey Haynes

Teacher Feature: Ms. Corey Haynes

Rimshaw Hassan, Reporter
April 16, 2018

English teacher Corey Haynes is a new to West Potomac, but it isn’t her first time teaching. Haynes has taught at a number of schools, including ones outside of the U.S. She volunteered at the Peace...

Air Jordan 32

Review: Basketball Shoes Recently Released

Abdullah Akhtar, Reporter
April 16, 2018

Air Jordan 32 The Air Jordan 32 (also known as Air Jordan XXXII) was released on September 23,, 2017. These shoes cost $185, which is a quite expensive, but may be worth the price for some customers....

Teacher Feature: Dr. Sukalo

Teacher Feature: Dr. Sukalo

Ruth Dean, Reporter
April 12, 2018

Dr. Althea Sukalo is new to West Potomac this year, but she quite familiar to student antics--her love for teaching came from her love for teenagers. “Teenagers help you enormously to stay young,...

Students Voices Need to be Heard

Students Voices Need to be Heard

The Editorial Board
March 3, 2018

We are The West Potomac Wire. We write about things like bake sales and club fairs and soccer games. We should not have to cover a shooting in our own school in the same pages.   This is the...

Letter to the Editor: Past Our Breaking Point

Alanna Belmont
March 3, 2018

Parkland. Sandy Hook. Virginia Tech. Columbine. These are the names of some of the deadliest mass school shootings in history. It hasn’t even been 18 years yet since Columbine, but I know that I still...

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