After years of having the same masthead, The WP Wire’s Phoebe Schultz, sophomore, created a new one. The masthead can be seen in the newspaper and on The West Potomac Wire’s website at www.thewpwire.org.
The journalism class decided to change the...
After having to push the program back for several months because of the pandemic, Dr. Millard received her Ed. D. earlier this year from George Washington University.
An Ed. D. is a doctoral degree that prepares graduates for the educational field....
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness takes place shortly after Spider-Man: No Way Home, and our main character, Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) has basically settled back into his life. The only thing that’s off is that he keeps having a recurring...
Loza Markos, a junior at West Potomac High School, is one of 24 recipients of the Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County. Markos raised $5,000 on GoFundMe to pay for gifts to Ethiopian children with disabilities and volunteered at the Black Lion Hospital...
I don’t know how to start this. I feel like, when momentous occasions are near, one is always at a loss for words, or at least those words are in a jumble. So I think I’ll start at the end.
Ends are a funny thing. Lots of us don’t focus on them...
I remember my first time stepping into Stratford Landing Elementary School as a student in the public education system back in September of 2009. I walked into the classroom and sat down at a table with other students eating Goldfish and waited for orientation...
A couple of years ago, an innovative West Potomac High School teacher felt as if he was not connecting with his students so he decided to try a new approach to instruction known as Modern Classroom. Essentially, teachers film short, instructional videos...
Local resident Supreme Court Justice Alito’s house has become the sight of spirited demonstrations in the wake of his leaked court opinion that would overturn Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court case which gave women the right to an abortion in 1973 and...
Adeline Sauer, School and Student Issues Co-Editor
— May 26, 2022
As a senior in high school, you’re supposed to have your life figured out. You’re supposed to know where you stand in your social life or what your career is going to look like. Yet some of us still don’t.
During my freshman year, I...
Katie Shiflett, School and Student Issues Editor
— May 26, 2022
Goodbyes are never easy, I know…stating the obvious. I only wrote for The Wire for 2 years, but that doesn’t make it any easier. Nevertheless, they’re necessary, so I’m going to give this my best shot.
I was never going to join The...
Senior Grant Hamilton became one of approximately 7,500 high school students who earned a prestigious National Merit Scholarship from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). A total of 1.5 million students competed for the scholarships, and...
For seniors, this Friday the 27th is the last day of school before graduation, but there’s a lot that has to be done before putting on the cap and gown on June 3rd. This week, laptops have to be turned in. From today (the 23rd) until Wednesday (the...
