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West Po Seniors Gear Up To Vote

West Po Seniors Gear Up To Vote

Nick Castrilli, Writer Oct 25, 2021

  Seniors at West Potomac are able to vote in the upcoming general election on November 2nd. Students are given the opportunity to register to vote in their government class. The students will be voting for governor in a race between Terry McAuliffe...

Photo Credit: DC Bar Association

Teacher Feature: Mr. Feinstein

Benjamin Price, Writer Oct 19, 2021

Mr. Jeffrey Feinstein has been teaching AP US History and US VA History at West Po for 24 years. He was drawn to teaching history by an interest in studying the past: “I like the stories of the past. I like visiting places where important things [and]...

Teacher Feature: Mr. Rogers

Teacher Feature: Mr. Rogers

Ethan Brodie, Writer Oct 12, 2021

Mr. Kip Rogers is a science teacher at West Po. He teaches freshman Environmental Science and Biology, as well as AP Environmental Science. This is his 5th year teaching at West Po after being a long-term sub for a year before coming to the school.  Rogers...

Teacher Feature: Ms. Aepelbacher

Teacher Feature: Ms. Aepelbacher

Mercedes Henwood, Writer Oct 5, 2021

Other than teaching kids math, Ms. Lou Ann Aepelbacher plays the French horn and the piano. Originally from outside Buffalo, New York, Aepelbacher has taught at West Po since 2009 and has taught in Arlington county and other places in New York, too. Although...

Here Comes Homecoming

Here Comes Homecoming

Hernan Urdininea, Writer Sep 28, 2021

Make sure your calendar is marked for October 2 for the upcoming homecoming dance. Tickets are being sold at lunch for $20 starting Monday September 27th. There will be five spirit days leading up to the dance—Monday is PJ day, Tuesday is tie dye, Wednesday...

West Po Varsity before taking on Marshall at home. They take on Lee tonight.

Friday Night Lights Return to West Po–On Thursday

Katie Shiflett, Writer Sep 1, 2021

The West Po football team will have its home opener this Thursday, September 2nd, against Wakefield High School at 7:30.  “Currently there are no social distance guidelines that we have to enforce,” Aaron Helmick, the Director of Student Activities...

Football Warms Up at West Po

Football Warms Up at West Po

Mollie Shiflett, Writer Aug 26, 2021

The West Potomac Football team will take the field for the first time on Friday, August 27 in a scrimmage against McLean High School. The game will be taking place in McLean and offers one of the first opportunities to see the system that new Head Coach...

CAT B Makes History Concrete

CAT B Makes History Concrete

Mollie Shiflett, Writer Jun 10, 2021

This past school year has been a year unlike any other. However, CAT B teacher Joann Molnar has tried to keep everything as normal as possible. For those who don’t know what the CAT B program is, it is a program that FCPS utilizes to teach kids with...