Over Memorial Day weekend, West Po juniors Elizabeth Hardin and Aaron Kopp placed 12th in the virtual NCFL Grand National Debate Tournament out of 257 teams.  The tournament, originally planned for Minneapolis, proceeded online due to covid concerns...

Construction is ramping up at West Po over the summer. The construction crew will be working on the extension, rerouting the circle around the rock, and putting in the new connector between the Quander and Springbank buildings. However, this may cause...

Of interest to those paying attention to the announcement slides during advisory may be West Potomac High School's "Student/Clinical Team." The part of the slide show that says who is on the clinical team is out of date and will be updated for next school...

The end to a 13 year journey approaches this year’s West Potomac Seniors. After an unprecedented school year, the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine has made it possible for our seniors to be celebrated the way they deserve.  There will be various...

After four years, all of them on staff of The Wire, I am nearing graduation just like all of my fellow seniors. This is an event often referred to as “Commencement.”  Commencement means beginning which is a bit odd because it happens at the end of...

Student drivers at West Potomac and throughout the state of Virginia are required to pass a guided drivers course known as ‘Behind The Wheel’ before receiving their license. As coronavirus clicked the pause button on society last year, the Behind...

As many students and staff at West Po know by now, trailers have been moved and added to the campus as construction and in-person learning gets underway. But, some of these trailers were placed on the tennis courts, which has caused the tennis team to...

Virginia's General Assembly wrapped up its first legislative session of the year in March having passed hundreds of bills, some of which will bring fundamental change to the state.  Lawmakers tackled the issue of marijuana by passing a legalization...

After a long wait, all Fairfax County residents 16 and older are able to get the Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccine rollout started in late 2020 with front-line workers and seniors before moving to younger adults with pre-existing conditions to  teenagers...

This story has been updated due to significant changes over the past few weeks.  After months of discussion and confusion, senior graduation has finally been planned. On June 3rd, graduation will be held at West Potomac high school at 10:00 a.m. This...

The roles of different sources of media in our world today are extremely important. They shape our views on current events and inform us on what’s going on in the world. But, the dark side of the media, which includes misinformation and “fake news”...

Beginning Sunday, April 18, people in the Fairfax County Health District ages 16 and older will be able to get the Covid-19 Vaccine as Fairfax County moves into Phase 2 of the vaccine roll-out. However, this shift into phase two comes with major changes...