Kevin Johnson is a mathematics teacher at West Potomac High School, and has been for the past 16 years. Mr. Johnson grew up in both his hometown Prince George’s County, Maryland, as well as Mitchellville, Maryland. When asked what inspired him to go...

COVID-19 vaccines in America have been developed and approved for emergency use by the FDA including those by Pfizer, Moderna, and now, Johnson and Johnson.  Though Americans who are in good health can not get the vaccine for months because they are...

Tonight, the Wolverines will take on the Hayfield Hawks for the Wolverine Senior Night at home. The senior night festivities for football, dance, band, and cheerleading will start at 6:15.  Even after last week’s loss to TC, the Wolverines kept...

The construction for West Potomac is scheduled to begin during or just after Spring Break. Construction workers will break ground in the back parking lot, or the overflow lot, at some point in the next couple of weeks. This will be the beginning of around...

The West Potomac Varsity Volleyball team faced off against the Hayfield Hawks in a fierce district game. West Potomac’s starting line consisted of Tessa Nixon,  Arleigh Hanson, Samantha Dorn, Lauren Koelsch, Ella Westmoreland, and Victoria Blaylock. Right...

When Stanford’s Sports Performance Coach Ali Kershner posted a photo of the on-campus weight room facilities at the NCAA Women’s Tournament Bubble in San Antonio, comparisons to the men’s bubble in Indianapolis were upsetting. Pictured above, the...

The first two vaccines have been approved for several months now, and the U.S. recently approved a third vaccine from Johnson & Johnson. Students are wondering what that means for them. Fairfax County residents 16 and up with specific health issues...

The Yearbook is the publication of record for the school year. What will it look like in this most unusual year in The Time of Covid. Things are a lot different since the students have been doing much of the work virtually, and the safety precautions...

Ms. Simpson originally wanted to be a reading teacher and through that path also sort of fell into being an English teacher. After graduating from TC Williams high school, she started in teaching as an assistant. At that time, she helped a girl write...

Much like the trailers themselves, a political competition has sprung up in the so-called “Outlands” otherwise known as the new trailers on the tennis court. The competition for the title of mayor is between Ms. Kelsey McGlynn and Mr. George Coe,...

There will be a raffle for any Senior interested in going to the home Varsity football game this Friday against T.C. Williams. A google form was sent out to the Senior Class of 2021 Google Classroom for a chance to go watch the game in the stands. All...

A year removed from its cancellation in 2020, March Madness has returned. The WP Wire will be running a school-wide bracket challenge for both the men’s and women’s tournaments, where the two winners will both receive personal features on the WP Wire...