Following the Coronavirus Pandemic that shut schools down in Fairfax County in early March, schools are attempting to reopen once again, and have reopened for small numbers starting in the beginning of October.    Fairfax County decided at...

Some local movie theaters have recently opened back up with new expectations for the experience that has been long awaited. The AMC Clean & Safe Initiative has created social distance guidelines to make seeing a movie as safe as possible.  Changes...

Library, I.T. Programs at West Potomac Still Going    Despite the fact that Covid-19 has meant that most students are learning virtually, several school programs at West Potomac, like the West Potomac Library and Information Technology (IT),...

The Senate confirmed President Trump’s 3rd Supreme Court appointment and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement, Amy Coney Barrett. Justice Barrett was recently confirmed into the Supreme Court of the United States, which is now dominated by...

Mr. Pabich has not been at West Po for very long, but still manages to be a student favorite. He is currently teaching 12th grade Dual Enrollment, along with English 9 Honors. He has been teaching since 1990 and has taught many grade levels, from young...

After months of uncertainty and changing plans from the VHSL regarding return to play, high school athletics return this week with the start of winter tryouts for a variety of sports which include wrestling, gymnastics, basketball, swim, and indoor track.  For...

Mme. Nanaz Safavi chose to teach French after her personal experiences with language learning. English is her 3rd language, and she has noticed that literature really differs from language to language.  “Even something as little as reading literature...

New science teacher Peter Bakke begins his first year in a virtual environment, coming from across the country in Seattle. This is a not-so-new area for Bakke, as he began his formal teaching career in Fairfax County, at now John Lewis High School in...

Like most Americans during the 4 day election standstill from Nov 3 to Nov 7, my eyes were glued to the television screen, following a man tapping a screen faster than I can type on my laptop with rapt attention. As election results rushed in, the once...

Mr. Robert Rigby is a Latin teacher here at West Po. Back in in-person school, he would often be seen sharing a laugh with his students and fellow teachers and holding a Big Gulp, which he drinks out of his lifelong love for soda. Rigby has been a...

Despite major media outlets declaring Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election, the current General Services Administrator, Emily Murphy, refuses to say Biden is the winner of the election, thus delaying the presidential transition process. According...

Connoisseur of Women’s history and all things Tudor, Mrs. Heather O’Grady has been a history teacher at West Potomac for 9 years. She’s married to Mr. O’Grady, an English teacher, and she teaches World History, Humanities, and AP Human Geography....