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Teacher Feature: Ms. Corey Haynes

Teacher Feature: Ms. Corey Haynes

Rimshaw Hassan, Reporter Apr 16, 2018

English teacher Corey Haynes is a new to West Potomac, but it isn’t her first time teaching. Haynes has taught at a number of schools, including ones outside of the U.S. She volunteered at the Peace Corps in Nicaragua, where she also raised money for...

Air Jordan 32

Review: Basketball Shoes Recently Released

Abdullah Akhtar, Reporter Apr 16, 2018

Air Jordan 32 The Air Jordan 32 (also known as Air Jordan XXXII) was released on September 23,, 2017. These shoes cost $185, which is a quite expensive, but may be worth the price for some customers. (The price is also dependent on what color you choose.)...

Teacher Feature: Dr. Sukalo

Teacher Feature: Dr. Sukalo

Ruth Dean, Reporter Apr 12, 2018

Dr. Althea Sukalo is new to West Potomac this year, but she quite familiar to student antics--her love for teaching came from her love for teenagers. “Teenagers help you enormously to stay young, so the more that I work with teenagers the more I...

Students Voices Need to be Heard

Students Voices Need to be Heard

The Editorial Board Mar 3, 2018

We are The West Potomac Wire. We write about things like bake sales and club fairs and soccer games. We should not have to cover a shooting in our own school in the same pages.   This is the reality of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School....

Letter to the Editor: Past Our Breaking Point

Alanna Belmont Mar 3, 2018

Parkland. Sandy Hook. Virginia Tech. Columbine. These are the names of some of the deadliest mass school shootings in history. It hasn’t even been 18 years yet since Columbine, but I know that I still know their names, as do most of you… even though...

Photo of the crowd taken by H. Drembus

Gun Resolution Passed at FCPS School Board Meeting

Claire Callahan, Editor-in-Chief Feb 25, 2018

In response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting on February 14, FCPS discussed gun violence at the school board meeting on February 22. The superintendent and school board members discussed the issue of gun violence in American schools and security...

A Q&A with Mr. Klucharich

A Q&A with Mr. Klucharich

Rimshaw Hassan, Reporter Feb 1, 2018

Mark Klucharich also known as Mr. K to students teaches World History 1 and 2  Honors, as well as coaching baseball. Q: Where did you attend college? “West Chester University in West Chester Pennsylvania” Q:What did you enjoy about College? “Meeting...

Skopp-Cardillo diving into the pool for a swimming race.

6-0 Is the Way to Go: Swim & Dive

Leigh Kovalsky, Reporter Jan 29, 2018

With a 6-0 record, the West Potomac swim & dive team has owned the pool this season, despite the change of a new coach, Laurel Grezeler. Freshman swimmer Juliana Skopp-Cardillo enjoyed her first season as a wolverine swimmer. “This team is...

The mariachi band performing at Around the World in One Night.

Around the World in One Night: Behind the Scenes

Claire Callahan, Editor-in-Chief Jan 26, 2018

Every year, Around the World in One Night is a multicultural, international event held in West Potomac’s cafeteria intended to celebrate the student body’s diversity and learn about other cultures. Students bring educational posters that show off...

Snow, School, Students: A Struggle

Ruth Dean, Reporter Jan 25, 2018

January comes with many holidays to start with, but the three snow days and a two hour delay are really adding up to the stress put on students who are worrying about their grades for this quarter. Freshman Aidan Lansburgh missed an entire week for...