Tonight at 7:15, the West Po Girls Varsity Basketball Team will go head to head with the South County Basketball Team in a game that feels bigger than a normal season matchup. Coming into the game, both teams hold a strong record, with West Potomac holding...
Last week, students from all grades lined up to participate in the annual Inova blood drive. Students in the Language and Medicine Academy class host the Inova Blood Mobile every year, taught by teacher Ms. Alisa Zamudio. Students are in charge of marketing,...
Mr. Tim Stuecheli, also known as Coach Stuke, is a physical education teacher for 9th and 10th grade. This is his 3rd year teaching at West Po, he likes to refer to it as his “junior year”. In total, he's been teaching for 19 years.
One of his...
Ms. Katie Prible was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. She teaches Psychology, Sociology, World History 2 and AP Human Geography. Ms. Prible has spent her three year teaching career at West Po.
Growing up, Ms. Prible didn’t always want to be...
Freshman PE students participate in a basketball unit every year that ends with a championship, where teamwork and leadership matter just as much as winning.
“We have to assess freshmen on standard four skills,” PE teacher Tessa Tryon said. “Standard...
West Po’s English Department has created a list of book suggestions for students to read over the winter break. Mrs. Wendy Rice, one of our school librarians, encourages students to choose one of the books off of the list to read.
“It’s so...
The Hellfire Club
Season 4 starts off with the main group of kids being freshmen in high school. Mike and Dustin are avid members of the Dungeon and Dragons club called Hellfire, led by senior Eddie. Lucas is on the basketball team and will be playing...
Ms. Bridget Dwyer has been teaching since 2008. She started her career in Washington, D.C., where she taught for seven years before coming to West Potomac in 2015.
When she was younger, she was inspired to be a teacher by the women in her family who...
WAIT A CLOCK TICK!
Wicked: For Good was released in theaters on Nov. 21, 2025, a full year since the first movie made its debut. Wicked is one of the many Broadway musicals to successfully turn into a movie. The film also had many viral moments,...
Ms. Tessa Tryon teaches ninth grade physical education at West Potomac. She has been teaching for a total of 14 years. Three in the Pennsylvania area, another three at Mount Vernon and eight at West Potomac.
After high school, Ms. Tryon did not...
Ms. Layla Feaster is one of West Po’s newest teachers. As of October, she has replaced Ms. Day Javkhlan as the orchestra director.
Originally from the Sunshine State, Ms. Feaster graduated from Florida State University this past spring. This has...
After a fun and competitive season last year, the West Potomac gymnastics team is heading into a new year with even bigger expectations. With a growing interest in the gymnastics program and more promotion around the school, the turn out at tryouts increased...
