West Po students are now over three months into the school year, and have become well accustomed to the new advisory S-Rotation system. This year, students now attend two return periods which cycle through students' schedules starting with period one...

Tonight, the West Potomac Girls Volleyball team will face off against their appointment, West Springfield. In their fourth meeting of the season, the team is hopeful to come away with the victory and to earn the title of Occoquon Regional Champions.  The...

Beyond the Page’s Hadestown Musical opening night took place on October 30 2025. For tickets only being $15 for adults and $10 for students, it did not disappoint. The songs throughout the play all captured our attention and not a moment felt wasted....

The countdown to winter sports tryouts has begun. Tryout dates range from Nov. 10 to 22. Boys basketball, Girls Basketball, Gymnastics, Rifle, Swim and Dive, Track and Field, Boys Wrestling, Girls Wrestling, and Sideline Cheer are available here at West...

Back in the 1980s, a senior prank gone wrong resulted in a punishment from the seniors having to dig a hole in the Gunston courtyard. The hole, neglected until 2022, has now been transformed into a beautiful and flourishing pond with live animals, such...

Until Nov. 7, students can donate books and office supplies by dropping them off in boxes located in the front office, by door 5, or in room 176.  The drive aims to give books to people in need to learn in Africa. The book drive is being run by the...

If you are a senior or junior who parks in the student reserved lots, you know the struggle of traffic, especially leaving the school at dismissal. Friends become foes, and leaving the lot seems to become a race against one another. “People don’t...

This year, many students will be casting their first vote in Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial election. The West Po Wire surveyed seniors across all government classes and received over 100 responses. The survey found that of students eligible to vote,...

In the United States, 13 of the 14 states considered to be the country’s “southern” states currently have some form of an abortion ban. The only state that does not currently have a form of abortion ban in the South is Virginia. However, that may...

Gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger, democrat, and Winsome Earle-Sears, republican, have both discussed education as important issues they wish to address as potential governors. While they agree that students need support, they diverge on how...

Infrastructure and housing prices have become a large concern for voters over the years. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) and Abigail Spanberger (D), candidates for governor, have different approaches to housing concerns. Both candidates have made plans to reduce...

For 40 years, West Po’s Spirit Rock has sat at the end of Quander Road. Painted with school pride, the rock is a symbol of camaraderie. Underneath the layers of colorful paint lies a gray boulder that has witnessed decades of student life. It holds...