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SGA Holiday Spirit Week Is A Success

SGA Holiday Spirit Week Is A Success

Shahtaj Ali, Reporter
December 19, 2015

West Potomac students finished off their final week before winter break with a holiday themed spirit week. Students were able to show their school pride by coming in their comfiest clothes, warmest flannel,...

Ms. Borghards leadership class celebrating the last school day and spirit day of 2015.

West Potomac Concludes 2015 with New Year’s Spirit Day

Jonathan Milam and Andrea Lugo
December 18, 2015

As the end of the Year steadily approaches, members of the West Potomac community are preparing for 2016 in style with the New Year’s eve themed spirit day. This offers students and faculty the opportunity...

Charlotte Shannon, Grade 11

West Potomac Students Go All Out for Ugly Sweater Day

Huda Khan, Reporter
December 17, 2015

As part of the pre-winter break spirit week, West Potomac students came to school today dressed in their ugliest holiday sweaters. These sweaters ranged from comfy seasonal button downs to shirts that...

Margarita Alexo, Grade 11

Wolverines Show Their Spirit With Holiday Outfits

Amanda Ghiloni, Reporter
December 16, 2015

This Wednesday, West Potomac students showed their school pride by wearing outfits inspired by their favorite winter holidays. This spirit day was part of the pre-winter break spirit week planned by the...

(From Left to Right) John Collins, Camille Roberts, Nicki Dolce and Fabiola Castro, Grade 10

Wolverines Get Spirited in Plaid for Flannel Day

Wingel Caburian, Reporter
December 15, 2015

Before winter break starts, SGA decided to host a pre-winter break spirit week before the year ends. Today was flannel day, and students all over West Potomac arrived at school in their best plaid button...

(Left) Julia George, Grade 11,  (Middle) Lindsay Freewalt, Grade 11, (Right) Allie Puskar, Grade 11

SGA Holiday Spirit Week Kicks Off With Comfy and Cozy Day

Shahtaj Ali, Reporter
December 14, 2015

West Potomac High School kicked off its pre-winter break spirit week with Comfy Cozy Day. It encouraged students to come in their comfiest clothes to showcase their school spirit. A wide range of students,...

Don’t Wanna Be an American Idiot

“Don’t Wanna Be an American Idiot”

Brian Cash, Reporter
November 20, 2015

Beyond the Page Theatre Company’s rendition of rock musical “American Idiot” was a very well done performance that captured many elements right to fit the bill of the punk genre. It portrayed the...

The 2014-2015 blackout game, where a major incident caused SGA to change their minds about the popular term.

SGA Blacking Out on “Black-Out”

Nina Raneses, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 12, 2015

When Hype Squad first announced that the varsity football game against Lake Braddock High School scheduled for Sept. 25 would have an all black theme, word got out that the popular term ‘blackout’...

Finding the Stars of Starlight Express

Finding the Stars of “Starlight Express”

Matavin Williams, Reporter
September 29, 2015

When you see a West Potomac play, what do you think about when you see the actors? Do you think about how they convey their lines? Or do you think about how they move the right way? Well, maybe you should...

New SGA Executive Board Plans to Make This Year Memorable

New SGA Executive Board Plans to Make This Year Memorable

Claudia Santa Anna, Reviews Editor
September 21, 2015

On a quiet Thursday morning before another normal, busy school day, four students gathered in a rectangular classroom on the second floor of Quander. Though most of their peers were just opening their...

West Potomac Students Get Ready for School at Wolverine Welcome

West Potomac Students Get Ready for School at Wolverine Welcome

Nina Raneses, Co-Editor-In-Chief
September 3, 2015

The West Potomac campus was brought back to life on Tuesday, Sept. 1 by returning and new students with Wolverine Welcome, a relatively new initiative that includes upperclassmen schedule pick-up, freshmen...

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