The Wire

Wolverine Wrestlers Advance Into Finals

Annie Ghaffari
February 17, 2023

The wrestling team “pinned down” the competition this season, after gaining victory at regionals this past weekend. Four of the Wolverine Wrestlers will get to advance into finals, where they will...

Save Us Now: Regulate Guns

Hayden Stengler, Guest Opinion Writer
February 8, 2023

Our generation is the generation that will save this earth–we hear it all the time. It’s a lot of pressure, I have to admit. When I look at my peers, I see strength, resilience, and passion,...

Enter The Wire’s $50 Primo’s Gift Card Contest!

Alumoah Boadi, Writer
November 7, 2022

The 1st quarter print edition of The WP Wire was distributed to all advisories today. Through the paper, Wolverines have been given the opportunity to win a $50 gift card to Primo’s Family Restaurant. Students...

Teacher Feature: Mrs. Campbell

Miguel Tsang, Public Affairs and School Issues Editor
September 26, 2022

For choir teacher Mrs. Linda Campbell, teaching is a family matter. Having a grandpa who was a Fairfax County principal, she was inspired to work in education. However, the idea of teaching didn’t...

Battle of the Highway

Aaron Moore
September 23, 2022

The West Potomac Wolverines and the Mount Vernon Majors face off today in a football Battle for the Highway. The rivalry between these two teams runs deep, and tonight’s game is set to be a sporting...

West Potomac Parking Spots In Flux

Benjamin Price and Miguel Tsang
September 11, 2022

West Potomac students have felt the rumble of construction vehicles under their feet, seen construction workers all over campus and even gotten to enjoy the new building. In the midst of all the changes...

Gaming Site Raises Funds by Bundle

Michael Weinraub, Writer
April 13, 2022

Game distributing site itch.io raised more than six million dollars for Ukraine in March, split between the International Medical Corps and Voices of Children charities. Itch.io sold a bundle with 998...

Joe Rogan’s Misinformation Dilemma

Finn McCool, Social Issues Editor
February 23, 2022

Joe Rogan, a podcaster who has run his show The Joe Rogan Experience since 2009, has been called out for spreading COVID misinformation on his December 31st episode with Dr. Robert Malone. Spotify has...

Teacher Feature: Ms. Gervacio

Kaila Izquierdo-Oliva
February 16, 2022

Aimee Gervacio, known as Ms. G. to lots of students, is a cross-stitching master who teaches English at West Po. She teaches both honors and on level English 12, along with English 9. Ms....

Teacher Feature – Mr. Ross

January 18, 2022

When asked why he chose the job he did at West Potomac, Jeremiah Ross replied with “Being an athlete all my life, I enjoyed how the body works and I enjoyed lifting.” He works at West Potomac because...

Teacher Feature: Ms. Yeboah

Jaylan Post
January 11, 2022

The future is shaped by the younger generation, and the younger generation is shaped by their teachers. That teacher, whether it’s a man or woman, related to you or not, shapes you for the rest of your...

Teacher Feature – Ms. Waltner

Alisa Foster, Writer
January 4, 2022

Ms. Keri Waltner, West Potomac’s sole German teacher, is passing on her German experiences through her teaching. After an inspiring trip to Germany, Ms. Waltner found her passion. Her first...