The West Potomac theatre program has planned to showcase their fall show “Night of the Living Dead”. It is based on a George Romeo/John Russo film, adapted for stage by Lori Allen Ohm.  Previously performed by past West Potomac students in 2017...

  Seniors at West Potomac are able to vote in the upcoming general election on November 2nd. Students are given the opportunity to register to vote in their government class. The students will be voting for governor in a race between Terry McAuliffe...

Mr. Jeffrey Feinstein has been teaching AP US History and US VA History at West Po for 24 years. He was drawn to teaching history by an interest in studying the past: “I like the stories of the past. I like visiting places where important things [and]...

Other than teaching kids math, Ms. Lou Ann Aepelbacher plays the French horn and the piano. Originally from outside Buffalo, New York, Aepelbacher has taught at West Po since 2009 and has taught in Arlington county and other places in New York, too. Although...

The West Po football team will have its home opener this Thursday, September 2nd, against Wakefield High School at 7:30.  “Currently there are no social distance guidelines that we have to enforce,” Aaron Helmick, the Director of Student Activities...

As many students and staff at West Po know by now, trailers have been moved and added to the campus as construction and in-person learning gets underway. But, some of these trailers were placed on the tennis courts, which has caused the tennis team to...

After a long wait, all Fairfax County residents 16 and older are able to get the Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccine rollout started in late 2020 with front-line workers and seniors before moving to younger adults with pre-existing conditions to  teenagers...

The roles of different sources of media in our world today are extremely important. They shape our views on current events and inform us on what’s going on in the world. But, the dark side of the media, which includes misinformation and “fake news”...

Virtual learning for West Po students and hybrid learning for other private schools around the area, has been a struggle to get accustomed to. Although the schools in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) are doing all virtual learning, there have been...

Peter is a sophomore at West Po and in his second year of Journalism. He enjoys playing basketball and spending time with his friends. You can catch Peter on the sidelines of West Potomac sports games taking photos and live tweeting updates on The WP...

Finn McCool is a sophomore at West Po in his first year of journalism. He has always had an interest in writing and the reporting process and how it impacts the way we receive information, and journalism is an outlet for those interests. He likes to play...

With the upcoming election just days away, a recent survey conducted among seniors at West Po found just 23.1% of eligible seniors have registered to vote, a result consistent with historical turnout trends among young adults. The survey also found...