Claudia Bunea, a senior at West Po, is looking forward to her last year on The Wire. As an editor-in-chief, she is excited to write all kinds of articles, from student life to government. She’s actively involved in her school...

Nora Fitzpatrick, a junior, enjoys listening to music. The Marias, Olivia Dean, and The 1975 are some of her favorite artists. She loves playing and watching sports and shes an avid watcher of the WNBA. If she's not out with friends...

Josephine Keller can’t wait for another great year with The Wire. A junior, she has committed to leadership in both Journalism and Choir as editor-in-chief and head librarian respectively. Still a fan of audiodramas and podcas...

Emma Fetterolf, a senior, is taking journalism for her third and final year. Emma wants to explore the local news and bring it to the school paper. She enjoys playing lacrosse, shopping and listening to music. In journalism she...

Lucy Wilson is excited to return to the West Po Wire for her senior year. She is looking forward to writing lots of stories and serving as an associate editor. She is interested in public policy and political science and plans...

Leila Freimanis, a junior, is excited for her third year of Journalism. She is one of the social media editors for The Wire and enjoys making reels and Instagram posts. Leila likes playing volleyball and is on the Varsity team for ...

Jackie Henwood, a junior, is looking forward to being a leader in this year's journalism class. She is also part of the Varsity West Po Fall and Winter dance team. In her free time, she loves to hang out with her friends and g...

Jessica Fultz, a junior, is coming back for her second year of journalism. She is most excited to write stall stories and help out with social media posts. She is on the board of both Beautiful Me and Psychology Honor Society...

Andrew Rapchak, a Junior, Arts & Entertainments editor, joined journalism to get more involved with the school and learn more about writing. He enjoys listening to music, reading and watching movies....

Looking forward to being a part of the Journalism team for the first time, Grace Dalton recently moved here from California and is new to the FCPS School District. In the past, she has done three years of Yearbook and is ready ...

Bella Greene is a senior at West Potomac HS. She is excited to return to The West Po Wire for her second year. She took Journalism because of her brother and they co-wrote several pieces during their time together. She is a p...

Finn Johnson is a junior at West Potomac High School, who is a student issues and academics editor. He joined journalism because he wants to pursue it as a career and he wants to improve his skills in the profession. He is part o...

Elizabeth “Ellie” Fitzpatrick, a freshman, is taking journalism for her first year and is excited to learn what it means to be a journalist. In her free time Ellie enjoys baking and binge watching shows like The Rookie and Gossi...

Jacques Poyac-Clarkin, a junior, is beginning his first year of journalism. In his free time, he plays soccer and thrifts.  He’s very excited for the years and to write about what’s going on here at school....

Kelvin James, a junior, is excited for his first year of journalism. In his free time, he likes to play basketball and listen to music. He is looking forward to writing about current events.

Riley Drummond-Hackett, a freshman, is very excited for her first year of journalism. Her favorite artist is Drake, and she loves music of all genres of music including  pop, hiphop and country music. She also loves writing s...

In her free time, Alli McElwain, senior, enjoys shopping, thrifting and traveling. One of her biggest inspirations is Gracie Abrams because of how expressive she is. Alli considers herself to be open-minded and able to see sit...

Anna Hunt, a freshman, is excited for her first year at The Wire. She enjoys all things writing. In her free time, she likes watching movies and tv shows with brother.

Samantha Apricena, is here for her first year of journalism as a freshman and is excited to write and report about sports games and news around school. She took journalism because of her interest in being a sports reporter when...

Reagan Anderson, a senior at West Potomac, is excited for her first year of journalism. In her free time, she loves being outdoors, spending time with her family, and exploring the worlds of her books through reading. She also...

Entering her first year of Journalism, freshman Annabelle Pianalto brings writing experience from two years of creative writing classes and one year of a media communications class. She is excited to write about sports games, revi...

Sophie Schulz, a freshman, has lived in Virginia for about a year, and has lived in six different places, including overseas. She is excited to be a part of The Wire and help the staff get news out to the community. She is on...

Laraib Aftab, a freshman, is looking forward to being on the social media team for her first year of Journalism. She has lived in Alexandria for 12 years and has been going to FCPS for 9 years. She enjoy’s playing soccer, w...

Lulu Zawitoski is a junior at West Potomac HS. She is currently enjoying a majority of her time managing JV and Varsity field hockey for West Po, but is also most excited for the spring lacrosse season to come. She took journa...