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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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Addison Hood

Addison Hood, Student Issues & Academics Editor

Addison Hood, a sophomore, is excited to begin her second year of journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, and swimming. She is a full-time student-athlete on the West Po swim team and the crew team. She loves listening to music, sometimes Frank Ocean, SZA, Gracie Abrams, and Taylor Swift. Addison loves reading and writing about different issues in the community, so she is excited about all that journalism will continue to teach her!

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West Potomac's students filling the cast list of this years nutcracker

Dancing into December, the Nutcracker Begins

Addison Hood and Leila Freimanis
December 6, 2024

  Starting on December 5th, at our very own West Potomac auditorium, the Alexandria Community’s Nutcracker begins. This holiday tradition that happens every December is full of West Potomac’s...

Voting outcomes depend on turn-out. Which groups will show up to the polls in large numbers this presidential election?

One Vote, One Chance

Addison Hood, Student Issues Editor
November 4, 2024

Eighteen years, two hundred, sixteen months, six thousand, five hundred, seventy-four days; give or take. That’s how long American citizens wait to cast their vote for our democracy. In the past, voting...

One vote, One chance

Addison Hood, Staff Writer
November 4, 2024

Eighteen years, two hundred and sixteen months, six thousand and five hundred and seventy-four days; give or take. That's how long American citizens wait to cast their vote for our democracy. In the...

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The Complete Guide to Motivation Throughout The School Year

Addison Hood and Ireland Mcgee
May 7, 2024

Exhausted. Spent. Knackered. No matter what anyone calls it, as the end of the year approaches, some students' motivation is at an all-time low. Unfortunately, we’re smack dab in the middle of spring...

Ms. Wheeler is a beloved English teacher

Teacher Feature: Ms. Wheeler

Addison Hood, Reporter
April 17, 2024

Ms. Amy Wheeler, or Ms. Wheeler, as her students call her, didn't originally want to be a teacher.    She went to college for communications and public relations, but her drive to help her...

Are Embryos Children? Alabama’s Supreme Court Says They Are

Are Embryos Children? Alabama’s Supreme Court Says They Are

Addison Hood, Reporter
March 14, 2024

Alabama's Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos or the initial phase of fertility created and stored in IVF (In vitro fertilization) are children under the law in Alabama on Friday, February...

Freshman Swims at States This Weekend

Freshman Swims at States This Weekend

Addison Hood, Reporter
February 14, 2024

"They wouldn't even let me on the swim team because I needed help to swim one lap without basically drowning," Hadley Petronello, freshman, said. Much has changed since that 6-year-old summer season...

Curious about the Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time?

Curious about the Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time?

Addison Hood, Reporter
January 31, 2024

Beyond the Page, West Potomac’s company, will present "Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” for its winter play beginning February 1 - 10 in Kogelman Theatre. West Po’s rendition of the...

Athletes Try Out For Winter Sports Next Week

Athletes Try Out For Winter Sports Next Week

Addison Hood and Ireland Mcgee
November 2, 2023

Student-athletes are encouraged to join and try out for winter sports, but all athletes should turn in their physical forms. Here is a look at some of the sports that are hosting tryouts.  Cheer Coach...

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