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The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

Ellery Fjeld

Ellery Fjeld, Reporter

Ellery, a freshman, is starting her first season of field hockey and is looking forward to lacrosse in the spring. She enjoys hanging out with her friends, going out, traveling, shopping, and helping the community.  She loves learning about what’s going on around the world and is fascinated by different political views and controversial opinions whether it’s conservative, liberal or somewhere in between. Ellery writes to inform. She also writes to persuade. She has very strong opinions and will stand by them.

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An $1,800 grant from “Educate Fairfax” allowed students from the Pulley Center to help build new tables for the courtyard.

More Students Learn Outdoors Thanks to “Educate Fairfax”

Ellery Fjeld, Reporter
June 9, 2025

The outdoor picnic tables have been a fan favorite spot for students to cool down and hang out in the Gunston wing. The favored lounge is in the middle of a court yard surrounded by brick walls of the...

Students Seek and Find Jobs at Mount Vernon Rec Center

Ellery Fjeld, Reporter
June 6, 2025

With prices rising along with the temperatures, many students are looking for summer jobs. The newly renovated Mount Vernon Rec Center was expected to open this May, but will reopen this summer, and with...

An $1,800 grant from “Educate Fairfax” allowed students from the Pulley Center to help build new tables for the courtyard.

More Students Learn Outdoors Thanks to “Educate Fairfax”

Ellery Fjeld, reporter
June 3, 2025

The outdoor picnic tables have been a fan favorite spot for students to cool down and hang out in the Gunston wing. The favored lounge is in the middle of a courtyard surrounded by brick walls of the school....

Renovations to the old Mount Vernon Rec Center have been ongoing for several months. Students passing by the construction can now easily notice the major changes and design features added to the previously plain building.

A New Addition to the West Po Community

Ellery Fjeld and Addison Hood
April 8, 2025

The Mount Vernon Rec Center renovation, 2 years in the making, is nearing the finish line as the Fairfax County Park Authority announced the opening date sometime in May 2025 with the center’s pool reopening...

Mrs Salzman is a history teacher who studied at GMU for education.

Teacher Feature: Mrs. Salzman

Ellery Fjeld, Reporter
October 8, 2024

History is the subject of our past, the world's successes, the mistakes. Everybody either loves history and is mesmerized by the facts and the past, or is dreading the class and could sleep through every...

The four American Semi Finalists competing in the 2024 US Open.

All or Love? Americans Face Off in US Open

Emma Fetterolf and Ellery Fjeld
September 5, 2024

The US Open is one the four grand slam tournaments a tennis player competes in. It draws the best of the best. Top players and underdogs have the same goal, to win the title. Throughout the tournament,...

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