All content by Jason La Kier
Orchestra students from the whole West Potomac Pyramid and their families gathered in the Kogelman theater at seven on Wednesday, June 14 at 7 pm.
The occasion was The West Potomac Pyramid Concert, where students from elementary, middle, and high...
As June is Pride Month, there are many opportunities for West Potomac students to celebrate and get involved with the LGBTQ community and celebrate LGBTQ identities. Here are some of the biggest local events for teenagers to participate in Pride this...
Guitar classes held a concert May 18 at 7:00 pm in the Kogelman Theater. Ms. Gano, the guitar teacher, began with an introduction to the auditorium and to the Guitar 1 group. Junior Fabiola Jimenez translated the introduction to Spanish for the audience....
It had been seven months since the West Potomac Film Club announced that filming had begun on their first feature film, Strangers in the Night. A trailer had been released to Youtube, and the film was expected to be premiered April 19 at the Kogelman...
Oliver DiCaprio, Junior
“[I would define nostalgia as] looking back overly fondly at childhood memories. I don’t remember my childhood [much]. I was an anti-social gremlin in my childhood… I don’t miss it. Honestly, [nostalgia is] not a big...
On March 8, students from the World Religions and Combatting Intolerance classes joined in the College and Career Center for an hour and a half videoconference on Women’s Rights. The talk started with a speech from Dr. Basma Habib in Kurdistan, Iraq....
Stardew Valley is a role playing video game released February 26, 2016 by indie game developer ConcernedApe. The game allows players to start a farm, fight monsters, go fishing, and become friends with members of the idyllic Pelican Town. The game has...
The freshman science fair took place on January 23 in the cafeteria. The whole room was filled from wall to wall with students and their boards. Volunteer judges, who were mainly seniors and juniors, worked with teachers to get to all the projects.
Harold...
West Potomac’s Girls Basketball Team won the Joe Cascio Holiday Tournament with a victory against the Potomac School team. The tournament championship game took place Friday, December 30, at Falls Church. West Potomac player Ty Taylor was proclaimed...
For an hour during first and second periods last week, students were called in mass to the auditorium for an hour long wellness screening. The screenings were for freshmen and juniors only, separated by last name into four groups. The screening consisted...
It was loud and bright at the 7 p.m. showing of “School of Rock” from Beyond the Page. There was confetti. The play was totally understandable even without the film’s context, and worked well as a stand-alone piece. Tony Lemus and Adrianna DeLorenzo,...
Dr. Strange, released on the Fourth, is a Marvel movie - the only reason I went to see it was because of that red Logo luring me in. It’s not too good, frankly, but I wouldn’t say it’s bad either. It was a disappointment for me, personally, especially...
