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The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

Leila Freimanis

Leila Freimanis, Social Media Editor

Leila Freimanis, a sophomore, is very excited for her second year of journalism and expanding her knowledge of journalism and writing. She plays volleyball for West Po on the JV team. She enjoys listening to music in her free time,  and hanging out with her friends. If she’s not hanging out with her friends, then she’s with her dog, Princess. She is interested in all different types of news to write stories about and hopes to enjoy journalism for years to come.

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One of West Po's high academic students, Samuel Glassman, has qualified for the National Merit Scholarship

West Po’s Samuel Glassman Named National Merit Semifinalist

Leila Freimanis, Social Media Editor
November 9, 2024

The National Merit Scholarship is a prestigious award given to students who show high academic knowledge and achievements based on their PSAT score in the 11th grade. It is given to around 8,000 students...

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2024 Met Gala

Fashion's grandest and monumental night of the year always falls on the first Monday of May, hosted at Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institution. Celebrities and designers join the red carpet together...

Student listening to "Tortured Poets Department"

The Tortured Poets Department: Forces Fans to Speculate

Midnight on April 19, 2024. Screams from fans around the world as they start playing “The Tortured Poets Department,” a piece of work Taylor Swift has been working on for 2 years, her 11th studio album.    The...

Mr. Robbett at a baseball game.

Teacher Feature Mr.Robbett

Leila Freimanis
April 18, 2024

Mr. Billy Robbett has started teaching his first year at West Potomac High School.   Before teaching at West Po, Mr. Robbett was teaching at Hayfield Secondary School, which was his first school...

The new building features tons of windows that provide natural light and open to an outdoor classroom space.

What’s in a Name? History? Family? Fun?

In response to The Wire’s request for suggested names for the new building, we found few but mighty responses from the fun to the familial. What’s your favorite? Readers can respond to the poll...

Students in line for Brew-Tea-Ful products.

Brew-Tea-Ful Cafe Energizes Student Body

If you are down in Gunston and you smell freshly brewed coffee or a sugary pastry, that must be the Brew-tea-ful Cafe! The Pulley Career Center coffee shop program started up in 2018, and resumed after...

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Mean Girls: What’s Old? What’s New?

Leila Freimanis and Nora Fitzpatrick
February 14, 2024

The Mean Girls Musical adaptation was released in theaters on January 12th. The original movie became one of the most iconic movies of the 2000s, but will the adaptation live up to the same expectations? Freshman...

The Grammy that is awarded to the winner of each category. Graphic courtesy of the recording academy.

The Grammys 2024

The Grammys are a highly anticipated event that typically happens every February. The Grammys celebrate the spectacular work of artists, producers, and dancers in the music industry. Awards are given to...

The New Building was planned and designed to ease West Po's overcrowding issues.

Who’s Going to Name that Building?

Jaqueline Henwood and Leila Freimanis
February 2, 2024

The staff of The Wire has sent out a Google Form to all Advisory Teachers. We challenge each advisory to come up with a new name for the building that we’ll share with the administration. Advisory teams...

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