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The Wire

The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

Michael Weinraub, Writer

Michael Weinraub is a senior at West Potomac. A fierce drummer and avid Dungeons and Dragons player, he lets his exploding creativity and broad mind shine in his first year of journalism. If he could time travel, he probably wouldn’t because he would butterfly effect the apocalypse into happening.

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Picture from senior page of the West Potomac website.

Senior Information Roundup

Michael Weinraub, Writer
May 23, 2022

For seniors, this Friday the 27th is the last day of school before graduation, but there’s a lot that has to be done before putting on the cap and gown on June 3rd. This week, laptops have to be turned...

Cover art by Tom Parkinson Morgan from Massif Press's Twitter.

Lancer Builds Mechs Beautifully

Michael Weinraub, Writer
May 19, 2022

Mandica slows her breath to relax as the blood rushes to her head. Sitting in her Death’s Head, she stabilizes her aim. Her mech may be perpendicular to the floor and standing on a wall, but that’s...

Testing Schedule Begins Tomorrow

Testing Schedule Begins Tomorrow

Michael Weinraub, Writer
May 3, 2022

The testing schedule for West Potomac starts tomorrow (5/4), lasting until next Thursday (5/13). The morning period starts at 8:20, leaving the 10 minutes prior for breakfast, but goes until 11:10, with...

Gaming Site Raises  Funds by Bundle

Gaming Site Raises Funds by Bundle

Michael Weinraub, Writer
April 13, 2022

Game distributing site itch.io raised more than six million dollars for Ukraine in March, split between the International Medical Corps and Voices of Children charities. Itch.io sold a bundle with 998...

The set mid-construction

Be More Chill

Michael Weinraub, Writer
April 11, 2022

The spring show for the West Potomac Theatre Department is the musical, Be More Chill, which starts April 20th with tickets on sale now at the West Potomac Theatre website. Jeremy Heere (played by Phillip...

Moving to Modern Classroom?

Moving to Modern Classroom?

Michael Weinraub, Writer
March 14, 2022

This school year West Potomac implemented Modern Classroom, a new teaching system that focuses on self-paced video lessons rather than regular lectures to guide students through learning. However, this...

Teacher Feature: Ms. Gore

Teacher Feature: Ms. Gore

Michael Weinraub
November 9, 2021

Ms. Shannon Gore is a science teacher at West Potomac. She teaches Geosystems and Environmental Science. She taught five years of middle school, but it’s her first year here at West Po. She said,...

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