As Virginians, it is likely that when you step outside your door, you've encountered various pamphlets either saying ‘vote yes’ or ‘vote no.’ These pamphlets are responses to Virginia’s upcoming special election on the redistricting referendum....

Since the start of the 2025-2026 school year, West Potomac High School has seen a surge in student-led protests. This year, the school has had two widely attended walkouts: one as a part of the nationwide Students Demand Action against gun violence in...

On Tuesday, Mar. 3, the West Potomac Girls Basketball team defeated Centerville 56-54 off of a last second three pointer by junior, Delores Harkless, to advance to tonight’s State Semifinals at 7pm against Manchester at Manchester High School.  Heading...

Last Wednesday, Feb.25, West Potomac Girls Basketball defeated West Springfield 62-40 in the Regional quarterfinals, led by 14 points from sophomore Skylar Strother, to advance to tonight’s Regional semifinals at Hayfield Secondary School at 6:00 p.m. West...

Attendance data regarding third period which is the period the Pulley Center was open before its closing. This data is one of the factors that led to the cafe closing.

Despite the emphasis on Virginia's 2025 Gubernatorial race less than 50% of West Po seniors are registered to vote.

During the 2025 Virginia Gubernatorial race abortion rights have been in the hot seat, with the rights of abortion for women throughout the South on the line.

Cheers and whistles filled Hayfield High School’s football field on Oct. 14, not for the usual field hockey or football game, but for a new sport: girls flag football. Until the start of the 2025 school year, girls across FCPS never had the opportunity...

UVA has been under immense pressure to sign President Trump’s education compact.

On Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, West Potomac students participated in a nationwide protest against gun violence in America. The protest involved students walking out of the building and to the football field during 5th period. This walkout was created by a...

After years of hard work and dedication, senior Genevieve Cummings is leaping into her final spring Track and Field season. Genevieve is committed to continue her athletic and academic career at Virginia Military Institute (VMI). She is one of West Po’s...

An athlete poses with a Celsius before a game.

Email received by The Wire that Principals were instructed to send out to journalists as a response to the Hayfield football scandal.

For countless West Po students May doesn’t symbolize a time of relaxation, instead May means hours of studying and stress for AP exams. While The Wire staff prep for the upcoming paper they also have spent numerous hours prepping for their various AP...

Last night West Potomac Girls Basketball defeated South County 41-39 in the Regional semi-finals on a last second shot by junior, Abby Beddis, to advance to tonight's game against Robinson that will be played at Hayfield Secondary School at 6:00 p.m. West...

Governor Youngkin’s Executive Order 33 to ban all cell phones in schools across Virginia took effect on Jan. 1, 2025. However, about a month into the new supposed cell phone ban, there has been little to no difference in phone use at West Po. The school...

Local journalism is a dying profession. Since the start of the 2000s over one-third of the country's newspapers and two-thirds of its journalists have been lost according to a study from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.  The...

On October 31st, Puffs came to the West Potomac. In doing so Puffs brings a hilarious story of unlikely heroes and community to West Po. Puffs follows the story of three Hufflepuff's and their lives while they try to survive seven increasingly eventful...

Wolverines, mark your calendars for September 28th to enjoy a night under the stars at West Potomac Homecoming. With homecoming week not far away, West Po students have many ways to display their school spirit from following the spirit day themes to participating...

Few events in American history have had the same devastating effects as 9/11. On September 11th, 2001 it only took two hours for the lives of millions of Americans to change. At 8:46 ET the North Tower of The World Trade Center was hit by a plane. The...

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are participating in a vital debate September 10th.

Photo of the layout of the 2023-2024 West Potomac Yearbook

If you've passed through Gunston recently you've probably noticed the renovated pond in the Gunston Zen Hallway. This project was proposed in the fall of 2023 by Mr. Cooper who is one of the special education Work Awareness and Transition teachers (WAT)...

Mr. Dan Fitzgerald has taught here for 23 years as a French teacher. He had an extensive college education where he went to Franklin College in Indiana. He started his college career as a double major in philosophy and English but then decided to switch...

Screenshot of message sent to parents at 9:15 AM.

There’s a new reason to come to class for a whole lot of Wolverines. La Liga, a new intramural soccer league will be played during the 2nd half of advisory. La Liga will include eight separate teams that will be separated by color. Each team will be...

Last Thursday, Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark went on social media to announce that she will not return to Iowa for her fifth year and instead declared for the 2024 WNBA draft.  Three days later, she broke the all time scoring record...

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 Sadie Regardie doesn't think so, “I...

A cross country coach, a future Navy Seal, and a swimmer with dreams of the Olympics were among the 17 students and staff killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 5 years ago on February 14, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, the 19 year old gunman, opened fire...

Local voters had the opportunity to weigh in on predominant issues in the community by voting for new Local Office, House of Delegate and Virginia Senate representatives Tuesday. Virginia Democrats won the majority of the local elections on election night...

It's finally Election Day in Virginia, though the sheer amount of political promotional signs on Government Center property have been announcing election day for weeks. All the State Delegate and State Senate seats up for grabs--along with all the School...

Last night West Potomac Varsity Girls Volleyball defeated Lewis in three straight sets to advance to tonight’s Region quarter-final at Thomas Jefferson High School at 6:30 p.m. Recently, the team held their senior night where West Po defeated Robinson...