Early on Wednesday morning, representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) died of esophageal cancer. Connolly’s family released a statement saying, “It is with immense sadness that we share that our devoted and loving father, husband, brother, friend, and...

          Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Senate Bill 854 into law on Monday limiting the use of several social media apps for teens. The new law requires social media companies to implement a one hour limit for all users under the age of...

As West Po students passed from 2nd to 4th periods this morning, there was an altercation between three students in the Gunston hallway connector. This fight led to one student being stabbed with a knife multiple times and another being detained by...

Virginia is gearing up for several statewide and legislative races this November in what will be the first major election since 2024. Voters will head to the polls to select Virginia’s next Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General. They’ll...

Tensions between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky boiled over last week during what could have been a cordial, diplomatic meeting. The discussion between the two leaders with U.S. vice president JD Vance and other cabinet officials...

President Donald Trump unveiled a plan to make massive cuts to various government agencies prior to his inauguration Jan. 20 where he became the 47th president of the United States.  Since becoming president, he has enacted many executive orders,...

Bluesky, a social media platform that has gained millions of users in the past few months, has emerged as an alternative to Elon Musk’s “X” (formerly known as Twitter) as people have become frustrated with its decline in quality and lack of protections...

West Po will take the field in their first playoff game of the year Thursday, November 21 at Fairfax, but that wasn’t how the playoffs were supposed to start. Last Friday evening, only a few hours before West Potomac’s football team was set to play...

Every single senior who’s eligible to vote plans to vote in the presidential election next week on November 5th according to The WP Wire’s Annual Voting Survey of senior government classes. This year’s survey shows much higher enthusiasm among eligible...

The 2024 presidential election is just days away, and candidates are doing everything they can to convince voters to support them. However, many of the actual policies that the candidates support are often lost in the constant battle of personal attacks....

Over the next week, FCPS employees will be voting for the first time on whether to be represented by unions in collective bargaining. If the election succeeds it would mark a major victory for teachers unions in one of the nation’s largest school districts...

Mr. Ed Chapman retired from West Po after 15 years of teaching biology.

Mr. Chapman, a key member of the biology team, is retiring this year.

Super Tuesday is coming next week and Virginia along with many other states will hold their presidential primaries. Many West Potomac seniors will have the opportunity to vote in this race so we’ve put together a helpful guide to the candidates and...

The Virginia legislative session which began early last month is set to discuss many issues facing Northern Virginia from the new sports arena and entertainment district proposed at Potomac Yard, to new regulations for the growing number of data centers...

Last year, construction finished on West Po’s faculty parking lot. This new parking lot, located behind the Gunston building, was designed for teachers and academy students to have a place to park and hopefully free up some parking space in the other...