Mrs. Kelly Kim is a second year teacher here at West Potomac and has quickly become one of the favorites among students. Between befriending her students, having fun classes, and talking to anyone who needs a friend, she truly cares about her students....

West Potomac’s elective Combatting Intolerance, taught by history teacher Robert Kerr, received a Peace Award at the Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County for the work the class has done. The aim of the class is to discuss current issues and spread...

Week after week, West Potomac’s boys’ varsity basketball team left fans on the edge of their seats. It’s impossible to miss the energetic and ever-spirited student section, as interim principal Dale Rumberger found out for himself at one of the...

As the end of the school year approaches, students and teachers are getting ready for finals.  For some, a final means a big, cumulative test on the designated “final exam” day during the last week of school.  For others, it means a cumulative project...

With testing season in full swing, it can sometimes be overwhelming to try and organize and study for everything.  To help, here are some useful study strategies. Prioritize:  Use a calendar to figure out which assignments and tests are first or...

When some West Potomac sophomores looked into their schedule at the start of the 2015-16 school year, they read “Spangenberg” beside their chemistry period and wondered what their new teacher would be like. This school year marks Steven Spangenberg’s...

West Potomac High School recently switched to using recycled printer paper instead of the standard 8x11 paper. Despite the positive effects it has on our environment, the decision to start using recycled paper was not prompted by an explicit desire to...

Fresh from winter break, students learned that they soon need to choose their classes for the 2016-2017 school year. The month of January at school is essentially dedicated to student’s course selection, but many wondered why students have to do it...

A swarm of proud parents and their well-dressed students are beginning to crowd in the auditorium in Springbank. Though the West Potomac theatre’s autumn show, American Idiot is opening in the auditorium across the hallway, these parents and students...

This past Saturday was the rededication ceremony of the West Potomac Academy to former principal, Cliff Hardison. Hardison was the principal from the fall of 2009 to the spring of 2013, before passing away from lung cancer on July 23, 2013 at the...

What's the deal with Humanities? Many students began this school year with a surprise: without having signed up for it, they were enrolled in the class. Or, more accurately, classes. Humanities is a combination of both English and History. It requires...

Along with the many changes West Potomac as well as Fairfax County faced this year, the new attendance and gradebook system, SIS, has sparked great opinion among parents, students, and staff.   According to the FCPS Website, “FCPS 24-7 Learning...