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The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

Courtesy: Mount Vernon Gazette

Class of 2016 Offers Post-Grad Advice to 2017

Claudia Santa Anna, Senior Editor
June 17, 2017

"My advice is to join the Quidditch team and get BIG. Seriously though I would suggest making time to work out. Sometimes you get super busy or stressed and you start to prioritize other things over...

May 1 is the national deadline to commit to a college or university.

A Big Commitment: Seniors Celebrate National College Comitment Day

Claudia Santa Anna, Senior Editor
May 1, 2017

For most college-bound students, May 1 is the national deadline to commit to a college or university. Even though many Wolverine seniors discovered which college they would attend through early decision...

College Confidential user "IWouldDieForHarvard97" was devastated to be denied from the university.

College Confidential’s “Chance Me” Threads Prove 100 Percent Accurate In Wake of Ivy Rule

Claudia Santa Anna, Senior Editor
November 5, 2016

No one is perfect, especially at age 17. However, to get into colleges, you have to be. Colleges that appear at the top of U.S. News and World Report’s 2016 are, undoubtedly, impossible to get into...

West Potomac seniors have been accepted everywhere from James Madison University to Haverford College.

Seniors Celebrate College Commitment for National Decision Day

Nina Raneses, Co-Editor in Chief
May 1, 2016

For most college applicants, May 1 is the deadline to send in the SIR (Statement of Intent to Register), to the school they plan on attending in the fall. While some West Potomac seniors were accepted...

Rollout of New SAT Marks New Era of Standardized Testing

Rollout of New SAT Marks New Era of Standardized Testing

Cooper Rosenberg, Reporter
March 15, 2016

On Saturday, March 5th, students funneled into the main gym of West Potomac, ready to face the first of the new version of the SAT being offered by College Board. The new SAT planned to provide a standardized...

The first new SAT will be given on March 5th.

SAT Change Creates Tough Decision

Daniel Rayder, Reporter
January 15, 2016

Back in 2014, the College Board announced that they would be making significant revisions to the iconic SAT. Ever since that announcement, current high school juniors have been put between a rock and a...

Extracurriculars: What Colleges Really Want to See

Extracurriculars: What Colleges Really Want to See

Taylor Haas, Reporter
December 10, 2013

Like many West Potomac seniors, Charlotte Hayes worries about getting into college. Not just any college, but the college. Upon visiting Virginia Tech last March she fell in love immediately, enjoying...

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