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The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

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Fairfax County Public Schools To Start Before Labor Day in 2017-18 School Year

Grant Benick, Reporter
May 3, 2016

The 2017-2018 school year may be changing drastically for the students of Fairfax County Public Schools. With an average of eight and a half days missed due to snow over the past five years have added...

FCPS Makes the Change to Recycled Paper

FCPS Makes the Change to Recycled Paper

Huda Khan, Reporter
April 18, 2016

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...

Superintendent Garza Proposes Higher Salaries, No Cuts in FY 2017

Nina Raneses and
January 8, 2016

Fairfax County schools superintendent Karen Garza unveiled the proposal for the much-discussed FY 2017 budget plan on Thursday accompanied by guest speakers, FCPS principals and school board members. West...

Fire Drills Disillusion West Po Students

Fire Drills Disillusion West Po Students

Huda Khan, Reporter
September 23, 2015

West Potomac has seen a recent recurrence in fire drill procedures this past week. The first fire drill of the 2015-16 school year happened during sixth period on September 9, the first B or ‘Blue’...

Hectic Bus Schedule Adds Complication to Existing Start Time Confusion

Hectic Bus Schedule Adds Complication to Existing Start Time Confusion

Duncan Hoag, Co-Editor-In-Chief
September 23, 2015

With the new FCPS bell schedule a reality, buses and car-owning students could face challenges in the next few weeks. Talking about the initial complications with the buses on the first day of school,...

SIS: What You Need to Know About the New Grade System

SIS: What You Need to Know About the New Grade System

Andrea Lugo, Reporter
September 23, 2015

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...

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