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The West Potomac Wire has opened a Bluesky account, following the major increase of users.

Social Media Platform Bluesky Gains Traction After the Election

Thomas Brown, Student Issues Editor
December 18, 2024

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...

Trump and Harris are making their final pitches to voters ahead of the election.

Election 2024: An Overview of Party Policies and Platforms

Thomas Brown and Frazier O'Leary
October 28, 2024

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...

Are Embryos Children? Alabama’s Supreme Court Says They Are

Are Embryos Children? Alabama’s Supreme Court Says They Are

Addison Hood, Reporter
March 14, 2024

Alabama's Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos or the initial phase of fertility created and stored in IVF (In vitro fertilization) are children under the law in Alabama on Friday, February...

An image of the magnetic field before and during the reversal, created by parallel supercomputers at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Science Alert: A Magnetic Field Reversal Long Overdue

Vivian Baxter, Writer
April 2, 2019

Every day since the beginning of our time on Earth, the center of the magnetic field has been shifting from the North Pole. It has been shifting almost thirty miles every year since the early 1900’s...

Strange Smell in Upstairs Quander

Matthew Hanley, Writer
January 18, 2018

Around 1:50 PM an unusual smell was noticed in the upstairs Quander building. The smell has been described as burning rubber or plastic and is being investigated by school officials.

(Courtesy @WestPoCI via Twitter) The 2016-2017 Combating Intolerance Class.

Combating Intolerance Students Honored with FCPS Student Peace Award

Andrea Lugo, Reporter
March 31, 2017

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...

Interim Principal Dale Rumberger talking to students. (Courtesy West Potomac High School Website)

Getting to Know Your Interim Principal, Dale Rumberger

Nina Raneses, Editor in Chief
March 21, 2017

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...

Photos taken by Lifetouch.

Principal Alexander Case and Assistant Principal Michelle Lyttle on Leave

Nina Raneses, Co-Editor in Chief
February 14, 2017

Principal Alexander Case and Assistant Principal Michelle Lyttle have been put on leave, Fairfax County Public Schools confirms. There are no details at the moment, though the county has told local news...

(Courtesy BSU and Varsity Girls Basketball) Left: The Black Student Union with their Black History Month rock. Right: The Varsity Basketball Senior girls with their commemorative rock.

Lack of Organization For Rock Painting Causes Miscommunication

Andrea Lugo, Reporter
February 12, 2017

February is Black History Month, and the Black Student Union painted the rock in front of the school on January 31 as part of their celebration and demonstration of pride to the rest of the school. Members...

(Staff photo) Students celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Spanish teachers Yamalie Colon and Sonia Castano.

Hispanic Leadership Club Celebrates Heritage Month with School-Wide Parade

Nina Raneses, Co-Editor in Chief
October 3, 2016

Filling the halls of Quander with loud music and good energy, the Hispanic Leadership Club (HLC) hosted one of multiple parades on Friday in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month that will continue this week....

(Photos Courtesy Micah Moore, Jane Sullivan and Gabby Hopper) This year's champions, the Blue Eagles, pose with their trophies.

World Languages Department Holds Fifth Annual Co-Ed Soccer Tournament

Nina Raneses, Co-Editor in Chief
June 10, 2016

On Thursday, June 2, the World Languages Department held their fifth annual Soccer Tournament, an opportunity for any West Potomac student to get a team together and play against others on the school’s...

(Courtesy West Potomac Crew) The women's JV4+ and 1V4+ boats along with other West Potomac rowers. The men's JV4+ competed as well, but did not make it to the finals.

West Potomac Crew Women’s JV4+ and 1V4+ Place 6th, 9th at SRAA Nationals

Nina Raneses, Co-Editor in Chief
May 30, 2016

On Saturday, May 28, West Potomac Crew’s Womens JV4+ and 1V4+ competed in the 2016 Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) Regatta in Zanesville, Ohio. The two women’s boats were the first...

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