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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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"Better Days" album cover

Better Days

Raphael Lemorie and Frazier O May 22, 2025

At West Potomac, tucked away in a corner of springbank, a classroom brimming with creativity releases their 4th album in just as many years. Mr.Luke Pierce and his students have made the promise to go above and beyond the standard set by their previous...

Gerry Connolly has served in Congress for 16 years

Virginia Representative Gerry Connolly Dies at 75

Thomas Brown, Student Issues Editor May 21, 2025

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...

Governor Youngkin signed the new bill into law on Monday.

Youngkin Signs Bill Limiting Social Media Use for Teens

Thomas Brown, Student Issues Editor May 19, 2025

          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...

Koreans protest declaration of martial law

Martial Law Declaration Throws South Korea Into Crisis

Gabriel Lemorie, Reporter Jan 22, 2025

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on December 3rd 2024. The president said he made the decision to do so because of suspected anti-state propaganda and North Korean agents within the government. This accusation was made against...

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 Dec 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 with its decline in quality and lack of protections...

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 Oct 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 lost in the constant battle of personal attacks....

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

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

Addison Hood, Reporter Mar 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 16 2024. Besides strengthening the banning...

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 Apr 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 according to the scientists at NASA.  Mr.Fabian,...

Strange Smell in Upstairs Quander

Matthew Hanley, Writer Jan 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 Mar 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 of the class is to discuss current issues and spread...

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 Mar 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 Rumberger found out for himself at one of the...

Photos taken by Lifetouch.

Principal Alexander Case and Assistant Principal Michelle Lyttle on Leave

Nina Raneses, Co-Editor in Chief Feb 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 organizations that it is a “personnel matter.”...