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...
SHOUT (Students Helping Others United Together), which runs from June 1 to 14 this year, provides for unique but meaningful experiences for seniors in their final weeks before graduation. Instead of attending classes, seniors participating in SHOUT complete...
Students often treasure the things that connect them with their heritage. In seniors Sarah Sauers and Michael Bambha’s case, that would be Nowruz.
Nowruz is also spelled many ways, including Nooruz, Nauruz, Norooz, Norouz and Noruz. The holiday,...
The moment you walk into Springbank you are hit with the smell of paint, the sound of music, and the joyful laughter of students exploring the fine arts. Springbank is home to most of the unique fine arts classes available to take at West Potomac. These...
Senior Amber Skinner-Richardson knew little to nothing about her biological father until this past weekend, when with the help of Facebook, she was able to speak to him for the first time in her life.
“My mom kicked my dad out of the house when I...
We’ve all been there. You’re in a group of people, and suddenly the topic of your cultural/ethnic origin comes up. Slowly but surely, everyone starts naming off the halves and quarters and eighths of their background. Senior Margarita Aleixo, however,...
The holiday season is in full swing with one of the year’s biggest holidays, Christmas, only days away. Stores are pushing predominantly Christmas themed items, yet a large portion of the nation and of this area doesn’t celebrate Christmas, which...
This school year, West Potomac welcomed a number of foreign exchange students, one being junior Micha Streuli from Switzerland. Although difficult at times, he was quick to adapt himself to the school’s community, like joining the Cross Country team...
Ever wanted to meet another high school student from across the world? On October 31st, Mr. Coe arranged to meet with a class from London through a program called “Generation Global”, originally called “Face2Faith.”
“[Generation Global] was...
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. To many of the participants, the Hispanic Heritage...
From June 18-23, I had the honor of representing the state of Virginia among this year’s class of 51 Free Spirit scholars at the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference, an honor that I was in complete shock of receiving—there were plenty...
From Wednesday, June 22 to Thursday, June 23, House Democrats initiated a sit-in on the floor of the House Chamber in a protest for gun control legislation. The sit-in came only a little over a week after a mass shooting at Pulse Night Club in Orlando...
