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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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Teacher Feature - Brian Bishop

Teacher Feature – Brian Bishop

Wingel Caburian, Reporter
March 17, 2016

New teachers are welcomed every year at West Potomac High School. This year, one of the teachers the school greeted is History teacher, Brian Bishop. This year marks Bishop’s 5th year in teaching. After...

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...

West Potomac students welcome military kids with Student 2 Student club.

West Potomac’s Camouflaged Community

Grant Benick, Reporter
March 14, 2016

The areas around Alexandria and throughout Fairfax County have seen an increase in military presence in recent years. With more families moving to the area, local schools have seen a surplus of students...

Vistors line up to visit the Renwick Gallery in D.C.

Renwick’s New Wonder

Jenny Sutton, Reporter
March 13, 2016

The Renwick Gallery’s new Wonder exhibit is continuing to attract tourists and locals alike as a popular DC attraction after reopening from two-year renovations. As a branch of the Smithsonian American...

West Potomac students and staff on Super Tuesday.

West Potomac First Time Voters Participate in Super Tuesday

Nina Raneses, Co-Editor in Chief
March 8, 2016

With encouragement from sunny, warm weather and a day off school, West Potomac students and teachers took to the polls on Tuesday Mar. 1, called Super Tuesday for the number of states participation. 12...

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Recycling Initiatives Work For a Cleaner School

Huda Khan, Reporter
February 11, 2016

Many students at West Potomac are not privy to one of its most withheld secrets - recycling. The school does not have a long standing history of recycling and the effort to better the community’s environmental...

West Potomac after plows cleared the driveway during Snowstorm Jonas.

Students’ Snow Struggles

Bela Starinchak, Student Life Editor
February 11, 2016

Two weeks ago, a major snowstorm hit the D.C. area, and most of the East Coast, bringing over two feet of snow to Fairfax County, causing school to be closed for seven days.  Initially, students throughout...

Winter Snowstorm Jonas pounded the D.C. area, cancelling more than a whole week of school.

“Snowzilla” Brings Massive Rescheduling

Claudia Santa Anna, Copy-Editor/Reviews Editor
February 9, 2016

When Snowstorm Jonas first began to pound the Washington D.C. area on the night of Jan. 21, one fate became inevitable for student events scheduled during the weekend and beyond. All the effort, fun, and...

West Potomac delegates at Gar-Field Senior HS in Woodbridge.

Model UN Participates, Wins Awards at GFMUN

Claudia Santa Anna, Copy-Editor/Reviews Editor
January 24, 2016

Exactly one week after traveling to Chantilly High School for Chantilly’s Model UN conference, the members of West Potomac’s Model United Nations club (commonly referred to as MUN), attended GFMUNXI,...

The Gender Experience

The Gender Experience

Matavin Williams, Reporter
January 15, 2016

Imagine walking down the hall and hearing someone purposely call you by the wrong name. Imagine hearing your parents address you by the wrong pronoun, trying to correct them, and watching them get angry...

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