The West Potomac Wire

04/11/2025

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04/11/2025

https://thewpwire.org/10494/opinion/editorial/abortion-rights-throughout-the-south-take-center-stage-in-governors-race/

In the United States, 13 of the 14 states considered to be the country’s “southern” states currently have some form of an abortion ban. The only state that does not currently have a form of abortion ban in the South is Virginia. However, that may change depending on the results of this year’...

04/11/2025

https://thewpwire.org/10488/opinion/editorial/fcps-affirms-protection-of-transgender-students-rights/

According to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, FCPS has violated the sex-based, Title IX right to equivalent accommodations by letting students use gendered facilities according to the students’ gender identity. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for investigat...

04/11/2025

https://thewpwire.org/10485/uncategorized/less-than-half-of-eligible-seniors-registered-to-vote/

This year, many students will be casting their first vote in Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial election. The West Po Wire surveyed seniors across all government classes and received over 100 responses. The survey found that of students eligible to vote, only 46% have registered. This means that less t...

03/11/2025

https://thewpwire.org/10536/showcase/unicef-club-is-hosting-a-book-drive/

Until Nov. 7, students can donate books and office supplies by dropping them off in boxes located in the front office, by door 5, or in room 176. The drive aims to give books to people in need to learn in Africa. The book drive is being run by the UNICEF Club. They are partnering...

03/11/2025

31/10/2025

https://thewpwire.org/10483/uncategorized/wolverines-thrive-in-inaugural-girls-flag-football-season/

Cheers and whistles filled Hayfield High School’s football field on Oct. 14, not for the usual field hockey or football game, but for a new sport: girls flag football. Until the start of the 2025 school year, girls across FCPS never had the opportunity to play flag football, one of the country’s...

31/10/2025

https://thewpwire.org/10505/showcase/west-pos-spirit-rock-a-beloved-tradition/

For 40 years, West Po’s Spirit Rock has sat at the end of Quander Road. Painted with school pride, the rock is a symbol of camaraderie. Underneath the layers of colorful paint lies a gray boulder that has witnessed decades of student life. It holds the memories and voices of every student who has ...

31/10/2025

https://thewpwire.org/10501/news/a-look-into-governor-candidate-earle-sears-and-spanbergers-housing-policies/

Infrastructure and housing prices have become a large concern for voters over the years. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) and Abigail Spanberger (D), candidates for governor, have different approaches to housing concerns. Both candidates have made plans to reduce red tape in construction and housing developm...

31/10/2025

https://thewpwire.org/10496/news/gubernatorial-candidates-show-marked-differences-in-educational-policy/

Gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger, democrat, and Winsome Earle-Sears, republican, have both discussed education as important issues they wish to address as potential governors. While they agree that students need support, they diverge on how to provide that support. Earle-Sears focuses on....

31/10/2025

Attention wolverine! The Wp Wire is having a duo costume contest! The winners (picked by the Wire staff) will win a $50 brunch for two at River Bend Bistro. Submissions can be made by DMing a photo of your costume to the WP Wire AND tagging us in a story. All submissions are due by 11/2. Have fun!!!! 🎃👻🍂

29/10/2025

https://thewpwire.org/10513/features/student-life/science-struggles-for-freshmen-in-biology/

For many freshmen, biology is quite a challenge, with some ninth graders struggling to pass this quarter. What is the reason? Is the material just harder than they are used to? Could it be a lack of studying? What is going on? Rita Azzouzi, a freshman struggling with biology said, “I am currently ...