An article on OnStage Blog by Casey long
Many high schools shy away from the intricacies and occasional controversies of representing various sexual identities, but Beyond the Page Theatre Company’s production of She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen faces the realities of being a part of the LGBTQ community head-on.

Congratulations to the West Potomac High School Marching Band who competed at the James Madison University’s Parade of Champions event on Saturday, October 20th, 2018!

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A collection of Photos featured on the West Potomac High School Homepage

Congratulations to History and Social Studies Teacher Mark Klucharich, Special Education Instructional Assistant Larry Tanh, and Career Center Specialist Elizabeth Carter who were recognized at the 2018 FCPS Honors Ceremony!

Mr. Coe's World Religions/ Current events class participates in conferences throughout the year. Topics discussed include: rights of women and girls with a school in Ukraine, and hate speech with a Muslim school in Britain.

This summer, West Potomac High School students Peyton Burns and Brian Williams will travel to Peru and the British Virgin Islands, respectively with VISIONS Service Adventures, an international community service program for teens. They will join other high school students from around the world in these locations, where they will live in the community, get to know the local customs and traditions, and tackle ambitious service projects that demonstrate the power of teens working for change.

Congratulations West Po Pro TV/Film Production and Film Club students on VHSL Film nominations!

Mr. Coe's Religion and Current Events class, along with Ms. Cohen’s freshmen World History class, took a field trip to Washington to tour the Sikh Gurdwara of DC.

AIGA, The Professional Association for Design, partners with West Potomac Art Department to bring creative professionals to the classroom in the coveted AIGA Speaker Series. This year alone we've had art directors, web designers, and commercial photographers present their outstanding work, share behind the scenes creative processes, personal journeys into creative careers, and work with and critique student work. These creative professionals offer inspiration and advice to aspiring artists and designers.

April is National Poetry Month, and this year at West Potomac High School, students observed the month by reading some of their favorite poetry and hearing from two published poets during the West PoEtry Show, a two-day show celebrating that genre of literature.

The Advanced STEM Engineering students completed a fantastic project, sending a weather balloon into the upper atmosphere, taking video, flight data and retrieving.