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Table of Contents
- Principal’s Message
- Senior News
Important Dates
October 17th – Class of ’26 Paisano’s Pizza Night
October 17th - Senior Bake Sale at Varsity Football Game
October 20th - Holiday – Diwali – School Closed
October 22nd – WPHS Orchestra Five Guys Night
Principal’s Message
Happy Friday Wolverine Community,
It has been inspiring to see the incredible level of instruction happening in our classrooms. Your dedication, creativity, and hard work are truly making a difference in the lives of our students. We've also had so many great activities and events this week, showcasing the talent and spirit of our Wolverine community.
A special highlight of the week was our Parent Literacy Night Cultural Fair on Thursday. It was wonderful to see so many families engaging in activities and celebrating the diverse cultures within our school. Thank you to all the staff, students, and parents who made this event a huge success!
Remember that we have a long weekend ahead, as school is closed on Monday, October 20th, in observance of Diwali.
We wish everyone a restful and relaxing weekend. We'll see you back here, refreshed and ready to go, on Tuesday, October 21st!
Go Wolverines!
Jessica Statz, Principal
School News
West Potomac Orchestra
The West Potomac Orchestra needs your support! Please support us by dining at the Quander Road Five Guys on Wednesday October 22, between 4:00-8:00 pm. Be sure to mention our name and Five Guys will donate 20% of your purchase to our organization!
PTSA News
We had a great meeting earlier this week with our school board representative, Mateo Dunne, discussing the latest FCPS boundary proposal, federal funding for our school district, the bond issue on the November ballot and more. Thanks to all who joined us! Our next meeting will be Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 6:30pm with a presentation from our substance abuse counselor. We'll discuss current trends counselors are seeing in schools, symptoms to look for if you suspect substance abuse, how to talk to your kids about tough subjects involving substance abuse and we will also have Narcan training. It will be a very worthwhile and hands-on meeting!
Still need to join the PTSA? We'd love to have you! Click HERE to purchase your membership today. All funds go directly to supporting our school community.
Mark your calendars for our next Restaurant Night on Tuesday, October 27th from 4:00PM - 8:00PM at Chipotle. At checkout, please mention the West Potomac PTSA. Funds raised go directly to student activities, teacher grants and administrative recognition.
Our school clinic is in need of new or gently used clothing to have on hand for young women in our school. We're collecting hoodies, sweatpants, leggings, and new packages of underwear. Items can be dropped off in the main office, please label them for Nurse Nikki.
It's about that time to think about holiday cards! Ordering yours through Minted saves you money and helps our school! See the flyer below for a code to use at checkout:
Senior Committe News
Senior Bake Sale - October 17th @ Friday’s Varsity football game!!- Please help us to make our 2nd bake sale a success by volunteering!
VISIT THE SIGN UP LINK HERE
Paisano’s Pizza Week - Final Night TONIGHT!! - Order from Paisano's and 15% of proceeds will be donated to the Class of ’26. Make sure you mention West Potomac when you place your order!
SWAP-N-SHOP November 13th - Please join us for the 5th Annual Swap-n-shop fundraiser! Your ticket includes an evening of shopping, fun, community, light fare, and a live band! All proceeds benefit the Class of 2026. Spouses and friends are welcome. This is an adults only event.
Date: Thursday, November 13
Time: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: 8418 Stable Drive, Alexandria VA
Entry Fee / Suggested Donation: $40
Click HERE to purchase SWAP-N-SHOP TICKETS!
We also need many hands to help to pull off this fun event. We are seeking:
Donations: new/like-new accessories and clothing (all seasons), shoes, jewelry, handbags, scarves, reading glasses and women’s clothing. Items can be dropped off on the front porch of 8418 Stable Drive between 10/6-11/11.
Silent Auction items: Please let us know if you would like to lead this, have items to donate to be auctioned, or are willing to ask local businesses for gift cards to auction.
Food Donation: Click HERE if you would like to contribute to the night's fare.
Volunteering - If you are going to volunteer or senior events, you will need to register as a volunteer with FCPS (new this year). It takes some time for the approval process so plan ahead! Here is the Link to Register for Level I service.
$26 BEFORE ‘26 Direct Donation Campaign: We have kicked off our $26 before ‘26 fundraising campaign! Please consider donating to help fund our Senior Bash in May.
VISIT THIS LINK TO DONATE
Senior Yard Signs - Celebrate your soon to be graduate by purchasing your Class of 2026 Senior Yard sign today!
VISIT THIS LINK TO PURCHASE
Check Out Our Social Media!
JOIN our Instagram page! “WestPo2026”
JOIN our Facebook page! “West Potomac HS-Class of 2026 Parents & Families"
This is a private group for parents and students.
Senior Administrator: Brian Valentine (bvalentine@fcps.edu)
Senior Class Sponsors: Virginia Lintot (vmlintot@fcps.edu), Aimee Gervacio (agervacio@fcps.edu), Mariam Younossi (myounossi@fcps.edu)
Parents Committee Co-Chairs: Emily Wild (emilywild7717@gmail.com) and Sandy Forti (sandyforti@gmail.com)
PTSA’s Test Prep is up and running for the 2025/2026 School Year!
New 11/8 Mock SAT and ACT Test Date Added
There’s still time to determine your test preference/strength! With all the changes to the ACT, why not give it a try? Register on our event landing page. New enhanced ACT (eACT) Mocks at West Po are currently being offered in the paper and pencil version as the new, official *digital* version of the eACT has not yet achieved a good user experience. Applerouth is not advising anyone to take the official eACT digitally, if they can avoid it.
Wondering how close to the “real thing” the mock tests are? ~ For Applerouth's Mock SAT's, to ensure our students are still receiving detailed, question-by-question and section-by-section score report breakdowns to pinpoint their exact areas of strength and opportunity, we continue to send our instructors and curriculum writers in, to take the official tests. Our Instructional Design team then uses this intel to create practice tests based on the official, College Board SAT students would experience on the digital Bluebook app.
That way, our Mocks are still as close as possible, both content-wise, and digital experience-wise, as the real thing, but still measurable and useful to our students and their tutors (whereas if they took a "retired" digital SAT, they would merely receive a number, but no score breakdown that they or the tutor could use, to improve upon.)
~ For the Applerouth's Mock ACT's, it's a much shorter, quicker answer: The old (legacy) Mock ACT, and any paper Mock ACT we've ever administered, will always be official ACT's. That hasn't changed and won't change, so as long as students are opting for the paper ACT, be it legacy (old) or enhanced (new), it will be an official version of that test!
Even for the new, enhanced ACT, we recommend students opt for the paper version when taking it officially, since ACT.org hasn't ironed out all of the bugs in its digital version yet (and take it WITH the optional Science section, at least once, just in case they end up applying somewhere that requires it.)
What’s New about the ACT?
Plenty! Applerouth tutors have taken the new Enhanced ACT (eACT) and share their thoughts below.
The ACT is Changing: What the Enhanced ACT Means for Juniors and Seniors by The Applerouth Team, August 8, 2025, 5 min read.
The Enhanced ACT: The Good, The Bad, and What Your Students Want to Know by Christine Ingari, August 20, 2025, 2 min read.
To Science or Not to Science? Navigating the Biggest Change to the New ACT by The Applerouth Team, April 28, 2025, 3 min read.
MORE RESOURCES
eACT pdf – Talks about the design of the new eACT and compares the eACT to the Legacy ACT (the old version).
SAT vs. new eACT Comparison Chart – offers a detailed comparison of the two tests. With all these changes, give the eACT a try with a mock test!
2025/26 Official Test Dates and Deadlines – A handy list to help you plan your testing dates and prep.
SAT/eACT Concordance Table – helps you compare your SAT and eACT scores to determine test strength. If you take both the SAT and eACT mock relatively close together and score 70 points or less difference (using the Concordance Table), that is considered equal strength in both tests.
Scholarships - WPHS student need-based scholarships for mocks and classes are available through the College and Career Center Specialist, Karen B, Young, kbyoung1@fcps.edu
Test Prep Web Page – General information about test prep and links to West Po prep events
Applerouth Tutoring – Experienced tutors are available for questions at 202-558-5644
PTSA Test Prep Chair – Marilyn Aboff, marilynaboff@yahoo.com
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