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Table of Contents
- Principal’s Message
- Senior News
Important Dates
October 13th - Student Holiday - Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 13th, 15th & 17th – Class of ’26 Paisano’s Pizza Week
October 17th - Senior Bake Sale at Varsity Football Game
October 20th - Holiday – Diwali – School Closed
Principal’s Message
Dear Wolverine Community,
Thank you all for a great week. The PSAT/SAT testing day on Wednesday went really well. We appreciate the students and teachers’ flexibility. Thank you to Ms. Watt, our Assessment Coordinator, for her amazing organizational skills.
Please enjoy the pictures below from the 9th Annual Hispanic Interactive Wax Museum on Tuesday October 7.
Just a reminder that Monday October 13 is a student day off.
Thank you and have a great weekend!
Jessica Statz, Principal
"West Potomac HS students brought Hispanic history to life at our 9th Annual Hispanic Interactive Wax Museum."
Paisano’s Pizza Week - October 13, 15 & 17 - Order from Paisano’s on these nights and 15% of proceeds will be donated to the Class of ’26. Make sure you mention West Potomac when you place your order!
5th Annual 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
Link To Swap-N-STickets: https://www.givebacks.com/shop/stores/20f47c28-4387-4e95-8858-7959246e4ed3/items/54107d300366ce
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: Sign up here if you would like to contribute to the night's fare. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4FA5A829A57-59337511-swap#/
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! Link to register for Level I service: https://www.fcps.edu/get-involved/volunteer-fcps
$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.
Link To Donate: https://www.givebacks.com/shop/stores/20f47c28-4387-4e95-8858-7959246e4ed3/items/274d8b5a8f7c0c
CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!
JOIN our Instagram page! “WestPo2026”
https://www.instagram.com/westpo2026?igsh=MW15bTkyZzhvd282bg=
JOIN our Facebook page! “West Potomac HS-Class of 2026 Parents & Families"
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/16grajRVw8/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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)
PTSA News
Our next PTSA meeting will be Tuesday, October 14 at 6:30 pm in the school library! Our guest speaker will be Mateo Dunne, our Mount Vernon District Representative on the FCPS school board. Mr. Dunne will share updates on the boundary review process and new maps that will be released this week. He'll also discuss the upcoming school bond referendum on the November ballot and how it affects our schools. Don't miss this opportunity to ask questions, share feedback and stay informed on the latest FCPS news.
Have you joined the PTSA yet? We have a Parent, Teacher, and Student Association at West Po. One family membership includes your whole household. Membership fees directly support our school community by helping to provide teacher grants, curriculum enrichment, student and teacher recognition events, and more. Visit https://westpotomacptsa.givebacks.com to join!
It's getting close to prime picture season... Start thinking about holiday cards now. Ordering from Minted helps benefit the PTSA!
Senior Parents Committee Update
Direct Donations - $26 Before ‘26!
We have kicked off our $26 before ‘26 fundraising campaign! Click HERE to donate and help fund our Senior Bash in May.
Senior Yard Signs Are Here - it's time to show off that Senior pride! Click HERE to purchase one!
We are planning to have a senior parent meeting mid-October and would love for you to join us. More info on this to follow. And if you haven't already, be sure to join our social media groups:
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 Sponsor: Virginia Lintot (vmlintot@fcps.edu)
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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