West Springfield High School Newspaper

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West Springfield High School Newspaper

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West Springfield High School Newspaper

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SPORTS
For the second year in a row, Head Track and Field Coach Chris Pellegrini celebrated an Indoor State title by wearing an Arby’s t-shirt. Last year, he lost a bet and had to wear the shirt on the podium to celebrate the 4x800 meter relay repeating as champions. This year, he chose to wear the shirt himself in order to commemorate his first Track and Field State team title as a coach.
Nobody wins unless everybody wins
Robbie Kugler, Viewpoint Editor • March 3, 2023
The 14 Next-level Spartans who attended the February 2 signing day.
Spartan signing day
Madison Bell, Staff Writer • February 16, 2023
Every time players step out onto the field, they risk injury. As long as safety measures continue improving - and as long as fans continue respecting the effort players put into becoming the best athletes they can - major incidents can be averted.
Hamlin injury shows the risks of sports
Leah Abraham, Head Copy Editor • February 15, 2023
Coan Barnett, eighth grader at Irving Middle School, playing ESports late at night.
The fall of ESports
Blythe Steahly, Staff Writer • February 15, 2023
VIEWPOINT
FBI anti-piracy warnings, often printed on CDs and DVD cases, are meant to dissuade piracy by explicitly threatening legal punishment in the form of fines and imprisonment. However, given that punishments are almost always levied against large distributors of pirated content, and not against individuals who pirate, these warning are little more than empty threats.
How media companies cause piracy
Editorial • February 15, 2023

The basic idea of copyright, protecting people from their original works being stolen or reappropriated, has existed in modern society for hundreds...

This is a photo of WS staff members for the 2022-2023 school year. There are teachers from various upbringings and states, but most have a common factor: their skin. Having an overwhelmingly White staff affects students of all colors in ways that the administration and staff must consider as significant.
Representation in staff matters
Abigail Yonas, Social Media Manager • February 15, 2023
Head librarian Carole Ferch-Jablonski helps dozens of students every day with their printing needs.
Give the library more thought
Taylor King, ETC. Editor • December 15, 2022
FEATURES
With minimal credits when she first stepped foot in an American high school, Khalid is scheduled to walk with the Class of 2023 at graduation after she valiantly pushed through academic hardship and completed course credits outside of school hours.
Studying a brighter future
Kalki Legesse and Mayson Mohr • March 22, 2023

In 2021, Meerab Khalid's whole life changed. After growing up in Pakistan, her family moved to America in hopes to have a future with more opportunities.  Khalid’s...

Anywhere from 20-30 club members attend every Wednesday in the unappreciated planetarium to journey on a Dungeons & Dragons quest.
Welcome to the dungeon
Nate Austin and Emily Yelnicker • March 21, 2023
Werner’s grandfather, who escaped Tibet when the Chinese Communists invaded, made this dress for her mother.
Saving my homeland
Maya Pope, Senior Features Editor • March 15, 2023
ENTERTAINMENT
Disney+: Ten things to stream to pass the time
Disney+: Ten things to stream to pass the time
Avery Counts and Emily Yelnicker • March 24, 2023

Disney+ is the home of Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. It brings stories together and gives people a chance to watch...

Over the 80+ years of Wonder Woman stories, Diana has shared the spotlight with a wide variety of powerful women, including Black Canary, the Wonder Girls, Queen Nubia, Artemis, and Hawkgirl.
Happy birthday, Wonder Woman
Jensen Kugler, Staff Writer • March 22, 2023
Its a wild world out there
It's a wild world out there
Avery Counts and Deron Pope • March 17, 2023
ETC.
Some students will do whatever they can in avoidance of their work. A study published in the academic journal Frontiers in Psychology found a link between mobile phone usage and procrastination among students.
Deadline delimmas: procrastination vs. structure
Zoe Ferlazzo, Whitney Moffa, and Nat Phillips • March 20, 2023
The Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. is home to three pandas: two adult pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, and one panda cub, Xiao Qi Ji (pictured).
Happy National Panda Day!
Jensen Kugler, Staff Writer • March 16, 2023
A picture of the Spartan football team, or something? StarryAI was given the prompt West Springfield High School Fairfax, Virginia Spartans. A different present was used on this generation. The Argos mode which is said to provide more photorealism with photorealism with more complicated prompts.
Pandora’s bot
Brendan Talbot, Head Design Editor • February 15, 2023
Earlier this school year in December, students participated in the Environmental Clubs clothing swap where they were able to promote sustainability through donating clothes and reusing.
Fast vs. sustainable: the pros and cons of haute couture
Jemmima Faruque, Staff Writer • February 15, 2023
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