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West Springfield High School Newspaper

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West Springfield High School Newspaper

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Although junior year is often viewed as a year of struggle, juniors were able to have fun and win second place in this year’s homecoming float competition.

Junior year: friend or foe?

Christina Nies, Head Copy Editor
May 31, 2023
Tacos along with a salad bowl and queso dip is what reporters ordered at Taco Bamba.

Top tacos

Beth Leone, Skyler Milan, Abdur Raghib, and Corey Sayers
May 7, 2023
One of many places that Muslims at WS celebrate the end of Ramadan and the start of Eid is the Turkish American Mosque in Maryland, which was filled with lighthearted excitement and people dressed beautifully.

The festival of fasting and fast-breaking

Rawan Alsaeedy and Paula De Megret-Murray
April 27, 2023
A great Suhoor snack, labneh is a strained yogurt often eaten with pita bread.

Ramadan Eats

Naila Adimi, Features Editor
April 17, 2023
Night before Eid festivals (AKA Chand Raat) are the perfect place to finalize an Eid outfit. The Grand Mega Eid Bazaar at Waterford in Springfield offers many vendors to choose from with a wide variety of cultural clothing, such as lehengas, salwar kameezes, and kurtas. End the night prepared to celebrate!

Ramadan scenery

Anisha Iqbal, Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2023
An Iftar spread from Hagi’s house. During Ramadan, Hagi along with her sister and mother prepare food that can be frozen and eaten throughout the month.

Spartan Ramadan

Naila Adimi, Features Editor
April 12, 2023

Spartan Spring Break 2023

Avery Counts and Zoe Ferlazzo
March 31, 2023
Senior Teresa Andrews and Women’s History teacher Joanne Pendry wore white for the Women’s History Month spirit week, which celebrates suffragists. The color white signifies the virtue suffragists brought to public life to promote their cause.

Celebrating femininity

Paula De Megret-Murray, Online Academics Editor
March 29, 2023
To combat the difficulties of dress shopping, students went shopping together to make the experience more enjoyable. Pictured above is seniors Lexi Stein and Anastasiia Goi shopping for their ‘perfect’ prom dresses.

Who has a dress?

Anne Foote, Entertainment Editor
March 29, 2023
“I love feminine styles and pink is my favorite color. I am very passionate about fashion and expressing myself in different ways” said junior Evelyn Gazzola.

Girls can like pink

Jemmima Faruque, Staff Writer
March 29, 2023
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
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