West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle

Senior assassins

Robert Morrison, Staff Writer
May 12, 2022
The WS chess club is open to players of all skill levels. Everyone who comes can expect to have a grand time and make new friends!

WS chess gambit pays off

Arjun Srinivasan, Contributor
April 13, 2022
Thrasher now lives in Colorado Springs and has a social media following, with 10k on Instagram, where she gives shooting tips and promotes her business.

Women of Sparta

Anne Foote, Sports Editor
April 12, 2022
An unexpected but notable component of the DC rallies was the creativity of the signs. Some signs took a comical approach making puns with Putin’s name while others evoked emotions as they detailed the horrors happening in Ukraine.

Parallel lives of the Ukrainian nightmare

Anne Foote, Sports Editor
April 12, 2022
The Mahbereseb club hosted a Buna Roundtable and guest speaker Dr. James Pope came to discuss various topics regarding Africana studies. During the Buna Roundtable, prompts were given to the participants and they would go on either side of the room to say that they agree or disagree.

Mahbereseb Club offers a safe space

Abigail Beyene, Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2022
At the end of the show, students came together holding up flags from the countries they represented. The school community includes students coming from 79 different countries.

Cultural clubs unite to host International Night

Leah Abraham, Staff Writer
April 12, 2022
Jennifer Freidman said that ever since she took a marketing job straight out of college, she always had teaching in the back of her mind. When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit, Friedman realized that it was time to pursue her dream.

Staff Spotlight: Jennifer Friedman

Luke Yates, Entertainment Editor
April 12, 2022
The Oracle through the years

The Oracle through the years

Emma Goldkopf, Scoop Editor
April 12, 2022
Alex Stein and Aidan Mcgrath spent a chunk of their time digging out trash from the frozen lake. They smashed through the ice with sticks so they could pull out beer bottles and containers.

Spartans bring home victory

Anne Foote, Jr. Sports Editor
February 28, 2022
A standard AP US History textbook cover censored to remove the prominent male figures. Of the more than 1500 historical figures listed in this textbook’s index, less than 15% are women. Although this marks a much larger percentage than the national average, that rate is far from equitable.

Down with the patriarchy

Robbie Kugler, Viewpoint Editor
February 28, 2022
Overthinker’s new extended play, “The Feast of Fools/Trotto,” features four songs, “The Feast of Fools,” “Trotto,” “Farmer’s Lament,” and “California Dreamin.” Two of these songs, embedded with original melodies, are visibly featured in the title and portrayed in the cover art.

Musical artists find comfort through song

Ben Bradfield, Staff Writer
February 28, 2022
Fall leaf colors of red, orange, and yellow finally revealed themselves in November. Compared to past years where the leaves started to change in October and September, this autumnal tradition arrived late.

Eco-anxiety and students: a dreadful duo

Christina Nies, Features Editor
December 16, 2021
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