West Springfield High School Newspaper

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West Springfield High School Newspaper

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West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
Senior Leah Smith speaks with speaker Khizr Khan at the 18th annual American Democracy Conference. Khan gained national recognition for his words at the Democratic National Convention in July.

WS experiences politics firsthand

Sarah Thompson, Entertainment Editor
December 13, 2016
This mural and others like them around the school were done by Spartan Art students. Now, these pieces of our history may be in danger.

Preserving our school’s heart and art

Sarah Petrus, Viewpoint Editor
December 13, 2016

Spartans protest Pipeline

Andrew Giddings, Oracle Staff Writer
December 13, 2016
Senior Rodney Wrice and junior Audrey Wever stand with administrators and a Mars Company representative following the success of their “Throw Shine” campaign.

Throwing more than just candy

Murwah Murad, Oracle Editor
December 13, 2016
Hall of Fame inductees at the Waterford luncheon honoring their accomplishments. Our school’s first Hall of Fame includes 14 athletes, five coaches, one contributor and the members of the 1975 Spartan Golf state chamionship team. Above: Siblings Dave Bell (Class of 1994) and Missy Bell Bunch (Class of 1997) represent their respective state champion Spartan Swim & Dive teams. Bell swam on two state teams, while Bunch swam on three consecutive state teams and was inducted recently into the first class of the WS Athletic Hall of Fame. Right: Spartans from years past enjoy the football game, including Kara Lawson (basketball, 1999); Meredith McClure Francis (soccer, 1999); Meghan Ogilvie (soccer, 2001), and Colleen McIlwrath Minuto (basketball and soccer, 1999).

50th anniversary weekend

Mia Oppler, Katelyn Rodriguez, and Meg Wilder
November 1, 2016
Senior Natalie Groder studies hard in the library to ensure that she fully understands the material that she is responsible for. The new grading system protects students who do their work from getting a zero.

Zero chance of failure

Lisi Bradshaw, Scoop Editor
October 20, 2016
2015 alum Ginny Thrasher celebrates winning the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics with a hug. Thrasher is one of two WS alumni to have competed at the Olympics this past summer.

Spartans slay Olympics

Hannah Libovicz, Oracle Online Editor
October 20, 2016
The trailer park gets crowded quickly in the seven minutes between classes, causing students to be late to their next class.

On your mark, get set, run to class

Sarah Petrus, Viewpoint Editor
October 20, 2016
Citizens gathered at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City to reflect on what happened 15 years ago.

Remembering September 11th

Murwah Murad, Oracle Editor
October 20, 2016
WS Key Club benefits greatly from fundraising at the annual Spartan Fest.

SpartanFest is no more

Meg Wilder, Editor
October 12, 2016
The bright orange sign shows just how serious WS is about excelling in test scores.

WS smashes SOLs

Caroline Wittich, Page One Editor
October 12, 2016
Kay Rizzuto smiles big for Spartans.

Rizzuto reappears

Helen Heaton, Features Editor
October 12, 2016
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