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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Cheating or ChatGPT?

Cheating or ChatGPT?

Whitney Moffa, Online Editor-in-Chief
March 13, 2023
Books used in the AP Literature and Composition class will have to go through the screening process.

The road to transparency leads to change

Madison Bell, Staff Writer
February 15, 2023
The FCPS FLE curriculum relies on digital resources, with teachers parroting premade scripts. Some students find these lessons to be lacking in information relevant to them,

Let’s talk about sex…

Paula De Megret-Murray, Contributor
February 15, 2023
North Anna Nuclear Generating Station in Louisa County, Virginia is a local fission-based power generator; if fusion energy is to become mainstream, it would likely phase out these stations, along with fossil fuels.

Is fusion power our future power?

Ben Bradfield, News Editor
February 15, 2023
AP English Literature and Composition students take their first timed writing digitally in preparation for the new exam format. AP Teachers will now have to change the format of some assignments to better prepare students for the AP exams.

Open your computers and begin

Abigail Beyene, Editor-in-Chief
December 15, 2022
Admissions policies at Thomas Jefferson High School have recently been challenged for discrimination against Asian-American students. Earlier this year, protests were held in response.

Affirmative action: uninformed, unsure, but not unimportant

Madison Bell, Staff Writer
December 15, 2022
Senior Bryer Haywood recycles a can in front of an FCPS “Get2Green” poster. As seen in the poster, our school does not recycle glass. Fairfax County, as a whole, however, does recycle glass. The nearest glass recycling location is the Springfield District Governmental Center, which is a short three minute drive from campus.

Recycling procedures trashed

Jensen Kugler, Staff Writer
November 10, 2022
Dr. Reid has done 26 total “Community Conversations” across the county, and three still remain on the schedule. November 10 at John R. Lewis High School, November 21 at Justice High School, and lastly November 29 at Annandale High School.

A community in conversation

Madison Bell and Luke Yates
November 10, 2022
Polling places, like this one just down the street from WS, will be littered with campaign signs and tents with both republican and democrat sample ballots.

Midterms 2022: what to expect and look for

Luke Yates, Oracle Online Manager
November 3, 2022
E-hall passes allow teachers to monitor and control students movement and activity.

Electronic hall passes: Admins answer to unruliness

Brendan Talbot, Head Design Editor
October 31, 2022
The dispensers provide an excellent option to students who don’t have access to menstrual products at home. Instead, these students must now rely on others for these essential supplies.

Empty words and empty dispensers

Christina Nies, Head Copy Editor
September 29, 2022
The former Queen of England passed away a year after her husband, the previous Prince Consort and Duke of Edinburgh.

Queen Elizabeth II Passes

Ben Bradfield, News Editor
September 29, 2022
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