West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle

Abigail Beyene, Editor-in-Chief

Abigail Beyene is a senior and Editor-in-Chief for The Oracle and has been taking journalism for four years. Something she loves about journalism is being able to give the student body a platform to express themselves. She wishes to lead The Oracle to its very best.

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A photo from a Spartan football game against South County. Follow @j_choiphotos on Instagram for more photos.

Strike a pose for Spartan photographers

Abigail Beyene, Editor-in-Chief
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
Sophomore Mat Hemmer gave a speech in retaliation towards Governor Glenn Youngkin’s new policies regarding transgender students. They spoke about a friend of theirs that was bullied to the point of suicide and discussed the importance of creating a safe environment for LGBTQ+ youth.

Student protest faces resistance

Abigail Beyene, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2022
As of this year, the counselor's offices have been spread out throughout the school with their subschool numbers displayed near the door.

Seniors’ schedules bring stress to the new year

Abigail Beyene, Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2022
Reagan Alpanap, Emily Cramer, Emma Goldkopf

Senior Picnic pictures!!

Abigail Beyene, Anisha Iqbal, and Brendan Talbot
June 3, 2022
Senior Mimi Deliee visits the Krewe de Chewbacchus parade in Louisiana for the first time to check out who what exactly she will be working with after her time in high school.

Post-grad plans

Abigail Beyene, Editor-in-Chief
May 26, 2022
The club is pictured during their first unofficial practice. The club has hosted unofficial meetings in which they just brief the students on the sport, but as of right now, all practices will be unofficial per FCPS’s wishes.

Ultimate Frisbee Club tosses itself at Spartans

Abigail Beyene, Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2022
Governor Youngkin got inaugurated into office on January 15, 2022. Then later that same day, signed the executive order to make masks optional.

School districts disobey Youngkin’s mask order

Abigail Beyene, Editor in Chief
February 28, 2022
Naderpoor gathers diapers, clothes, and shoes for different drives that aim to help Afghan refugees by giving them the different things they need to live a great life here in Northern Virginia.

Students aid Afghan refugees

Abigail Beyene, Editor-in-Chief
December 16, 2021
Plastic bags are hung along a fence to spread awareness of the problem of littering in America.

Five-cent tax looks to limit littering

Abigail Beyene, Editor-in-Chief
October 28, 2021
Now students are able to request a meeting with their counselor easily. Scanning the QR codes that are located all around the school will take them to a google form to request a private meeting.

Students are uninformed about mental health resources in FCPS

Abigail Beyene, Entertainment Editor
May 21, 2021
Now students are able to request a meeting with your counselor easily. Scanning the QR codes will take them to a google form to request a private meeting.

Jamie O'Neill and her siblings have been exchanging ornaments since 1992. Every year O'Neill gets a Santa ornament from her siblings and puts them all on one of her may Christmas trees.

Winter holidays with WS students and staff: celebrate the season

Abigail Beyene, Entertainment Editor
January 6, 2021
The best way to stay safe from the virus is to social distance and stay away from family and friends. Even during the holidays when everyone wants to crowd around the fire, the safest and most effective option is to stay home.

Celebrating the holidays with COVID-19

Abigail Beyene, Entertainment Editor
November 20, 2020
Sophomore Jessica Behan stays active in quarantine by dancing at the Outer Banks in North Carolina.

WS students stay healthy during quarantine

Abigail Beyene, Entertainment Editor
October 23, 2020
A man wears the jersey of former NFL player Colin Kaepernick to a BLM protest. Kapernick kneeled during the national anthem to protest police brutality in 2016. He has been a free agent since his release from the San Francisco 49ers in 2016.

Sports teams and leagues support the BLM movement

Abigail Beyene, Entertainment Editor
October 14, 2020
Boy band One Direction interacting with fans in LA, California.

One Direction reunion rumors have fans revisiting their old phase

Abigail Beyene, Staff Writer
May 13, 2020
The Friends Cast in the later seasons.

The one where I’ll be there for you

Abigail Beyene, Staff Writer
March 12, 2020
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