West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
All content by Amirah Sumrean
On February 4, 2020 President Donald Trump gave his State of the Union Address where he bragged about all the good his presidency has brought. This speech sparked controversy for many reasons, one being the actions of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ripping up his speech and another being Trump awarding Rush Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Trump vs. Pelosi: an ongoing feud

Amirah Sumrean, Editor-In-Chief
March 10, 2020

Australia wildfires worsened by climate change

Sean Stuck and Amirah Sumrean
February 7, 2020
Screen shot of the new You season cover.

New season of You: a review

Amirah Sumrean, Editor-in-Chief
February 7, 2020
Senior Cassady Welch, junior Camille Berger, sophomore Peyton Eisenach

Dance Team

Amirah Sumrean, Editor-in-Chief
February 5, 2020
The Oracle's second annual bake-off

The Oracle’s second annual bake-off

Daniel Nam, Amirah Sumrean, and Zach Thompson
December 18, 2019
The Old Keene Mill Shopping Center with a crosswalk and multiple stores. This afterschool hangout spot had been undergoing construction and being renovated. The construction is finally coming to an end and the new plaza holds potential to become an even more popular spot than it was before.

Construction in the West Springfield area finally comes to an end

Amirah Sumrean, Editor-in-Chief
December 18, 2019
Trump criticized the methods used in the impeachment inquiry via Twitter on December 5.

House to vote on Articles of Impeachment

Amirah Sumrean and Connor Zimmerman
December 16, 2019
Senior Julia Ricci (left) and Dana Brown (right) show off their festively decorated trunk for the Military Ambassadors Club.

Spartans serve community at Trunk or Treat

Amirah Sumrean, Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2019

Tips from our student tech assistants:

Rachel St. Pierre and Amirah Sumrean
October 11, 2019
Sources of Strength: How to maintain good mental health

Sources of Strength: How to maintain good mental health

Rachel St. Pierre and Amirah Sumrean
October 11, 2019
AP Lit teacher Beth Leone joins WS English Department

AP Lit teacher Beth Leone joins WS English Department

Amirah Sumrean, Editor-in-Chief
October 7, 2019
Freshman Dylan Crone, sophomore Candace Broadnax, and freshman Lauren Baptiste draw still lifes in their art class.

The importance of funding the arts

Amirah Sumrean, Entertainment Editor
March 25, 2019

Kristi’s Christmas makes an impact

Amirah Sumrean and Mike Damiano
December 21, 2018
Spanish Honor Society students pose at a recent meeting.

Students stress to get points

Amirah Sumrean, Features Editor
May 11, 2018
The new year-long gradebook is currently being phased into some classes at WS. The benefit to this is that students can track their overall final grade in real time while working to improve it for a class.

Year-long grades begin at WS

Amirah Sumrean, Features Editor
February 14, 2018

SGA’s Halloween Trunk or Treat

Amirah Sumrean, Features Editor
November 28, 2017
New Counselors Deonte Young and Jana Biever are pictured above.

WS welcomes two new counselors

Amirah Sumrean, Features Editor
November 28, 2017
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