West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle

Luke Yates, Oracle Online Manager

Luke Yates is a senior and has been at The Oracle since his freshman year. Luke loves writing articles of all types but also hopes to revamp The Oracle Online this year to leave it even better than he found it.

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Senior Luke Yates is aware of what he will have to do in his possible future career path and practices these tasks as if he is doing it in the actual job, focusing intensely on the players and plays that have been made.

[Photo] Career over college

Nate Austin and Maggie Barry
April 12, 2023
WS alum Naomi Ngalle (second from the right) and her colleagues on the field airstrip before the flyover. Ngalle said there is nothing she values more than the ability to inspire the next generation of female aviators.

A first in female flight

Luke Yates, Oracle Online Manager
March 29, 2023
Eww-Hallpass

Eww-Hallpass

Luke Yates, Oracle Online Manager
December 15, 2022
Teacher Daniel Adu playing football as a senior at WS. Adu would go on to play at James Madison University and loved his time as a student athlete.

Staff Spotlight: Daniel Adu

Luke Yates, Oracle Online Manager
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
The Greeter, as Mr. Smith referred to it as, is a floating skull that sits in the middle of the attraction. Is by far the most noticeable attraction in the walkthrough.

Nightmare on Conservation Drive

Luke Yates, Oracle Online Manager
October 25, 2022
The depth of Elon Musks’ power doesn’t end with irresponsible tweets and stifled rescue efforts. His twitter account has, by itself, caused massive Cryptocurrency rug pulls and other scams, as well as stock market crashes.

Begone, Elon

Saharla Mohamoud and Luke Yates
May 26, 2022
Dr. Michelle Reid was confirmed as the next FCPS superintendent with a 9-3 vote by the school board.

Controversial superintendent search ends with unease

Luke Yates, Entertainment Editor
May 2, 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
WS students select super bowl winner

WS students select super bowl winner

Luke Yates, Entertainment Editor
February 28, 2022
Drivers come to a complete stop on Interstate 95 due to six-eight inches of snow that fell throughout the day on the 4th of January. The Virginia Department of Transportation had 80 miles of roadway in Fredericksburg, Virginia shut down for almost two days.

Snowstorm shuts down I-95

Luke Yates, Entertainment Editor
February 28, 2022
Super Bowl LVI was played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. SoFi Stadium is the home of the Los Angeles Rams, the second team to ever play a Super Bowl in their home stadium, after the Buccaneers were the first to ever do it last year.

Rams revive to beat Bengals for second Super Bowl trophy

Luke Yates, Entertainment Editor
February 19, 2022
Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin’s victorious electoral map looks a lot different than years past in Virginia, securing the first Republican Virginia governorship since Bob McDonnell’s term ended in 2014.

Does GOP sweep spell disaster for Democrats?

Luke Yates, Entertainment Editor
December 16, 2021
NBA stadiums are back to being packed full of fans but the growing conflict within the league has some worried about the future yet to come.

NBA off to rough and rocky start to 75th season

Luke Yates, Entertainment Editor
December 16, 2021
Pictured: money, which the United States is kind of low on at the moment. Please donate to the GoFundMe, every penny counts. Your country is counting on you.

Red, white, and broke

Luke Yates, Entertainment Editor
October 28, 2021
FCPS COVID-19 Health Metrics Dashboard is updated daily and shows reported case numbers categorized by color, orange is students, blue is staff, and grey is an outside visitor.

Student vaccine mandate looms as FCPS COVID-19 cases rise

Luke Yates, Entertainment Editor
September 29, 2021
Streaming services have become more and more widespread. Almost every major production company either has their own service or has licensed their content exclusively with a streaming service.

Remakes, revamps, and serialization: how pop culture is evolving

Luke Yates, Features Editor
May 7, 2021
An official ballot drop box is set up in Los Angeles on September 12, 2020, ahead of the November 3 presidential elections.

America needs standardized voting laws

Luke Yates, Staff Writer
November 20, 2020
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