West Springfield High School Newspaper

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West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
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Students prepare for AP exams by taking practice exams. This time of the year is often the most stressful for students as they have to prepare for AP exams as well as balance classwork.

AP test stress is a mess at WS

Mia Oppler, Oracle Editor
May 11, 2018
The Hispanic Heritage Club performed a cultural dance at the spring pep rally on April 6th.

Spring pep rally promotes school spirit

Mia Oppler, Oracle Editor
April 19, 2018
Seniors Eila Nash, Eliza Moss, and Yosef Etana and junior Brandon LaBarge perform short plays they created about real issues.

WS Theatre keeps it real

Mia Oppler, Oracle Editor
February 8, 2018
The term "cuffing" describes the phenomenon when singles desire to be in a relationship during the cold months of the year-fall and winter. Even at WS, students can be seen following this trend.

Cuffing season begins at WS

Mia Oppler, Oracle Editor
November 30, 2017
Students work diligently in AP Lit class, one of the many classes that will be limited by the FCPS new budget if a student in the class has already taken 6 APs.

[Photo] New policy: FCPS will now pay for only six AP exams

Salwa Zahid, Oracle Staff Writer
November 28, 2017
An apology from The Oracle staff

An apology from The Oracle staff

Anya Hawkins, Christina Manibusan, Mia Oppler, and Caroline Wittich
October 13, 2017
The Ponce-Martinez brothers enjoy the bonding of being on the same teams.

Double the trouble

Mia Oppler, Sports Editor
April 26, 2017
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[Photo] Snow Day—finally!

March 20, 2017
It is the dream of every student to wake up to a snow day. They get to sleep a little later procratonate a little longer and make the best of the anything can happen snow day. A day off allows spartans to take a breath and have a break. Snow gives Spartans the oppertunity to bond with one another and bond with the snow and be one with nature.

Snow, snow, snow all day

Mia Oppler, Sports Editior
February 22, 2017
Stephanie Van posing for her school picture at her old high school, Turtle Mountain Community High School.

The more you know… about Stephanie Van

Mia Oppler, Sports Editor
February 17, 2017
Spartan choir hosted and sang with German exchange students at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, as pictured above. Many of the exchange students knew their hosts from the visit last year.

Guten tag, exchange students

Mia Oppler, Sports Editor
December 15, 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
Harambe's death was a tragedy for the entire world.

Saddest death of 2016

Mia Oppler, Sports Editor
September 30, 2016
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