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A rabbit at Petland sits in an enclosure with multiple other bunnies.

Local Petland franchise closes due to investigation

Shafuq Naseem, Oracle Editor
April 24, 2019
McElveen at his campaign kick off. In this photo he is standing alongside current members of the school board as well as candidates running for a position on the board.

Ryan McElveen in the race for chairman

Shafuq Naseem, Oracle Editor
March 25, 2019
Personal Finance and Spanish teacher Jason Eldridge works with his fifth period students. Next year he will teach WSs new Combating Intolerance course, available to all students.

Exciting new classes bring students opportunities

Shafuq Naseem, Oracle Editor
February 19, 2019
Volunteers at SOME serve breakfast from 6:30 - 9:30 and lunch from 10:15 - 1:15. They typically serve over a hundred individuals in the DC area who are experiencing poverty.

Holiday volunteering opportunities for the Spartan community

Shafuq Naseem, Oracle Editor
December 21, 2018
Senior Ashtyn Spring and senior Sonya Maria Leon during the performance of The Monster Under The Bed. Spring plays the role of Celine, and Leon plays the role of the young monster who is pretending to the Ben in this scene.

“Monster” and the cast wow audience at fall play

Shafuq Naseem, Editor
November 29, 2018
Theatre students rehearse on stage for their fall play.

Actors and technical crew gear up for fall play

Katie Ours and Shafuq Naseem
November 14, 2018
Braddock District Represntative Megan McLaughlin speaks at the FCPS Board meeting about sexual misconduct and the new policy being implemented.

FCPS passes sexual misconduct resolution

Shafuq Naseem, Oracle Editor
November 14, 2018

Fencing has a history behind it

Shafuq Naseem, Scoop Editor
April 19, 2018
The National History Day competition has begun, with this years theme focusing on conflict and compromise in history.

National History Day

Shafuq Naseem, Scoop Editor
March 9, 2018
Courtesy of Shafuq Naseem

Will the long-awaited snow finally hit WS?

Shafuq Naseem, Scoop Editor
February 8, 2018
Lena Waithe became the first African-American woman to win an Emmy for Best Writing in a Comedy Series. She is an actress and writer for the Netflix show, Master of None.

The 69th annual Emmy Awards celebrated television shows

Shafuq Naseem, Forum Editor
November 28, 2017
Brian Puhlick, Katie Tinsley, Alexa Romano, Emily Geary, and Greg Plasters were all involved in this year’s Racoon Run

Romano honors mom during yearly Raccoon Run

Shafuq Naseem, Features Editor
May 31, 2017

Spartan vegetarians and vegans eat no meat

Shafuq Naseem, Features Editor
March 20, 2017
WAT program ornaments raise money for a good cause

WAT program ornaments raise money for a good cause

Shafuq Naseem, Features Editor
January 23, 2017
A drone being put to the test in a restricted delivery zone to test out the aircraft. There will be a similar process at Virginia Tech, where drones will hover down to and deliver burritos.

Tech students look forward to ‘Air Chipotle’

Shafuq Naseem, Features Editor
December 7, 2016
The marching Spartan flutes and piccolos practicing, to get ready for football half-time shows, and their own competitions.

Is band a sport?

Shafuq Naseem, Features Editor
December 5, 2016
The WS marching band performs during a home football game

Is Marching Band a Sport?

Shafuq Naseem
September 30, 2016
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