West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
West Springfield High School Newspaper

The Oracle
Nat Phillips

Nat Phillips, Online Manager

Nat is a senior and this is their third year doing journalism. They are the Online Manager of The Oracle. Outside of journalism, Nat enjoys watching/reviewing films, doing theatre, and hanging out with loved ones.

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The activity array on display

The activity array on display

Alessa Ciccarello and Nat Phillips
September 17, 2024
Some students fear LCM’s reach. “24/7 monitoring is the problem for me,” said McKay. Staff who use it refute this. “Teachers are not using it to inherently snoop on students,” said Swain.

Lightspeed: lights out or a guiding light?

Nat Phillips, SNO Manager
April 11, 2024
From left to right, freshman Max Gerstenberg and sophomore Jasper Lester rehearse on stage. The two star in “The Undeath”, a comedic one-act about zombies. The act is directed by junior Ash Virts and written by senior Scarlet Schulz.

Small scenes, big dreams

Nat Phillips, SNO Manager
February 14, 2024
"Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd"

“Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd”

Ben Bradfield and Nat Phillips
November 29, 2023
One school, millions of stories

One school, millions of stories

Taylor King and Nat Phillips
November 29, 2023
The Oracle takes on VHSL Media Championship

The Oracle takes on VHSL Media Championship

Nat Phillips, SNO Manager
October 21, 2023
Juniors in their orange colored apparel at today’s pep rally.

Color me uninterested

Nat Phillips, SNO Manager
October 6, 2023
“I'm one of those people that will check SIS obsessively, even if I know my grades haven't changed, and I think that behavior is a perfect example of how much FCPS and surrounding counties have produced students that are very academically-oriented,” said McKay.

Students are more than a number

Nat Phillips, SNO Manager
October 6, 2023
Junior Cathie Thomas

[Photo] Tacky tourist Thursday

Blythe Steahly, ETC. Editor
October 5, 2023
Caleb Selph (left) and Jacob Skrypak (right) after Selph was eliminated by Skyrpak’s team. “They just wanted to know what went down and basically said, ‘Don’t use water guns at school,” Selph stated in reference to being called to the office for being involved with an elimination on school grounds.

Senior Assassins dead in the water

EmmaLia Ciccarello and Nat Phillips
April 20, 2023
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[Photo] Spartan Spring Break 2023

March 31, 2023
With parking spots being consistently taken and minimal follow up coming to fruition as promised on the back of parking passes, many seniors feel invalidated and wonder why they purchased a pass in the first place.

The cycle of parking problems

EmmaLia Ciccarello and Nat Phillips
April 10, 2023
Some students will do whatever they can in avoidance of their work. A study published in the academic journal Frontiers in Psychology found a link between mobile phone usage and procrastination among students.

Deadline delimmas: procrastination vs. structure

Zoe Ferlazzo, Whitney Moffa, and Nat Phillips
March 20, 2023
Sophomore Peter O’Toole promises that if he becomes dictator of the Student Government Association (SGA), he would force his will unopposed.

[Photo] The best ticket of the year: Peter O’Toole 2023

Taylor King, ETC. Editor
November 10, 2022
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