West Springfield High School Newspaper

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West Springfield High School Newspaper

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West Springfield High School Newspaper

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The 2023 Powerpuff game was the first game held in four years. Participating girls expressed how happy they were that the game returned. “This is very important for us girls, it’s very empowering,” said senior Katherine Cruz.

The power of Powerpuff

Paula De Megret-Murray, Features Editor
October 9, 2023
Spartans and Hawks do battle before the impending storm.

Spartan football starts season off triumphantly

Brendan Talbot, Design Editor-in-Chief
October 6, 2023
South Run Recreation Center offers multiple summer sports camps and programs. Some of these include tennis, baseball, and basketball camps.

Spartan summer sports

Ben Bradfield, News Editor
May 31, 2023
Seniors Vishal Green, Henry Anderson, Ino Puente, Gavin Reichard, and junior Cael Alonzo pose at Virginia Beach during the 2023 indoor track and field state championship. Green, Reichard and Anderson are all current track and field captains, and Alonzo is on track to be one next year.

Senior succession

Brendan Talbot, Head Design Editor
May 31, 2023
Though difficult, student athletes are able to manage balancing sports and academics. Obstacles ranging from sleep deprivation to test stress, and benefits like the bonds gained with teammates make it a complicated topic.

Balancing academics and athletics

Rawan Alsaeedy and Emily Yelnicker
April 18, 2023
Although VHSL tournaments that involve WS will not be as extravagant as the one pictured above, it gives a glimpse into the world of ESports that WS will be stepping into into the 2023-2024 school year.

New VSHL ESports team coming to WS

Blythe Steahly, Staff Writer
March 29, 2023
For the second year in a row, Head Track and Field Coach Chris Pellegrini celebrated an Indoor State title by wearing an Arby’s t-shirt. Last year, he lost a bet and had to wear the shirt on the podium to celebrate the 4x800 meter relay repeating as champions. This year, he chose to wear the shirt himself in order to commemorate his first Track and Field State team title as a coach.

Nobody wins unless everybody wins

Robbie Kugler, Viewpoint Editor
March 3, 2023
The 14 Next-level Spartans who attended the February 2 signing day.

Spartan signing day

Madison Bell, Staff Writer
February 16, 2023
Every time players step out onto the field, they risk injury. As long as safety measures continue improving - and as long as fans continue respecting the effort players put into becoming the best athletes they can - major incidents can be averted.

Hamlin injury shows the risks of sports

Leah Abraham, Head Copy Editor
February 15, 2023
Coan Barnett, eighth grader at Irving Middle School, playing ESports late at night.

The fall of ESports

Blythe Steahly, Staff Writer
February 15, 2023
Freshmen Avana Harford (left) and Elaina Primozic (right) pose for pictures after each winning a gold medal at the 2022 Vic Blue Memorial Wrestling Tournament at Wakefield High School.

Female wrestlers defining girl power

Grace Chapman, Whitney Moffa, and Mia Shannon
February 15, 2023
Journalism platform Blankspot created Cards of Qatar, a catalog in memory of all the migrant workers who have died while working to prepare for the World Cup. It includes a picture of the worker, their country, their name, years of life, and age of death.

Controversy encompasses World Cup competition

Abigail Yonas, Social Media Manager
December 15, 2022
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