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West Springfield High School Newspaper

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The leap from general Precalculus to AP Precalculus has some students contemplating whether this class is for them or not.

Pick your poison: AB or BC Precalculus?

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One fifty-minute test drive later, pictured is the outside of Sweeney Barn. The inconvenience and safety concerns of driving such a distance at night have thrown many seniors off more than the name and the venue itself.

Prom in a barn?

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The Classified Goons YouTube channel includes many pranks. One of which includes a “Cops vs Clowns” video.

Fatal fun, how pranks can dangerously escalate

News
Living in the shadow of the data centers
Living in the shadow of the data centers
Alessa Ciccarello, Managing Editor • April 14, 2026

There are many names that Northern Virginian residents have for their area: “NoVa,” “the DMV,” “traffic county.” But the country...

Sports
Senior Night is one of the last meets of the season, and one of coach Patrick Smith’s last meets ever.
Spartans bid goodbye to well-respected head coach Patrick Smith
Eli Biegler, Sports Editor • April 14, 2026
“During weekly meets, I'm there to take splits and times for the swimmers and cheer everyone on,” said Em Coombs, swim team co-manager.
Managing to succeed: WS sports managers play key role
Whitney Moffa, Editor-in-Chief • April 14, 2026
Ilia Malanin, a Fairfax County graduate, at the Gold Medal Ceremony for Team Figure Skating
2026 Winter Olympics: a local rundown
Ahnaf Shah, Staff Writer • April 14, 2026
“I never would have dreamed of an opportunity like this,” said Horner on her journey to NXN Nationals.
Horner shines at NXN
Jade Hanson, Copy Editor • March 29, 2026
Viewpoint
Short songs are rotting our brains
Short songs are rotting our brains
Maya Pope, Copy Editor • April 14, 2026

If one were to share an AirPod with the ordinary WS teenager, they would most likely hear a two minute song that would otherwise be unrecognizable...

The divide: AP classes
The divide: AP classes
Ray Collins, Opinion Editor • March 29, 2026
The battle of the venues
The battle of the venues
Ray Collins, Opinion Editor • March 27, 2026
Features
Celebrating Lunar New Year
Celebrating Lunar New Year
Ben Kim, Staff Writer • April 14, 2026

Lunar New Year is a major festival marking the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar. It is widely celebrated across East/Southeast Asia,...

Assembling for Black History Month
Assembling for Black History Month
Sarah Qasim, Staff Writer • April 14, 2026
Not even water?
Not even water?
Aishah Usman, News Editor • April 14, 2026
Entertainment
2026 is the new 2016
2026 is the new 2016
Noorul Huda, Entertainment Editor • April 14, 2026

Most students at WS today were kids in 2016. Some were in elementary school and barely had phones. But even then, the year had a very...

Spartans got talent!
Spartans got talent!
Lukas Bjorkman, Online Manager • April 14, 2026
Students in Spartan Theatre rehearse a high-energy battle scene for Macbeth, raising branches as makeshift weapons while bringing the intensity of Shakespeare’s tragedy to life on stage.
Macbeth: behind the curtains
Ray Collins, Opinion Editor • March 28, 2026
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