WBHS Will See New Changes Along with A New Year
Deepa Jha and Jo Fogarasi
June 8, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase, Stories, Student Life
This spring a bond passed that gave West Bloomfield High School enough money to have some renovations done. But what will be done by the time students arrive in the fall? Spectrum staff reached out to Patrick Watson, the principal of WBHS, and asked him about next year's biggest changes. One of the...
Student Government Election Results Are In!
Deepa Jha
May 15, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase, Stories, Student Life
The students at West Bloomfield High School recently had their elections for their respective class representatives in student government. The student body votes on their representatives twice in freshman year, and then once a year for sophomore and junior grades. The freshmen who won were: Dhiya...
Spectacular Senior Showcase
Emma Lundgren, writer
May 12, 2017
Filed under Literature and Art, Showcase, Student Life
19 seniors proudly stood in front of their artwork as members of the community and fellow students admired their pieces, this Wednesday, May 10. From photography and paintings, to metal work and sculptures, WBHS seniors displayed a wide variety of work, as well as presenting a mission statement that summar...
Holiday
Emma Lundgren
March 31, 2017
Filed under Literature and Art, Showcase
We perch at the start, anticipation and nervous tingles vibrate through every bone and burn through our veins. day after day of tiresome chores. Days pass by like hours, hours like minutes. And suddenly an opening We jump out, free falling. Everything is free, boundaries don't exist, rules are...
Recap/Review: NBC’s Hairspray Live!
Lauryn Azu
December 22, 2016
Filed under Reviews, Showcase
NBC’s Hairspray Live! thrilled audiences across the country with its evening premiere on Wednesday, December 7. Although it has since proved to be NBC’s lowest rated TV musical, generally critics agree that it has been one of the NBC’s best live musicals since NBC began this holiday traditio...
Recap/ Review ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 4
Nina Ross
November 23, 2016
Filed under Reviews
*The following contains spoilers for the The Walking Dead Season 7, Episode 4, "Service"* Photo from TWD season 7 Episode 4 In this week’s episode of The Walking Dead, Negan finally makes his way to Alexandria to really demonstrate his power and rub in the fact that he has ‘won.’ He struts...
Recap/Review: “The Walking Dead” Season 7, Ep.3
Nina Ross
November 22, 2016
Filed under Check It Out, Reviews
Dwight changes for the worse and Darryl doesn't submit in this week's episode of "The Walking Dead"
Read more »RED and BLUE – A 2016 Presidential Election Poem
Emma Lundgren, writer
November 13, 2016
Filed under Check It Out, Literature and Art, Opinion, Poems, Showcase
On 11/8 people lined down the block waiting They sat tight, they decided, they voted. A form of participation in government They filed home and went through a normal day T.V.s turn on all around the country Channel after channel covering 7:00 The first states close Anxi...
Recap/Review: ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 2
Nina Ross
November 9, 2016
Filed under Reviews, Showcase
This past week's episode of The Walking Dead was a well welcomed change from last Sunday’s bloody premier. The carnage and butchery of last week's premier, which left two beloved character dead, allowed for week two to be more thought provoking and peaceful. In this episode, we arrive at the ...
Recap/Review: The Walking Dead, Season 7 Ep. 1
Nina Ross
November 1, 2016
Filed under Literature and Art, Reviews, Showcase
The Walking Dead (TWD) left us hanging at the end of season 6 previously this year. The show assumed that leaving who lives and who dies a mystery, would be more captivating than a death itself. With this in mind, the season six finale left the audience guessing which character was killed by Jeffrey D...
It’s The End of The School Year
Emma Lundgren, Writer
May 12, 2016
Filed under Check It Out, Literature and Art, Poems, Showcase
It’s the end of the school year The flowers are coming the students are leaving Counting and thinking and stress Lack of effort Lack of energy Where is the finish line? It’s the end of the school year I begin to hold onto things more dearly I cherish each memory I...
Acceptance
Val Walls
May 5, 2016
Filed under Literature and Art, Showcase
Acceptance Greatly desired, but ever Elusive. Not everyone will listen Don’t expect them to Erasure has become second nature Respond with a grin, and know It doesn’t matter what they think Someone understands you Value is unconditional Always remember thi...
