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Every AP exam has a fee thats $89. If the student doesnt pay the money in time, there will be an additional $40 fee.

The problem with the AP exam registration fees

Lucy Forest, Staff Reporter
October 26, 2023

Every fall, students enroll in Advanced Placement (AP) classes to register for the AP exams. These exams are standardized tests that students must take in order to earn college credit for their classes....

Computer Programming Club features coding on computers like the one shown above.

A new tab to computer programming

Olivia Wang, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2023

The Computer Programming Club is a re-established club that offers students who are interested in coding or want to learn how to code. The club focuses on an additional competitive side to programming,...

Stampede. Competitors from different schools try to gain a distant advantage from one another, before being taken down by the mud.

The cross country teams gear up for districts

Claire Lenarduzzi, Staff Reporter
October 24, 2023

Each year, cross country has nearly 7,000 male and female participants across Oregon, making it one of the largest sports in the state. The school is no different when it comes to athlete engagement. The...

The mens soccer team is currently ranked 9th in state according to OSAA.

Fall sports progress and predictions

Edie Himmer, Finn Howell, and Preston Weller
October 24, 2023

With some fall sports starting playoffs in the near future, now may be a good time to recap their progress and look into their future. Web Editor-in-Chief Joseph Murphy joined the West Linn Weekly Wake...

From left to right: Emma Ladha, senior, Bryan Geurts, Emme Staten, senior, and Beatrice Gilroy, senior, participate in a Red Cross Club meeting

How the West Linn High School Red Cross Club is helping the blood shortage

M Davis, Current Events Editor
October 23, 2023

According to the Community Blood Center, someone in the U.S. is in need of blood or platelets every two seconds. On Sept. 11, the American Red Cross announced that there is currently a blood shortage....

The teams prepare to start another play with just a few minutes left in the first half. The Lions were in the lead at halftime with a score of 27-0. At half time, the team went back to the locker rooms. “[We ate] orange slices,” Malos said. “[Then] our team came out and got the win.”

Homecoming football game brings royalty, green and gold, and a win

Clara Wood, Staff Reporter
October 19, 2023

West Linn fans wore green and gold to support the high school for the 2023-24 homecoming football game on Thursday, October 5th at the high school. The varsity football team played against Tualatin High...

Athey Creeks new view

Athey Creek’s new view

Lauren Sexton, Sports Editor
October 18, 2023

Athey Creek Middle School has been moved to Willamette Falls Dr. and opened its doors on Aug. 29 when this school year began. The old Athey Creek building is now home to Riverside High School, a new addition...

On Sept. 29, the API Club held a fundraiser to help raise funds for their club.

API Club puts on a fundraiser

Georgia Rozes, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2023

On Sept. 29, the Asian Pacific-Islander (API) Club held one of the first fundraisers of the 2023-2024 school year during lunch, selling boba to students passing through Student Street.  A large part...

Elenora Herman, junior, works alongside Jansen and Henry Thwaites, junior. Herman is one of the three leaders of GSA. During the game night, she sat down with friends to play Apples to Apples. “I joined GSA freshman year,” Herman said. “It just looked really fun, and a lot of my other friends were interested in it. I stayed because it was just such a fun, welcoming, and vibrant community. We played all these games and it’s been really lovely to see how it’s changed over the three years that I’ve been a part of it.”

GSA club holds a game night

Jayden Carey, Staff Reporter
October 16, 2023

Edustaff signs are located along the premise of the school to advertise for substitute teachers.

Searching for substitutes

Rachel Han, Print Editor-in-Chief
October 12, 2023

COVID-19 stripped school districts from in-person interactions and elements of learning, but there is another overlooked issue: a shortage of substitute teachers. This is occurring throughout multiple...

Students pose at a picture station provided by ASB. Spotlights shone from behind the refreshment station to light the station up.

Homecoming dance: recapped

Molly Lundstrom, Social Media Editor
October 12, 2023

Each year, the school hosts a dance to wrap up Homecoming week. Normally the dance is right after a football game, however this year it was on the Saturday following the Thursday night game.  The dance...

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