![At the bottom of the third inning, the Lions are still scoreless. Rowe stands at home plate, preparing to bat, while Vandenbrink stands off to the side as the next batter up. Despite having the bases loaded, the team was unable to score any runs. “It’s just the beginning of the season. We’re just going to be playing out best by June, [and] that’s where champions are,” Rowe said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3077-1200x900.jpg)
![All smiles. The group poses for a photo with last year’s book, “This is Our House,” along with their award for third Best in Show. Meikle, who was an Editor-in-Chief for the yearbook last year as well, holds both and stands at the center of the group. “That was an amazing feeling, going and grabbing the third place award,” Meikle said. “All of it paid off. I cried so much over that book, being able to receive [the award] was one of the highlights of my high school career, it was like the coolest thing ever.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/8bookpose_philly-1200x800.jpg)
Calling all poets, artists, musicians, photographers and storytellers; West Linn High School’s literary magazine, Kaleidoscope, is now accepting submissions for the 2011-2012 edition.
This year’s edition is special in that it includes work from this year’s and last year’s students. Students attending WLHS this year, students who graduated last year and current WLHS teachers are welcome to submit any original work to the Kaleidoscope email address, including poems, short stories, essays, photos, art and more. Add your work to the WLHS annual collection of art and writing, and— new this year, a Kaleidoscope CD— for those who are musically inclined may be produced if there are a sufficient number of submissions. See your works published in the Kaleidoscope magazine.
To learn more about the club, view the submission guidelines visit the website, email Kaleidoscope at [email protected], talk to the faculty adviser, John Fitzgerald in room E201, or speak with Madison Fiedler, student editor.