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Among eight others, Heartstopper has been put up for review in district libraries. The basis for this call for removal has been questioned by some students, including class of 2018 alum Olivia Olmsted.
Reading into censorship
With the rising number of online orders during the winter seasons, porch burglaries have become more commonplace in the suburbs.
Porch pirates in our neighborhood
Student Journalists at The Pearl Post hit a brick wall.
Student journalists at Daniel Pearl Magnet School face censorship
Measure 114 aims to reduce gun violence rates in Oregon by banning the sale of large-capacity magazines and installing mandatory background checks before firearm purchases.
Firearm regulations cause controversy
Portland responds to Ukraine
Portland responds to Ukraine
Three of Tatyana Ostanpenkos paintings, including a mural that she was commissioned for (bottom right)
Ukrainian-Oregonian artist raises thousands for Ukraine
Kyle Jensen, senior, member of the Math Honor Society, after students voted to pie him in addition to four teachers.
Students come together to raise funds for Ukraine
As tensions between Ukraine and Russia reach the international conscience, it is important to have the right information.
Staying informed on Ukraine
How do students feel about the mask mandates being lifted?
How do students feel about the mask mandates being lifted?
AS mask mandate lifts, community members express their concerns.
Students and teachers express concerns as Ore. prepares to lift the mask mandate
Phil Mickelsons final fairway swing on green 18, before winning the 2007 Players Championship TPC.
The luxury of wealth and politics
Grover and Lin are analyzing their findings, zooming in on the diatoms related to the Willamette River algae blooms last year.
Discovering interests: ISEF project about the Willamette River
Tom Bradys journey with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tom Brady’s journey with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Schreck twins hold hands as they chase the ball against Barlow on Nov. 2, 2022.
Freshman twins make waves on varsity soccer
The line of scrimmage prepares for a play early in the second quarter. Though all of the lineman had their work cut out for them, Central Catholic could be seen as having much more work.. The Lions pressure helped force four takeaways against a team who has scored at least 40 points in seven games this season.
The Lions roll past defending champion Central Catholic in state semifinal
Rebuilding season is over for girls soccer
Rebuilding season is over for girls soccer
Tom Bradys journey with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tom Brady’s journey with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The cheer team takes the sidelines at football games to encourage the team and rile up the fans.
Is there more to cheer than pom poms?
Men’s playoffs underway! Zeke Viuhkola, senior, performs a handshake with Jake Holmes, junior. The fifth-seeded West Linn Lions hosted the 28th-seeded Ida B. Wells Guardians on Mar. 1 in the first round of the OSAA 6A playoffs. The Lions defeated the Guardians by scoring 72 points in the last three quarters after only scoring 12 points in the first quarter, “We just keep playing,” Viuhkola said. “We knew we were gonna hit shots later on.” The final score was 90-70 in favor of the Lions.
Lions open up playoffs with two victories
Huddle up! West Linn hosts Lake Oswego to open 6A Three Rivers League competition on Jan. 12. The Lions huddle up and prepare for what will be a very tight game. Down by one with 20 seconds remaining, West Linn pulled through, winning by three. The Lions were led by Jackson Shelstad, junior, and Zeke Viuhkola, senior, who both combined for 59 of the Lion’s 80 total points. “I thought we showed a lot of poise in the second half,” Viuhkola said. “When things were tough, we stayed out to finish the game.”
Lions defeat Lake Oswego, stays undefeated
The cheer team takes the sidelines at football games to encourage the team and rile up the fans.
Is there more to cheer than pom poms?
Men’s playoffs underway! Zeke Viuhkola, senior, performs a handshake with Jake Holmes, junior. The fifth-seeded West Linn Lions hosted the 28th-seeded Ida B. Wells Guardians on Mar. 1 in the first round of the OSAA 6A playoffs. The Lions defeated the Guardians by scoring 72 points in the last three quarters after only scoring 12 points in the first quarter, “We just keep playing,” Viuhkola said. “We knew we were gonna hit shots later on.” The final score was 90-70 in favor of the Lions.
Lions open up playoffs with two victories
2020-2021 Athletics Update
2020-2021 Athletics Update
A growing force, the womens golf team placed third in state. Women have been golfing since the 1500s, starting with Mary Queen of Scots, and have grown to a startling 5.7 million golfers since. I joined the team my freshmen year, Ashlee Muresan, senior, said. I played a little when I was younger, but I got into it four years ago.
A look into women’s golf
After the Oregon Moms Union voiced discomfort with these four books among others, the new review process has been put into action.
Parent complaints lead to new book review process
During halftime of the football game, Sky Gomes, senior and ASB president, crowns Ajani White, senior, for Homecoming royalty. Out of six seniors, three were elected to be royal. Among elected were White, Angie Nelson, and Drew Ness. “I was in shock,” White said. “I really did not expect it. I feel great. I feel like its a great group and I feel honored to be a part of it.”
A prideful Homecoming
Nola Carstairs poses with her piece, Untitled which won her an honorable mention at the Clackamas ESD Art Show.
‘I just fell in love with it’
“I think every person with a uterus deserves the right to choose when and how they want to have children,” Shevlin said.
‘Empathy above all else’
Among eight others, Heartstopper has been put up for review in district libraries. The basis for this call for removal has been questioned by some students, including class of 2018 alum Olivia Olmsted.
Reading into censorship
On Loewes Instagram, they posted a time lapse of an inflatable from the anime film Howls Moving Castle in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Fantasy anime movie pops up in Paris for Fashion Week.
Review: All Quiet on the Western Front
Review: “All Quiet on the Western Front”
After the Oregon Moms Union voiced discomfort with these four books among others, the new review process has been put into action.
Parent complaints lead to new book review process
Panda’s plans to get Nintendo to shut down other grassroots tournaments is only speculation, but it has a lot of evidence to back it up. They’ve obviously received a lot of backlash from the community. If this is true I think it’s pretty messed up. The idea of one company trying to take control of everything and restrict everyone else from doing anything is sleazy.
Nintendo strikes again
On Loewes Instagram, they posted a time lapse of an inflatable from the anime film Howls Moving Castle in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Fantasy anime movie pops up in Paris for Fashion Week.
Review: All Quiet on the Western Front
Review: “All Quiet on the Western Front”
Drakes best in years, but its still a loss
Drake’s best in years, but it’s still a loss
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Book bans: Anti-racist books

Book bans: Anti-racist books

Miranda Ordonez, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2022
Ottessa Moshfeghs My Year of Rest and Relaxation, which was published in 2018, has become a pillar of media in millennial fiction.

‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’

Lillian Gottschling, Copy Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2022
Raising questions about conservative censorship trends in books and public education, banned lists with titles such as “The Hate U Give”, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, and “The Color Purple” now include “Maus” in their ranks.

Controversy over banning ‘Maus’, a graphic novel about the Holocaust

Myrtle Guarisco, Opinions Editor
March 15, 2022
Joan Didion permanently changed the world of writing, reading, and journalism.

Remembering Joan Didion

Lillian Gottschling, Co-Editor-in-Chief
January 5, 2022
This is a batch of feral foster kittens who were found in a bush on the side of the road in July 2017. They came in sick and were starving when they were brought into PAWS.

Starting a new chapter

Mallory Cooper, Lifestyle Editor
October 15, 2021
Twilight tells a story of a girl trapped between two worlds, the real one and the one of the boy she loves.

‘Twilight’

Lillian Gottschling, Copy Editor
February 24, 2021
Spooky book recommendations to get you into the Halloween spirit

Spooky book recommendations to get you into the Halloween spirit

Lillian Gottschling and Helena Erdahl
October 29, 2020
The eerie short novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle was released in 1962 to critical acclaim and is still a cherished classic today.

‘We Have Always Lived in the Castle’

Audrey Lippert, Podcast and Blogs Editor
October 27, 2020
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes lives up its monumental expectations in a spectacular way.

‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

Audrey Lippert, Podcast and Blog Editor
September 23, 2020
A collage of various hip-hop albums from the past 10 years.

A decade in hip-hop

Hayden Fish, Arts and Culture Editor
February 26, 2020

Dreams of nursing and childhood stories

Makayla DeFrancisco, Staff Reporter
December 12, 2019
After a long hiatus, Danny Brown returns to reclaim his status as one of raps most creative individuals.

Yes, we know what you’re saying

Hayden Fish, Staff Reporter
December 12, 2019
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