Masking up in style
Lillian Gottschling, Copy Editor
October 27, 2020
Quarantine has been a time in which many people have honed in on their skills as well as developed new ones. Ella Notdurft, senior, chose to start her own mask company, naming it Sun and Moon Masks. Notdurft hoped that, by making her own masks, she would combat issues that she had been facing. Some ...
Trading pencils for keyboards
Audrey Lippert, Podcast and Blogs Editor
October 26, 2020
Unconventional has become the new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic. The start of school was no exception, with students and teachers having to navigate a completely new way of learning. Since our state has not been able to reach the metrics set in place by Governor Brown regardin...
Challenges faced by marginalized communities in the age of COVID-19
Lillian Gottschling, Copy Editior
October 5, 2020
With the current pandemic, studies by the World Economic Fund have come out showing which groups are being affected the most. As the death toll reaches over 200,000 in the U.S., as of September 24, patterns are becoming very apparent in certain demographics. Marginalized communities are often dispropo...
The primary plan
Audrey Lippert, Podcast and Blogs Editor
October 2, 2020
A new set of metrics was released by Governor Kate Brown on Jul. 28, in an attempt to get our youngest students back in school. Kindergarten through third grade students in private schools went back to in-person learning as soon as the new requirements were released. Now attention has turned to public ...
Chasing normalcy
Matilda Milner, Editor-in-chief
September 7, 2020
Pandemic related cancellations have left rising seniors in somewhat of an event vacuum. Celebrations and gatherings one by one have been replaced with virtual events and zoom calls. However, when time rolled around for the annual senior sunrise, the student body wasn’t prepared to let it slide. Th...
Stepping in
Audrey Lippert, Co-Current Events Editor
April 30, 2020
The spread of COVID-19 has presented many challenges across the globe, and the community is stepping in to lighten the load. West Linn residents of all ages are working together to curb the crisis and help medical and essential workers. Local families are using what they have to make face shields and m...
‘Even a small difference is something’
Skylar Moore, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 8, 2020
As Oregon sets foot into its fourth week of the “Stay Home, Save Lives” measure, students and community members alike have been finding ways to give back and support one another during quarantine. With the increasing demand for masks, people have been engineering their own protective equipment to hel...
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