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...
Principal Neuman addresses student body
Caden Kesselring, Breakdown staff
March 13, 2020
Principal Neuman addressed the student body with regard to COVID-19 ahead of the extended spring break.
OSAA no way
Orion Forest, Sports Editor
March 13, 2020
At first the boys and girls basketball tournaments were going to continue, but without fans or parents attending the games. The game was canceled hours before tip-off, ending the season for basketball players across the state. As time goes on, more and more professional sports leagues are canceling an...
Breaking Down the Coronavirus
Mason Self, Breakdown Staff
March 12, 2020
Breakdown anchor Mason Self provides a quick update on local and national news about the COVID-19 outbreak, announced as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on Mar. 11.
COVID-19 update: district looks to Oregon Health Authority for informed decisions
Megan Riehle, Arts and Culture Editor
March 12, 2020
As rumors and speculations about the COVID-19 virus flow through the school, administration is trying to get an idea of how the district and the state as a whole is going to handle this pandemic in relation to school closures and event cancellations. Principal Gregory Neuman is awaiting a conference...
Sanitation supplies update
Remy Gottschling, Coverage Editor
March 12, 2020
The Covid-19 has officially spread to Oregon and along with it the worries about the amount of cleaning supplies available to the public. But “West Linn High School is stocked up” on supplies according to principal Gregory Neuman. More specifically, the district has provided “plenty Kleenex a...
Finding the change: new resources for stopping sexual harassment
Karina Rower, Co-Arts and Culture editor
March 9, 2020
In today’s world, it is important to reflect on the way people can come together to solve problems. The Feminist Club has become a club that supports and advocates for the benefit of the student body. In May of 2019, the conversation surrounding sexual harassment resurfaced after a variety of messages wer...
Referees and refugees
Kaleigh Henderson, Podcast Editor
March 4, 2020
On Feb. 5, the Model UN Club held a co-ed soccer tournament to raise money to support Venezuelan refugees. "We have six teams in the soccer tournament," Summer Tan, sophomore, said. "They each gave us $8 per player, and we're using that money to split the cost between supporting the Model UN tea...
Overcrowded parking: crisis or first world problem?
Lillian Gottschling, People Editor
February 22, 2020
In America, receiving a car for your 16th birthday is a quintessential rite of passage for teenagers across the country, and in a wealthy community like West Linn, teenagers with cars are no rarity. Though this may seem unimportant, the abundance of West Linn students with cars has caused a whole other...
Poetry Out Loud 2020
Kylie Zeman, Lily Frazier, and Kaleigh Henderson
February 13, 2020
All sophomores memorized and performed two poems in their English classes in the past few months, and the best performance of each class moved up and performed at a school-wide competition. The winner of the contest, Anna Olson, will perform at the state competition on Mar. 13.
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