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The independent student media site of West Linn High School

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API takes a final pose after their performance at Clubs Got Talent on Nov. 21.

API wins $500 prize for Clubs Got Talent

Saige Heiden, Opinions Editor
December 20, 2024

After competing in the lip sync competition on Nov. 21, the Asian Pacific Islander Club (API) was announced the first place winner and rewarded $500 at the winter assembly on Dec. 20. BSU placed second...

Bertram instructs students the start of her class during their unit on 1947 Partition of India.

Current conversations: Ethnic Studies class covers Israel-Palestine

Garrett Arendt, Multimedia Coverage Editor
December 20, 2024

Since the late 19th century, Israel and Palestine have been involved in a military and political conflict about land and self-determination. After the recent addition of Ethnic Studies, Gretchen Bertram,...

Falling in line. Dressed in pink, members of Thespians dance together in a line while lip-syncing to the song “What Is This Feeling” from the musical “Wicked.” Each year, the Thespians carry on the tradition of performing a musical number.

Clubs step into the limelight: Clubs Got Talent review

Lucy Forest and Saige Heiden
December 19, 2024

Seven clubs came together to compete in Clubs Got Talent during Life class on Thursday, Nov. 21. Seniors watched the performance live from the auditorium while the show was streamed for the other students...

West Linn football players gather around to lift the 2024/25 OSAA 6A State Championship title.

West Linn triumphs over Lake Oswego in football state championship

Garrett Arendt, Multimedia Coverage Editor
December 13, 2024

On Nov. 29, the second ranked West Linn Lions faced off against the first ranked Lake Oswego Lakers in the 6A football state championship. Going up against the only team that beat them that season,...

New Seasons employees chant, "Safeway, Market of choice, are all better than New Seasons, shop there instead" while protesting in Sellwood.

New Seasons strike halts business during holiday season

Lina Corona, Photo Editor
December 12, 2024

Walking out of their jobs and into the street with signs, New Seasons employees protested for better workers’ rights on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at their Sellwood location in Portland, Oregon.  New Seasons...

After throwing javelin for West Linn High School for four years, Hayden Williams-Downing, senior, prepares for her transition from a lion to a duck at the University of Oregon.

Committing to duck life: Number one womens javelin competitor Hayden Williams-Downing commits to the University of Oregon

Finley Springer, Features Editor
December 12, 2024

In fourth grade, 10-year-old Hayden Williams-Downing was handed her first javelin. Eight years later, Williams-Downing, senior, is committed to throwing javelin for the University of Oregon.  Williams-Downing...

At the awards ceremony on Nov. 10, students celebrate and take photos as their peers stand up to receive their awards from the on-site writing competitions they competed in on Nov. 8.

Bringing home the green and gold: podcast on student journalism convention

Clara Wood, Multimedia Resources Editor
December 6, 2024

Starting their journey at the airport at 11 a.m., journalism students from the school traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From Nov. 7-10, the National Student Press Association/Journalism Education...

Staff who are not teachers sometimes go unnoticed or are underappreciated at the school.

‘I don’t expect to get recognized with trophies’: school staff appreciation

Lina Corona, Photo Editor
November 25, 2024

In other countries like Japan, Korea, China, students clean their classrooms and schools. However, that is not the case in the U.S. where we have custodians.  The custodians clean the school at the...

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