A look inside STEM education
Delaney Callaghan, Current Events Editor
November 14, 2019
Every early-release day, the robotics team, known as To Be Determined or TBD, hosts a STEM camp where elementary and middle schoolers have a chance to have a hands-on experience with STEM activities. Beth Landsem, junior, is one of the organizers of these events. “For these, we have around five different ...
Our broken school system
Matthew Udell, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2019
It's only a quarter of the way through the school year, and students are already feeling burned out and losing valuable necessities for life. They lose sleep, and time that is essential for pursuing goals and interests, which will be vital for their future. And although the school system is supposed t...
“No ill will”
Matilda Milner, Co-Editor in Chief
November 8, 2019
Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club’s Oct. 30 Instagram post began conversations about the appropriateness of a vendor present at home football games. The comment section of the post served as grounds for students to debate the morals of Chick-fil-A as an organization, the implications of the compa...
10 things to know about Friday’s demonstrations
Skylar Moore, Co-Editor in Chief
November 8, 2019
1. After a Chick-fil-A truck showed up at the first home football game, the controversial business’s presence at a school event disturbed some students. 2. Members of the Gender Sexuality Alliance club approached teachers, expressing their concern over a contract that was signed by a par...
Neuman addresses civil discourse
Matilda Milner, Co-Editor in Chief
November 7, 2019
In a statement on the Nov. 5 Live Roar, principal Gregory Neuman solidified administration stance on demonstrations planned for Friday, Nov. 8.
GSA creates safe space
Morgan Johnson, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2019
“I get called slurs, like in the hallways,” Susie Walters, senior and President of the Gender-Sexuality Alliance, said. The impact of bullying on queer youth is to not be taken lightly. According to the Trevor Project, “LGB youth seriously contemplate suicide at almost three times the rate of heterosexual youth.” Suicide is already th...
Girls soccer kicks off season with 7-0 win
Audrey Lippert, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2019
7-0 and 0-2 are the scores of the first two games of the season for the West Linn Lions girls soccer team. The Lions beat the McMinnville Grizzlies by a score of 7-0 to kick off the season at home, and lost to the Mountainside Mavericks at Mountainside a few weeks ago. The team is comin...
School dances evolving for “century of pride”
Karina Rower, Staff Reporter
October 10, 2019
School dances are considered a quintessential high school experience, and are conforming to new trends as the years go on. This year, the Associated Student Body (ASB), is taking old traditions and revamping them to motivate the student body to show their school spirit. An example of these changes is ...
The Breakdown – September 2019
Nolan Lampson, Broadcast co-Editor-in-Chief
October 7, 2019
The wlhsNOW Broadcast team brings you the first Breakdown of the 2019-2020 school year. The September 2019 Breakdown
The new addition to the counseling team
Emma Coke, Social Media Editor
October 4, 2019
This year, our school has a new addition to the counseling team. Austin Wilson is the new college and careers administrator. Wilson had never really intended on becoming a college and careers administrator. "I have always enjoyed helping people," Wilson said. "becoming a college and career administrator was j...
The vaping ban is a necessity
Logan Winder, Co-Opinions Editor
October 3, 2019
On Sept. 11, the Trump administration announced that a ban on E-cigarettes was in the works. This announcement was met with many different reactions, some positive and some negative. Though the ban may be disputed, the fact that people are dying cannot. On Aug. 29, the first person died from a mys...
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