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Students share opinions on health curriculum walkout

Students share opinions on health curriculum walkout

Skylar Moore, Copy Editor
February 8, 2019

At 11:15 on Monday, Feb. 4, the school grounds became painted in blue. Students fled their classrooms in support of Oregon’s health curriculum, which offers a greater focus on consent, sex ed, sexuality,...

Karly Durbin wipes away Gigi Schwietzers tears after she shared a poem on why the new health curriculum plan should be adopted.

Students hold walkout over health curriculum

Andrea Secchi, Photo Editor
February 4, 2019

Today at 11:15 am students held a walkout in support of the Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education Plan, which the district was going to vote tonight on whether it will implement. The school district...

Students gather outside the school to protest gun violence on April 20, 2018.

‘We just felt like we needed a change’: protest organized for health curriculum

Philip Chan, Co-Editor in Chief
February 3, 2019

In support of new health curriculum, juniors Kamerin Villagomez and Audrey Lipsey are among those asking students to walk out on Monday. The walkout was prompted by Villagomez and her friend Melanie...

Students marchers filled the West Linn courtyard on March 14 2018.

Students plan walkout over health curriculum

Wally Milner, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2019

A group of West Linn students advocating for changes to district health curriculum is calling for a student walkout. The event, which organizers say will be held at the end of third period, on Monday,...

Junior Audrey Lipsey encourages fellow students to speak up if they need help.

Photo by Andrea Secchi

Forum held to address student concerns

Remy Gottschling and Andrea Secchi
February 1, 2019

On Thursday, January 29th, students and staff alike joined together to discuss current trends in the culture of West Linn. A follow up to this forum will be held Thursday, February 7th in rooms A104...

A heated conversation on Twitter served as a catalyst for a discussion on school culture to be held Thursday.

Staff, students to hold forum addressing marginalization

Matilda Milner, Coverage Editor
January 30, 2019

Administration has taken action to address marginalization and bullying in an open forum scheduled for Thursday at lunch, according to an email from Annie Kaiser, ASB adviser. Kaiser, along with administrators,...

A year of representation

A year of representation

Philip Chan, Co-Editor in Chief
January 1, 2019

2018 was a huge year for Asian representation in American media. As a Taiwanese-American, it was inspiring to see so many Asian-Americans succeed in so many different places. Here are the moments that...

Earning another goal for her team, Abby Schmidt, 11, heads the ball off of a corner kick. In their game against Centennial, three of sevens goals scored were headers. Heading a soccer ball in one of the leading causes of concussions in youth sports, and some players are aware of the risk. I try not to head the ball as much, Hannah Goodman, 10, said. I havent gotten a concussion, so I guess its working.

A discussion about concussions

Delaney Callaghan, Staff Reporter
December 18, 2018

In the world of youth sports, there is a problem that is becoming more and more apparent: the rising rate of concussions. Recent studies show that 3,800,000 cases of concussions were reported in 2014,...

The Gender/Identity Plays

The Gender/Identity Plays

Andrea Secchi, Photo Editor
December 11, 2018

Full photo slideshow on AnakaliaFOTO.

Cars light up the freeway at 9:00 on the freeway. As commuters make their way home on 205, their bright headlights break through the shadows of the evening. Along with the harsh street lights, they fill up the area in what seems like an elaborate light show.

Every day needs a night: the issue of light pollution

Iris Brucker, Staff Reporter
December 11, 2018

Turning off a light is usually seen as a way to save energy, not stop pollution. But artificial light is ironically often an issue kept in the dark to the public eye. Light pollution an extremely impactful...

Top five tips for students traveling this year

Rory Cheevers, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2018

As we reach the end of the calendar year, West Linn students, and many other teenagers will get the opportunity to travel during winter break, spring break and summer vacation. This means uncountable headaches...

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