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Singers attend five day N.Y.C Choral Tour (25 Photos)

Singers attend five day N.Y.C Choral Tour (25 Photos)

Nick Olson, Staff Reporter
April 26, 2016

The five day choral trip to N.Y.C included many powerful and impactful experiences such as visiting multiple memorials for 9/11, the Broadway shows the singers experienced, and visiting the awe-inspiring...

Movies You’ve Never Seen: “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”

Kyle Swartz, Videographer
April 25, 2016

A movie musical starring 70's pop icons Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees based on music from one of the greatest bands of all time? It must be good then right? Wrong.

“Lady Midnight,” the first book in Cassandra Clare’s new trilogy “The Dark Artifices,” leaves fans thrilled with the exceptional sequel to the beloved “Mortal Instruments” series. The book released Mar. 8, following the story of Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn who are trying to find out the reason for the increase in demonic murders in Los Angeles.

“Lady Midnight” thrills fans as the new edition to the Shadowhunter World

Grace Nickas, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2016

Heart-pounding, tears spilling down cheeks and screaming at the book should be expected when reading “Lady Midnight.” by Cassandra Clare. Although, any Cassandra Clare book has this effect on the readers....

Bo Hyun An, senior, reviews and compares the old SATs to the new SATs. This year, the SATs were changed to help students for what they’ll learn in college. As a result, the students have found the SATs to be more applicable to in-school learning than last year.

Out With the Old, In With the New

Ji An, Current Events Editor
April 22, 2016

Many high school juniors and seniors stress over taking their SATs, or the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in the springtime. But recently, College Board has made some major changes to the test in order to...

Starring “Community’s” Gillian Jacobs and co-writer for the series Paul Rust, “Love” is one of the most refreshing series streaming on Netflix. Thanks to the clever writing and honest acting, most of the situations are free of frills and corny dialogue.

Netflix original series “Love,” is the rom-com you didn’t know you needed

Julia Mogen, Co-Arts & Culture Editor
April 21, 2016

From their sad and graphic introductions, you know that Mickey and Gus’s road to romance will be a rocky one. Like many of Judd Apatow’s film characters, the immature, mid-30s couple go through plenty...

If all else fails, a simple Prom? written on notebook paper will suffice.

10 Ways to ask that Special Someone to Prom

Jake Nielson, Staff Writer
April 21, 2016

1.) Lock them in the school and re enact all of the movie “The Breakfast Club”: Nothing says be mine quite like re enacting John Hughes’ 1985 masterpiece “The Breakfast Club” while your potential...

Singers from the choir program admire and walk through the windy passage of the Empty Sky Memorial to the 9/11 tragedy after their ferry to the Statue of Liberty is cancelled. The five day trip to N.Y. included many powerful and impactful experiences such as how the singers visited multiple memorials for 9/11, the Broadway shows they experienced, and visiting the awe-inspiring chapels and cathedrals scattered around the huge city.

Choir Program visits N.Y.C. for an ‘extremely powerful’ experience

Nick Olson, Staff Writer
April 21, 2016

It was 3 A.M. when the choir students and chaperones met in the Performing Arts Center, soon to be on their five hour flight across the country. Around 45 students embarked on the five day choral trip...

With two months left until graduation, high school seniors are anxiously awaiting the summer when they can finally be free from responsibilities. These ten trendy alternative songs seem perfect for rolling down the car window and thinking of nothing at all; but their lyrics still hold some truth for the teen in your life.

10 indie records for the high school senior in your life

Julia Mogen, Co-Arts & Culture Editor
April 21, 2016

“Yes I’m Changing” by “Tame Impala” Highlighted Lyric: “There is another future waiting there for you. I saw it different, I must admit.” “Tame Impala’s” album “Currents”...

Tricky question of the week: Time travel?

Tricky question of the week: Time travel?

Evan McKinley, Staff Writer
April 19, 2016

Happy Monday! I’m Evan McKinley, the editor for WLHSnow’s new feature, Questions Unique, Excellent, Stupendous, Tricky, Ingenious, Outstanding, and Nifty, or Q.U.E.S.T.I.O.N for short. Each Monday,...

Young Journalists from WLHS travel to Los Angeles for the National High School Journalism Convention

Zoe Craig, People Editor
April 19, 2016

Over the past weekend, WLHS students traveled to Los Angeles, Cal to enhance their skill in  Journalism at the National High School Journalism Convention. After leaving from PDX on Thurs, April 14, the...

West Linn student donates blood in a previous blood drive. This year WLHS is hosting a third blood drive specifically for seniors and select juniors.

The Red Cross blood drive makes a third appearance at West Linn high school on April 14

Nicole Joerger, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2016

By now students are used to the semi-annual blood drive that West Linn high school hosts. However, this will be the first year that WLHS will be hosting a third, and smaller blood drive. This Red Cross...

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