![Game, set, and match. Corbin Atchley, sophomore, high fives Sanam Sidhu, freshman, after a rally with other club members. “I just joined [the club],” Sidhu said. “[I heard about it] on Instagram, they always post about it, I’ve been wanting to come. My parents used to play [net sports] too and they taught us, and then I learned from my brother.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MG_7715-2-1200x800.jpg)
![At the bottom of the third inning, the Lions are still scoreless. Rowe stands at home plate, preparing to bat, while Vandenbrink stands off to the side as the next batter up. Despite having the bases loaded, the team was unable to score any runs. “It’s just the beginning of the season. We’re just going to be playing out best by June, [and] that’s where champions are,” Rowe said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3077-1200x900.jpg)
![The teams prepare to start another play with just a few minutes left in the first half. The Lions were in the lead at halftime with a score of 27-0. At half time, the team went back to the locker rooms. “[We ate] orange slices,” Malos said. “[Then] our team came out and got the win.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_2385-1200x800.jpg)
While dancing, it is important to be able to see yourself to make sure you’re hitting all the right moves and not making any crucial mistakes, according to Nikki Stroup, dance teacher and cheer coach. That is why mirrors are an important part to dancing and a key part of any dance room. The existing mirrors in WLHS dance room, though, were inadequate as many dancers had trouble finding enough mirror space with the limited amount of mirrors that were available.
“When the dance room was built, they installed mirrors on a wall that didn’t really make sense,” Stroup said. “That meant that a wall was left blank. So we had to raise money to get new mirrors on that side.”
Since the school didn’t have the funds to pay for the new mirrors, Stroup applied for and was granted funds by the Clackamas Cultural Coalition and the WL WV Music and Arts Partners (MAP). The grants provided enough money so that the once empty wall now has mirrors. The new mirrors were installed on March 7.
The dance room, which is often used by the dance classes along with activities like NIA (a combination dance and martial arts class), cheerleading and the Debutantes, is now properly equipped to hold the many students that use the dance room, according to Stroup.
“[The new mirrors] already are a big improvement from what was there before,” Stroup said.