![MORE THAN A GAME. With two diving catches in the outfield, the Lions showed up defensively, aiding in their victory over the Pacers. One catch was made by Atwood, and the other by McGraw. Throughout the game, the Lions knew that it wasn’t just about their victory today. “I think [playing for cancer] makes it bigger than just a game,” McGraw said. “Knowing that you have a bigger impact in this world than just who you are as one person.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/I70A1454-1-1200x800.jpg)
![Students in the National Art Honor Society work on the Mount Hood mural on the window of SouthLake Church. The students brought a variety of paints and mixed their own custom colors. “Instead of brushstrokes, we’re doing more dabbing, because it gives [a] better impression of tree foliage, rather than looking like actual brush strokes, because if we’re painting trees, we need it to look like trees,” Crawford said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2397-1200x900.jpg)
The Mock Trial team has begun preparations to compete in a worldwide competition in New York City starting Oct 23. The Mock Trial Team is one of the elite 32 teams that were asked to apply in hopes of attending the Empire Tournament, often dubbed “the tournament of world champions,” Matt Kellogg, Mock Trial adviser, said.
The team was invited to compete in the tournament, beating out 106 applicants for one of the spots. In order to even be asked to apply for the tournament, teams must place within the top five at their state’s Mock Trial competition. Last year, WLHS placed ninth in the world in this competition.
The team began preparing for the tournament in July, starting with a 24-hour marathon practice with the team staying in the school in order to develop an edge leading up to the competition by putting more work in.