![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)
![All smiles. The group poses for a photo with last year’s book, “This is Our House,” along with their award for third Best in Show. Meikle, who was an Editor-in-Chief for the yearbook last year as well, holds both and stands at the center of the group. “That was an amazing feeling, going and grabbing the third place award,” Meikle said. “All of it paid off. I cried so much over that book, being able to receive [the award] was one of the highlights of my high school career, it was like the coolest thing ever.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/8bookpose_philly-1200x800.jpg)
Band and orchestra students qualify for All-State Band and Orchestra auditions
Twenty-seven West Linn High School musicians qualified to audition for the All-State Band and Orchestra in January which will be held at the Hult Center in Eugene, Ore. Nearly 1,000 students auditioned for the roughly 200 spots. For three days the musicians will rehearse with a conductor until a final performance.
“Being selected is a huge honor for individual students and is a real testament to their dedication and hours of preparation,” Kevin Egan, band teacher said. Ryan Conrad, freshman has been playing for three years and is one of the four who for qualified. “I started playing the trumpet because I loved Jazz music,” Ryan said. “I was psyched to hear I got it.”
Many of the students in band will also be playing in the orchestra pit for the musical “Into the Woods,” which opened on Nov. 7 and plays on Thursday through Saturday. Egan hopes that people will come see the performers and encourages people to congratulate the students who made it into state.
They Include:
Bo An, Tenor Saxophone-sophomore Logan Bryck, French Horn-junior
Dhruva Chatterjee, Clarinet-sophomore Ryan Conrad, Trumpet-freshman
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