![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)
![Main Street said farewell to summer on Aug. 30 through the second annual Chalk Walk Art Festival. Ruth Offer, Chalk Walk organizer, brought this tradition from Wyoming in an attempt to make use of the renovated sidewalks of Willamette Falls Dr. “[This is] a community event for the kids,” Offer said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-12-1200x803.png)
Tripp Lot parking becomes available for current students starting Wednesday
Because Class of 2014 students require their spots in the Senior and Tripp lots through Graduation, and because of upcoming construction on the football field, juniors and underclassmen must wait until Wednesday to park in a lot on campus.
Before the school year ends, construction to replace the football field’s turf will be staged in the Senior Lot because the turf has expired its recommended age. Construction machines and materials are to be located in the parking lot, according to Mark Martens, assistant principal.
Today and tomorrow, current seniors are returning to negotiate final grades with teachers and thus need access to their spots. After the Graduation ceremony tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., spots that were formerly designated for seniors in the Tripp Lot will be available to other students.
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During eighth grade, young Camille Collier, senior, was in her language arts class taught by Graeme Sandell at Rosemont Ridge Middle School. While many...
