![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)
Voter registration day
Students working with the Bus Project, armed with stickers and candy, await eager voters-to-be. From left to right: Zack Huffstutter, senior; Haley Thayer, senior; Skylar Kool, senior.
Today is voter registration day for students. A stand outside of the F-Lab is the site where 17 year olds and 18 year olds can sign up to participate in upcoming elections.
“We’re working with the Bus Project, a local, nonprofit lobbying group,” Skylar Kool, one of the student organizers, said. The Bus Project describes themselves as “grassroots, nonpartisan and all about organizing Oregonians, face-to-face.”
The signup process takes about a minute, and can be finished in between classes. It is accomplished by filling out a quick form. Students don’t often go out of their way to register to vote, so offering the option to them is important, according to Kool.
“It gives people an opportunity because people don’t usually go out and seek [registration offices],” Kool said.
For more information, students can stop by the table or visit nationalvoterregistrationday.org.
“It’s really really important to have young people having their voices heard nowadays,” Kool said.
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