![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)
Experience Poetry Out Loud
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Making an expensive splash, Andre Best recites “Negative” by Kevin Young. Best later placed second in the school’s competition. Photo by Aleks Brooks.
Briana Alexander performing “Dear Reader” by Rita Mae Reese. Photo by Sam Misa.
Delivery of “Difference” by Chris Dunstan. during the first round of Poetry Out Loud. Poem by Stephen Vincent Benet. Photo by Sam Misa.
Recital of I Go Back To May 1937 by Sharon Olds from Anya Blankenship. Photo by Sam Misa.
Philip Chan recites “Very Large Moth” by Craig Arnold. Photo by Aleks Brooks
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