![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)
![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)
2020: A year in review
The West Linn Weekly Wake Up 2020 year in review episode explores the most exciting and influential events of 2020. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
To wrap up 2020, podcast and blogs editor Audrey Lippert and web editor Karina Rower break down the year, month by month, listing important events that took place in each of them. Though the COVID-19 pandemic made the biggest headlines this year, elections and impeachments will also define this year and our country for decades to come.
Closer to home, wildfires ravaged local forests and forced evacuations for thousands of people in Oregon. Social media apps got involved with politics as the popular video sharing app Tik Tok was nearly banned by President Trump multiple times, users also organized a protest on the platform, encouraging people to reserve seats at a Trump rally and not attend.
The Black Lives Matter movement gained traction after the police killing of George Floyd, and protests and riots were organized across the country in response. For a more in depth look on all of these events and more, listen to Lippert and Rower on the West Linn Weekly Wake Up using the Spotify link below.
You can also share your opinion on 2020 by sending a DM to their Instagram account @westlinnweeklywakeup.
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Audrey Lippert is a senior at West Linn High School. This is her fourth year taking journalism, and Lippert most enjoys writing current events articles,...
When she's not writing for wlhsNOW.com and the Amplifier, Karina Rower, senior, enjoys working to promote diversity with Affinity Club and volunteering...
