![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)
Five ways Homecoming is changing this year
1) Location
For the first time in two years, the Homecoming dance will once again be held in the main gym after the conclusion of the Homecoming football game instead of on the tennis courts.
2) Attire
The dance will be informal. As opposed to last year’s formal dress code, students will not be expected to dress up for the dance, and are welcome to wear whatever they wore to the game before.
3) Carnival
The Homecoming carnival will give different clubs and extracurriculars the chance to perform and connect with their peers after school for the first time since 2019. Affinity Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the Thespians, are just some of the clubs that are expected to have booths at the carnival.
4) Assembly
Instead of being held in the gym like years past, the Homecoming assembly, which will feature performances from the pep band and cheer team, is going to be held in the stadium.
5) Stadium
With the completion of the stadium expansion prior to the start of the football season, the Homecoming football game will return to the stadium at West Linn High School after being held at Wilsonville High School due to construction last year.
For more information on how Homecoming is being updated this year, and print editor-in-chief Audrey Lippert and web editor-in-chief Karina Rower’s experiences and opinions regarding the event, listen to the latest episode of the West Linn Weekly Wake Up available wherever you get your podcasts.
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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...
