![MORE THAN A GAME. With two diving catches in the outfield, the Lions showed up defensively, aiding in their victory over the Pacers. One catch was made by Atwood, and the other by McGraw. Throughout the game, the Lions knew that it wasn’t just about their victory today. “I think [playing for cancer] makes it bigger than just a game,” McGraw said. “Knowing that you have a bigger impact in this world than just who you are as one person.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/I70A1454-1-1200x800.jpg)
![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)
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Clara Wood, senior, is in her third year of journalism as the Copy Editor-in-Chief and Awards Committee Chair. She particularly enjoys writing features, creating infographics, and making podcasts with the West Linn Weekly Wake Up. An enthusiast for all things books, writing, and animal-related, you can often find Wood with a web browser open to the Oregon Humane Society website or writing down her friends’ best quotes. Wood aims to one day be a science journalist and publish her written works. For now, you can view her work and journalism journey on her WordPress, clarawoodportfolio.wordpress.com.
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