The FDA approval of multiple COVID-19 vaccines has opened the door to new possibilities. West Linn-Wilsonville schools are reopening, sports are resuming, and CDC guidelines are adjusting.  The...

Pandemic related cancellations have left rising seniors in somewhat of an event vacuum. Celebrations and gatherings one by one have been replaced with virtual events and zoom calls. However, when time...

In the world of high-stakes self isolation that Covid-19 has imposed, days can feel lackluster, monotonous, and dare I say boring. Even before the frenzy of Zoom meetings and long days at home, it was...

Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club’s Oct. 30 Instagram post began conversations about the appropriateness of a vendor present at home football games. The comment section of the post served as grounds...

24: the number of credits needed to graduate. 24: the number of classes offered for a full-time student over the four years of high school. However, students are breaking out of their six-period constraints,...

Classes will not meet during next month’s professional growth Wednesday as a result of a vote taken at Monday night’s special school board meeting. Staff throughout the district plan to participate...

There is no shortage of student organized clubs, with 26 listed on the club board. Clubs are promoted to students through announcements over the Live Roar, or the club fair at the beginning of the school...

Administration has taken action to address marginalization and bullying in an open forum scheduled for Thursday at lunch, according to an email from Annie Kaiser, ASB adviser. Kaiser, along with administrators,...

Oregon Democrats won a supermajority of ⅗ in the senate. Voter turnout was about 60 percent, while it only reached approximately 49 percent in the last midterm elections in 2014. This increased rate...

The past week has been a kick in the gut, leaving the American people with the wind knocked out of them. Whether a political junkie or a casual observer of the news, the name Brett Kavanaugh would...

School safety has been a hot topic in recent years. Changes to school entrances and exit policy occurred over the summer, with a new lock system and front entry way added. Another change has recently been...

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In an email sent to staff and families, West Linn Principal Kevin Mills announced that he will not be returning to his position for the 2018-19 school year. Mills, who was promoted from Vice Principal...

Tuesday, May 15, saw Oregon voters nominate their candidates for Governor, Representative, and the state House and Senate races. Democratic gubernatorial Primary Governor Kate Brown took an easy...

Students across the nation will mark the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting with a national walkout. On Friday, April 20, West Linn students will join them. Students will gather in the courtyard...

Powerful in reaffirming history and evoking emotion, “Night” by Ellie Wiesel has been taught in freshman classes this year. The Holocaust is widely accepted as one of the most devastating and disgusting...

The West Linn police department has designed PUSH: a program to teach young women awareness about sexual assault, as well as physical defense. This three hour class is offered monthly at the West Linn...

A Thanksgiving road trip brought about my conversation with my father, Steve Milner, about his grandfather's life as an orphan, his regrets in his young life and more. Listen to the full interview to hear...

Twenty percent of American high school students have been bullied, according to the U.S. Department  of Health and Human Services. The same statistic says that 71 percent of young people have seen...

You may have noticed boxes in your classrooms with signs advertising this year’s canned food drive, seen brightly colored posters around school, or heard it talked about in your fourth period class. Fourth...

While he is play the guitar now, Josh Willson, freshman, has played other instruments as well. “[I play the] Saxophone, flute, and piccolo,” Willson said.

The band was originally formed by Nicholas Hackenjose, freshman, in fourth grade. “We can almost call that a different band, because it had seven members,” Hackenjose said, while their current band...

Neel Jain, freshman, took orchestra class in middle school, but describes himself as self-taught. Upon being asked what training he had recived, Jain said, “Does youtube count? Youtube counts.”

Micah Scothorn, freshman, credits this band for his friendship with its members. “It’s kind of the only reason we’re still friends,” Scothorn said.

Resistence holds their practices twice a week in Hackenjose's garage. “My dad used to be in a band and they both love music, so they’re perfectly fine with it. Honestly, my dad does his own jam sessions...

Is your style of teaching inspired by any of your past teachers? “My style of teaching was not inspired by a high school teacher that I had, because I didn’t like any of my high school teachers....

This Monday, Matt Kellogg, social studies teacher, hosts the first freshman mock trial meeting in his room at lunch. He reports that whether or not there will be some form of tryout will be contingent...

I walked in to see “Dunkirk” feeling optimistic, excited to see a film that my friends had raved about. I walked out of “Dunkirk” feeling as though I, myself, had suffered the horrors of war. It...