Wesley Gilbert, Staff Reporter
Wesley Gilbert, sophomore, is a member of the Photo Committee and is passionate about taking photos and writing stories on current events. Gilbert is always curious to learn something new and loves exploring the world around him. Some of his favorite subjects include journalism, science, and Spanish. Outside of school, Gilbert loves running cross country, playing ultimate frisbee, volunteering in his community, and traveling to new places. He enjoys writing stories about his interests both inside and outside of school. Some of his favorite steps to making a story include interviews, taking photos, and creating informative visuals to complement his writing. In the future, Gilbert hopes to be a field reporter for a news agency. He always has a camera with him, which you can see the results of on Instagram @wesleyg.photo and the rest of his work at wesleypgilbert.wordpress.com.
![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)
