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Elisabeth Schweitzer

Elisabeth Schweitzer, Staff Reporter

When she’s not furiously churning water with her rowing team,  Elisabeth Schweitzer, sophomore, is studying hard for school and writing for the Amplifier.

She started swimming when she was two years old, but quit when she was 14.

“I didn’t love it anymore, and it’s hard sport to do if you aren’t enamored with it,” Schweitzer said.

But Schweitzer’s love for water wasn’t  to be denied and she soon met rowing and the two became one. Schweitzer is a committed rower for the Lake Oswego Community Rowing Team. She rows six days a week on the Willamette River since last July and is on the novice team.

“I row because I’m terrible at everything else,” Schweitzer said.

Even though most of Schweitzer’s life is dominated by rowing and school, when she has free time she likes to sleep, read, and hang out with friends. She loves all genres and her favorite book is When Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley because “it humanizes terrible people and the horrors of reality without justifying it.”

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Unreasonable Prom expectations can lead to miserable night

Elisabeth Schweitzer, Staff Reporter
May 26, 2015

Prom, glittery, extravagant, and just now wrapping up across the country. It is often characterized by people popping the question like they're asking for something that ends in veils and tax benefits...

West Linn High School students host French exchange students

Elisabeth Schweitzer, Staff Reporter
April 15, 2015

While many students are still struggling to grasp “Where is the bathroom?” and “Does anyone speak English?” in their world language classes, two West Linn High School students, Hanna Russell, sophomore...

Both the senior and the junior mock trial teams claimed spots at the state tournament at the district competition on February 27. The teams tried a case involving train chases and police misconduct.
“When I walked into the courtroom my heart was pounding. I was so nervous, but once I got going, I was like, ‘I can do this’,”  Kendra Ogden, sophomore and member of the Junior Mock Trial Team, said. “Everybody came together and we showed that we could really bring it.”
	In the past six years, Mock Trial has experienced many successes.  Both the junior and senior teams have advanced to state every year but one. 
Only the winner of state can advance to nationals, and the junior and senior teams will be competing against each other at state. 
“Regardless of what happens at state, it’s just been a fantastic experience getting to be part of such a great program and really becoming a family [with my teammates].” Ogden said. 
The state competition will be held on March 13 and 14 at Multnomah County Court House.

Mock Trial sweeps Districts and earns a spot at the State Competition

Elisabeth Schweitzer, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2015

Both the senior and the junior mock trial teams claimed spots at the state tournament at the district competition on February 27. The teams tried a case involving train chases and police misconduct. “When...

Joe Erickson, junior, displays his first and second place medals. He has qualified to compete in the state tournament.

West Linn Speech and Debate Team scores big at Mt. Hood Community College Tournament

Elisabeth Schweitzer, Staff Reporter
February 24, 2015

While many were out celebrating the candy and anatomically incorrect heart-filled holiday, the Speech and Debate team traveled to the concrete fortress of Mt.Hood Community College and came away victorious....

WLHS switches it up with an unconventional take on “Julius Caesar”

WLHS switches it up with an unconventional take on “Julius Caesar”

Elisabeth Schweitzer, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2015

Blood spattered Roman marble is becoming blood spattered inner city concrete in West Linn High School’s upcoming Black Box production of “Julius Caesar.” This production is not the historical classic...

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