“It was a good experience for me and I’ll probably do it next summer,” Whitbey said. Outside of working Whitbey spent the last three months training for cross country, spending time with friends and swimming. The summer was a short reprieve from what looks to be a busy year.
As a freshman, Whitbey was first interested in Journalism because of his brother Kenney. With a passion in athletic coverage, Whitbey has followed in his brother’s steps and is now the co-athletic editor for Amplifier. He also hopes to follow in his older brothers steps by attending Oregon State University after high school.
“Journalism allows me to write about athletics which I find interesting,” he said. “ I’m super excited to be the editor for the athletic section this school year.”
With a course load of 3 Advanced Placement (AP) classes this year, Whitbey doesn't plan on slacking off. He is working to see his dream of being a mechanical engineer become a reality. “I’ve always wanted to go into a career of engineering, but at the moment I’m really focused on being a mechanical engineer,” Whitbey said.
Connor Whitbey, Co-Athletics editor
| Dec 14, 2015 | Boys Basketball team vies for fourth straight state title (Story) |
| Dec 01, 2015 | West Linn dominates Sherwood in Semifinals (Story) |
| Nov 23, 2015 | West Linn to play in OSAA State Semifinals for first time in 21 years (Story) |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Girls Soccer defeats Glencoe 1-0 (Story/Media) |
| Nov 05, 2015 | Roman Ollar places second overall at OSAA State Championship (Story) |
| Nov 02, 2015 | Football team beats Tualatin 49-35, first homecoming win in four years (Story) |
| Oct 27, 2015 | Running to State (Story) |
| Oct 20, 2015 | West Linn Cross Country star, Roman Ollar, senior, places second at Sandelie Golf Course Classic race (Story) |
| Oct 13, 2015 | “The Martian” skyrockets Andy Weir’s novel to Hollywood (Story) |
| Oct 08, 2015 | West Linn Boys Soccer team demolishes Tualatin, 5-1 (Story) |
| Oct 05, 2015 | iPhone 6S released Friday, Sept. 25 with many improvements (Story) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | West Linn High School Lions football team prepares for upcoming league opener against Lake Oswego (Story) |
| Jun 03, 2015 | Porches set to receive upgrades; desktop computers being phased out (Story) |
| May 27, 2015 | Nepal library fundraiser reaches its goal of $2,000 in ten days (Story) |
| May 21, 2015 | West Linn Girls Lacrosse Team wins State Championship (Story) |
| May 19, 2015 | West Linn Girls Lacrosse Team beats Wilsonville in state semifinals, 15-9 (Story) |
| May 11, 2015 | Star Wars fans excited for upcoming video game and movie (Story) |
| May 06, 2015 | Apple releases its newest technology, the Apple Watch (Story) |
| Apr 28, 2015 | West Linn Varsity Tennis Team beats Lake Oswego 7-1 (Story) |
| Apr 22, 2015 | Samsung releases its latest smartphone, the sleek new Galaxy S6 Edge along with an unnecessary Galaxy S6 (Story) |
| Apr 15, 2015 | West Linn Varsity Boys Rugby Team beats Columbia County 35-0 (Story) |
| Apr 09, 2015 | West Linn Track Team works to hit its stride (Story) |
| Apr 08, 2015 | West Linn Boys Lacrosse Team competes in Florida (Story) |
| Mar 30, 2015 | West Linn students advance in the ISEF competition (Story) |
| Mar 10, 2015 | Eddie Ray Routh found guilty of the murder of Navy SEAL Sniper Chris Kyle (Story) |
| Mar 04, 2015 | West Linn falls short in this year’s Wrestling State Championship (Story) |
| Feb 24, 2015 | Varsity Boys Basketball beats Tigard in a close game, 55-53 (Story) |
| Feb 20, 2015 | “American Sniper” makes 90.2 million dollars in its opening weekend (Story) |
| Feb 17, 2015 | A Summer In The Rain (Story) |
| Feb 11, 2015 | West Linn takes down Newberg in a thrilling victory (Story) |