Amongst the slate of posters covering the walls of West Linn High School, clubs work to promote events, meetings, and goals to encourage students to join. For incoming freshmen, clubs can...

Ticketmaster's monopoly on concerts tickets has provided controversy since 2018.

In Oregon, an estimated 23,000 people between the ages of 13—17 identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to data acquired by the University of California Los Angeles. Amongst those, 86%...

Alongside a handful of others, Piper Ruthrauff is one of the few freshmen granted a position on the varsity softball team. In this somewhat coveted position, Ruthrauff finds herself looking to older team...

Kendall Atwood, freshman, is the bullpen’s newcomer. As a first-year member, Atwood faces the unique challenge of integrating herself into an established group of athletes, something that she feels ready...

After last year’s state championship, the baseball team is looking to win another. Continuity flows through their roster, as they feature eight returning members from last year’s championship-winning...

The varsity softball team is a mixed bag of seasoned players and fresh faces. Vivienne McGraw, freshman, is the latter, making the team as an outfielder. As a new member of the team, McGraw looks up to...

After falling out of the quarterfinal in last year’s playoffs as the No. 27 seed, the softball team looks to bounce back. Last year, the softball team had a 1—17 start. Midway through the season,...

Following a five-year hiatus, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus’ supergroup boygenius re-enter the musical canon with an unforgettable debut album entitled “the record,” released March...

At the OSAA Cheer State Championship competition, the varsity cheer team placed second in the state and earned a spot for the national competition in late February. While the team did not win the competition...

Sophia Burden, junior, performs as Mrs. Wormwood in a dress rehearsal for the 2022 fall musical Matilda.

Not lacking in talent or experience, the 2022 varsity team was chock full of players of all ages, with a notable duo making their way on the field. Twins Caitlyn and Kylee Schreck, freshmen, were fresh...

In an Oct. 31 dress rehearsal, actors prepare for the upcoming opening night of "Matilda: The Musical."

The 2021-2022 theater season brought to the stage “Pirates of Penzance,” “This Random World,” and the traditional “Shorts” performances. Following the conclusion of the season came the...

In this edition of The Breakdown, Molly Lundstrom and Rachel Han discuss the successful start to the girls' soccer season, introduce four wlhsNOW staff reporters who discuss their stories found on wlhsNOW,...

Going into the 2022-2023 school year, students and teachers were likely anticipating a year different from any other. It was the first school year since 2019 that began in a typical fashion— late Aug.,...

The Clackamas Education Service District Regional Art Show took place in late March and early April of 2022. With the support of Diane Gauthier, Art II teacher, five students submitted their original work:...

In lieu of the upcoming decision in the Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Americans have been waiting in suspense to hear about the future of abortion rights in the U.S....

The millennial fiction genre of literature has become an increasingly influential presence on the internet in the past few years, specifically on sites such as TikTok and Instagram. While authors like...

As a modern chameleon in music, Annie Clark has been a staple of the rock genre for nearly two decades under the pseudonym St. Vincent. From her first album “Marry Me” to her most recent work “Daddy’s...

With the release of her debut novel, “Crying in H Mart”, 2021 seemed to already be a banner year for Michelle Zauner. Earlier in the year, Zauner had announced a new album under her musical moniker,...

The 2022 Grammys will take place on Sunday, Apr. 3 at 5 p.m.

As of Mar. 7, the staff of wlhsNOW.com has suspended producing live updates for the time being. Read more wlhsNOW Ukraine-Russia coverage here.  As the events of the current war between Russia and...

On Dec. 23, 2021, news regarding the death of Joan Didion broke, causing a flurry of commemorations, remembrances, and tributes to the writer. Didion’s impact on the landscape of modern journalism cannot...

As an amalgamation of harrowing heartbreak, all-encompassing jubilance, new beginnings, youthful vibrance, and wounding nostalgia, “Red (Taylor’s Version)” is an album for dreamers and cynics alike....

Two years ago, Steve Davala published the final novel in his “Soulkind” series, a project he began in 2001. Known by many as a chemistry teacher, Davala pursued his dreams of becoming an author. He...

Phoebe Bridgers entered the music scene with resounding force when she released “Stranger in the Alps” in 2017. Making a name for herself, Bridgers went on to collaborate with the likes of Connor Oberst,...

Published in 2005, Stephenie Meyer’s debut novel, “Twilight”, instantly secured the attention of fans of forbidden love stories, providing the classic trope with a twist. With the recent release...

"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley In a series of letters to his sister, Robert Walton, the captain of a ship going to the North Pole, he recounts his journey when traveling. He meets Victor Frankenstein,...

Quarantine has been a time in which many people have honed in on their skills as well as developed new ones. Ella Notdurft, senior, chose to start her own mask company, naming it Sun and Moon Masks.  Notdurft...

With the current pandemic, studies by the World Economic Fund have come out showing which groups are being affected the most. As the death toll reaches over 200,000 in the U.S., as of September 24, patterns...

As of late January 2020, West Linn announced the hiring of Keanon Lowe as a new football coach, following the retirement of Coach Chris Miller, which was announced earlier this school year. Lowe spoke...

In America, receiving a car for your 16th birthday is a quintessential rite of passage for teenagers across the country, and in a wealthy community like West Linn, teenagers with cars are no rarity. Though...

West Linn protesters gather while Nikki Rudnick, senior, talks about her fears on climate change.

CLOSE TO HOME. Following in the footsteps of Greta Thunberg and Autumn Peltier, Nikki Rudnick was inspired to bring the climate strikes to a local level, with the hopes of spreading awareness.

After a slew of racially-targeted incidents on campus in 2014, United Club was formed by teachers Jackie Hamm, Dan Julian, and Alex Close. Its purpose: to be a platform for students to express their thoughts...

JSA club members debate about how much, if at all, the government should pay for citizens' medical bills.