Wounding hearts from all around are feeling the weight of loss from the passing of Ben Hsieh, who died Dec. 28 from a heart attack while hiking Mt. Hood. A teacher, father of two, community member and...

This year, in substitute for in-person auditions and competitions, the Oregon Music Educators Association held virtual All-State auditions for band, choir and orchestra. Auditions, which were sent digitally...

As Oregon sets foot into its fourth week of the “Stay Home, Save Lives” measure, students and community members alike have been finding ways to give back and support one another during quarantine....

1. After a Chick-fil-A truck showed up at the first home football game, the controversial business’s presence at a school event disturbed some students.  2. Members of the Gender Sexuality Alliance...

The challenging pursuit of our childhood dreams can be easy to lose sight of over the years. We can get caught up in other things, whatever they may be, leaving our hopes for the future buried under...

Our high school offers a variety of different sports and activities, but as of this spring another one has been added to the list: a sailing team. The unique sport of sailing was recently brought to West...

It’s easy to imagine the future. Whether life after high school seems ages away or just around the corner, since it has yet to happen, people can shape their reveries around whatever they want it to...

At 11:15 on Monday, Feb. 4, the school grounds became painted in blue. Students fled their classrooms in support of Oregon’s health curriculum, which offers a greater focus on consent, sex ed, sexuality,...

With the start of the holidays, it’s tempting to repeatedly watch the same set of movies. Traditions are embedded into the spirit associated with the season, meaning that we’ve all seen “Rudolph”...

We’re doomed. The world may as well be named the Titanic because our society is quickly sinking into the black abyss of the ocean and we have no chance of resurfacing as long as we continue our current...

As I sat down with my dad, Steven Moore, he explained his experience of living in Japan. He decided to study abroad in college and was gone for four months so that he could enhance his knowledge about...

The word “English” fits for both of Alex Close’s job titles. Whether it’s teaching English as a subject, or the position of the English Language Development (ELD) coordinator, it’s safe to say...

As humans, the desire to try something new is living somewhere in all of us. Whether it’s that new club you’ve been wanting to check out, or that new trick you’ve been aching to learn in soccer,...

With the end of the school year quickly approaching, students are left thinking about their next year in terms of the classes they want to take, and how they want their schedule to look, although for some...

It only takes the short two hours of Steven Spielberg's “The Post” for viewers to walk away wanting to make their own difference on the world.   The film takes place in the 1970’s, where two...