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A new teacher with a familiar face

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Diane Brown, a frequent substitute teacher for the West Linn Wilsonville School District, was recently hired for a part-time position as a learning specialist.

“I work part-time in the mornings and teach two classes,” Brown said. “I teach an achievement center class and a reading and writing lab.” She graduated from University of California at Santa Barbara and attended San Francisco State University school to obtain her regular and special education teaching certificates. Since then, Brown has taught collectively for 12 years.

“I am enjoying my teaching position and love being at the high school,” Brown said. “The best part of my job is the time I spend with the students teaching and getting to know West Linn High School.”

In her free time Brown enjoys reading, cooking and running. She is currently training to run in a womens 1/2 marathon called the Hippy Chick 1/2 on May 12 at the Gordon Faber Recreation Complex.

“I love to travel, too, especially to Hawaii,” she said. “I went to Iceland in the fall and saw the northern lights from the airplane on the way there.  It was pretty cool.”
Brown hopes to continue her career at WLHS as a part-time teacher until a full time position opens.

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Marley Young, Athletics Co-Editor
Swimming in underground caves in West Virginia is scary enough, but when mixed with cold water and fish with no eyes, it becomes downright frightful. This, among other things, makes Marley Young, senior, different than your average high school student.

“We had to swim out of the underground caves in freezing 50 degree cold water.” said Young, her traveling experience makes her a pro at adapting to new situations like frigid cold cave swimming. Young’s best vacation consisted of a trip to Alaska, where she whale watched and kayaked.  But that’s not the only place Young wishes to visit.

“I want to live in Italy because of the good food, great culture and people.” Having lived in Ohio, West Virginia and Oregon, Young has traveling experience, and her passion for orangutan rehabilitation may take her all over the world. While in these exotic places she might incorporate her special talents of, clarinet, drums, violin and piano. When Young has free time she can relax with her hobbies of hiking, rock climbing, golf and eating Thai food.

All of these travels, talents and hobbies add on to the list that makes Marley Young a extreme adventure junkie, pro traveler and not your average high school student.      

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