![MORE THAN A GAME. With two diving catches in the outfield, the Lions showed up defensively, aiding in their victory over the Pacers. One catch was made by Atwood, and the other by McGraw. Throughout the game, the Lions knew that it wasn’t just about their victory today. “I think [playing for cancer] makes it bigger than just a game,” McGraw said. “Knowing that you have a bigger impact in this world than just who you are as one person.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/I70A1454-1-1200x800.jpg)
![Students in the National Art Honor Society work on the Mount Hood mural on the window of SouthLake Church. The students brought a variety of paints and mixed their own custom colors. “Instead of brushstrokes, we’re doing more dabbing, because it gives [a] better impression of tree foliage, rather than looking like actual brush strokes, because if we’re painting trees, we need it to look like trees,” Crawford said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2397-1200x900.jpg)
***Update Both senior and staff lots will be open as of 4 p.m. August 30.
Driving up Skyline and West A Street, it’s hard to ignore the busy construction and cones blocking the road. The West Linn-Wilsonville District office had been planning the reconstruction of the parking lots for the past two years. The week after school ended, construction finally began.
Workers are in a rush to finish the senior and staff parking lots before school starts. According to Mark Martens, assistant principal, the parking lots will be opened by the first day of school on Sept. 3. Students and teachers are unable to park in the lots until then.
“I feel like a sophomore that just got my license,” Glenn Krake, English teacher, said of trying to find a place to park.
As for the football game this Friday at 7 p.m., visitors will have to find areas to park around the school, as the parking lots will not be available by then.