![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)
WLHS’ Gay-Straight Alliance welcomes all students to a safe environment
A WLHS club had over 40 students attend in its second meeting of the school year. Unknown to many, Gay-Straight Alliance provides a space where students can be themselves in a completely positive environment. It welcomes people of all sexual orientations, gender identification and beliefs.
“GSA is important for our school to have because people can begin to understand that members of the LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) community are people too,” Freyja Doherty, senior and club co-president, said, “human, natural, and equal.”
The club is advised by Nicole Kintz, math teacher, in her room every Tuesday during lunch. A normal club meeting consists of members introducing themselves and discussing personal, local and global events and issues as well as answering questions about the LGBT community. Along with weekly meetings, the club occasionally travels to different events, such has the Nike Youth Forum for LGBT students.
“From being in GSA I’ve learned a lot about LGBTQQIAP (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Questioning Intersex Asexual Pansexual) issues in society, made a lot of friends and found a place to express my feelings on all sorts of issues,” Janae Turner, junior, said.
“I was completely blown away and on the verge of tears [by the number of attendees]. All of the support for our community is amazing. After feeling so isolated for so long, it was great to be surrounded by so many supporters. It was mind-blowing and emotionally-wrecking,” Doherty said.
Doherty invites all students to attend meetings, especially those who are supportive of the community or people who want to learn more about it.
Link to the GSA’s Facebook page: http://tinyurl.com/luc5ttq
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![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/I70A1454-1-600x400.jpg)