Browsing: Home / Current Events /Top Stories
Mary Earp
May 13, 2013
Buddhism and Rock and Roll are generally not thought of as going together, but last Saturday, the two were married perfectly. On May 11, His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke at Memorial Coliseum, and his lecture was followed by the musical entertainment of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The day-long event began... Read more »
Kara Ghorbani-Elizeh
May 10, 2013
On Thursday, May 9, Student Resource Officer Mike Francis sent out an email to West Linn High School faculty members after a reported suspicious person had been spotted on the grounds of the high school. According to Francis, the man has severe mental health issues and is often seen walking by himself.... Read more »
Elise Brown
April 29, 2013
The morning of April 19, students looked up from the Media Center to see pennants from various colleges lining the bottom of the second floor. Lou Bailey, principal, came up with the idea, hoping to make the pennants, showing off where West Linn students have gone and are going after high school, a tradition. Sandie... Read more »
Elise Brown
April 17, 2013
Finishing up a career that has encompassed teaching, administration and coaching sports from basketball to football to golf to tennis, Rob Holstrom, assistant principal of athletics and activities, is retiring at the end of this year. In an e-mail sent to faculty members on April 9, Holstrom announced... Read more »
Chrisann Kim and Kenney Whitbey
April 17, 2013
The National Honors Society has announced the new officers for the 2013-2014 school year. The president will be Keeley Anderson along with officers Renee Layoun, John Goetze and James Topping, juniors. “I’m super excited,” Anderson said. “I’m looking forward to being part of a society that... Read more »
Meredith Bowers
April 10, 2013
After Wednesday’s TRL Choir Festival, the WLHS Symphonic Choir is moving on to state. The team competed at Clackamas High School with an 18-minute set in which they scored an 86 average (83 was needed to qualify for state). “We were so loud and confident,” Parker Kilstrom, sophomore, said. “We... Read more »
Elise Brown
April 9, 2013
Having impressed the judges at the CREST Jane Goodall Science Symposium on March 14 and 15, 25 West Linn students advanced to the Northwest Science Expo on April 5. Nine of West Linn’s projects were recognized at this “state championship” affiliated with the International Science and Engineering... Read more »
Elise Brown
April 5, 2013
Struggling to stay atop their donkeys, community members shot hoops at an event hosted by the Leadership I students on April 3 to raise money for the freshman and sophomore class councils. At 7 p.m., the students led eight specially trained donkeys into the Auxiliary gym to carry people as they played... Read more »
Mary Earp
March 20, 2013
For the first time ever, MTV has created a “The Real World: Portland.” To see our city being featured on MTV, tune in next Wednesday, March 27 at 10 p.m. “The Real World” is a reality television show that groups together strangers from all around the nation. A camera crew then documents their... Read more »
Emily McDonald
March 18, 2013
The West Linn High School Speech and Debate Team competed at the Three Rivers League district tournament last weekend on March 15 and 16, sending three competitors to Monmouth for the state tournament which will be held April 18-20 at Western Oregon University. Elise Brown, senior, placed first in original... Read more »
