Ashlyn Miller-Sanders
April 29, 2013
Have you ever walked around and seen a child under the age of 13 with a phone? When I see this, I wonder why that child needs a phone. What is the point of having a phone? I asked my parents this question when they told me that my 7-year-old sister was going to have a phone. They said it would be a good... Read more »
Kyle Cannelos
December 10, 2012
Since the beginning of October, every week from Tuesday through Thursday there is a reduced amount of students eating lunch at the cafeteria. This is due to The Young Life House just down the street from the high school. The Young Life House has been doing this for over 28 years. All of these people... Read more »
October 10, 2012
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... Read more »
Lenaya LeBlanc
March 15, 2012
Finding importance in building community, Brandon Goss, Class of 2005, has worked to bring teens in the West Linn community together. After graduating from West Linn, Goss attended college at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. When he returned to West Linn, he sought to stay involved in the community... Read more »
Ben Jacobs
December 2, 2011
One season after a sixth place finish in the state tournament, a young, revamped West Linn Lions basketball team looks to pursue a Three Rivers League title and a repeat appearance at the Rose Garden, where the final eight teams alive in the playoffs battle for the State Championship. Coach Eric Viuhkola... Read more »
Gabe Moss
October 28, 2011
Eerie shrieking, distressed cries, and the buzzing of chainsaws emanate from Mary S. Young State Park. Once a year, at the end of October, the park turns upside down with fright and terror. The Haunted Trail experience, which includes both the “Trail of Terror” and the “Enchanted Trail,” is West... Read more »
October 20, 2011
Marley is a newcomer to West Linn High School and the Amplifier. She moved to West Linn last July from Ohio and is enjoying it thoroughly. Marley lived in Newark, an incredibly small town that only has one major road through it. The town was so small that everyone knew everything about everyone else... Read more »