The West Linn Weekly Wake Up

Hosts Preston Weller, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Finn Howell, Coverage Editor, invite friend Kellan Schleef, senior, to discuss recent and upcoming band competitions that both Howell and Schleef participated in.

Winners of the 2024 Amazing Race Janina Kraetschmer and Ryan Vandenbrink, seniors, discuss the highs and lows of the challenges with hosts Preston Weller, Art and Entertainment Editor, and Finn Howell, Coverage Editor.

Host Preston Weller, Arts and Entertainment Editor, explains the lore of internet phenomenon Ice Spice to co-host Garrett Arendt, Student Life Editor, who knows next to nothing about her career and rise to fame.

Lina Corona, junior, joins our hosts Preston Weller, Arts & Entertainment Editor, and Finn Howell, Coverage Editor, to share her experience with the Ethnic Studies class at the school, which is new this year. Tune in to hear about how students were able to connect with and share about their cultures and learn about others' in the semester-long class.

Garrett Arendt, Student Life Editor, welcomes Eden Pepos, Managing Editor, to get her best advice on how to study for finals, manage time, and stay organized.

Our hosts Finn Howell, Coverage Editor, and Garrett Arendt, Student Life Editor, ask Kami Vermillion, College/Career Administrator, about her best advice for college application season. She answers questions about when students should apply for scholarships, how to ask for letters of recommendation, different types of financial aid, and more.

Our hosts Preston Weller, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Garrett Arendt, Student Life Editor, discuss Club's Got Talent 2023, an event the school puts on to award one club with a prize of $500. Tune in to hear their recap and opinions about the clubs' performances.

Arts and Entertainment Editor Preston Weller discusses Drake's career and top five lyrics with special guest Henry Salo, staff reporter for wlhsNOW and Drake fan. Stay tuned for their article about Drake in this year's first edition of the Amplifier.

Coverage Editor Finn Howell and Arts and Entertainment Editor Preston Weller sit down with ASB president Beatrice Gilroy to discuss upcoming events and details about ASB this year, including spirit competitions and more.

Coverage Editor Finn Howell and Arts and Entertainment Editor Preston Weller are joined by Joseph Murphy, Web Editor-in-Chief and former Sports Editor, to discuss the school’s current sports rankings and share predictions about where they will finish off the season.