Amplifier's 99th volume marks eve of 100th year
A lison F ieldhouse ____________
Late work nights lasting
for hours, scrambling to
finish pages and finding
and taking photos is all
in a good day's work for
the West Linn High School
Amplifier staff. This year
marks the 99th year that
the Amplifier has been
produced, marking the
eve of next year's 100th
volume. The Amplifier,
through thick and thin has
seen a lifetime of students,
advisers and events as it
has spanned generations.
"It feels very special
to be part of an award
winning newspaper that
has existed for so many
years. It feels like I am a
part of something so much
bigger than just this year's
staff," Jennifer Sitton, senior
co-editor-in-chief, said. "I'm
so sad I will be missing the
100th year celebration."
Sitton has been on the
newspaper staff since her
sophomore year.
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The Amplifier is staffed by the students of the Journalism 2 and 3 classes and is beginning an expansion
to the internet. The newspaper has existed for nearly ten decades and has recounted its fair share of
historic West Linn moments.
Money is abundant, if you know where to look
P atrick D ouglas
Strapped for cash? No
luck begging your parents
for money? Need an
interesting way to make
money? Look no further.
Looking for a job can
be kind of difficult. If you
time job.
For those of us who can't
do that, there are other
options. Think: online work.
You're sitting one Saturday
afternoon watching TV and
checking your Facebook.
But what you could be
school, we have the Adobe
CS4 Creative Suite. These
programs include Photoshop
and Illustrator. These two
programs can be used to
make graphic designs, logos
or web content and that is
exactly what Crowdspring
Photo by Rachael Woolley
Stephanie Lane and Taylor Swanson, seniors, work at the Coldstone Creamery. Numerous businesses
around the area employ high school students at minimum wage or higher.
don't have readily available
transportation, or don't have
the time to devote to a job,
there is still hope! The first
place to look is the West Linn
High School website. Go
first to Academics, then go
to the Guidance & Career
Main Page. From there, click
on Jobs and it will bring
up a list of jobs posted for
students. There isn't a whole
lot there, however.
Search next on Jobdango.
com, or Oregonlive.com. It's
also helpful to consider local
businesses such as Market
of Choice or Round Table
Pizza. Of course, this may
only be a temporary or part
doing is sitting in front
of the TV making money.
What's better, you could
be doing something you
enjoy. Although there are
numerous online scams,
there are also websites that
give you legitimate money.
In order to do this, you'll
need to have something to
sell. It's important to keep
in mind that with the poor
economy, online job scams
have been on the rise for the
past few years.
One such website is called
Crowdspring.com, but this
isn't for the undisciplined.
So anyone interested had
better be prepared. At
wants. Thousands of creative
designers compete for cash
prizes with logos, websites
and various designs on
Crowdspring.com. The
buyer selects one entry from
among dozens of entries.
For someone who has
waiting skills, freelance
writing is another way
to make money. There
are many companies and
websites eager and willing
to dish out money for good
web content and freelance
articles. Articles can range
from 300 to 1,200 words,
and pay as much as $40 per
article.
It doesn't stop there.
There are nearly endless
ways of making money with
the skills available to the
average teenager. Selling
digital photos is another
option. If you have access
to a camera, and take lots of
pictures, you might be able
to make money off of some
of your better photos.
Another way to make
money is through blogging.
Some people build a
successful enough blog
to make money off of it.
If enough viewers are
reading a blog, the owner
can add a program called
Google AdSense. This
puts advertisements on
the blog, and every time
someone clicks on one of the
advertisements, the owner
makes money. This takes a
lot of patience and time, but
could produce money in the
long run.
There are always
opportunities for odd jobs.
Whether asking neighbors or
looking on Craigslist, there's
always someone that needs
some work done. Two of the
most common are yardwork
and babysitting.
Eight dollars an hour is a
good income for most jobs.
Sometimes it's better to set
a final price for the entire
project. That way, you may
actually make more money
if you can finish the job
quickly.
A lot of odd work is
online these days, but it
doesn't always necessarily
require much skill with
technology. Whether you're a
good photographer, writer or
artist, or just a good worker,
there are lots of ways to
make money as a teen. So do
a little research online, and
network, and you're sure to
find some way to fill your
wallet.
in the middle of the night;
it takes the cooperative
effort of the fully staffed
Journalism II and III
combined class. The staff
is composed of writers and
photographers from three
grade levels.
In recent years, the
Amplifier has taken up the
internet front and there is
now a website and blog
with updates on what's
happening in and around
our school. This year, the
Amplifier hopes to have a
stronger internet presence
as technology continues to
evolve. Although we have
had the resources in prior
years, our presence was
lacking.
"It’s great that we're
utilizing the internet to
help publicize the Amplifier,
but I wish more people
would actually use the
websites we've set up," Eta
Santoro, junior, said. She
along with Daniel McGarry,
sophomore, are in charge
of the newspaper's internet
presence.
There have been
numerous design changes
over the years, from
fro n t p a g e la y o u t to co lo r
schemes to sections— the
Amplifier tries to maintain a
fresh and interesting look.
The photo essay is just one
of many areas where design
and student interest are
considered.
"The photo essay is really
fun to make. There are so
many different options
and styles that I can use
to make it have its own
personality," Clara Altemus,
sophomore, said. The photo
essay chronicles events that
happen during the school
year.
The hope of the staff is
that the Amplifier is a fun
and easily accessible way
of providing information
to the student body about
topics relevant to the
student population. We're
doing this because we love
what we do, that is writing
and creating something
that we can be proud of. We
want you to enjoy what we
produce as much as we do
putting it together.
Let us know how we
should celebrate the 100th
volume for next year by
sending your ideas to our
email: wlhs-amplifier@
wlhs.wlwv.kl2.or.us and
check out our blog at
http://blogs.wlhs.wlwv.
kl2.or.us/Amplifier/. If
you ever have any other
story ideas or letters-to-the-
editor you can also submit
those to the Amplifier
e-mail. We want to hear
from you.