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The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

Senior student council president Erik Lindell and senior Saul Zis discuss what homecoming should look like Sept. 21. Student council meets from 7:55 to 8:15 am every Tuesday.

Building student council up again

Ivan Zank October 16, 2023

As student council starts planning the school year's events, they are also prioritizing an internal reorganization. The newest goal of student council comes from observing other schools in the area. Student...

Environmental club watches a climate presentation from Park Oct. 9. The club and city plan to work together in the future to better Park’s impact on the environment.

Environmental club blooms into action

Rachel Arkis and Jack Betzer October 15, 2023

After starting out the year strong by planting a pollinator garden, Park’s environmental club is taking further steps to help around the city. On Oct. 9, guest speakers from St. Louis Park’s environmental...

D&D club member Ian Bautista at the first club meeting Sept. 26. The tools in front of him are for creating a game map, frequently used by the Dungeon Master.

D and D begins their journey

Will Carpenter and Ryan Steinberg October 13, 2023

As the school year began for Park, so did the Dungeons and Dragons club. The club had previously been run by Daniel Ruzek, but now the club is run by advisor Kerstin Merrill. The club had its first meeting...

Concert culture on the rise

Concert culture on the rise

Louisa Augustine October 12, 2023

Concerts have been a huge source of entertainment for years. They have been becoming more and more popular, especially among young adults and teenagers. With concerts on the rise, Park students and staff...

Art by Audrey Kuendig and Kylie Kaiser

Rock o’clock

Hanna Lipschultz and Annika Koch October 12, 2023

At Park students have the opportunity to participate in bouldering through the Rock On club. It is mainly student-led, and is advised by language arts teacher Callie Hefstad. They meet every Friday morning...

Park seniors Aaron Casey-Fix and Chiara Collinet work together on Oct. 10. They recently recieved word that they are both National Merit Semi-Finalists.

Park’s perfect PSAT performance

Hanna Wilsey October 12, 2023

Park seniors Chiara Collinet and Aaron Casey-Fix recently learned that they received the honor of National Merit Semifinalist. This award is based on students’ performance on the PSAT (Practice SAT),...

At the end of the school day Oct. 2. Everyone rushes out of the parking lot to get out of there as fast as they can.

Parking lot troubles

Finn Berry October 7, 2023

Following the start of this school year, there have been some changes to the highschool student parking lot which are causing frustration with the parking lot at Park. The navigation around Park’s parking...

Echowans new advisor Ms. Hanson informs students on the changes for this years yearbook Oct. 3. Ms. Hanson connects with the students right away to work effectively.

Echowan turns the page

Taylor Voigt October 3, 2023

Park’s student-run yearbook committee made a decision at the end of the 2022-23 school year to change advisors for this year and more to come. Echowan members said they have high hopes for what new advisor...

Spanish club members ask each other questions Sep. 28. They later partook in a country quiz and a flag scavenger hunt.

Spanish scavenger hunt

Eliah Fink and Alex Geretz October 3, 2023

Park’s Spanish club kicked off on Sept. 28 with its first meeting of the year. The club meets once a month after school on Thursdays. Senior and Co-President Will Gohman said since this was the first...

Junior Libi Ackerman and senior Elena Colacci audition for the Park upcoming musical on Sept. 14. They do their best as they show off their singing, dancing and acting skills.

Meet your match at, ‘Emma: A pop musical!’

Kayleigh Bishop and Jesse Belen September 25, 2023

Coming to the stage soon is the Park theater’s production of “Emma: A pop musical!” This will be performed at the Park’s middle school this coming November. The musical will be about a matchmaker...

Students crowd the hallways during passing time Sept. 20th. Congestion in the hallways make it harder to get to where you need to go.

Congestion in hallways

Roberto Alvarez September 24, 2023

As Park kicks off the new school year, massive construction projects are in progress, barring access to  multiple areas of the school .This causes crowded hallways during passing time and when school...

Junior Andrew Steinberg gathers at the first meeting of the Jewish Student Union Sept. 14 to celebrate the coming of Rosh Hashanah. Students spend time together, along with enjoying some special treats and snacks.

Jewish Student Union meets before Rosh Hashanah

Kayleigh Bishop September 17, 2023

Every Sept. or early Oct., Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and a high holiday for the community, occurs. This year it began at sunset on Friday Sept. 15th and lasted throughout the weekend until the...

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