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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

Bodily autonomy enters into college search

Bodily autonomy enters into college search

Jaiden Leary February 16, 2024

After the Supreme Court's unjustifiable overturning of the 50 year precedent Roe v. Wade, movements and protests have coincided with the ugly results of it. One such result being women having to think...

Park reprises anti-vape campaign

Park reprises anti-vape campaign

Thomas Halverson, Staffer February 10, 2024

This year, Park is choosing to participate in the Escape The Vape Challenge for the second year in a row. The goal of this challenge is to create a 30-second PSA against vaping, which they believe will...

Expectations vs reality of the senior season

Expectations vs reality of the senior season

Modesty Manion January 26, 2024

Many high school athletes have been participating in their respective sports for a large portion of their lives. Especially now that middle schoolers are allowed to be on high school teams, a student-athlete...

No school, no nonsense

No school, no nonsense

Anna Williams January 24, 2024

Throughout the first semester, Park has had no school on countless Fridays for varying reasons. Some of the Fridays indicated the beginning of a holiday weekend or were during winter break. Some were dedicated...

School fight raises safety concerns

School fight raises safety concerns

Alicia Mainjeni January 22, 2024

As high school students in America, none of us are unfamiliar with the ominous feeling the school space can bring. On Jan. 18, various physical incidents took place at Park between students and adults...

Unwind, recharge and relax

Unwind, recharge and relax

Hanna Lipschultz January 6, 2024

Winter break is the perfect time for students and teachers to relax, travel and enjoy time with family. School can be stressful for many, so having a winter break is essential for everyone's well-being....

Junior year gets more stressful

Junior year gets more stressful

Zara Fakier November 28, 2023

As of recently, the work for this year as a junior has felt very overwhelming. There hasn’t been a week where I wasn’t worried or stressed about my schoolwork. I’ve heard from so many others as well...

Scroll. Search. Watch. Repeat.

Scroll. Search. Watch. Repeat.

Sarah Kluckhohn November 27, 2023

You open Tiktok. You should be doing homework, but it’s fine, you’ll only be a minute. You scroll, and the first thing you see is Tana Mongeau telling you Panera’s Charged Lemonade “f*cking killed...

College accessibility is far behind

College accessibility is far behind

Nicholas Garrett November 21, 2023

Colleges are known as places where diversity thrives, and where everyone feels comfortable to learn. Because what else is a reflection of the impartiality and humanitarianism that universities wish to...

Censorship stifles growth

Censorship stifles growth

Rachel Arkis November 20, 2023

In schools and libraries across the country, there are rules that prevent certain kinds of books from being on shelves — usually, these books are claimed to be sexually explicit or not appropriate for...

Pre-voting registration for teens brings new opportunities

Pre-voting registration for teens brings new opportunities

Matthew Plant November 8, 2023

In June 2023, the Minnesota State Legislature passed a bill that allows for teenagers aged 16 and 17 to pre-register for voting. While this bill does not allow them to partake in voting at elections, it...

What waits beyond the stress?

What waits beyond the stress?

Layla Mickelson, Editor November 8, 2023

AP season is one of the most daunting, stressful times in a high schoolers academic career. Students from freshmen to seniors take a range of one to five AP tests a year, and these exams happen within...

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