The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

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

Looking back on five excellent electives

Looking back on five excellent electives

Danny Shope May 11, 2022

It felt like a breath of fresh air when I graduated middle school four years ago and moved onto high school. That’s because this transition comes with a lot of new freedoms, and the one I was most excited...

Learning goes both ways

Learning goes both ways

Danny Shope May 10, 2022

In the middle of a heated argument with a friend over where to eat, I used a strategy one of my teachers mentioned to come to a compromise. While getting my pick of a burrito restaurant is certainly not...

Reproductive rights in jeopardy

Reproductive rights in jeopardy

Cece Jensen May 9, 2022

The Supreme Court has decided to strike down the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973. According to a draft opinion containing the majority vote in favor of overturning the right to a safe abortion, the 49 year...

Gap years can be beneficial

Gap years can be beneficial

Sophia Curran-Moore May 9, 2022

Seniors feel tremendous pressure to have their life completely planned out. I, for one, am tired of being asked, “Where are you going next year?” It feels like it is expected that all seniors are going...

Students in the cafeteria line up for lunch during second lunch April 15. Students with dietary restrictions have had a lack of choices for lunches.

A salad a day keeps the accommodations away

Anya Panday May 2, 2022

It’s not uncommon to be late to a class, miss your bus, or forget your lunch, but students at Park with dietary restrictions can’t afford to forget their lunches. For far too long, my peers who need...

Schoology scramble

Schoology scramble

Lily Nugteren April 19, 2022

Now that the mask mandate has been lifted and common colds are back in full swing, I caught a cold and ended up missing a whole week of school and with that fell behind on many classes and their assignments....

Earth day sparks concern about sustainability

Earth day sparks concern about sustainability

Cece Jensen April 15, 2022

With Earth Day coming around the corner, sustainability at Park needs to be taken more seriously. The school as a whole does not participate in many sustainable or earth-friendly practices. Paper is constantly...

Parkway holds trivia at 7pm on Monday, April 4th. Members of the community gather to enjoy pizza and trivia.

Trivia nights brighten Mondays

Alicia Mainjeni April 11, 2022

Parkway Pizza finds ways to build community and carries out great service through Monday trivia nights.  Parkway Pizza holds trivia every Monday 7 p.m. trivia at Parkway Pizza is not your typical trivia...

Block scheduling consideration worth the time

Block scheduling consideration worth the time

Tobias Khabie April 7, 2022

Far too often I have found my class periods ending with a teacher being interrupted by the bell. In the midst of the chaos of students packing up their materials and heading to the next class, teachers...

Parking passes inequitable

Abby Keller March 16, 2022

This school year, students were encouraged to not take buses to school due to COVID-19 and instead asked to drive or find rides. Driving to school is a huge expense for many students due to gas, and in...

Follow footsteps to inclusion

Follow footsteps to inclusion

Grace Stillman March 14, 2022

Both Hopkins Public Schools and Minneapolis Public Schools have added Eid, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to their calendars, canceling classes when the holidays fall on a school day. This allows its Muslim...

Responsibilities of role models

Responsibilities of role models

Grace Stillman March 12, 2022

Recently the question has come up due to the actions of Kanye West and the ultimate glorification of him due to the widespread admiration of his music.  His actions have many wondering what responsibilities...

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