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The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

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Opportunities arise from Step Up

Roberto Alvarez January 26, 2024

Step Up is a program that helps students get real life experience through internships. These internships help students understand what working a job is like. The benefits of getting paid are very enticing,...

Photo illustration by Colin Canaday. Senior Tenzin Gyaldatsang browses internship opportunities. Internships provide opportunities for students to build their resume, build real-world skills and get work experience.

Internships benefit students beyond the workplace

Colin Canaday April 27, 2022

According to a survey done by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, in 2019, internships had a 70.4% placement rate in a career after completion of the internship. With much more focus on...

Profe Chistrainsen stands in front of her classroom addressing her students. Spanish Club meets once a month.

Spanish Club plans to incorporate Amity program

Lukas Levin January 18, 2018

Sophomore Park Spanish Immersion graduate Izzy Kanne said she finds learning about cultures from foreign educators deeply gratifying and fascinating. “(I would want to) make food or (learn) dances...

Birds-eye view of the Hennepin County Recovery Center located in Minneapolis. Target Field is located near the center.

Senior begins internship through STEP-UP

Nicole Sanford January 17, 2018

When talking about her experience as an intern at Hennepin Energy Recovery Center, senior Kenya Brooks said she gained professional skills that will prove valuable in the future. “I’ve learned how...

A SEEDS community garden in Louisiana Oaks. Executive director of SEEDS Curtis Wilson said he plans to engage  students in activities to better the environment.

Gardening internship available for students

Nietzsche Deuel and Isabelle Becker May 3, 2017

Every year of his high school career, senior Roots and Shoots member Owen Geier said he has participated in internships working in gardens. “(Working in the garden was) actually really nice. I think...

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