June 9, 2024
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Thomas Halverson, StafferApril 25, 2024
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![Juniors Tripp Danicic and Arun Ferran-Sapatnekar eat lunch inside the lunch room June 4. Next year seniors will be unable to leave for off campus lunch and will have to stay in the lunch room.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/use-1-1200x800.jpg)
Recently, Park administration made the decision to stop off-campus lunch for the upcoming school year. In years past, seniors were allowed to...
![Senior Jersey Miller uses a microphone to answer a question May 23. After reflecting in journals, students were invited to discuss their thoughts on facilitated questions with the group.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6-1200x800.jpg)
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Every year following, Students Organized for...
![Students talk to spanish teacher Hanna Anderson after class. The bracelets on her wrist are part of an activity for staff appreciation week at Park.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/This-one-annnnnniiiikkkkaaaa-1200x800.jpg)
In the wake of teachers appreciation week, students have been challenged with acknowledging the importance of teachers in their lives and discovering...
![Fair use from Genius](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bro.jpg)
Welcome to “Underrated Artists,” an entertainment column from the St. Louis Park Echo covering unpopular and unknown artists. Every week,...
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Three years after their last release, Twenty One Pilots came out with their seventh studio album, “Clancy” on May 24. Following their less...
![Fair use from Genius](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-31-11.44.02-PM.png)
Welcome to “Underrated Artists,” an entertainment column from the St. Louis Park Echo covering unpopular and unknown artists. Every week,...
![Senior Ruby Massie walks to her bus. Massie participated in her last section track meet before state May 30.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_9228-1200x759.jpg)
As the 23-24 school year comes to an end, so do all sports for the seniors. Some athletes are continuing on to play at a higher collegiate level...
![Junior Kate Grimm prepares to defend against a Hopkins player May 28. Park lost 13-8 to Hopkins in a loss that ended Parks season](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/photo-1-1200x800.jpg)
Park lacrosse went out on the back foot in the first half with Hopkins scoring first and fast. Hopkins dominated the first half of the game....
![Junior Cordell Birden takes off his warmup jacket for the 100-meter dash May 30. Birden won the 200-meter heat and will compete in state next week.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_9286-1-1200x785.jpg)
How long have you been running track? I’ve been running track for 3 years now. I started running track because I’ve always been told I was...
![Park is not preparing students for the future](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_9064-1200x800.jpg)
School is meant to prepare students for the future. They meet new people, learn things about themselves and get taught on core world topics....
![Photo Illustration by Alicia Mainjeni](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_8433-1200x800.jpg)
Throughout the 23-24 school year, there have been multiple publicized controversies within the district. While this is natural for any school,...
![Senior Sam Fuller bonds with teacher May 29. Seniors walked through their elementary school as they will soon graduate.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_9103-1200x800.jpg)
Everyone tells you when you are a freshman that the next four years are going to fly by, but you don’t understand how right they are until...
![Coach Jessica Gust assists sophomore Lila Frank on the bench press May 27. Summer strength and conditioning has recently added a new girls-only season.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0968-1200x800.jpg)
This summer Park’s strength and conditioning program is adding a new girls-only session reintroducing itself at Park. Strength and conditioning...
![Seniors gather in parking lot May 31. The seniors pranked younger students by vandalizing their cars.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_9330-1200x800.jpg)
Senior year of high school is the last year before students go their separate ways. The memories made during that last year can last a lifetime....
![Senior Jakob Eenigenburg leaves school for track May 30. Many student-athletes have to miss school for sports.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_9231-1200x800.jpg)
With Advanced Placement tests and final exams in full swing, student athletes have to have a good balance between school and sport. One factor...
![Juniors Tripp Danicic and Arun Ferran-Sapatnekar eat lunch inside the lunch room June 4. Next year seniors will be unable to leave for off campus lunch and will have to stay in the lunch room.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/use-1-1200x800.jpg)
Recently, Park administration made the decision to stop off-campus lunch for the upcoming school year. In years past, seniors were allowed to leave for...
![Senior Jersey Miller uses a microphone to answer a question May 23. After reflecting in journals, students were invited to discuss their thoughts on facilitated questions with the group.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6-1200x800.jpg)
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Every year following, Students Organized for Anti-Racism...
![Students talk to spanish teacher Hanna Anderson after class. The bracelets on her wrist are part of an activity for staff appreciation week at Park.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/This-one-annnnnniiiikkkkaaaa-1200x800.jpg)
In the wake of teachers appreciation week, students have been challenged with acknowledging the importance of teachers in their lives and discovering what...
Rackam Walberg | June 5, 2024
Nicholas Garrett | May 31, 2024
Roberto Alvarez | May 27, 2024
Modesty Manion | May 27, 2024
Rylie Unangst | May 25, 2024
Rackam Walberg | May 24, 2024
Anya Panday | May 23, 2024
Gabriel Fink | May 23, 2024
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St. Louis Park1Edina4Jun 1 / Boys Baseball
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St. Louis Park12Buffalo2May 30 / Boys Baseball
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St. Louis Park5Hopkins6May 28 / Boys Baseball
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St. Louis Park9Hopkins13May 28 / Girls Lacrosse
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St. Louis Park7Robbinsdale Armstrong3May 25 / Boys Baseball
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St. Louis Park4Hopkins11May 24 / Girls Softball
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St. Louis Park2Chanhassen21May 23 / Girls Lacrosse
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St. Louis Park9Armstrong14May 22 / Girls Softball
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St. Louis Park8Bloomington Jefferson21May 22 / Girls Lacrosse
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St. Louis Park4Bloomington Jefferson6May 20 / Boys Baseball
![Coach Jessica Gust assists sophomore Lila Frank on the bench press May 27. Summer strength and conditioning has recently added a new girls-only season.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0968-1200x800.jpg)
![Seniors gather in parking lot May 31. The seniors pranked younger students by vandalizing their cars.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_9330-1200x800.jpg)
![Senior Jakob Eenigenburg leaves school for track May 30. Many student-athletes have to miss school for sports.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_9231-1200x800.jpg)
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Alicia Mainjeni and Sarah Peterson | April 26, 2024
![Junior Cordell Birden takes off his warmup jacket for the 100-meter dash May 30. Birden won the 200-meter heat and will compete in state next week.](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_9286-1-1200x785.jpg)
How long have you been running track? I’ve been running track for 3 years now. I started running track because I’ve always been told I was fast. What are your favorite...
![Meet the athlete: Jakob Eenigenburg](https://slpecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_9048-1-1200x800.jpg)
What were your initial thoughts about breaking the 400m indoor record? I thought initially that my coaches were joking when they said that, and then I realized, “Oh,...