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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

Freshman Phillip Gerlach receives a fist bump from lunchworker Jake Schleppencach May 28. At Park, cafeteria staff often serve up meals and greet students with positive encouragement during lunch.

Serving up smiles

Gavin Shultz June 14, 2026
At Park, lunch workers are doing more than serving meals. They are helping shape the school’s atmosphere.
Junior Lola Grimm creates a poster promoting mental health awareness for a sports event April 15. Morgan’s Message uses posters to bring attention to the importance of mental health for athletes.

Human > Athlete

Skye Richardson June 3, 2026
Morgan’s Message takes on bringing awareness to athlete mental health, soaring in their first year with an impact on athletes in sports at Park.
Transition Plus students Clayton Carlson, Katie Taylor and Creech Unger work on a baking recipe March 26. The program enables students to practice valuable life skills, such as cooking, cleaning and financial skills.

Transitioning into independence

Cameron Bakker June 2, 2026
Transition Plus is a program for young adults with disabilities to prepare for adult life. It provides various courses as well as opportunities for college classes, internships and jobs.
Junior Asha Ferrán-Sapatnekar and senior Bailey Schneeberg work together to clean up litter around Park’s campus April 24. The trash pickup was one of the collaborative, change-making efforts included in Environmental Club’s Earth Week events.

Seedlings of change

Alice Rathe June 2, 2026
April 19-25 marks the official celebration of “Earth Week,” with Earth Day observed on April 22. During this time, Park’s Environmental Club seized the opportunity to amplify its message, spotlighting environmental justice and inspiring greater care for the ecosystem by planning special events for each day of Earth Week.
Junior Asha Ferrán-Sapatnekar, freshman Hadley Boesman and freshman Daphne Grapentine perform a dramatic scene April 22. Ashgirl is Park Theater's final production of the 2025-26 school year.

Ashgirl leaves the season in the dust

Cameron Bakker May 19, 2026

Park Theater performed its spring play, Ashgirl, from April 23-25. It was the final show of the school year, and therefore many seniors’ last theater production of their high school career. The story...

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