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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

Math teacher Anson Opara practices riding the unicycle before school Sept. 8. Teachers use the time before school or their open hours to improve.

Unicycling brings motivation

Jane Anderson, Sam St. Claire, and Emma Dietz September 8, 2016

New math teacher Robert Otto brought the idea of unicycling from Minneapolis Southwest to help motivate students to work harder in math. Each teacher is to learn how to ride a unicycle by the end of the...

Debaters travel to improve skills

Debaters travel to improve skills

Nietzsche Deuel September 7, 2016

For two vigorous weeks sophomores Grace Farley and Ayanna Nathan attended the National Debate Forum at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Nathan said she enjoyed having someone familiar with...

Experience differs from expectations

Experience differs from expectations

Jayne Stevenson September 4, 2016

I arrived at Cornell University’s summer college program with the expectation of having one of the best experiences of my life. What I envisioned would be a three week class of learning and growing quickly...

Freshmen Carly Neville, Shayla Miller and Ian Otos make bracelets during the first Student Council meeting Aug. 23. Members also talked about goals for the upcoming year.

Council hopes to be more inclusive

Elise Riley September 3, 2016

When senior Megan Aune learned she would be the 2016-17 Student Council president, she said she felt overjoyed, yet nervous, to represent the school and the community. Aune said she feels honored to...

The Spanish club gets together and decorates cookies for the Day of the Dead celebration.

Find your fit

September 1, 2016

Find which club is for you this year.

Wisdom retreat creates closure

Wisdom retreat creates closure

Katie Orton June 9, 2016

Senior Charlie Berg was hesitant to go to the senior wisdom retreat because he figured it would be just like the respect retreat he went to freshman year. Berg said even though the retreats were alike,...

Students make life-changing commitment

Genesis Buckhalton June 8, 2016

Junior Haley Kirchner’s legs shake while reciting the oath for the U.S. Marine Corps at the swearing-in ceremony May 17. Kirchner said joining the Marines will fulfill her dream of being in law...

World drumming student senior Malena Jeffrey teaches a Cargill employee drum skills at the May 24 performance. Band teacher Steve Schmitz said he set up the event to provide students with additional musical opportunities following the cancellation of the Multicultural show.

World drumming performs for local company

Sam Orloff June 7, 2016

World drumming students performed for Cargill employees at Burnes Park May 24, according to world drumming teacher Steve Schmitz. “40 to 50 Cargill Employees came over and enjoyed Park's 40 World...

Spanish students embarking on the Spain trip take
a group picture for their GoFundMe account last winter.

Park students to travel to Spain this summer

Jayne Stevenson June 7, 2016

With less than a month awaiting the departure of 26 Park students to Spain, senior Marco Salazar feels more and more nervous about leaving the country for the first time. Salazar said he hopes to gain...

Teacher-nominated awards celebrate personal attributes

Raphy Gendler June 7, 2016

After working hard to improve her grades, freshman Elly Starkweather said she felt a great sense of accomplishment. “It was a good feeling being recognized for the work I did,” Starkweather said. The...

Grin proudly with gaps

Grin proudly with gaps

Katie Orton June 7, 2016

When I was in kindergarten, we had a poster in our classroom with everyone’s names on it. When someone lost a tooth, they got to put a sticker by their name. By the end of the year, everyone had a sticker...

Rabbi Tzvi Kupfer talks to students about Judaism at the Jewish Student Union meeting  Feb. 18.

Adviser Tzvi Kupfer brings students together

Zoe Eilers June 7, 2016

Jewish Student Union students discussed a few phrases in Judaism, and the reality and aspects of life. One question in the Torah specifically talks about “who is rich? Who is content with his portion?”....

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