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The Echo

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The Echo

Senior Evie Cotter paints the senior wall on May 30. The 2025 senior class spent their last day outside in the parking lot soaking up the fun with their classmates.

A fabulous farewell

Audrey Kuendig June 3, 2025

May 30 marked the final school day for Park’s class of 2025. Throughout this bittersweet day, seniors said their goodbyes by painting a wall with a tree made up of their handprints, decorating cars and...

Students laugh during yearbook distribution May 21. Every student is included with their picture and name in the yearbook.

Echowan takes flight

Arjuna Murugesan May 30, 2025

The yearbook allows students to look back and reflect on their high school years and relive the memories of their clubs, athletics, or favorite moments. With Echowan’s work culminating into one final...

Girls United President Sela Myers gives instructions to club members Nov.13. The club met to discuss Native American History Month.

Girls United acknowledges NAHM

Amisha Persaud November 18, 2024

With Nov. already here, it marks the start of Native American History Month. To spread awareness about Indigenous history, Girls United held their first-ever in-school meeting about NAHM on Nov. 13. By...

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.

Trust in Gust

Kalsang Wangmo, Staffer June 6, 2024

This summer Park’s strength and conditioning program is adding a new girls-only session reintroducing itself at Park. Strength and conditioning is a program designed to support Park athletes year-round....

Park's pottery classes take a field trip to the Walker Art Center May 24. The classes got to explore the exhibits and sculpture garden.

Walkthrough of the Walker

Ruby Viot June 2, 2024

The Walker Art Center currently has an exhibit of Keith Haring's artwork. Park's art classes took a field trip on May 24 to explore the different art forms and gather inspiration. We visited all of...

Senior Coco Gruen helps clean out that back of the theater May 23. The thespians are preparing to say goodbye to Park's current auditorium.

Drama in motion

TJ Brayboy and Jacob Martenson June 1, 2024

With new renovations sweeping Park by storm, the theatre club has been one of the clubs hit the hardest. The main space for club activities, the auditorium, is in a construction zone and hasn’t allowed...

Baseball players Alex Hokenson and Griffin Krone discuss their upcoming game May 28. Their next game is May 30.

Best dress codes for SLP sports

Madeline Anklam May 30, 2024

School dress codes are a cherished tradition for sports teams to show their team spirit on game day. Typically, all players will dress to a certain theme for school on the days of their games to bring...

Art club students gather for a pizza party May 7. This was the last art club meeting of the year.

Pizza and paintbrushes

Hanna Lipschultz and Georgia Hughes May 21, 2024

As the end of the year approaches, the art club is preparing for a change in leadership. Throughout the year, the Art club has met nearly every Tuesday. Finishing up the year with pizza, members reflected...

Senior Noam Halpert leads a game of "Jewish Jeopardy" May 2. Jewish Student Union meets every Thursday.

‘Jewpardy’ links Park students

Rowan Jansen, Staffer May 16, 2024

Jewish students at Park gather for a game of “Jewpardy” (Jewish jeopardy) on May 2nd. “Jewpardy” is used as a fun way to connect with other Jewish students at Park and learn more about their culture....

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Choir takes a trip cross country

Ryan Moran, Staffer May 14, 2024

Park choir got invited by National Choirs of America to sing at Carnegie Hall in New York City along with 15 other choirs. The Carnegie Hall is known for hosting some of the top music talent in the world,...

Senior Coco Gruen and sophomore Elliott Netoff rehearsing as the show’s DJs during the first act of “Steel Magnolias.” “Steel Magnolias” premiered April 19 and had two following shows April 20 and 21.

Theatre ‘steels’ the show

Leo Justesen, Staffer April 24, 2024

Park’s Theatre presented “Steel Magnolias” on April 19, 20 and 21. It displayed a rollercoaster of laughs, joy, shock and heartbreak. The play is based on a real story set during the 80s in Louisiana...

Co-stars Declan Gaines (Jack) and Coco Gruen (Katherine) perform an emotional scene. This is a major moment in the pairs relationship, as they reveal their true feelings.

‘Newsies’ is sensational in first showing

Nicholas Garrett and Kalsang Wangmo March 24, 2024

The auditorium at Park broke open March 21 with its debut performance of “Newsies,” which Park’s choir has been working on for around three months. The show was musically directed by choir teacher...

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