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Sophomores Sydney Hall and Audrey Scalici play two mothers in Grovers Corners, the small town in the play Our Town.

Spring play creates timeless energy

Jane Anderson April 29, 2015

  Audience members can follow the intelligent Emily Webb and her neighbor George Gibbs throughout their complicated life in the American classic “Our Town,” according to theater arts teacher...

Orchestra performs for prospective musicians

Orchestra performs for prospective musicians

Julia Nathan April 22, 2015

Friday, Apr. 24 the high school orchestra is traveling to each of the elementary schools in St. Louis Park on their Tour of Schools. The orchestra introduces younger students to the orchestra program...

Seniors Katie Peterson and Rachel Potter search through art submissions, looking for art to feature in the 36 Arts magazine.

Magazine nears completion

Emily Melbye April 15, 2015
The window for art submissions for 36 Arts closes at the end of the month
The talk: Senior Dave Herrera speaks to parents about talking to their children about sex Apr. 8 in a meeting hosted by Allison Luskey. The meeting informed parents about the health curriculum. Herrera is a co-founder of the Sexual Health Club, which meets Thursday mornings to discuss subjects related to sexual health and volunteers for MyHealth.

Sexual Health Club reaches out to parents

Sara Tifft April 14, 2015

A yearly parent meeting about sex health took a new twist this year with the inclusion of Sexual Health Club (SHEC) member senior Dave Herrera. SHEC adviser and health teacher Allison Luskey said the...

Seniors Spencer Anderson, Elliot Schwartz, David Hope and sophomore Nick Kasic debate a question during practice.

Quiz bowl receives funding

Hannah Goldenberg April 14, 2015

Quiz bowl's A team received the news Apr. 13 that the school board agreed to finance the $650 entrance fee for the national tournament in Chicago May 29-31. The team qualified for the national tournament...

Club adds cultural experience to language education

Club adds cultural experience to language education

Noa Grossman April 13, 2015

What started as a middle school club is now attracting high schoolers with various crafts and projects centered around German tradition. The German club was started by middle school German teacher...

Juniors Paige Pinneke, Raina Arntson and Madeline Djerf look over ideas for this year’s yearbook.

Echowan wakes up new editors

Olivia Sieff April 7, 2015

Getting woken up by screaming teenagers at 5 a.m. may sound awful to some, but to junior Emily Hinz, it was beyond exciting. “I got woken up at 5 a.m. to cameras flashing and people screaming and...

Choir earns top score at contest

Choir earns top score at contest

Jonah Kupritz, Copy editor April 1, 2015

According to choir director John Myszkowski, this is the first year in his 24 years in the district that concert choir has achieved the top rating of superior at large group contest. Concert choir performed...

ACE program gets fourth place

ACE program gets fourth place

Cedar Thomas March 30, 2015

Junior Madison Vignes stood at the University of Minnesota with her fellow teammates as they presented what they worked on for the past semester. Five students in the architecture, construction and...

Hard work pays off for History Day qualifiers

Hard work pays off for History Day qualifiers

Jamie Halper March 29, 2015

After months of preparation and revisions, sophomore Raphy Gendler finally saw his History Day goals become a reality at the Metro Regional History Day competition. Gendler, who qualified for the state-level...

Robotics preparing for competition

Robotics preparing for competition

Harry Steffenhagen March 15, 2015

With over 63 competing teams, each equipped with three robots, the 10,000 Lakes Regionals is the ultimate showcase for the Robotics club’s talent. The competition this year is formatted differently...

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