Echo named 2018 Pacemaker finalist
September 24, 2018
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Echo was named a 2018 Pacemaker finalist in the newspaper category by the National Scholastic Press Association Sept. 7. According to the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), the Echo was one of 67 publications recognized as finalists in the annual Pacemaker competition. This competition...
Wooddale bridge construction to continue
September 13, 2018
According to Jack Sullivan, senior engineering project manager for the Wooddale bridge construction, the city of St. Louis Park is working to rebuild the bridge crossing over Highway 7 to make it safer for drivers. “The bridge was originally built in 2008,” Sullivan said. “It’s being rebui...
Climate Action Plan takes hold
September 12, 2018
The St. Louis Park Climate Action Plan, adopted in February of 2018, has already begun to take effect throughout the city. The plan was formed by the City Council and was spurred on by lobbying from Park’s Roots and Shoots environmental club. The plan’s three “kick-start projects” will jum...
New assistant principals prepare for school year
September 9, 2018
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Thinking about the supportive community in St. Louis Park, Assistant Principal Jessica Busse said that was what made her apply for the administrative position at the high school. “I think that we are a great community and a great school,” Busse said. “I’ve always heard great things abo...
Park Rabbi arrested, charged in underage sex sting
Amaia Barajas and Grace Farley
September 6, 2018
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Cohen, a prominent figure in the Orthodox Jewish community in St. Louis Park and Minneapolis was arrested Feb. 1 for two counts of sexual misconduct in Ramsey County, according to St. Paul Police. According to the St. Paul Police report, Cohen, allegedly engaging in electronic communication relating...
SLP Nest to open its doors to community
Dani Orloff and Maddie Schutte
September 4, 2018
After hearing about the stress high school students undergo, founder of the SLP Nest Julia Schmelzer said she felt she had to take action. “There’s really no space for people to figure out who they are and decompress,” Schmelzer said. “I have close friends whose high school students have been sui...
Advocacy group works toward gun reform
September 4, 2018
According to Mayor Jake Spano, recent conversations between a group of Park students and City Council have pushed for gun reform in the city of St. Louis Park. “I had just left a bunch of kids who want to ban guns from St. Louis Park in a room with a gun store owner and I really wasn't worried,” ...
Harvest festival begins preparations
August 20, 2018
Senior Leila Raymond said the Fourth Annual SLP Harvest Festival will help bring Park residents together. “I think it's a really nice community event and I think that it has a lot of benefits in just helping bring the community together,” Raymond said. “I think it's really cool to get all aspe...
Commencement ceremony to occur June 5
June 5, 2018
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According to Principal Scott Meyers, the graduation ceremony will be held at 7:30 p.m. June 5 and the location is not yet known. "Weather permitting, it will be in the stadium. It could also be in our old gym and the auditorium, because that’s where the tickets are for,” Meyers said. Meyers...
At-Large closes due to water leak
June 5, 2018
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Media assistant Pat Kripps, who works in the At-Large Lab copy room, said she saw and reported water in the At-Large Lab the morning of Thursday, May 31. “I had walked by and I thought somebody had dumped a water bottle but as I went over further I saw the floor was soaked, keyboard was soaked an...
First three historical periods to be cut from AP World History
Devin Raynor and Sam St. Clair
June 4, 2018
Sophomore Euan Lim, who took AP World History this year, said he, as well as other students, recently shared a petition on Facebook advocating to keep the third of three periods the College Board is removing from the course. “The petition is to keep the College Board from cutting periods one through three from the AP World course,” Lim said. “That would be taking out a lot of the ‘world’ from ‘world history.’” AP World History teacher Debra Skadden said changes to the 2019-2020 curriculu...
Senior National Honor Society president Ayanna Nathan said she thinks the community and school may have the wrong impression of the National Honor Society’s purpose and she wants to change that. “I...
Maddie Schutte and Kate Schneider
In the week leading up to Park’s homecoming game against Richfield, senior Jake Olson said the team’s strong focus on bringing home a win has been leading to successful practices. “We’ve increased...
According to synchronized swimmer, junior Ava Tronson, who has competed at State multiple years with her team, her sport does not receive equal recognition for achieving the same goals as other Park teams. “Since...
Senior Gabby McCaa began the recruiting process to play collegiate volleyball at the age of 14. All she knew was that she wanted to keep playing volleyball. “(Volleyball) is something that I really...
