The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

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

Juvenile response officer Stanikka Alacantara interacts with Park students during lunch Feb. 7. Alacantara attends lunch daily to ensure the safety of students.

Heightened safety protocols: keeping Park safe

Caedon Exsted, Staffer February 26, 2024

Recently at Park, two fights broke out. Not only did the city of St. Louis Park know about it, but the whole world did. Due to this, Park needed to rethink and remake their policies in the high school....

Sophomore Eleanor Cruz drinks an energy drink at lunch Feb. 22. Continual consumption of drinks with a high caffeine content can lead to negative health effects.

Caffeine usage brews ahead

Serena Bovee, Writer February 26, 2024

According to the National Library of Medicine, 86% of high school to college students drink a caffeinated beverage at least once a month. With caffeine being a prominent stimulant in our society, is the...

Graphic by Ashley Reyes

Africa Cup of Nations sparks heartbeats

Fares Hendi, Staffer February 25, 2024

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is a highly viewed soccer tournament that brings together the best national teams from across Africa. From many countries around the world, no matter the age, AFCON always...

The Escape the Vape Challenge started on Feb. 1 and participants can submit content until Feb. 29. The submitted videos will then be voted on, and after all the rounds have finished the winners will be announced on May 7.

Cash prize for Escape the Vape Challenge

Roberto Alvarez, Staffer February 22, 2024

The Escape Vape Video Challenge, a youth vaping prevention contest, is a way for students attending middle schools and high schools throughout Minnesota to participate in making a video on why vaping in...

Infographic by Clara Bane

New career opportunities for students at Park

Roberto Alvarez February 20, 2024

As students register for classes and consider plans following high school, teachers and counselors are encouraging students at Park to join clubs and certain programs that will lead students to further...

Photo illustration

Navigating tough college choices

Isaac Schulman January 30, 2024

No matter which college you plan to attend after high school, everyone has to make decisions. : One of those decisions is choosing between early decision and regular decision. Early decision for 2024 ended...

American politics in school

American politics in school

Jaiden Leary January 29, 2024

As election day, Nov. 5, comes closer and closer, all fronts of American politics are gearing up. Youth and students are getting ready in a similar fashion as some juniors and most seniors in high school...

College letters from Gustavus Adolphus College and Creighton University Jan. 24. Both letters provided via mail and detail the benefits of attending each college.

Early applicants kick back and relax

Rachel Arkis January 28, 2024

With most regular decision applications beginning to close, many students have started to stress about being accepted into colleges. However, students who applied using early action have already started...

Photo illustration by Maya Nieves

Opportunities arise from Step Up

Roberto Alvarez January 26, 2024

Step Up is a program that helps students get real life experience through internships. These internships help students understand what working a job is like. The benefits of getting paid are very enticing,...

Park student tapes up new QR code Jan. 25. Park has been recently searching for a new superintendent.

New input from community at Park for superintendent candidate

Roberto Alvarez January 25, 2024

With a vacancy in the superintendent position at Park, the process of finding a new superintendent has taken a different approach from previous years. This time around, parents and students have been able...

Murals depicting Justice Alan Page cover the walls above each main entrance of Justice Page Elementary Middle School. The school was renamed in 2017 after Justice Page, in a movement to remove insensitive titles of places in the community.

Retitling and rethinking

Eliah Fink, Photo Editor January 24, 2024

In the world, and specifically in the Park community, over the past few years there has been a trend of renaming places, monuments and even lakes to be more appropriate and politically correct. Two well-known...

Formally Lake Calhoun has been renamed to the original name Bde Maka Ska. This is one small step Minnesota has taken to honor and show whose land we are on.

Acknowledging the acknowledgement

Georgia Hughes January 24, 2024

Recently, Park has made an effort towards acknowledging the land on which the school is on and the indigenous people who used to live on it. Despite several changes, some students have expressed discontent. Junior...

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