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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

Parent Sarah Mutchler speaks at the School Board meeting March 25 during open forum. Mutchler said before a final vote, the questions from the community should be answered.

School Board passes time changes

Gabriel Kaplan and Noah Orloff April 22, 2019

To give families time to prepare for the time changes, School Board vice chair Mary Tomback said at the School Board meeting April 8 the school district will wait an additional year before implementing...

A destroyed sink placed in one of the toilets of the boys bathroom in the B3 hallway March 28. According to Meyers, the district is working on various other projects, which has slowed the repair process for vandalism in the high school bathrooms.

Facility vandalism locks bathrooms

Dani Orloff and Abby Intveld April 21, 2019

As sophomore Cal Stokes walks from class to class, he said passing time is not enough time for going to the restroom. “I can end up being late for class and being marked tardy because I have to use...

Senior Muna Ahmed smiles while the crowd applauds her after reading a poem during the multicultural show, April 12. During the show, students performed in a variety of different mediums such as song, rap, dance and spoken word.

Evening show cancellation frustrates

Dani Orloff and Noah Orloff April 18, 2019

As senior multicultural show host Sabnyyah Bilal fought to maintain the scheduled evening performance, she said she felt disrespected having to constantly stand up for her beliefs. “We...

Construction at the high school started March 11 and will continue through the end of August. The construction area includes hallway B1 and by door 2.

Locker room renovation generates complication

Carly Joseph April 16, 2019

When junior Tjessa Arradondo signed up for synchronized swimming this season, she said she was not aware the locker room would be unavailable. “There was a part of the locker room that was all for...

Junior Brandon Wetterlin discusses with a fellow volunteer about their bowling teams performance during the Bowl-A-Thon April 13 at Park Tavern. This was the 27th annal Bowl-A-Thon for Reach for Resources.

Bowl-a-thon fundraises for nonprofit

Marta Hill April 16, 2019

Junior Brandon Wetterlin said it is rewarding and enjoyable to volunteer at various  charity events, including his most recent volunteering position at the Reach for Resources Bowl-a-thon. “I love...

Junior Zahra Mohamed takes selfie of her and friends after performing in fashion show part of multicultural show.

Multicultural show energizes audience

Dani Orloff, Noah Orloff, and Abby Intveld April 15, 2019

As junior Zahra Mohamud reflects on this year's multicultural show's performance, she said she was proud of the initiative students took to create the performance this year.   “I was a part of...

Junior Zoe Younger presents a portion of her groups architectural project for the Architecture Construction Engineering (ACE) Mentor Program. Student members of ACE presented a construction proposal to many other ACE groups around the metro area March 27. Parks ACE team did not place in their presentation, but two members won significant monetary scholarships.

ACE presents at University of Minnesota

Yonit Krebs April 12, 2019

While Park did not place at the ACE competition at the University of Minnesota, for junior Zoe Younger the event was still a success. According to Younger, she received a scholarship at the event along...

A cold press shake and lemon poppy seed bread from the new Caribou Coffee store in Edina at an invite only event March 25. The store features a new interior design and food and drink options unique to the location which opens March 27.

New Caribou opens in Edina

Maggie Klaers and Isabel Kjaer April 11, 2019

As Caribou Coffee employee senior Ben Klepfer reflected on his experience working at the company’s new location, he thought of the new menu being introduced at the store. “(The store is) going to...

Sen. Latz pushes for net neutrality in Minnesota

Sen. Latz pushes for net neutrality in Minnesota

Maddie Schutte April 11, 2019

After the federal standard of net neutrality was repealed in 2017, Sen. Ron Latz said he decided to introduce a bill into the Minnesota Senate that will reinstate net neutrality in Minnesota. His bill...

Sophomores Gabe Kaplan and Carly Joseph chat with junior, Editor-in-Chief Marta Hill about design for the opinions page April 11.

Echo wins Silver Crown

Marta Hill April 11, 2019

When senior Abby Intveld found out the Echo was awarded one of 30 hybrid category Silver Crowns by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, she said it is nice to have the staff’s hard work acknowledged. “People...

Snow falls April 10 outside Park. According to district communications director Sara Thompson, all St. Louis Park Public Schools are closed April 10.

Administration closes school April 11

Marta Hill April 11, 2019

St. Louis Park Public Schools will be closed to students and staff April 11 because of winter weather, according to district communications director Sara Thompson. “All schools will be closed and...

Prom to be moved to accommodate Ramadan

Yonit Krebs April 10, 2019

When the administration announced during sixth period Prom was changed to May 4, junior Ayan Ali was overjoyed. “I’m more than excited. I have been wanting this since January, I believe, now, we’ve...

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