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

Government shutdown hits home

Government shutdown hits home

Dani Orloff and Noah Orloff January 16, 2019

For senior Jack Ostrovsky, the government shutdown is more than simply a news headline. According to Ostrovsky, his father, a federal worker for the Internal Revenue Service, has been out of work for three...

Fire fighters responding to the electrical fire arrive at St. Louis Park High School Jan. 15. The high school was evacuated at 10 a.m. during second period Jan. 15.

High school evacuated after electrical fire Jan. 15

Dani Orloff January 15, 2019

According to an email from District communications director Sara Thompson Jan. 15, high school students were evacuated from the building at 10 a.m. Jan. 15 due to an electrical fire in the cafeteria...

Echo named 2019 Online Pacemaker finalist

Echo named 2019 Online Pacemaker finalist

Dani Orloff January 14, 2019

Echo was announced as a 2019 Online Pacemaker finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association Jan. 12. According to the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), the Echo was one of 44 publications...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to a room filled with students. Walz and Lutinnent Governor Flanagan addressed climate change and the policies in which they wish to enact throughout their term.

Roots and Shoots drives for more progress in march to Capitol

Katie Hardie and Sadie Yarosh January 13, 2019

According to Roots and Shoots club leader, senior Katie Christiansen, marching to the Capitol acted as another chance to reinforce the need for environmental action for Minnesota. “We met with Gov....

Locker room approach sparks irritation

Locker room approach sparks irritation

Abby Intveld and Dani Orloff January 7, 2019

According to Principal Scott Meyers, the locker rooms are only available for physical education classes during school. “Students should not be using locker room lockers as their regular locker,”...

Minneapolis 2040 Plan passes vote

Minneapolis 2040 Plan passes vote

Ethan Meisler December 23, 2018

According to Paul Mogush, manager of community planning for the city of Minneapolis and manager of Minneapolis 2040, the Minneapolis 2040 Plan has been revised and officially passed the final City Council...

Zimmern discusses his new restaurant at West End

Zimmern discusses his new restaurant at West End

Megan Raatz December 21, 2018

After years of planning and preparation, St. Louis Park’s West End is now home to the Lucky Cricket, a new restaurant with a fresh and eccentric take on Chinese cuisine, according to Andrew Zimmern. The...

The Sota clothing store opened in Aug. 2018 and can be found at 6518 Walker St, St Louis Park or visited online at sotaclothing.com.

Sota clothing starts store locally

Tamar Gewirtz December 21, 2018

According to Sota store owner, Spencer Johnson, he was recently inspired to open their first physical location of the clothing brand flaunting Minnesota after being strictly online for seven years. “Whenever...

Photo illustration by Emma Leff

“The Block” restaurant to open in 2019

Talia Lissauer and Maddie Schutte December 19, 2018

With four restaurants around the Twin Cities, Operation Director for Craft and Crew Hospitality, Luke Derheim, said they chose their newest restaurant, the Block, in St. Louis Park because they noticed...

Second semester editorial staff 2018-2019

Second semester editorial staff 2018-2019

December 19, 2018

Editors-in-chief: Marta Hill & Dani Orloff Managing editors: Amaia Barajas, Grace Farley, Abby Intveld, Yonit Krebs & Sam St. Clair Copy editors: Jenna Cook, Emma Leff, Noah Orloff &...

Senior engineering project manager Phillip Elkin talks to community members at the Water Plan meeting. Elkin referenced the poster with information about rain gardens and their effect on the St. Louis Park community as a whole.

Rainwater management program revitalized

Grace Farley December 16, 2018

During the surface water plan meeting, senior engineering project manager Phillip Elkin said the plan is a required 10-year checkup and revitalization of the city’s rainwater management program. “We...

Juniors Kypri Cepeda-Johnson and Nevaeh Emerson participate in the dress code protest Nov. 27.

Junior opposes dress code enforcement

Yonit Krebs and Dani Orloff December 11, 2018

As a part of an English class project on activism, junior CC Owens said she coordinated a group of girls to protest the enforcement of Park’s dress code. According to Owens, a group of 25 girls wore...

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