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The blue line light rail moves down 5th St in downtown Minneapolis on April 22.

House addresses ongoing issues

Max Bechtold April 24, 2017

Since the inauguration of President Trump, some House topics such as transportation have shifted in the Minnesota House while others like school choice have just begun to appear, according to House representative...

A student walks in a hallway during the class period. She holds a restroom pass to ensure she will not be penalized for walking without a pass.

Hallway sweeps continue to enforce pass policy

Yonah Davis, Yonit Krebs, and Amber Tran April 23, 2017

According to assistant principal Kari Schwietering, the administration followed through on their promise to conduct hallway sweeps searching for students without passes in the halls during class time. “We've...

Freshman Mathew Loftus receives high fives after his speech at the school board meeting April 24. The Gender Sexuality Alliance and their supporters proposed a gender inclusive policy to the school board.

GSA leaders push to pass Gender Inclusion Policy

Ruby Stillman April 22, 2017

When Gender Sexuality Alliance president Elise Bargman started advocating for the Gender Inclusion Policy, she said she had no idea it would still be in the works over one year later. Club adviser...

Junior Justin Lamar waits with his Nerf gun in an effort to kill another player in the Nerf assassins game.

Nerf assassins sparks concern

Kirby Goodman, Alec Pittman, and Atticus Raasch April 14, 2017

Coming home from a friend’s house Wednesday night, senior Anna Gleason said she was shocked when a fellow student jumped on the hood of her car.   According to Gleason, as part of the Nerf gun game...

Junior Jackson Lochan cleans up at the end of a day of work at Blaze Pizza. The Blaze fundraiser will take place May 9 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Senior All Night Party strives to include all

Izzy Leviton April 14, 2017

When senior Mia Spano thinks about the Senior All Night Party, she said she believes the party is a good way to bring the seniors together one final time. According to Spano, the Senior All Night Party...

Students walk in hallway during passing time. New enforcement of hall pass system forces students to ensure timely arrival at all their classes.

Administration begins to further enforce pass policy

Yonah Davis and Yonit Krebs April 4, 2017

A loudspeaker announcement Monday morning informed students that new measures will be enforced regarding attendance. “GLCs will be sweeping the hallways for students without a pass. If you are in...

The Minneapolis/St. Paul METRO Lightrail Green Line travels down Marquette Avenue and 5th Street in downtown Minneapolis March 19. The proposed Southwest light rail is currently in the process of receiving funding for construction.

Southwest light rail connects communities

Maggie Bahnson, Ethan Brown, and Mimi Fhima April 3, 2017

Freshman Amaya Fukuo said she thinks despite the cost of constructing the Southwest Light Rail Transit (LRT), it will provide the most benefits for the community and students. “It’s going to affect...

Seniors Dotan Appelbaum and Amira Stone present their History Day exhibit on the Stonewall Riots. Four projects from St. Louis Park High School qualified for the State Competition at Regionals.

Regional History Day 2017 competition results

April 3, 2017

Below are the State qualifiers from the 2017 Regional National History Day competition held March 14. Group Websites: Raphy Gendler, Jared Zirkes and Noah Smith – Curt Flood Anna Zirkes and...

Incoming 2017- 2018 Echo Staff

Incoming 2017- 2018 Echo Staff

March 24, 2017

Congratulations to the incoming 2017-2018 Echo Staff! Tjessa Arradondo Beck Bergland Chloe Blodgett Culver Carden Jenna Cook Eli Curran-Moore Maia Doherty, Maia Brooklyn Donelson DaShaun...

Junior Annie Van Pilsum-Johnson speaks on behalf of the Youth Development Committee. Her and other High School group leaders trained to run Vision 3.0 meeting within their respective groups.

Committee seeks variety of opinions

Annabella Strathman March 23, 2017

This story has been changed on March 28 to correct a name misspelling. The Echo apologizes for this mistake.   When freshman Vision 3.0 committee member Amaya Fokuo steps into a town hall meeting...

Echo editor-in-chief Maggie Bahnson and editor-in-cheif Ethan Brown hold a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Silver Crown Award. Echo adviser Lori Keekley accepted the award on her trip to New York, New York.

Echo, adviser receive national awards

Sam Orloff March 22, 2017

Echo received the 2016 First Amendment Press Freedom Award and was named a 2017 National Scholastic Press Association Online Pacemaker finalist. According to the Journalism Education Association (JEA),...

Senior Echo editors-in-chief Ethan Brown (left) and Maggie Bahnson (right) discuss content decisions with adviser Lori Keekley. Brown was recently named Minnesota High School Journalist of the Year March 10.

Echo editor named Journalist of the Year

Raphy Gendler and William Phelan March 21, 2017

When Echo editor-in-chief Ethan Brown was named Minnesota’s high school journalist of the year by the Journalism Education Association (JEA), he was quick to credit his co-editors and staff. “I...

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