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The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

County to test 150 students, 16 staff members for tuberculosis

Raphy Gendler and Adah Koivula January 25, 2017

Update Feb. 6: In a statement today, Superintendent Rob Metz announced testing was successful and "no new or suspected cases of active or infectious TB were found at the school." Metz also said the Hennepin...

Second semester brings modified unexcused tardy practice

Adah Koivula and Jayne Stevenson January 25, 2017

With the start of the new semester, assistant principal Kari Schwietering announced changes in Park's attendance and tardy system. In a Jan. 23 announcement, Schwietering said while previously students...

A poster with district human rights officer Richard Kreyers contact information hangs in the student office. Echo reporters found the information posted Jan. 23. This adheres to policy which requires the officers information be conspicuously posted.

Human rights officer information posted in student office

Raphy Gendler January 24, 2017

After an Echo investigation found administration had violated policy, including the failure to post the name and information of a human rights officer, Echo reporters found a poster in the student...

Echo receives national honors

January 24, 2017

The Echo staff recently was recognized with multiple prestigious awards. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) awarded The Echo with a Hybrid Gold Crown in 2016, and the National Scholastic...

Speed of Guest Wi-Fi network limited by design

Dani Orloff January 22, 2017

The speed of the Guest Wi-Fi was constructed to be restricted, according to district information services director Tom Marble. “Speed of connections are different depending upon how you are connecting,”...

Excerpt from Echos legal complaint filed against the St. Louis Park school district.

Echo files suit against district

January 19, 2017

Updated Jan. 20: The PDF of Echo's complaint has been updated to reflect a change in how the plaintiff is listed. Echo filed a suit against the St. Louis Park school district Jan. 18, alleging the...

New nutrition: Jill Beal serves lunch to freshman Michael Johnson Jan. 9. According to Superintendent Rob Metz, the Learning Design Team prioritizes school nutrition and will be making improvements to the current lunch program by partnering with Hopkins High School.

District looks into new lunch program

Sumaya Mohamed and D'aviyan Robinson January 17, 2017

When junior Ella Trotter walks into the lunchroom, she hopes the school will provide better food options. “Instead of having processed and healthier foods, you should just have real foods. Get real...

The Westwood Hills Nature Center Building open in 1980. City Council approved the plan to design a new building.

City Council approves ideas for design for Nature Center building

Deanna Afremov January 11, 2017

According to Recreation Superintendent Jason West, construction designs for a new Nature Center building are underway. “Currently the City Council has approved for staff to begin preliminary design...

Rec Center outdoor ice rink in use

Deanna Afremov January 11, 2017

Senior Elliott Christopher said skating on the new outdoor ice rink at the St. Louis Park Recreational Center is enjoyable. “I’ve only been skating on the outdoor rink once but when I went I had...

Contagious tuberculosis case occurred at Park

Contagious tuberculosis case occurred at Park

Raphy Gendler January 11, 2017

In a phone message to Park families Jan. 11, Superintendent Rob Metz said an individual in the high school had contagious tuberculosis last fall. “The Hennepin County Department of Health has informed...

News sources impact viewers

News sources impact viewers

Adah Koivula January 10, 2017

While scrolling through her Twitter timeline, sophomore Caitlin Arf notices her peers often retweet articles lacking factual accuracy and recognizes the issues this poses. “Especially with politics,...

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