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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

School offers FAFSA assistance

Ndunzi Kunsunga February 11, 2016

As senior Madison Kozak finishes her final year of high school, she worries about how she will pay for college.    Kozak said she plans to study linguistics at Minnesota State University Moorhead....

With help from counselor Barb Nelson, freshmen meet in the cafeteria to pick up their second semester schedules Feb. 1. Class registration for next year will begin the week of Feb. 15.

Class registration to begin in mid-February

Katie Orton February 9, 2016

When sophomore Annie VanPilsum-Johnson registered for classes last year, she felt overwhelmed. However, by talking to upperclassmen and counselors, she got a better idea about what to register for based...

District remains open after heavy snow

Sam Orloff and Ethan Brown February 4, 2016

When junior Miguel Ocampo watched the news on the day of the snowstorm, he worried about driving to school and wondered if the district would cancel. Ocampo said he heard reports of many accidents...

Minnesota marijuana program to add condition

Polina Pekurovsky January 25, 2016

When junior Hannah Selvig first found out about the new medical marijuana program qualifications, she immediately saw the benefits. “This addition will open up more pain relieving access to people...

School board considers gender identity policy

Allison Cramer January 21, 2016

Though Park currently handles issues facing transgender students on a case-by-case basis, a new policy in the works could change that. Superintendent Rob Metz said the actions of nearby school districts...

Lunchroom staff served popcorn bags with crossed out past expiration dates Jan. 7. District food production manager Tami Borgen said the staff will revise their protocol for dealing with expired food.

Best-by dates concealed

Alissa Meredith January 19, 2016

Senior Henry Feldman sat in the lunchroom enjoying his school lunch until he saw the best-by dates were crossed off on the popcorn packaging. Feldman said he realized the date was drawn over with a...

In order to increase environmental sustainability, St. Louis Park City Council decided to set aside banning plastic bags. This came after research finding that cities that banned plastic bags end up using more paper bags, along with learning plastic bags impact St. Louis Park’s waste minimally.

Plastic bag ban set aside

Makagbe Kuyateh January 17, 2016

According to City Council member Anne Mavity, the City Council decided to table the plastic bag ban when it found plastic bags contributed to less than 1 percent of municipal waste in St. Louis Park. Mavity...

Echo investigation of sexual misconduct cases ongoing

Sam Orloff January 15, 2016

Echo continues to follow developments in the legal proceedings regarding middle school instructional assistant Jarrell Smith and high school substitute custodian Fasel Mohamed Ali. According to Hennepin...

Wreaths decorated with orange ribbon outside of the high school honor Damian and Evan McManus in April 2014. With the new policy, memorials can be displayed for no longer than one week.

Memorial policy passed

Adah Koivula January 12, 2016

Past tragedies at Park influenced superintendent Robert Metz and the School Board to unanimously pass a policy Jan. 11 detailing how the administration will handle student and staff member deaths. “We...

New York Times columnist Tom Friedman speaks to students and administrators Jan. 8 in the old print shop. Friedman said the input from students during the talk will play into his new book.

Award-winning journalist comes home

Hannah Bernstein January 11, 2016

New York Times columnist Tom Friedman walked into the old print shop, filled with 30 high school students, faculty members and administrators. He opened his laptop and asked the room a question: “What...

Spano and Miller prepare for start of term

Raphy Gendler January 4, 2016

Newly elected mayor Jake Spano and City Council member Thom Miller, along with re-elected City Council member Steve Hallfin, will raise their right hands and get down to business following their swearing-in...

Director of Information Systems Tom Marble works to improve the Wi-Fi at the high school after several students expressed their dissatisfaction.

Wi-Fi changes planned

Jonah Kuprtiz December 20, 2015

Senior Paul Friederichsen said he had the last straw with the school’s Wi-Fi network recently when a Schoology document he needed for class failed to load. Friederichsen brings his laptop and smartphone...

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