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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

Achievement & Support Coordinator, (ASC) Chris Nordstrom, checks in with students in the hallway Oct. 10. He has worked closely with the implementation of SmartPass at Park.

SmartPass was a useless change

Wesley Marggraf October 15, 2024

Recently, Park implemented a new “Smart Pass” system – I believe it was a complete failure. It's a method of hall passes through student and teacher computers. This can be troublesome for many students...

ACT makes a big change

ACT makes a big change

Maximo Dean October 7, 2024

One of the most stress-inducing and petrifying parts of being a student in high school is preparing for and taking long standardized tests like the ACT. No matter how much you study for these tests, it...

Protecting student property wasted our time

Protecting student property wasted our time

Gavin Tombers September 30, 2024

Phones and AirPods are considered personal items to many students. Students use them daily, from texting friends to responding to their guardians. Many students lose their devices throughout the school...

Requesting lockers has no value

Requesting lockers has no value

Gavin Tombers September 25, 2024

Lockers can be some of the most versatile tools a student can use in their day. Lockers can take a burden off your shoulders, from carrying extra books or extra sports equipment, it saves extra energy....

Park is not preparing students for the future

Park is not preparing students for the future

Ryan Moran June 2, 2024

School is meant to prepare students for the future. They meet new people, learn things about themselves and get taught on core world topics. The key word is preparation. Everyone wants to be successful...

Photo Illustration by Alicia Mainjeni

Staff Editorial: Navigating transparency

June 2, 2024

Throughout the 23-24 school year, there have been multiple publicized controversies within the district. While this is natural for any school, they are often followed by strong community reactions. There...

Senior Sam Fuller bonds with teacher May 29. Seniors walked through their elementary school as they will soon graduate.

Watching the years fly by

Hanna Wilsey June 2, 2024

Everyone tells you when you are a freshman that the next four years are going to fly by, but you don’t understand how right they are until it’s your senior year and there are only ten days left and...

Senior Josie Bohrod signs fellow senior Margaux Pollocks year book May. 30. The seniors last day is Friday May 31.

Passing on senior advice

Abby Meisler June 2, 2024

As the 2023-2024 school year comes to a close, seniors are leaving their mark on the underclassmen. Whether its sports, academics, clubs, friendships or general life guidance, seniors are passing on advice....

Senior Kelton Dahan with his new graduation attire on May 22. Park seniors are preparing for graduation on June 4.

Diploma Dreams

Jeremy Eichten May 29, 2024

With graduation coming upon the seniors of Park, the yearly topic for debate of whether it is too easy to graduate at Park is being debated once again. Some argue the requirements that have to be met in...

Juniors Evie Bot and Bria Schneeberg decompress while playing games in AP Calculus on May 23. AP Calculus students took their exam on May 13.

Don’t default to AP

Taylor Voigt May 27, 2024

Throughout the last decade, the number of students taking AP exams has been slowly but surely climbing. However, every year, AP exams have brought an immense amount of stress to high school students, making...

The device prevails

Jack Betzer, Staffer May 23, 2024

]A large problem I see today in the raising of children is the use of electronic devices. Everywhere I go I see little kids, some as young as four to five years old, rotting their brain away on their iPad...

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