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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

Life after early action

Life after early action

Modesty Manion November 8, 2023

For many Park seniors, the college application season of Aug. 1 through Feb. 15 is extremely stressful. Juggling school, extracurriculars and a social life is hard enough, so finishing extra essays and...

I came home for this?

I came home for this?

Modesty Manion October 23, 2023

This year, Park had one of the latest homecoming weeks in the metro area. The homecoming dance being on Oct. 14 came with its upsides and downsides. The day of the dance was pretty cold, which made pictures...

Everyone hates Black people: even Black people

Everyone hates Black people: even Black people

Anisa Kahin October 23, 2023

What is anti-blackness? According to Boston University, anti-blackness is defined as the beliefs or actions of individuals and institutions that devalue, minimize and marginalize the full participation...

Revival of American unions

Revival of American unions

Jaiden Leary October 19, 2023

The 1950’s, widely considered the golden age of America, was an era where the middle class was not only surviving but thriving and growing. It also just so happens that this era is when American unionization...

Raising the score

Raising the score

Eliah Fink September 22, 2023

Maintaining grades is probably one of the greatest stress factors that applies to any high schooler’s life. Certainly during my highschool career there have been very few moments where there wasn’t...

Interactive, not distractive

Interactive, not distractive

Annika Koch September 22, 2023

Park students return for the new 2023-2024 school year and many classrooms have been redone. Standard desks have been replaced with new furniture, including couches, hightops and spinning chairs in the...

Parking frenzy in the student lot

Parking frenzy in the student lot

TJ Brayboy September 21, 2023

As everyone knows, Park has had a lot of construction work done over the summer. It’s great that we have a remodeled school, but due to construction, access to the student lot has become a daily struggle...

My two weeks spent at a Harvard Program

My two weeks spent at a Harvard Program

Anisa Kahin September 5, 2023

Harvard has a variety of programs, but I chose their Pre-College one. I gained this opportunity through a  program called Minds Matter. Minds Matter is a three-year college program that spans from sophomore...

New FAFSA changes coming for 2024-2025

New FAFSA changes coming for 2024-2025

Nicholas Garrett August 29, 2023

In 2020, the FAFSA (the Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Simplification Act revised qualification standards for who is eligible for federal college student aid grants. Those changes are coming...

Affirmative action struck down

Affirmative action struck down

Abby Keller August 19, 2023

As I begin the college application process, diversity is a big thing I'm looking for in a school. I want to learn surrounded by all different viewpoints and lived experiences. The Supreme Court ruling...

Florida Governor becomes a presidential candidate

Florida Governor becomes a presidential candidate

Anisa Kahin June 5, 2023

Florida Governor Ron Desantis announced his presidential run on May 25. Desantis is a republican and has been governor since 2019. Desantis is known for his far-right political beliefs and the number of...

Why I became a Minnesota Teen Activist

Why I became a Minnesota Teen Activist

Anisa Kahin May 25, 2023

Minnesota Teen Activists is a group of teens that work with government officials, communities in Minnesota and other activism groups to create change. Minnesota Teen Activists was created in 2020 by Aliyah...

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