The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

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

Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Park

Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Park

Lucia Versalles January 25, 2024

Park is in need of new ways to acknowledge Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The state of Minnesota federally recognizes 11 Native American tribes, so surely Park could do more than just a land acknowledgement...

Ways Park Can Support Clubs

Ways Park Can Support Clubs

Sofia Jerney January 25, 2024

Running clubs comes with many challenges: coming up with activities, recruiting new members and budgeting costs. But over the years, extracurriculars have become more and more difficult to maintain. Several...

No school, no nonsense

No school, no nonsense

Anna Williams January 24, 2024

Throughout the first semester, Park has had no school on countless Fridays for varying reasons. Some of the Fridays indicated the beginning of a holiday weekend or were during winter break. Some were dedicated...

Senior Simar Singh filling out FAFSA for college Jan 23. College possible has been helping students talk to colleges.

Staff Editorial: FAFSA changes

January 24, 2024

The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is an application that students can fill out to get access to federal student aid. Filling out this form can get students access to things like federal...

Class or club?

Class or club?

Leo Justesen January 23, 2024

As a senior, I have seen my fair share of classes. The debate of if Echo (the student-run newspaper) and Echowan (the student-run yearbook) are clubs is a much needed discussion as the tides begin to shift....

Junior Thomas Smith prepares for his Spanish finals Jan. 22. Finals started Jan. 21.

Staff Editorial: Reasoning behind finals

January 23, 2024

With it being finals week, students are preparing for their end of the semester tests and projects. Finals week has been known to cause a lot of stress the older students get. The older a student gets,...

Good news reminds us of an ugly truth

Good news reminds us of an ugly truth

Jaiden Leary January 23, 2024

St. Paul's historical voting of an all-female city council sets a positive precedent that future Minnesota cities can follow. But, it also highlights a truth one too many Americans already knew to be true:...

School fight raises safety concerns

School fight raises safety concerns

Alicia Mainjeni January 22, 2024

As high school students in America, none of us are unfamiliar with the ominous feeling the school space can bring. On Jan. 18, various physical incidents took place at Park between students and adults...

Illustration by Rowan Jansen

Staff Editorial: Name changes are beneficial

January 18, 2024

In the past few years, many schools, lakes and statues have gotten rid of their names, or the names have been altered due to the offensive history that goes along with them. For example, Lake Calhoun,...

Hanna Wilsey

Cooking up life skills

Hanna Wilsey January 17, 2024

Over a decade ago, Park offered a culinary arts course to students. The course covered a variety of topics within the kitchen, as well as offering the opportunity for students to receive their ServSafe...

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