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

Art by Maggie Klaers

College scam hurts Park student’s chances

April 3, 2019

The arrest of 50 celebrities, business owners and a number of other wealthy individuals has exposed what many already assumed about college admissions; the wealthy have the easiest access to the most elite...

March Madness seen as unjust, facts say otherwise

March Madness seen as unjust, facts say otherwise

Adin Zweigbaum March 28, 2019

As the first few rounds of March Madness come to a close, it becomes obvious that most brackets follow basketball for National Collegiate Athletic Association Men (NCAAM), rather than basketball for the...

Art by Lucy zumBrunnen

Politics too nuanced for Twitter’s platform

Yonah Davis March 27, 2019

140 characters is insufficient for nuanced political dialogue. Just as text messages do not compare to in-person conversation, short online messages are a disservice to effective communication and ultimately...

Trump is abusing presidential power

Trump is abusing presidential power

Talia Lissauer March 25, 2019

President Donald Trump’s main campaign promise was to build a wall, but so far that ridiculous promise has been fulfilled only with lies. Trump is the first president to request money from Congress that...

Art by Maggie Klaers

Green New Deal oversteps

Henry Brettingen March 20, 2019

Climate change has long been an issue politicians have struggled to find long-term solutions to. The Green New Deal is no exception. It is nothing more than an idealistic wish list that fails to account...

Students listen to a speaker for the Black History Month presentation March 8. The presentation proved that very little change has been made in the treatment of people of color. Last years presentation was based on black history not starting with slavery which is what most schools teach.

We are tired of being black

Samiya Mohamed March 19, 2019

Celebrating black history is over, and now we’re at the point where we have given up. From acknowledging our history to trying to not let the past repeat itself, “We are tired.” This year's Black...

Senior All Night Party makes improvements

Senior All Night Party makes improvements

Creston Halstead March 19, 2019

There are many milestones every student hopes to achieve senior year, including senior dress codes, senior skip day and the Senior All Night Party. When watching previous seniors countdown the weeks toward...

Senior Bryan Huynh volunteers with the National Honor Society Oct. 19 at the Westwood Hills Nature Centers Halloween party. The St. Louis Park City Council considers using bonds to fund the Nature Center renovations.

Staff Editorial: Nature center renovation needs re-evaluation

March 19, 2019

This month, the city of St. Louis Park is exploring the use of bonds to obtain $22 million in order to work toward several projects and renovations. The Echo Editorial Board sees this as a misdirected...

Staff Editorial: Introduction to new net neutrality bill beneficial to community

Staff Editorial: Introduction to new net neutrality bill beneficial to community

March 17, 2019

The issue of net neutrality has been a lingering question in our government for several years now. Earlier this year, the Federal Communication Commission repealed net neutrality, allowing internet providers...

Minnesota senator introduces two gun bills

Minnesota senator introduces two gun bills

Adin Zweigbaum March 8, 2019

Ron Latz, the district 46 and St. Louis Park senator, released two bills attempting to fix the gun violence epidemic facing the country. One gun bill is finally headed in the right direction, while the...

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