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

Minnesotan woman for president?

Minnesotan woman for president?

Tamar Gewirtz March 3, 2019

To the relief of many people like myself, presidential elections are only two years away. Some current tenth graders and upperclassmen will be able to vote by that time. And in exercising our constitutional...

Staff Editorial: Hands-free driving bill presents solution

February 28, 2019

Recently, a bill to restrict phone usage while driving has gained support in the House of Representatives and Senate among both Republicans and Democrats. The Echo Editorial Board sees this as a step in...

Gillette ad backlash proves reality of toxic masculinity

Gillette ad backlash proves reality of toxic masculinity

Kate Schneider February 21, 2019

Gillette’s latest ad calls out men for bullying, sexual harassment and other displays of toxic masculinity. All it asks is for men to be decent human beings and prevent the next generation from making...

Ilhan Omar’s latest anti-Semitic comment proves hurtful

Ilhan Omar’s latest anti-Semitic comment proves hurtful

Ruby Stillman February 21, 2019

It is undeniable Omar’s latest statement about supporters of Israel perpetuates the dangerous stereotype of selfish, money-obsessed Jews which has rightfully disappointed me and much of the Jewish community. Omar...

The St. Louis Park youth panel meet recently to discuss the school start and end times, they met Jan.16. The group has been meeting regularly and have come up with a tentative new start time schedule.

Staff Editorial: Districts’ attempts at collecting feedback limited

February 18, 2019

Recently, St. Louis Park superintendent Astein Osei met with the Student Leadership Advisory Council to discuss possible changes to the start and end times of the schools in the district. During the meeting...

Hateful sign at Minnetonka High School fuels anti-Semitism

Hateful sign at Minnetonka High School fuels anti-Semitism

Tamar Gewirtz February 17, 2019

Although anti-Semitism is far from new, it is not too often we hear about anti-Semitic activity taking place so close to home. When a Minnetonka high school student asked another out to Sno Daze using...

By: Maggie Klaers

Military transgender ban neglects American values

Maddie Schutte February 15, 2019

The Supreme Court recently voted in favor of President Donald Trump’s bigoted and disrespectful ban on transgender individuals from serving in our military, paving the way for more hate to thrive in...

Recording of MAGA kids doesn’t show whole story

Recording of MAGA kids doesn’t show whole story

Maria Perez-Barriga February 9, 2019

Some people claim the kids wearing Make America Great Again hats at a march were mocking an elder. That is not accurate and viewers need to know what happened before the confrontation. The Make America...

Ramifications of a withdrawal from Syria results from an irrational decision

Ramifications of a withdrawal from Syria results from an irrational decision

Tamar Gewirtz February 7, 2019

In seven years of Syrian civil war, over 400,000 Syrians have been brutally murdered. Starting under the Obama administration, the United States’ presence in the country has helped the Kurdish forces...

Logan Paul represents everything wrong with social media

Logan Paul represents everything wrong with social media

Emma Leff February 7, 2019

Only a year after Logan Paul caused outrage after he shared a disrespectful video of a suicide victim in a Japanese forest, the YouTube star is once again at the center of another controversy. Earlier...

Art by Maggie Klaers and Lucy zumBrunnen

Cyntoia Brown finally released after 15 years

Samiya Mohamed February 6, 2019

At the age of 16, Cyntoia Brown was convicted for murdering 43 year old Johnny Allen. Originally, she was sentenced to at least 51 years in prison and would only have been eligible for parole at the age...

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