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Minnesotas Lieutenant Governor-elect Peggy Flanagan spoke to Brad Brubakers 9th grade honors civics class. As a high schooler, Flanagan attended St. Louis Park  and spoke to the students about her time at Park as well as her time in the government.

Staff Editorial: Successful alumna inspires community

November 25, 2018

Park High School focuses on fostering close alumni ties and prides itself on bringing the community back to its roots. Alumni who have accomplished great things bring success and pride to our school, and...

Thespians painted the senior wall Nov. 3 to advertise the fall musical 9 to 5. The wall was repainted Nov. 8, after offensive slurs vandalized the wall.

Staff Editorial: Recent hateful vandalism must not go unseen

November 15, 2018

St. Louis Park considers itself to be an accepting community. Yet, in the past month, there have been multiple incidents of vandalism driven by hatred at St. Louis Park High School. On Oct. 12, discriminatory...

Senior Emma Yarger rehearses the number One of the Boys in preparation for opening night Nov. 9.

Defacement of wall unacceptable

Jenna Cook November 9, 2018

Walking into school this Thursday, I saw something had been graffitied on the wall I painted as a tradition along with my fellow theatre seniors and thespians to promote our fall show, “9 to 5 the...

Junior Kyareia Malone exits the bus at the High School in the morning Nov 7. The start time for the High School is 8:20 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 8:40 on Tuesday and Thursday.

Staff Editorial: Project team needs to encompass diversity in its decisions

November 8, 2018

This November, St. Louis Park Public Schools announced its search to assemble a group of parents/guardians, students and staff to discuss changing the start and end times of the district’s schools. According...

Schools should not control whether or not students vape

Schools should not control whether or not students vape

Kate Schneider November 8, 2018

With the recent rise in popularity of vaping among teenagers, schools have been trying to stop students from vaping at school. Whether or not students can vape at school is not a choice the administration...

Barriers broken in midterm election

Barriers broken in midterm election

Maddie Schutte November 7, 2018

The Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives, along with several other Democratic victories across the country, gave platforms to minorities silenced by the 2016 presidential election. It...

Conservative win may have unintended consequences

Conservative win may have unintended consequences

Samantha Klepfer November 2, 2018

All across the nation women cried as Christine Blasey Ford gave an emotional statement describing when Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in college. Nine days later the Senate...

Broader gender options  for driver’s licenses

Broader gender options for driver’s licenses

Maria Perez Barriga November 2, 2018

The new gender option on driver’s licenses gives people the option to choose neither male nor female. “Gender identification is a self-descriptor like eye color, height and weight. Licenses will either...

Staff Editorial: March against fossil fuels encourages change

Staff Editorial: March against fossil fuels encourages change

November 1, 2018

On Sunday, Oct. 28 an anti-fossil fuel march was held in St. Paul, Minnesota in solidarity with Youth v. Gov suing the federal government for the cause of climate change. Students organized the march...

Community members gather for a ceremony at Temple Israel in Minneapolis to commemorate the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting Oct. 28. The synagogue was filled beyond capacity with people who came together to honor those who lost their lives due to anti-Semitism.

Tragedy brings solidarity to Jewish community

Talia Lissauer October 31, 2018

I never realized the extent of anti-semitism until I saw the news report of a shooting at a synagogue. At Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, a Jewish congregation was practicing their religion when...

A freshman student fills out a ballet during the school-wide mock election Oct. 16. The mock election was a way to involve students under 18 in the civic process.

Staff Editorial: Student election judges present opportunity in politics

October 25, 2018

As Election Day approaches, high school students in St. Louis Park have been contacted about applying to be a student election judge. The jobs are available to students all around Minnesota. The Echo...

Scams interrupt daily life

Scams interrupt daily life

Evelyn Nelson October 23, 2018

The beginning of this year has made me realize how apparent spam messages from phone calls, text messages and everyday interactions I was truly receiving. The problem only increasing when receiving up...

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