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The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

Minnesota becomes a safe state

Minnesota becomes a safe state

Anisa Kahin May 15, 2023

Minnesota has become the 21st state to ban conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is a pseudo-scientific belief in reversing homosexuality by using certain practices. Governor Tim Walz signed for conversion...

Roberto Alvarez May 15, 2023

I believe that the senior prank is harmless and enjoyable. No one is getting hurt in the activities or pranks that are being placed by the seniors, which simply includes a water balloon fight. That being...

Abby Keller May 15, 2023

While it may be fun for seniors to pelt all the grades below them with water balloons on their last day of school, I have never seen it that way. Instead I see a terror inducing act of celebration that...

Mya Stanberry May 12, 2023

Students attend prom because it’s considered a core high school memory, since it is meant for only juniors and seniors, along with other people who are invited. This year, prom is being held at the American...

Lilly Fandel-Thompson May 12, 2023

The ticket prices for prom are considered reasonable for all that prom entails, and all that is covered with the $45 students pay to get in. With prom being an exclusive event for only juniors and seniors,...

From private to public school

From private to public school

Anna Williams May 2, 2023

From first grade until freshman year of high school, I attended a private school in Minnetonka called Notre Dame Academy. My entire life revolved around that school and the people that had attended it...

Outdated laws are thriving

Outdated laws are thriving

Serena Bovee April 27, 2023

As in most times, right now is a very politically-active period. With the recent laws that are designed to restrict and remove the rights of trans people and women’s reproductive rights, this country...

Promposals prompt superficial affection

Promposals prompt superficial affection

Anna Williams April 27, 2023

It is finally prom season, and high school students are, once again, deciding their plans for the memorable night. As the dance creeps closer, people are rushing to find their dates and ways to ask them....

Remembering the Boston Marathon Bombing

Remembering the Boston Marathon Bombing

Anna Williams April 26, 2023

When you think of crises that have had entire nations disrupted and, through that disturbance, unified in seeking justice, you are bound to not forget them. These crises become a part of the nation’s...

Senior Axel Abrahamson at a student council meeting on March 22. Park plans to make an enrollment fee for clubs in the upcoming year.

Staff Editorial: Potential new club fees

April 19, 2023

Recently, Park’s administration has been considering the idea of having a 25 dollar club fee. If this idea is approved, clubs will be charging a 25 dollar fee for students to join. Clubs that are considered...

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