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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

Meet the Athlete: Thomas Shope

Meet the Athlete: Thomas Shope

Alicia Mainjeni March 20, 2023

How long have you been playing Ultimate Frisbee? I have been playing Ultimate for about 10 years. Why did you start playing Ultimate? My dad started playing Ultimate in college and he introduced...

Senior Rachel Katzovitz practices the ballet leg move March 7. The girls synchronized swimmers perform drills to prepare for the season ahead.

Getting in sync

Taylor Voigt and Ena Mekic March 10, 2023

The Park girls’ synchronized swimming team had its first practice of the 2023 season on March 6. At the practice, the members introduced themselves to each other, did warm ups and practiced hand movements. Head...

Meet the Athlete: Henry Berg

Meet the Athlete: Henry Berg

Roberto Alvarez March 6, 2023

How do you feel making it to State? It's really special because we're a pretty young team and to be able to get three relays and three individual events at state as a team is really special. All the...

Evelyn Schmitz drives to the basket. Girls basketball lost to Cooper 80-41 March 1.

Hawks reign over the nest

Dahlia Herman and Sarah Kluckhohn March 3, 2023

On March 1, girls’ basketball lost 80-41 against Robbinsdale Cooper in a section game that ended their season for the year.  Senior Stayci Spates said she gave her best effort because this was her...

Freshman Owen Twedten prepares to throw a baseball Feb. 27. Baseball continues captains practices before the season.

Baseball starts its captains’ practices

Ari Lissauer and Cole Taylor March 2, 2023

Captains’ practices have kicked off for the 2022–2023 baseball season. After the team’s success last year, highlighted by a state tournament appearance, Senior captain Stefano Giovannelli said he's...

Meet the Athlete: Ronan Guevara

Meet the Athlete: Ronan Guevara

Leo Justesen February 28, 2023

What are you most excited for this track season? I'm excited to run on the track again and meet my new teammates since I'm coming here from my old school. I'm looking forward to hopefully running a...

Sophomore Henry Berg swims into sixth place among eight other swimmers Saturday, Feb. 25. Parks state meet will take place March 2–4.

Winter sports in short

Eliah Fink February 28, 2023

Winter sports for the 2022–23 season at Park are coming to a close. According to Park athletic director Andy Ewald, the majority of sports seasons are already over. “We still have three sports going...

Gymnastics team underfunded

Gymnastics team underfunded

Anna Williams February 28, 2023

The first year I joined the gymnastics team at Park was my freshman year. Coming from a club gym that had a reputation for being well-funded, I was astonished when I was introduced to the high school gym....

From Hyland Park to Giants Ridge

From Hyland Park to Giants Ridge

Modesty Manion February 28, 2023

After getting fourth in the State meet last year, the girls’ Nordic team went into the sections meet determined to return to Giants Ridge for the State meet. This year, we were the Metro West Conference...

Junior Ruby Massie protects the ball from Jefferson defender Feb. 24. Jefferson won 61-58.

Senior night showdown

Anna Williams and Dahlia Herman February 27, 2023

Park girls’ basketball suffered their final conference loss against Jefferson with a final score of 61-58, on Feb. 24. Head coach Arsenio Richardson said that even though the score did not show a victory,...

Park gymnasts prepare to compete on vault Feb. 18. The Orioles placed fifth at the 6AA Sections meet at Hopkins High School.

Orioles flip to fifth

Anya Panday February 24, 2023

On Feb. 18, Park’s Orioles finished out its gymnastics season at the 6AA Sections meet, with a chance to qualify for the state meet. After flipping, tumbling and jumping on four different events, the...

To quit or not to quit

To quit or not to quit

Anna Williams February 23, 2023

An athlete’s dreaded nightmare is the proposed question: To quit or not to quit? This question is not an easy one but one that many athletes, no matter how accomplished or decorated, are faced with....

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