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The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

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Aidan Shafton

Aidan Shafton, Echo Staffer

Hey everyone! My name is Aidan, I'm  a sophomore, and this year is my second year on Echo. When I'm not doing Echo stuff I'm probably playing ultimate frisbee or watching my favorite sports teams.

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New art teacher paints a future with Park

New art teacher paints a future with Park

November 1, 2022
Junior Addison Chenvert celebrates with her teammates Oct. 10. The team was playing in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Volleyball dedicates victory to assistant coach

October 13, 2022
Lex Lee posting his BeReal Oct. 4. This is one example of students posting on BeReal in class

Time to BeStudious

October 7, 2022
Senior Sadie Lund prepares to serve ball to opponent Wednesday Sep. 21. Park ended up winning the match 7-0.

Girls’ tennis dominates in blowout victory

September 23, 2022
Eighth-grader Guinevere Lee tries to stay hydrated May 12. Guinevere Lee is a middle schooler participating in high school track.

Staying safe in the summer heat

June 8, 2022
Seniors throw toilet paper on trees outside of the school as their senior prank. Other pranks by seniors included throwing water balloons and shooting water guns at underclassmen.

Senior prank leaves students divided

June 8, 2022
Sophomore Ella Nguyen prepares to hit the ball in sections against Armstrong. Park ended up winning 10-6.

Softball soars through sections

June 6, 2022
Esports coach Jake Utities talks to the team in preparation June 2. The team will be playing in the state finals June 4-5.

Esports team reaches state

June 5, 2022
Junior Sam Meyer hits a single in sections vs Armstrong. Park ended up winning 10-6.

Captains prepare for fall

June 2, 2022
Junior gets accepted into the Minnesota All State Jazz Band

Junior gets accepted into the Minnesota All State Jazz Band

June 1, 2022
Park players huddle with their Hopkins team during halftime.

Boys’ lacrosse merges with Hopkins

May 31, 2022
Junior Carter Degan defends the goal against Minneapolis. Hopkins-Park won 12-0 in a blowout victory.

Boys’ lacrosse dominates Minneapolis 

May 31, 2022
Fantasy sports perfect for sports fans

Fantasy sports perfect for sports fans

May 11, 2022
Seniors Oliver Smith, Tenzin Gyaldatsang, and Colin Canaday collaborate on a story April 22. Echo won the 2022 online pacemaker award for their website.

Echo receives 2022 NSPA Online Pacemaker Award

April 25, 2022
Disparities in NCAA tournament still remain

Disparities in NCAA tournament still remain

April 19, 2022
Benen Cotter swims the 100-Butterfly during senior night. The meet was their last home meet before sections.

Senior swimmers recognized at senior night

February 11, 2022
Senior captain Hiro Mckee swims the 100-yard butterfly Feb. 3. Parks next meet is 6:00 p.m. Feb. 8 at St. Louis Park High School.

Boys’ swimming prevails in close matchup

February 8, 2022
Natural Helpers members review the club’s plan for its upcoming Change to Chill week. Activities for the week will take place in the cafeteria Jan. 24 – 27.

Natural Helpers plans Change to Chill week

January 26, 2022
Park completes second straight overtime win

Park completes second straight overtime win

January 25, 2022
Sophomore Josh Middleton prepares to block a shot against Benilde-St. Margaret’s Jan. 22. Park lost 0-3.

In control of the goal

January 25, 2022
Senior Blake Anderson drives to the hoop to score the game winning basket against Orono Jan. 11. Anderson blocked a layup by Orono on the next play to clinch the win.

Park prevails in overtime thriller

January 12, 2022
Sophomores Asher Shertok, Jonah Kaufman, Isaac Israel and junior Eli Kaufman make dreidels at the Dec. 2 JSU meeting. Club members also ate snacks and learned about Hanukkah during the meeting.

JSU welcomes back members

December 27, 2021
Senior Blake Anderson drives to the net looking to make a basket. Athletes are not required to wear masks during practices and games, but they are recommended by the athletic department and MSHSL.

Buckets before the bell

December 7, 2021
Senior Ben Farley pushes Armstrong defender Jordan McClom Oct. 30. Farley averages 36 yards per game.

Football ends season in loss

November 10, 2021
Potential drone racing members watch adviser Mark Miller explain what drone racing is Oct. 13. Drone Racings next meeting is Oct. 27.

Drone racing suffers from low membership

October 26, 2021
SLP Streetwear members watch senior Cameron Delorme present his fall lookbook. SLP Streetwear members held various presentations at its third meeting Oct. 13.

SLP Streetwear hosts fall lookbook

October 26, 2021
Fair use from Dreamville Records

J. Cole’s ‘The Off-Season’ does not disappoint

June 11, 2021
Seniors sit in their rows for graduation rehearsal. Rehearsal was held at 12 p.m. June 8 at the field house.

[Photo] Graduation information

June 8, 2021
Fair use from HBO Max.

‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ exceeds expectations

April 29, 2021
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