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The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo
Izzy Leviton

Izzy Leviton, Special Projects Editor

Salutations! My name is Izzy and this iz my first year writing for the Echo.  Talents include:  sledding, bowling a 300 (and better than Jacob),  cooking a killer microwave mac and cheese, and breaking my own nose (PSA watch out for car doors). I enjoy eating gelato, peanut butter smoothies, and goldfish. My spirit animal is Dwight Schrute. You can find me in the At-large bathroom enjoying a spa day while eating Wakame sushi. My favorite rapper is Flo Rida.

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Junior Luke Boyum throws a pitch in the sixth inning after replacing senior pitcher and captain Riley Dvorak. Park played their first game against Edina on the turf field at the Edina Community Center.

Baseball loses 2-4 to Southwest

Mimi Fhima and Izzy Leviton
May 31, 2018
Senior captain Riley Dvorak tags out a runner at second base in Parks game against Benilde at CHS field. Park will play Southwest in their first sections game at Hopkins High School.

Baseball team prepares for first Section game

Izzy Leviton and Mimi Fhima
May 29, 2018
Senior Zach Listiak celebrates after getting a double in the early innings of Parks non-conference game April 12 against Edina.

Park sweeps Chaska in double-header

Mimi Fhima and Izzy Leviton
May 10, 2018
Freshman Erin Brousseau, in the white jersey, forechecks against Mary Gleason in the teams practice Feb 8.

Freshman commits to play collegiate hockey

Izzy Leviton
May 7, 2018
Junior Anthony Odens pitches the ball toward home plate during Parks game April 30 against Benilde St. Margarets.

Baseball game at CHS Field ends in disappointment

Mimi Fhima and Izzy Leviton
May 4, 2018
Junior Aaron Sledge positions himself to catch the ball at Parks away game against Robbinsdale Armstrong High School. Park lost to Armstrong 1-2.

Orioles to play at Saints’ stadium

Mimi Fhima and Izzy Leviton
April 30, 2018
Senior Zach Listiak high fives his teammates after he hit a home run during the second inning of the first game against Chanhassen on April 26.

Park, Chanhassen baseball split games

Mimi Fhima and Izzy Leviton
April 26, 2018
Senior captain Riley Dvorak slides into second base during Parks first regular season game against Edina. Park scored the first run of the game, but lost 3-1.

Baseball team schedules doubleheader

Mimi Fhima and Izzy Leviton
April 25, 2018
Senior captain Riley Dvorak slides into second base during Parks first regular season game against Edina. Park scored the first run of the game, but lost 3-1.

Baseball team remains positive, confident after loss

Mimi Fhima and Izzy Leviton
April 12, 2018
Freshman Katie Casey gets help from a Tria employee while she signs into her computer to get ready for concussion testing April, 6.

Athletes participate in concussion tests

Izzy Leviton
April 12, 2018
Senior commits to DePauw University

Senior commits to DePauw University

Mimi Fhima and Izzy Leviton
April 8, 2018
Shea Pekarek commits to play college baseball

Shea Pekarek commits to play college baseball

Mimi Fhima and Izzy Leviton
April 5, 2018
Riley Dvorak to apply baseball talent in college

Riley Dvorak to apply baseball talent in college

Mimi Fhima, Izzy Leviton, and
April 5, 2018
Ian Sandbo commits to Hamline University

Ian Sandbo commits to Hamline University

Mimi Fhima and Izzy Leviton
April 5, 2018
Integrative medicine unifies healing processes

Integrative medicine unifies healing processes

Alex Balfour and Izzy Leviton
March 22, 2018
Junior Eva Goldfarb speaks at the Protect Minnesota rally regarding recent school shootings and gun violence in our country, Feb. 22. Goldfarb spoke alongside senior Anna DuSaire at Thursdays rally.

Youth rally advocates gun reform

Izzy Leviton and Sophie Yarosh
February 26, 2018
STEP-UP is a program that finds internships for Minneapolis residents. STEP-UP is currently taking applications for students interested in participating for the program during the coming summer. All applications are due Feb 16.

STEP-UP open to applicants for summer internships

Izzy Leviton
February 11, 2018
Freshman Josie Briant performs her bars routine Jan. 7 at Park Center. Park gymnastics next meet will take place 6 p.m. Jan. 9 at home.

Gymnastics prepares for meet against Chaska-Chan

Alex Balfour, Hannah Leff, and Izzy Leviton
January 8, 2018
Opioid education should be thoroughly addressed at Park

Opioid education should be thoroughly addressed at Park

Izzy Leviton
December 21, 2017
Junior captain Savannah Romero attempts a “half on half off” vault at Park’s meet Dec. 15 against the Orono Spartans. The Orioles lost 127.05 to 129.65.

Gymnastics falls short to Orono

Alex Balfour, Hannah Leff, and Izzy Leviton
December 20, 2017
Senior SHEC president Philip Djerf leads a discussion on sexual education topics, including contraception.

Health professionals explain science behind birth control methods

Izzy Leviton
November 21, 2017
Drug policy confusion draws controversy

Drug policy confusion draws controversy

Alex Balfour, Izzy Leviton, and Hannah Leff
November 17, 2017
Senior film club president Ben Romain rehearses his role of Young Edward Bloom in the fall theater production Big Fish. Film club presidents all have roles in the play, preventing them from holding film club meetings.

Fall musical delays film club meeting

Alex Balfour, Hannah Leff, and Izzy Leviton
November 9, 2017
Band student teacher Sam Khwice conducts a performance during third hour band class Oct. 25.

Band student teacher brings new strengths to class

Alex Balfour and Izzy Leviton
October 26, 2017
Senior Ethan Rickert stands alongside band teacher Steven Schmidtz during one of their warmups at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. The walk took place Oct. 8. at the U.S. Bank Stadium.

Band plays at Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

Alex Balfour and Izzy Leviton
October 13, 2017
Film club discusses favorite movies during its first meeting Sept. 25. The club plans to meet biweekly to watch and analyze movies.

Film club begins second year

Alex Balfour, Hannah Leff, and Izzy Leviton
September 27, 2017
Junior Martha Walton flips through her yearbook to make sure everything looks OK. Yearbook distribution day occurred May 22 and 23.

Echowan distributes yearbook

Izzy Leviton and Samyu Yenamandra
May 24, 2017
A student volunteers in Fiji through the International Volunteer HQ. Senior Ian Juaire will be participating in the same gap year volunteer program to Fiji and South Africa.

Seniors choose gap year options

Max Bechtold, Izzy Leviton, and Nicole Sanford
May 24, 2017
Echowan editors practice distributing yearbooks during class on May 19. Yearbook distribution will take place in the auditorium foyer May 22 and May 23.

Echowan prepares for yearbook distribution

Izzy Leviton and Samyu Yenamandra
May 19, 2017
Chance the Rapper preforms at Rock the Garden June 2016. Chance returned to Minnesota and preformed May 12 at the Xcel Energy Center.

Review: Chance the Rapper’s ‘Be Encouraged Tour’ promotes self-confidence, individuality

Izzy Leviton
May 16, 2017
Eighth grader Maia Seidel wins award for hitting the ball closest to the pin on hole eight at the tournament style match May 10. The girls finished with a score of 225.

[Photo] Girls’ golf plays in tournament style match

May 15, 2017
Senior Simon Lewin, junior Mordechai Leahy and sophomore Will Erdmann gather around a computer while playing a game at a Park Tech meeting April 26.

Park Tech supplies technical support for community

Izzy Leviton and Samyu Yenamandra
April 27, 2017
Juniors Ryan Klaers, Jonny Sorenson and Skyler-Rudelius Palmer create mock yearbooks for the Echowan editor applications. The interview process began April 13 and will end April 24.

Echowan staffers prepare for editor position interviews

Izzy Leviton and Samyu Yenamandra
April 18, 2017
Junior Jackson Lochan cleans up at the end of a day of work at Blaze Pizza. The Blaze fundraiser will take place May 9 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Senior All Night Party strives to include all

Izzy Leviton
April 14, 2017
Sophomore Quiz Bowl members Aaron Kasic, Ayanna Nathan and Jenna Cook compete in final tournament Saturday, March 18 at Burnsville High School. Team members will compete at Nationals May 26-28.

Quiz Bowl reflects on performance at penultimate tournament

Izzy Leviton, Samyu Yenamandra
April 3, 2017
Photo Illustration by Emma Dietz

Distorted body image mirrored by media

Mimi Fhima and Izzy Leviton
March 23, 2017
Sophomore Quiz Bowl members Aaron Kasic, Ayanna Nathan, Jenna Cook and Sidney Hosfield practice on Tuesday, March 14 for their upcoming tournament Saturday, March 18 at Burnsville High School.

Quiz Bowl prepares for final in-state competition

Izzy Leviton and Samyu Yenamandra
March 17, 2017
Amanda Weinberg

Amanda Weinberg

Maddie Lund, Hanna Schechter, Samyu Yenamandra, and Izzy Leviton
March 8, 2017
Senior captain Audrey Scalici practices after school with the gymnastics team. The season ended with the selection of three new captains.

Meet the new gymnastics captains

Maddie Lund, Samyu Yenamandra, Izzy Leviton, and Hanna Schechter
March 8, 2017
Freshman Emily Ziessman practices with the Gymnastics team after school.

Injuries set back gymnastics team

Izzy Leviton, Maddie Lund, Hanna Schechter, and Samyu Yenamandra
March 6, 2017
Student band Dopeamine performs during the Feb. 16 pep fest previewing the upcoming Battle of the Bands. Dopeaminemembers and juniors Ben Romain, Liam Sivanich, Lukas Levin were joined by sophomore Martin Scalici for a one time performance during the pep fest. Battle of the Bands takes place Feb. 23 in the HS cafeteria at 7 p.m.

Battle of the Bands tradition lives on

Izzy Leviton
February 22, 2017
Juniors Caroline Green and Lukas Wrede stand under the Northern Lights. They both returned to Park in Dec. after spending the past semester at Conserve School.

Lukas Wrede returns from semester studying in Wisconsin wilderness

Izzy Leviton
February 18, 2017
Juniors Caroline Green and Lukas Wrede stand under the Northern Lights. They both returned to Park in Dec. after spending the past semester at Conserve School.

Junior returns from semester studying in Wisconsin wilderness

Izzy Leviton
February 13, 2017
How well do you know the gymnastics team?

How well do you know the gymnastics team?

Izzy Leviton, Maddie Lund, Hanna Schechter, and Samyu Yenamandra
February 13, 2017
Eyes on the prize: Sophomore Mary Fuentes performs her bar routine during a gymnastics meet Jan. 24 at home against Bloomington. Sections takes place noon Feb. 18 at Eden Prairie High School against all the teams in the Section.

Gymnasts prepare for Sections

Izzy Leviton and Samyu Yenamandra
February 9, 2017
Paisley Park opens for tours

Paisley Park opens for tours

Izzy Leviton and Samyu Yenamandra
January 12, 2017
Roots and shoots aims to expand to other Park schools

Roots and shoots aims to expand to other Park schools

Izzy Leviton
January 10, 2017
Club approval board accepts new applicants

Club approval board accepts new applicants

Izzy Leviton
December 9, 2016
Co-presidents Amira Stone and Vince Callahan lead discussion about student’s desires for Film Club Nov. 16.

Film Club accepting members

Izzy Leviton and Sam St. Clair
November 22, 2016
Special Education continues Cafe 159 ½

Special Education continues Cafe 159 ½

Izzy Leviton, Sammy Yenamanra, and Sophie Yarosh
November 14, 2016
Senior Danielle Patterson focuses on her schoolwork from the classes she takes at Normandale Community College.

PSEO provides advantages

Izzy Leviton
November 10, 2016

Student council organizes Hurricane Matthew relief

Izzy Leviton
October 27, 2016
Senior GSA members Tehya Latchman and Elise Bargman celebrated National Coming Out Day Oct. 11 with face paint, glitter and a flannel dress code. T

GSA celebrates National Coming Out Day

Izzy Leviton, Sophie Yarosh, and Samyu Yenamandra
October 16, 2016
Zosha Skinner seeks to start new club

Zosha Skinner seeks to start new club

Izzy Leviton, Sophie Yarosh, and Samyu Yenamandra
October 6, 2016
Fashion club activities

Fashion club activities

Izzy Leviton, Sophie Yarosh, and Samyu Yenamandra
September 26, 2016
36 Arts prepares for year

36 Arts prepares for year

Izzy Leviton, Sophie Yarosh, and Samyu Yenamandra
September 19, 2016
GSA sets goals for year

GSA sets goals for year

Izzy Leviton, Sophie Yarosh, and Samyu Yenamandra
September 11, 2016
Scott Meyers discusses his first year as principal. He shares some of his new goals for upcoming years as well as the goals he achieved this year.

Meyers reflects on year

Izzy Leviton
May 24, 2016
Used with permission from Cecelia Brown.

Freshman connects back to faith

Izzy Leviton
May 22, 2016
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