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The Echo
The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

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Aidan Shafton

Aidan Shafton, Managing Editor

Hey everyone! My name is Aidan, I’m a senior, this year is my fourth year on Echo and I’m one of the Managing Editors! When I’m not doing Echo stuff I’m probably playing ultimate frisbee or watching my favorite sports teams.

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Crushing the competition at state

Crushing the competition at state

Aidan Shafton
May 31, 2024

Ultimate Frisbee mic’d up

Aidan Shafton
May 30, 2024
Sophomore Salvatore Lien falls to the ground after a collision with an opposing player Oct. 13, 2023. The frequent head-on collisions in contact sports like football raise concerns.

Head injuries hit hard

Aidan Shafton and Eliah Fink
March 8, 2024
Cable? Never heard of her.

Cable? Never heard of her.

Aidan Shafton
January 24, 2024
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‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ gets a green light

Aidan Shafton
December 15, 2023
History teacher Emma Engebretson grades homework Oct. 23. Park instituted an 80/20 grading model that makes summative assignments worth 80% of students’ grades.

Reactions to new grading policies split 50/50

Aidan Shafton and Alicia Mainjeni
October 27, 2023
Junior Josh Middleton pitches the ball May 30. The baseball team ended up winning the game to continue farther into sections.

Baseball sinks South

Aidan Shafton and Owen Mccolgan
June 5, 2023
Junior Geiber Silva runs towards first base after batting 7.00 p.m May 19. Park defeated its rival school with a score of 7-3.

Baseball bounces back, beats Benilde

Aidan Shafton and Noah Leventhal
May 21, 2023
Senior Andruw Vela winds up for pitch May 12. Park dedicated this game to fundraising for ALS research.

Baseball holds ‘Strike Out ALS’ night

Aidan Shafton and Cole Taylor
May 15, 2023
Senior Andruw Vela pitches in the last inning May 3. Park ended up winning the game 3-2.

Baseball defeats local rival

Ari Lissauer and Aidan Shafton
May 5, 2023
Senior Axel Abrahamson at a student council meeting on March 22. Park plans to make an enrollment fee for clubs in the upcoming year.

Pay to participate

Crystal Diaz and Aidan Shafton
April 11, 2023
Sophomore Finn Berry swims the 200 IM at sections Feb. 25. Park is sending two individual swimmers and three relays to state March 2-4.

Boys’ swimming successful at sections

Aidan Shafton
February 27, 2023
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‘You People’ is hilarious but predictable

Aidan Shafton
February 14, 2023
Freshman Colin Foy swims the 100 breaststroke Feb. 9. The boys’ team beat Waconia 52-42 Thursday.

Winning ways return versus Wildcats

Aidan Shafton and Noah Leventhal
February 10, 2023
Junior Sofia Jerney and sophomore Isaiah Brown browse through the books in the St. Louis Park Library. The library recently reopened and provides a welcoming space for students to check out books and study.

Back to the books

Aidan Shafton
January 25, 2023
7th grader Luis Dominguez swims backstroke vs Jefferson Jan. 12. Park ended up winning the meet 51-42.

Complication, frustration, celebration

Aidan Shafton, Noah Leventhal, Eliah Fink, and Alex Geretz
January 19, 2023
Students work on assignments in IB History HL. There has been recent discussions by the district over the lack of diversity in advanced classes at Park.

[Photo] Advanced classes for the masses

January 30, 2023
Crowd gathers for drinking and music during the 2022 Luminary Loppet. This year's Loppet will take place Feb. 18.

City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival preview

Aidan Shafton and Eliah Fink
January 17, 2023
Boys’ swimming wins division at invitational meet

Boys’ swimming wins division at invitational meet

Aidan Shafton, Eliah Fink, Alex Geretz, and Noah Leventhal
January 11, 2023
Used with permission by Anna Turcotte

Lodging at Lutsen

Eliah Fink, Noah Leventhal, Aidan Shafton, and Alex Geretz
December 18, 2022
Sophomore Magnus Smith completes his race Dec. 15. The boys' swim team beat Hopkins Thursday.

Park swims lengths ahead of Hopkins

Aidan Shafton, Noah Leventhal, Alex Geretz, and Eliah Fink
December 16, 2022
Boys’ swimming begins practice with laps. The season starts Dec. 15.

Boys’ swimming readies for new season

Alex Geretz, Noah Leventhal, Eliah Fink, and Aidan Shafton
December 9, 2022
New art teacher paints a future with Park

New art teacher paints a future with Park

Aidan Shafton
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

Aidan Shafton, Noah Leventhal, and Eliah Fink
October 13, 2022
Lex Lee posting his BeReal Oct. 4. This is one example of students posting on BeReal in class

Time to BeStudious

Aidan Shafton
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

Noah Leventhal, Aidan Shafton, and Alex Geretz
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

Aidan Shafton
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

Aidan Shafton
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

Alex Geretz, Aidan Shafton, and Noah Leventhal
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

Aidan Shafton, Alex Geretz, and Noah Leventhal
June 5, 2022
Junior Sam Meyer hits a single in sections vs Armstrong. Park ended up winning 10-6.

Captains prepare for fall

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

Junior gets accepted into the Minnesota All State Jazz Band

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

Boys’ lacrosse merges with Hopkins

Alex Geretz, Noah Leventhal, and Aidan Shafton
May 31, 2022
Junior Carter Degan defends the goal against Minneapolis. Hopkins-Park won 12-0 in a blowout victory.

Boys’ lacrosse dominates Minneapolis 

Aidan Shafton, Alex Geretz, and Noah Leventhal
May 31, 2022
Fantasy sports perfect for sports fans

Fantasy sports perfect for sports fans

Aidan Shafton
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

Aidan Shafton
April 25, 2022
Disparities in NCAA tournament still remain

Disparities in NCAA tournament still remain

Aidan Shafton
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

Lilia Gonzalez, Zoe Ziessman, Aidan Shafton, and Najma Hussein
February 11, 2022
Senior captain Hiro Mckee swims the 100-yard butterfly Feb. 3. Park's next meet is 6:00 p.m. Feb. 8 at St. Louis Park High School.

Boys’ swimming prevails in close matchup

Aidan Shafton, Lilia Gonzalez, and Zoe Ziessman
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

Adam Gips and Aidan Shafton
January 26, 2022
Park completes second straight overtime win

Park completes second straight overtime win

Aidan Shafton
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

Aidan Shafton
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

Aidan Shafton
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

Adam Gips and Aidan Shafton
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

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

Football ends season in loss

Aidan Shafton
November 10, 2021
Potential drone racing members watch adviser Mark Miller explain what drone racing is Oct. 13. Drone Racing's next meeting is Oct. 27.

Drone racing suffers from low membership

Adam Gips and Aidan Shafton
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

Adam Gips and Aidan Shafton
October 26, 2021
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J. Cole’s ‘The Off-Season’ does not disappoint

Aidan Shafton
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

Shaydi Falcon
June 8, 2021
Fair use from HBO Max.

‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ exceeds expectations

Aidan Shafton
April 29, 2021
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