New testing policy gives students options
February 10, 2020
Taking effect in the 2020-2021 school year, the American College Testing company decided to allow students throughout the nation to retake individual portions of the test for a lower price, according to testing coordinator Jami LaPray. “The company that runs ACT testing has decided that starting next ...
ACT free for juniors
February 6, 2020
Junior Ella Weinmann said the school offering a free ACT test for all students will create a higher college acceptance at Park. “I really appreciate (it)... I believe because you use the ACT to get into different colleges and other kinds of pathways after high school and it's nice that it's more...
ACT for juniors rescheduled to March
March 4, 2019
According to assistant testing coordinator Jami LaPray, the ACT test for juniors will take place March 12 at 8:20 a.m. in the Fieldhouse. LaPray said the date was changed because of the school cancellation on the scheduled test day Feb. 20. “It is the date that ACT designated as the makeup date,” LaP...
Math department plans test prep
January 10, 2019
According to math teacher Amanda Forsberg, as the ACT date for all juniors at Park quickly approaches, the math department is working to prepare students for the high-stakes test. “The last couple years when we’ve hit second semester we have done an ACT prep class in our precalculus and advance...
GSA provides safe space
Ethan Meisler and Sofie Geretz
December 10, 2018
According to junior and GSA co-president Anika Jamison, she joined the Gay Straight Alliance in order to positively change the school’s community. “I have been involved since the middle school, and I really wanted to make a change at Park,” Jamison said. “I wanted to make St. Louis Park fe...
Writing portion of ACT and SAT tests no longer required
October 9, 2018
According to the seniors’ guidance counselor Heidi Cosgrove, one reason colleges no longer require the ACT and SAT essay is due to the tests being fairly new and uninformative. “I think one of the reasons it has been optional by some schools is that it is such a subjective measurement. Colleges ...
Voter registration assembly to occur Sept. 26
September 25, 2018
According to sophomore Gabe Kaplan, the senior class will attend a voter registration assembly during their advisory class Sept. 26. “We are going to be talking with the seniors about how to register, why it’s important to vote and then we are going to have really interesting speakers who try...
How to prepare for testing
August 28, 2018
The start of another school year means standardized tests are right around the corner. Here is some helpful information to make sure you are prepared for the big tests. ...
Senior finds passion in mentoring
June 1, 2018
Senior IB diploma candidate Samyu Yenamandra said she knows that ACT testing is an anxious time for most students and wanted to do something to alleviate the stress. “I wanted to start because I had gotten tutored and it really helped me and it was really easy for me to do it because I had all of ...
ACT club advertises prizes
February 12, 2018
Junior co-president of Achieving Change Together Yonah Davis said he thought by involving companies like Muddy Paws Cheesecake and Ben and Jerry’s, he could inspire students to donate winter gear for STEP. “We just wanted to motivate students to bring in winter gear and help the community and...
Free ACT no longer available after this year
February 8, 2018
The ACT, a required test for most college acceptance, will no longer be free at Park starting next year. Not offering the free ACT at the school will put students who come from lower income families at a disadvantage — students who already have it hard enough will now have one more thing to worry abou...
2018 to be last year of free ACT
January 18, 2018
According to district director of assessment, evaluation and research Prachee Mukherjee, this February is the first year the state will not reimburse all students for the February ACT. “As of (this) spring, what the state has said is that it will reimburse all students who are eligible for free and r...
Gabriel Kaplan and Talia Lissauer
This story is updated as of 3:30 p.m. March 26. Earlier this month, Echo asked its Instagram followers to submit questions and we did our best to answer your concerns then, and we have reached out again...
Marta Hill, Gabriel Kaplan, Isabel Kjaer, and Talia Lissauer
During a conference call March 25, Gov. Tim Walz ordered all Minnesotans to limit their movement outside of their homes to protect those most at risk from the pandemic — this request includes an extension...
Park is having virtual dress codes over time away from school March 23- 27 because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The dress codes are being used to unite the community because distance learning has made it...
Due to school closures, St. Louis Park Public Schools will begin to deliver daily meals to students who rely on free and reduced lunch starting March 23. The meals, delivered by buses to 13 locations,...
