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The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

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The Echo

AP Calculus teacher Erik Ahlquist grades final tests Jan. 25. Ahlquist is part of the AP committee that makes the AP tests.

Ahlquist on the AP committee

Cole Denham January 30, 2024

How did you first start your journey to be on the AP (Advanced Placement) committee? I started grading the exam in 2006 and I've been a part of the AP reading, which is what it's called when you go and...

Even with many students missing, Erik Ahlquist’s math class was still full Sept. 15. Large class sizes make it difficult for some students to learn, and teachers to teach.

Students feel class-strophobic

Alyssa Johannes September 19, 2023

With the start of the new school year, sizes of classes like Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus and AP Pre-calculus have drastically increased, with some having upwards of 40 kids in one classroom. Students...

Too much stress after the tests

Too much stress after the tests

Eliah Fink May 17, 2023

Almost all of the AP and IB tests take place during the early weeks of May, so at Park, the school year still goes on nearly a month after the tests. A long-standing debate at many schools has to do with...

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