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The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

Juniors Henry Horstman-Olson and Jake Iverson relax during their AP Calculus class May 16. After AP tests students lose focus to work on classwork.

Pressure persists after AP tests

Will Carpenter June 6, 2024

Many students at Park take AP classes, meaning most of them take the AP test for those classes in May. AP tests create a lot of stress and put pressure on the students to do well because they can get college...

Graphic by Rowan Jansen

Stress before the celebration

Taylor Voigt, Copy Editor April 30, 2024

Park’s student council recently began releasing details about this year’s prom, one being the date: Saturday, May 11. Early to mid-May dates are very typical for prom, but with many juniors and seniors...

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...

AP European History teacher Greg Goddard teaches about the Russian Revolution March 20. Students prepare for incoming AP exams in May.

AP testing creeps around the corner

Ari Lissauer and Tyler Eoff March 23, 2023

As Advanced Placement tests begin in May, many students said they are already beginning to prepare and teachers are offering studying options. AP Psychology teacher Emily Renhak says her favorite study...

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