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The Echo

Park students in junior English class are given a study hall to do their work on May 29. Substitutes have recently become a common occurrence in classrooms.

Year end attendance slims

Annika Koch June 1, 2024

With less than two weeks left in the school year it seems that not only students' attendance in school has been decreasing, but also the teachers. For a variety of reasons, teachers have not been able...

Support means success

Support means success

Anna Williams September 26, 2023

Throughout my life, I have been an athlete, training on a soccer field or in a gymnastics club. Focusing on the tactics and technicality of soccer or the artistry and composition of gymnastics routines,...

Newly-enforced attendance policies work against us

Johanna Kaplan March 30, 2023

In an attempt to increase attendance, Park administrators decided to clamp down on their rule book. Although no new protocols were established, students are only now being made aware of an important attendance...

Mya Stanberry March 30, 2023

When students don’t attend class it can cause declining grades, which results in students struggling with work. Being in class is important because having an education is a privilege, and unless you...

Lilly Fandel-Thompson March 29, 2023

As a current junior, I feel I have experienced high school in its truest form after being in school through the pandemic, and then relearning how to be a high school student in person. I personally believe...

Hallway resets instituted again at Park.

Hallway resets instituted again at Park.

Serena Bovee December 7, 2022

According to  the 6425 news and the park connection slides hallway resets are going to be starting up again at Park., attempting to curtail tardies and absences from classes. Park has put this into effect...

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

After not being able to meet last year due to COVID-19, Jewish Student Union (JSU) adviser Mindy Daitchman said this year had gotten off to a slow start.  “We weren’t able to start at the beginning...

Sophomore Ella Wasvick sets up to work on her assignments during first hour in the cafeteria Feb. 25. Park is continuing to push the importance of students utilizing asynchronous time for getting help and doing work.

Cohort A, B required to attend asynchronous classes

Talia Lissauer and Adam Gips March 1, 2021

All students in Cohorts A and B will need to go to asynchronous classes on their in-person days, even if online, according to assistant principal Jessica Busse.  “The problem is when we got rid of...

Junior Clayton Horstman-Olson holds the door at the entrance of the school Dec. 20. Winter break for the 2019-2020 school year was Dec. 21 - Jan. 1.

Attendance numbers low following break

Marta Hill, Isabel Kjaer, and Kaia Myers January 7, 2020

After returning to school two days earlier than previous years, freshman Wilton Bomsta said he felt the time in school wasn’t worth it. “I didn’t really like it because I don’t feel like we...

The A3 girls' bathroom is one of the bathrooms available for student use in the building. The 2019-2020 school year updated bathroom practice restricts students from using the bathroom to only during passing time.

New administration procedures prove successful

Kaia Myers, Marta Hill, and Isabel Kjaer December 4, 2019

As Principal Scott Meyers reflected on the new attendance practices the administration put into place for the 2019-2020 school year, he said he’s seen positive results.  “Some of the practices...

Senior Sophia Davenport jokes with administrator Jennifer Thomas in the student office. According to Assistant Principal Jessica Busse, only seniors are able to leave the school during lunch and they need to return through the student office or cafeteria showing their student ID.

Administration reevaluates attendance, cell phone use

Abby Intveld and Dani Orloff September 16, 2018

According to Assistant Principal Jessica Busse, after analyzing last year’s attendance data, the new administration felt they needed to solve the issues the data presented. “When (Todd) Goggleye...

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