The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

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

The “Clouds Choir” for a Cause was an event held Dec. 8. Thousands of people gathered in the Huntington Bank Rotunda at the Mall of America to sing Zach’s Sobiech’s “Clouds.”

It’s always sunny above the ‘Clouds’

Anna Williams December 16, 2023

On Dec. 11, 2014, my parents told my sister and I that we were attending an event at the Mall of America called the “Clouds Choir” for a Cause. Being young, I did not understand the significance of...

Sophomore Jacy Demcisak shaves her head to support childhood cancer research. Demcisak has shaved her head every year for the last four years.

Sophomore goes bald to raise awareness of childhood cancer 

Harris Keekley April 24, 2020

Why do you shave your head? I shave my head because my brother's best friend, who was also really close to me, passed away from childhood cancer. His mother and his family still do it and my brother...

Pink T-shirts available for purchase at the St. Louis Park Fire Station 1. The shirts cost $20 and are being sold in support of breast cancer awareness.

Fire department raises money for cancer awareness

Gabriel Kaplan November 25, 2019

John Wolff, St. Louis Park’s deputy fire chief, said he believes the fire department’s pink T-shirt sales — which support the local Jane Brattain Breast Center — will make a positive impact on...

Library media specialist Ellen George was diagnosed with stage four uterine cancer in 2005. George reflects on her battle to beat the disease.

Ellen George, cancer survivor

Nietzsche Deuel February 21, 2018

Book club adviser and library media specialist Ellen George said she vividly recalls her initial surprise after being diagnosed with stage four uterine cancer in 2005. “It was a surprise because I...

Senior Ethan Rickert stands alongside band teacher Steven Schmidtz during one of their warmups at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. The walk took place Oct. 8. at the U.S. Bank Stadium.

Band plays at Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

Alex Balfour and Izzy Leviton October 13, 2017

Surrounded by pink ribbons and a high energy atmosphere, senior Ethan Rickert, whose mother passed away from breast cancer last summer, felt a personal tie to the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk...

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