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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

Patra Bakalars and Coralee Arnolds pay for school lunch Sep. 29. In the 2022-2023 school year school lunch is no longer free.

Munching on lunch is costing a bunch

Noah Leventhal October 13, 2022

As we emerge from the pandemic, changes are being made everywhere. Mask restrictions have dropped, social distancing is no more and schedule changes are prevalent now more than ever. One of the more important...

Classroom connection reappears in distance learning

Classroom connection reappears in distance learning

Aisha Hersi March 6, 2021

Through the screen of my computer, I could see the bubbling excitement on my teachers’ faces as they welcomed students back to hybrid learning on Feb. 22. Their enthusiastic moods radiated onto me, giving...

Makers of childhood toy create diversity

Makers of childhood toy create diversity

Tamar Gewirtz October 30, 2019

As the world progresses in our understanding and inclusion of diversity, companies have been adjusting to new societal standards. It has been stepping up their game to show their support and encourage...

Sophomore Marissa Boettcher bunts the ball during an indoor practice April 15. Park softballs current record is 0-1.

Softball faces multiple weather challenges

Claire Bargman April 16, 2019

Softball coach Kristin Johnson said that games in cold weather can become more of a mental block than a physical challenge. “Both sides are in the same situation,” Johnson said. “So then it becomes...

Switching it up: Sophomores Lily Metzler and Kate Gage laugh after receiving their
lunches. Next semester there will be a schedule change in which “students will see which lunch they have on their schedule, which doesn’t really change anything except it’ll be on the (physical) schedule,” Busse said.

Administration reflects on attendance, schedules

Abby Intveld and Dani Orloff January 31, 2019

Looking at her tardies from first semester, sophomore Fadumo Abdi said she believes the attendance policy allows students to decrease absences in the future. “Sometimes I don’t follow the attendance...

Controversial changes affect orchestra class

Controversial changes affect orchestra class

Evelyn Nelson, Writer September 28, 2017

This article has been changed to correct errors. Echo apologizes for the mistakes. Walking into orchestra class for me has always felt inviting, relieving and especially fun. However, walking into...

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