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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

Choir teacher John Myszkowski plays piano during one of his final classes at Park May 30. Myszkowski has been teaching for over 30 years and is now retiring.

Mr. Myszkowski is leaving on a high note

Morgan Grefe June 2, 2025

After more than 30 years of teaching at Park, choir director John Myszkowski will be retiring after this year. In recognition of his service, Tim Walz (Governor of Minnesota) and Peggy Flanagan (Lieutenant...

Senior Declan Gaines (Marius) comforts senior Karen Dworsky (Éponine) in an emotional scene of Les Misérables March 13. The choir musical is performed every year by students to fundraise for their activities.

Les Misérables takes its final bow

Skye Richardson March 24, 2025

Park’s choir performance of Les Misérables closed its doors March 15, rounding out two weekends of profound, emotional performances from choir students. Park honored choir teacher John Myszkowski, who...

Park students sang at the yearly tenor-bass choir festival on Sept. 30. Along with them were other Minnesota high school students.

All about that tenor and that bass

Madi Abelson October 4, 2024

Every year, Park hosts a tenor-bass choir festival with other schools. While the guest conductor of the festival changes, this year's guest conductor was G. Phillip Shoultz III, who conducted this festival...

Used with permission by John Myszkowski

Choir takes a trip cross country

Ryan Moran, Staffer May 14, 2024

Park choir got invited by National Choirs of America to sing at Carnegie Hall in New York City along with 15 other choirs. The Carnegie Hall is known for hosting some of the top music talent in the world,...

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...

Second hour choir sings Sept. 27. The choir class had to move to a classroom due to the construction on the school.

Moving Music

Jeremy Eichten October 1, 2023

Park is undergoing construction and renovations on the building this year, and there are a variety of changes that are being made to adjust to this construction. One of these changes is due to the music...

Senior Rose Huse sings along with fellow choir members at the choir concert. The choir concert was held Oct. 27 in the fieldhouse.

Choir performs first concert of the year

Ashley Reyes November 3, 2022

Park’s choir sang at their first concert of the year Oct. 27. Instead of the high schoolers singing solo, the middle schoolers joined in next to them. According to choir teacher John Myszkowski, despite...

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