Debate team practices for upcoming tournament
Maggie Klaers and Emily Ziessman
November 3, 2019
As coach Aedan Helweg reflected on his time teaching the debate team, he explained how the club can be beneficial for other aspects of life. “Debate is awesome, it’s a great way to prepare for just about everything you can prepare for — college and your professional career,” Helweg said. ...
ACE seeks committed members
Gabriel Kaplan and Noah Orloff
October 28, 2019
At his first Architecture Construction Engineering meeting, freshman Asher Shertok said he hopes to develop relationships with his fellow team members and mentors. “I think the small group could be good,” Shertok said. “You get good one-on-one attention from the mentors and the teachers.” ...
French Club kicks off new year
October 24, 2019
After the first French Club meeting of the year, junior Maya Lee said she appreciated the opportunity to meet new people that French Club provided. “It was fun because I got to have a lot of conversations with people who I don’t usually get to talk to because we are in a lot of different classes,...
Drone racing program takes off
September 14, 2019
At Park’s drone racing program’s first meeting Sept. 11, senior Will Schweitering, the leader of the activity, said he hopes to turn drone racing into a club in order to spread the fun of the sport to more people. “We want to be a club, but it’s really just a way for us to come together and...
Quiz Bowl practices for Nationals
Carly Joseph, Izzy Kanne, and Samantha Klepfer
May 23, 2019
Senior Cailey Hansen-Mahoney said she and her teammates get ready to face the buzzer by doing more than just studying facts. “We’re continuing with our daily practices and then individual people are studying a lot more especially as a team. We have been doing a little fundraising as well,” Hansen-...
Roots and Shoots prepares for local outreach
Amaia Barajas, Jenna Cook, and Noah Orloff
February 11, 2019
Sophomore Roots and Shoots member Zoe Frank said Roots and Shoots currently has a responsibility to make sure the Climate Action Plan’s expectations are met. “We talked about new ways we can help implement solar energy and renewable sources, which will help achieve the Climate Action Plan’s...
Poetry slam stimulates talent
Dahlia Krebs, Mira Malka, and Ruthie Posada
December 6, 2018
Senior Nechama Buchbinder, president of 36 Arts, said her reason for having a poetry slam was to allow students to show off the art they have made. “This poetry slam and art share was really a good way for students to express themselves and share their art,” Buchbinder said. The 36 Arts club...
SHEC brainstorms topics to discuss
Marta Hill, Isabel Kjaer, and Noah Orloff
November 17, 2018
According to senior Cailey Hansen-Mahoney, the first Sexual Health Education Club meeting went well overall. “(The) turnout could have been a little better, but it’s a really busy time of the year and it was our first meeting,” Hansen-Mahoney said. According to Sexual Health Education Club (SHE...
Math Team competes at first meet of the season
November 12, 2018
When junior Math Team member Rafe Covin completed his events at the Math Team’s first meet of the season, he said he felt confident despite the meet’s difficulty. “I thought (the meet) went pretty well. The questions are usually pretty hard, and I got a couple right, so that was good,” Co...
New dance club teaches hip-hop
November 6, 2018
After hearing from staff members that students wanted a dance team, coach Tontiana Kendricks said she felt compelled to teach the dancers. “It was brought to my attention by staff at Park that there were students who were interested in creating a hip-hop dance team. The staff expressed the passion the ...
Approved clubs, activities this year
November 5, 2018
School administration approves final list of clubs for 2018-19 year
For the first time since 1946 the Minnesota State Fair will not open their gates for the summer of 2020, according to state fair general manager Jerry Hammer. “This isn’t a difficult decision....
In a statement posted by St. Louis Park Public Schools, Superintendent Astein Osei announced Wendy Loberg will fill the vacancy left by Principal Scott Meyers beginning in July. “In her past leadership...
Breaking down in tears of frustration was the only way senior Shayla Miller felt she could react after discovering that Gov. Tim Walz banned all in-person graduations in Minnesota due to COVID-19 for the...
Marta Hill, Isabel Kjaer, and Talia Lissauer
Protecting public health and economic stability was at the forefront of Gov. Tim Walz’s mind as he signed four Executive Orders May 13 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We believe that we...
