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

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Upcoming election leaves voters with few options

Will Carpenter, Staffer February 29, 2024

With the 2024 presidential election approaching, the number of candidates for Democratic and Republican nominees remains small. In past elections, both parties have had many different candidates that each...

Don Samuels runs against Ilhan Omar

Don Samuels runs against Ilhan Omar

Jaiden Leary December 3, 2023

As the election season comes in full swing around the country for representatives, there is no exception for Minnesota. Progressive candidate Ilhan Omar, who has been Minnesota's congressman since 2019,...

Community memberrs voted in the Park High School activity center on Nov. 7. The Park election happened last week.

Park’s precinct prevails

Ruby Viot November 13, 2023

For the past couple of years, Park’s high school has been a voting precinct for the community to use. This year the polls opened Nov. 7 in the activity center. With the construction, Park voters had...

National Honor Society students pose with their certificates on (Date) to celebrate their induction into the program. At the induction ceremony, junior Anna Turcotte was selected as next years NHS president.

Passing the torch to new leaders

Serena Bovee June 2, 2023

As the current school year comes to a close the National Honors Society is beginning to cycle through its leadership. According to the NHS director Lindsey Meyer, their current leaders are graduating and...

Social Studies teacher Emily Rennhak owns a pride flag in her classroom C371. It shows support for Leigh Finke and the rest of the LGBT+ community.

Minnesota’s first openly transgender legislator elected

Jesse Belen November 28, 2022

Eligible voters went to local voting sites to cast their ballots on Election Day, Nov. 8. The people in district 66a — which consists of the cities St. Paul, Lauderdale, Falcon Heights and Roseville...

Signs direct voters to wear masks at Westwood Church Nov 2. Voters cast their ballots in school board and City Council races.

City Election Results

Oliver Smith November 5, 2021

The city of St. Louis Park held local elections Nov. 2. The races for Wards 1, 2 and 4 seats were uncontested, and Sue Budd got 43 percent of votes for Ward 3. However, since Budd didn’t reach 50 percent...

Going maskless is freeing

Going maskless is freeing

Gabriel Kaplan June 1, 2021

I knew the pandemic was coming to an end when she sneezed into my mouth. I had just finished shopping at Costco. She was the cashier and I was the customer, both vaccinated and both maskless. We were...

President-elect is a step in the right direction

President-elect is a step in the right direction

Sophia Curran-Moore November 16, 2020

The day Joseph Biden was elected President, one of my neighbors marched down the street waving an American Flag. Shortly afterward, most of my block joined her. Celebratory music blasted, people danced,...

Kamala Harris creates hope for all

Kamala Harris creates hope for all

Molly Schochet November 15, 2020

Growing up, I have been lucky enough to have a family full of strong women who have helped me become one. They encouraged me to do whatever I put my mind to. As a white person, I had the privilege of growing...

Elise Anderson, pictured above, gets involved with politics.

Senior runs for Twitter senate

Sophia Curran-Moore October 8, 2020

Senior Elise Anderson is running for a Minnesota Senate seat in the Twitter election. She said she decided to run to get more involved in the political Twitter community, as well as for enjoyment. “I...

Senior Gavin Charpentier signs a voter registration application during the national high school walkout  March 14, 2018.

How to… Mail-in Ballot

Shaydi Falcon September 30, 2020

This is a step-by-step on how to get a mail-in ballot. The infographic goes through how to apply for a ballot, all the way to sending the ballot back.

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