Inappropriate setting, time to represent school shooting
January 13, 2019
Filed under Opinion
This article has been changed Jan. 17 to correct errors. Echo apologizes for the mistakes. Park’s selection for the winter play, “The Amish Project” is based on a true story about the aftermath of a school shooting, which is not to be taken lightly. 2018 has the highest number of school shootings of ...
Music video motivates racial dialogue
June 5, 2018
Filed under Opinion
The image of Donald Glover shooting a hooded black person in the first few minutes of the music video “This is America” shook me. On May 5, the release of Glover’s song “This is America” helped many people see a real depiction of current events in America. The video touches on how so many...
Recent shootings cause increase in school security
May 21, 2018
Filed under Opinion Columns
In response to the many school shootings taking place around America, some schools have decided to take preventive measures. Hopkins, Southwest and Park have all acted differently to combat this issue, Park being the least active. Hopkins decided to implement door alarms to their school to ensure the securit...
Rally at Capitol calls for gun reform
Sofia Seewald and Isabel Kjaer
April 23, 2018
Filed under News
According to freshman Talia Lissauer, working to improve issues you deem important is vital to getting problems fixed. “My mom has always said, ‘if you find something that you don’t think is right, then you should do something about it. Don’t just sit back and watch it happen’,” Lissauer sa...
#Enough walkout empowers teen initiative
Annabella Strathman and Atticus Raasch
March 15, 2018
Filed under News, Showcase, Uncategorized
Four years after domestic gun violence left her an orphan, senior Carly Livingston said she decided to come forward and publicly share her story at the #Enough walkout rally.
Recent mass shootings increase mental health stigma
March 13, 2018
Filed under Opinion
The recent mass school shooting in Florida and the Trump administration’s response provokes many questions and debates exploring the correlation between mental illness and gun violence. According to The New York Times, the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida was one of the deadliest school shootings in the U.S...
Grace Farley, Abby Intveld, and Dani Orloff
As senior Sophia Davenport reflects on the surge of youth-led activism this past year, she said she believes it is important for student voice to be heard and acknowledged. “Since we can’t...
For senior Jack Ostrovsky, the government shutdown is more than simply a news headline. According to Ostrovsky, his father, a federal worker for the Internal Revenue Service, has been out of work for three...
Assistant coach Zach Strouts said despite the slow start the team showed potential throughout the third period. “I think the team had a good period where they competed because they wanted it more...
According to an email from District communications director Sara Thompson Jan. 15, high school students were evacuated from the building at 10 a.m. Jan. 15 due to an electrical fire in the cafeteria...
