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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Staff Editorial: Name changes are beneficial

January 18, 2024

In the past few years, many schools, lakes and statues have gotten rid of their names, or the names have been altered due to the offensive history that goes along with them. For example, Lake Calhoun,...

Updated signs replace former Lake Calhoun signs and advocate for Native American heritage. New signs were placed Jan. 29.

State renames Minneapolis lake

Samantha Klepfer February 14, 2018

On the morning of Jan. 29, signs with only the name Bde Maka Ska replaced old ones at Lake Calhoun, officially changing the name of the biggest lake in Minneapolis, according to the Star Tribune. Newly...

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