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The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

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The Echo

Expectations vs reality of the senior season

Expectations vs reality of the senior season

Modesty Manion January 26, 2024

Many high school athletes have been participating in their respective sports for a large portion of their lives. Especially now that middle schoolers are allowed to be on high school teams, a student-athlete...

Finding the perfect fit

Finding the perfect fit

Rowan Jansen January 25, 2024

A lot of athletes play both high school sports and club sports. I play both club softball and high school softball. On the surface they are the same thing, but when one digs a little deeper into the meaning...

The sad state of men's mental health

The sad state of men’s mental health

Gabriel Fink December 17, 2023

TW Men’s mental health is an often overlooked societal issue. This seemingly obvious issue is less obvious than it might seem at first, with many people being ignorant of its existence or denying...

Hopkins Park girls hockey players take a trip to Silver Bay, MN, Dec. 8. They visited Black Beach as a team bonding hike.

How team bonding can improve Park’s sports teams

Kayleigh Bishop December 11, 2023

For a lot of students at Park, sports are an important part of our lives. Along with joining a sports team, you are also joining a community. Everyone has a different experience within these communities,...

Screening ‘Screenagers’: significant or shallow?

Screening ‘Screenagers’: significant or shallow?

Noah Leventhal November 25, 2023

In an era where technology constantly influences our lives, it's important to talk about the issues teenagers face. Park recently showed "Screenagers: Under the Influence" to all Park Connections classes,...

Life after early action

Life after early action

Modesty Manion November 8, 2023

For many Park seniors, the college application season of Aug. 1 through Feb. 15 is extremely stressful. Juggling school, extracurriculars and a social life is hard enough, so finishing extra essays and...

Can someone sell out in 2023?

Can someone sell out in 2023?

Modesty Manion October 24, 2023

Recently, Taylor Swift announced she will be rereleasing her 2014 album “1989.” If you follow Swift’s Instagram, you’ve surely seen that the album is coming out on vinyl and CD in many different...

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NHL 24 breaks ice

Fisher Christopher October 13, 2023

NHL 24 is the ultimate hockey gaming experience. The new release of NHL 24 on Oct 6 is already off to an amazing start. They already have had huge improvements to things such as the graphics, controls...

June starts beginning of pride month

June starts beginning of pride month

Caedon Exsted June 5, 2023

June is Pride month, a time when the LGBTQ+ community and its allies come together to celebrate love, diversity and equality. Pride month is an opportunity to raise awareness about the struggles and challenges...

Senior Rachel Katzovitz recieves her cap and gown May 24. The seniors' last day is June 2, and they will be graduating June 6 at the stadium.

Staff Editorial: High school survival guide

May 26, 2023

High school is notoriously difficult to navigate, and it’s easy to look back with both a sense of nostalgia and regret. The Echo seniors collaborated to create a list of tips that we wish we knew going...

The moral dilemma of good music, bad person

The moral dilemma of good music, bad person

Modesty Manion April 1, 2023

Nobody’s perfect. Even the rich and famous, those we put on pedestals and believe they can do no wrong can, in fact, do wrong. But at what point should you stop supporting an artist? Is it okay to continue...

Newly-enforced attendance policies work against us

Johanna Kaplan March 30, 2023

In an attempt to increase attendance, Park administrators decided to clamp down on their rule book. Although no new protocols were established, students are only now being made aware of an important attendance...

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