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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

Senior tennis player Micheal Schneider serves ball Oct. 4. The seniors play on Parks tennis courts a few times a week.

Tennis players lead to parking lot issue

Zara Fakier October 7, 2023

At the end of the 2022-2023 school year, a parking lot issue came to students' attention. A group of older men playing tennis on Park’s school tennis courts started to affect students. The men taking...

The student parking lot at Park is in disarray due to excessive snowfall and ice on March 20. Students are having a difficult time entering and exiting the parking lot.

Slippery slope for parking

Jamar Hester Jr and Cole Denham March 27, 2023

Due to recent winter storms, many students said they reported issues with parking. As the lot has been filling up quicker, they said they resorted to parking on the streets. Sophomore Ryan Moran said that...

Parking passes inequitable

Abby Keller March 16, 2022

This school year, students were encouraged to not take buses to school due to COVID-19 and instead asked to drive or find rides. Driving to school is a huge expense for many students due to gas, and in...

Photo illustration by Abby Meisler. Senior Tobias Khabie attempts to back out of a parking spot Feb. 10. After no enforcement during the first semester, students were given warnings on the first day of the second semester for parking without valid permits.

Parking passes cause concern

Tobias Khabie, Noah Leventhal, and Alex Geretz February 22, 2022

On the first day of second semester, senior Shira Hanovich was greeted with what she called a not-so-welcome surprise when she found a warning on her windshield for not having an updated permit. “I...

Photo illustration by Emily Ziessman. Park students will receive a $25 refund for second semester parking passes, according to 6425 News May 15. Money will be returned via credit card or mail.

Park issues parking pass refunds

Marta Hill May 18, 2020

According to 6425 News May 15, students who purchased a second semester parking pass will receive a $25 refund.  “If you purchased the permit online with a credit card, your refund has been returned...

Office Assistant Jennifer Thomas works with senior Ellen Poulter to solve issues with getting a parking pass Jan. 27. Starting spring semester of 2020, parking passes are sold online only.

New online system implemented for purchasing parking passes

Sofie Geretz January 31, 2020

Park has implemented a new system of purchasing parking passes for the spring semester, replacing in-person transactions to an online alternative. Although there were issues in the beginning, senior...

Junior Rodo Abdullah looks at the parking pass guidelines online. This is the first semester Park has sold parking permits online.

Parking passes for second semester move to online sales

Kate Schneider January 10, 2020

When purchasing her parking permit this fall, junior Greta Kulevsky said she felt inconvenienced by the line. However, she looks forward to the possible benefits of online sales. “I had to get up really...

A parking pass hangs from Park students car in the student lot. Students can buy their parking passes in the student office for $50.

Parking passes continue to sell

Abby Intveld and Sofia Seewald October 13, 2018

When senior Danny Hunegs received his license this past week, he was doubtful he’d acquire a pass. “Someone told me they were still selling the passes so I went in to just ask, I didn’t expect...

Saint Louis Park High School open on Jan. 23 after Minneapolis snow emergency.

Snow emergency leaves students struggling to get home

Esther Gendler and Avia Kaner-Roth January 24, 2018

With finals approaching, senior Skie Ashford said she was frustrated when the Jan. 22 snow quadrupled her commute home from school. “I missed work, and I have a lot of responsibility on my hands,”...

Photo Illustration by Brooklyn Donalson

Drivers irritated by lack of space

Lukas Levin November 16, 2017

As parking lot monitor Mary Quinn makes her rounds through the gravel-paved field of cars, she notices the inequalities many student drivers face when trying to park. “If (students) pay for a permit...

Photo illustration by Hannah Leff.

Parking passes do not guarantee spot

November 3, 2017

Students who wish to park in the student lot must purchase a $50 parking pass at the beginning of each semester. Because students without passes park in the student lot, students who purchased a pass...

A parking violation warning lies under a car's windshield wipers in the student parking lot.

Students react to lack of parking passes

Sophie Yarosh February 1, 2017

Senior Sam Baer said she didn’t believe her friends that parking passes were sold out, so she was surprised when she walked into the Student Office and learned there weren’t any left. Baer said...

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