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The Echo

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The Echo

Not all classes are equal

Not all classes are equal

Madi Abelson May 8, 2025

Some classes Park offers have prerequisites, although some classes don’t require them. The requirement should depend on what course it is. If the class is math, for example, algebra should be a required...

Time to take action

Time to take action

Jonah Schwab April 8, 2025

Action Wednesday was thirty minutes at the end of the day where teachers would host a particular niche. These niches ranged from board games to The British Baking Show. Action Wednesday was a time for...

Selective service is too selective

Selective service is too selective

Gabriel Fink April 7, 2025

Recently, I turned 18, as many Park seniors did or will. Aside from the obvious becoming an adult and being able to vote, it's not all that different from being 17. We had to register to vote, convert...

Classes that should be added to Park

Classes that should be added to Park

Gavin Tombers March 27, 2025

After high school, many students have different opportunities and options they can choose from for their career path and for their future. Many students struggle with choosing careers and aren't prepared...

IB Diploma: value in question

IB Diploma: value in question

Nicholas Garrett March 11, 2025

International Baccalaureate (IB) candidate assessments are underway, which is part of the Diploma Programme (DP) curriculum available at Park. There are a number of requirements for a student to achieve...

Navigating next year's classes

Navigating next year’s classes

Jonah Schwab February 6, 2025

With class registration around the corner, students have to start thinking about the classes they want to take next year. Many questions go through their head, such as “How difficult is the class?”...

High school counselor Heidi Cosgrove goes over the requirements for PSEO (Post-Secondary Education Options) March 5. Sophomores who are considering enrolling in PSEO can sign up for informational meetings with the counselors.

PSEO puzzles plague Park

Ryan Steinberg, Staffer March 14, 2024

With class registration happening, students have to think about their plan for the next school year. While students have many tough choices to make, one of the largest is the choice of PSEO (Post Secondary...

Junior counselor Heidi Gosgrove explains new classes to students Feb. 13. Students are getting prepared to select their upcoming year's classes.

The time for registration begins

Isaac Schulman, Staffer March 3, 2024

As semester two begins and March approaches, students need to register for the 2024-2025 school year to indicate their preferred classes. This can be a stressful time for some, but most are excited to...

Pre-voting registration for teens brings new opportunities

Pre-voting registration for teens brings new opportunities

Matthew Plant November 8, 2023

In June 2023, the Minnesota State Legislature passed a bill that allows for teenagers aged 16 and 17 to pre-register for voting. While this bill does not allow them to partake in voting at elections, it...

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New Pre-registration for teens in Minnesota

Jaiden Leary November 7, 2023

The most recent legislative cycle in Minnesota passed The Democracy For The People Act: a bill that aims to help further voter accessibility in Minnesota. Among all of the legislative items in the bill,...

High school student advocate Jami Lapray prepares for students to continue registering for AP testing.

AP registration date changes

Molly Schochet October 21, 2019

Sophomore Jacqueline Demcisak said the new Advanced Placement fall registration ending Oct. 15 means Advancement Placement courses are more of a commitment and more pressure. “You are locked into...

Vote: Civil Rights leader Dr. Josie Johnson speaks to the senior class at the voter registration assembly Sept. 26. Johnson encouraged seniors to keep her legacy alive by voting.

Assembly inspires voter registration

Abby Intveld and Dani Orloff October 11, 2018

After decades of fighting for her right to vote, Civil Rights Leader Dr. Josie Johnson said she urges students to utilize this Fifteenth Amendment right.

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