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

Are we defined by the silencing of faith?

Are we defined by the silencing of faith?

Anna Williams, News Editor March 4, 2024

Faith is of the utmost importance to me. As a child, it was instilled in me through the education I had and the people I surrounded myself with. Attending a Catholic elementary school, I remember being...

Sophomore Fethia Omer puts a hijab on junior Tamara Smith. World Hijab Day was celebrated during lunch on Feb. 1.

World Hijab Day of modesty

Alicia Mainjeni February 4, 2024

World Hijab Day is an annual event meant to encourage women of all backgrounds to wear and experience the hijab. On Feb. 1, this day of recognition was introduced at Park. During lunchtime, students had...

Religious tolerance absent on social media

Religious tolerance absent on social media

Anna Williams February 28, 2023

As many people do, I enjoy watching awards shows and going to concerts. It is humbling to see artists being recognized for their contributions to the music industry and watch all of the greats perform...

Lack of religious holiday acknowledgement is appalling

Lack of religious holiday acknowledgement is appalling

Jacob Khabie December 3, 2021

I missed six out of the first 16 days of my senior year. It was not because I was sick, quarantined or just lazy. It was because of the plethora of Jewish holidays that take place each fall.  On each...

Visit to Saudi Arabia deepens religious knowledge

Visit to Saudi Arabia deepens religious knowledge

Isra Mohamed January 14, 2020

Recently, I went on a trip to Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, which was an amazing experience. The reason I visited Saudi Arabia was because in my religion it is the holy place and where the religion...

Methodist Hospital provides wonderful assist to Muslim women

Methodist Hospital provides wonderful assist to Muslim women

Tobias Khabie December 17, 2019

Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park recently became the first hospital in the country to sell hijabs, a scarf that covers the hair of religious Muslim women. By doing this, the hospital will help patients...

Junior Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) co-leader Aaron Ellingson asks questions relating to their final devotional during a meeting Jan. 10 in A304. According to Ellingson, the next FCA event will be held Jan. 22.

Club meeting experiences low turnout

Marta Hill, Noah Orloff, and Isabel Kjaer January 15, 2019

According to junior Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ co-leader Aaron Ellingson, the meeting Jan. 10 had a lower turnout than normal. “I thought it went well. There were fewer people than are usually...

Greeks share tradition with the community

Greeks share tradition with the community

Makagbe Kuyateh September 5, 2015

Last year, the Greek Fest sold more than 2,000 dinners, 300 salads, 2,000 orders of french fries and 2,000 spanakopitas and tyropitas. “Taste of Greece” gathers authentic Greek food, music and culture...

Following the rules of religion

Josh Anderson, Staff Writer February 20, 2013

Ash wednesday began the six week long tradition, possibly changing believer's daily lives Church of the Holy Family “Catholic Church”, located near park, describes lent as a time for ‘prayer,...

Muslim prayer sessions temporarily cancelled

Emma Weisner, Staff Writer December 13, 2012

Cause for ending daily prayer sessions still unclear Junior Mohamed Abdi is commanded by his religion to pray five times a day, but he no longer will be given excused periods during school to complete...

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