Staying productive during shelter-in-place
April 6, 2020
While being stuck in your house all day and trying to manage distance learning as best you can, it can be challenging to keep your days structured and productive. Having a schedule is one of the best ways to ease anxieties, especially when it feels like our world is falling apart. One in three teens ages...
Staff Editorial: Permanent block scheduling feels unnecessary
March 4, 2020
As new start and end times come into effect in the 2020-21 year, the Scheduling Task Force has turned its focus on the 2021-22 year. Currently, it is presenting its options for the daily schedule. The seven-period option allows for meeting time before school and collaboration after third hour. The block sch...
Schedule options presented to community
Marta Hill, Kaia Myers, and Isabel Kjaer
February 27, 2020
With new start and end time being implemented in the 2020-21 school year, executive assistant to the superintendent, Flower Krutina said a task force has formed to look into a new schedule for the high school. “We’ve been meeting for a while now. It’s made up of students, teachers, staff, communit...
Echowan announces club photo schedule
February 12, 2020
Echowan announced Feb. 12 the updated schedule for group photos of the registered clubs at Park. The photos will take place Feb. 13 in the old gym. According to the Echowan Instagram account, the photos are taken to showcase Park's clubs and extracurricular activities. ...
Scheduling change necessary
February 6, 2020
According to Superintendent Astein Osei, the district has initiated conversation to change the schedule for the high school. While changes are not guaranteed to happen, the fact that these discussions are taking place is a great sign. Osei said the district looked at a variety of elements, such as ...
School Board outlines 2020-2021, 2021-2022 schedule
Marta Hill, Isabel Kjaer, and Kaia Myers
February 4, 2020
According to former School Board Chair Nancy Gores, students having Election Day off in 2020 in an effort to preserve safety was possible because of the changing of professional development days. Professional development days that are typically later in the year were moved to Nov. 2 and Nov. 3. “T...
Potential scheduling alterations under discussion
January 30, 2020
As a result of the decision made to change the start time for the 2020-21 school year, Superintendent Astein Osei said the school began to weigh in other logistics, such as changing the high school schedule for the 2021-22 school year. “Right now we're going through a process, really from elementa...
Schedule for Nov. 6
November 5, 2019
In preparation for Varsity volleyball playing in the state tournament, Park will host a pep fest Nov. 6, according to the Park administration. ...
Administration reflects on attendance, schedules
January 31, 2019
Looking at her tardies from first semester, sophomore Fadumo Abdi said she believes the attendance policy allows students to decrease absences in the future. “Sometimes I don’t follow the attendance policies,” Abdi said. “I personally have 12 tardies, so I love that there is a way to lower th...
Ultimate chooses tournaments for the season
Ella Hammerstrand and Carissa Prestholdt
April 13, 2018
According to junior ultimate captain Daniel Hunegs, the head coach of the team decides what tournaments the team will play in based on player’s flexibility regarding practices and holidays. “Spencer, our head coach, determines (the tournaments). We were deciding between two tournaments,” said H...
For the first time since 1946 the Minnesota State Fair will not open their gates for the summer of 2020, according to state fair general manager Jerry Hammer. “This isn’t a difficult decision....
In a statement posted by St. Louis Park Public Schools, Superintendent Astein Osei announced Wendy Loberg will fill the vacancy left by Principal Scott Meyers beginning in July. “In her past leadership...
Breaking down in tears of frustration was the only way senior Shayla Miller felt she could react after discovering that Gov. Tim Walz banned all in-person graduations in Minnesota due to COVID-19 for the...
Marta Hill, Isabel Kjaer, and Talia Lissauer
Protecting public health and economic stability was at the forefront of Gov. Tim Walz’s mind as he signed four Executive Orders May 13 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We believe that we...
