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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

Park's current schedule in Hanna Anderson's class on May 27. Park will be changing the classroom schedule to block schedule in the school year 2026-2027.

Block by block

Madi Abelson June 4, 2025

Park is making a change to the high school schedule for the 2026-27 year. This change will implement block scheduling and will feature four classes per day instead of the seven class schedule Park currently...

Freshman Judah Lissauer talks to friends at a JSU meeting Oct. 10. Park had Oct. 3 off for the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, but not Oct. 4.

Have a good…weekday?

TJ Brayboy October 17, 2024

Within the past few years, school districts have started including more and more religious holidays into scheduled days off of school, including Park. This year, the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah fell on...

An empty Park hallway after students returned to a regular schedule after having block days. Park's safety has been under control after coming back from the incident on Jan. 18.

Park eases back to uneasy

Jeremy Eichten, Staffer March 10, 2024

The Jan. 18 events at Park brought temporary changes that enhanced the security and altered student activities during the school day. These temporary changes included more increased police and staff presence...

Park Connections beneficial for students

Rachel Arkis January 11, 2023

Each Wednesday, classes are shortened to take time for Park Connections, a 45 minute long class in which short lessons are planned by the administration and students are given time to finish individual...

The early bird is exhausted

The early bird is exhausted

Ivan Zank October 14, 2022

The school schedule is mostly sustainable, but there are things Park can improve on to better student and staff mental wellbeing. Park should work on prioritizing mental and physical health over academics...

Consistency is key

Katie Nelson January 11, 2022

While in previous years, the last days of the semester were scheduled as block days, this year, administration has decided to forgo that plan. Instead, Park will be keeping the normal seven period routine...

Time needed for testing

Lily Nugteren January 11, 2022

In past years, finals days have always had a block schedule in order to extend the amount of time students have to work on exams and projects. Block scheduling consists of all seven periods being split...

Photo illustration by Gabriel Kaplan. According to Ninth Grade Counselor Barb Nelson, class registration for next fall will take place in Park Connections a few weeks into the second semester.

Class registration to begin shortly

Gabriel Kaplan January 25, 2021

Junior Robert Perelman said he likes the idea of registering for next year’s classes in Park Connections, as Ninth Grade Counselor Barb Nelson said is planned, because it gives purpose to a class that...

Sophomore Maren Wilsey does school work at the Oriole Study Nest Dec. 17. Students can sign up for the Study Nest sessions with their corresponding Grade Level Coordinator on the Student Support Time app.

Asynchronous check-ins eliminated

Tobias Khabie January 24, 2021

As Park approaches the start of second semester, interim Principal Wendy Loberg said a survey was sent to students to see if a change in schedule was necessary.  “We heard loud and clear that the...

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