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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 Canadian Pacific Holiday Train stopped in Park on Thursday Dec. 12. It featured live music from James Barker Band and Clerel, plus different kinds of lights decorating the side of the train cars.

Christmas is coming down the tracks

Gavin Tombers December 18, 2024

Hosted on one of the coldest days of the year, the 2024 Holiday Train traveled all night and stopped here in Park at Step on Dec. 12. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is an annual event that passes through...

Juniors Sydney Gallentine and Kate Grimm pack boxes of food for Park’s bird feeder Dec. 6. The bird feeder is a resource for those with food insecurities.

Bird Feeder gives back

Zara Fakier December 11, 2023

Business Management and Operations is a class taken by many students at Park. Park offers this class, but alongside it comes the option of DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America). DECA is a business...

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train made its way to St. Louis Park for the third year in a row 6 p.m. Dec. 12. The train stopped right outside of STEP, south of Lake Street, so people could bring in money and food donations while enjoying music at the event.

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train returns

Sofia Seewald December 12, 2019

While the Dec. 11 temperature dropped below zero, hundreds of people in the St. Louis Park community still gathered for an evening of free hot chocolate, music and holiday lights at the Canadian Pacific...

Senior Will Staib helps out during Empty Bowls Feb. 28 at Westwood Lutheran Church. Co-chair Lisa Hertel said the large attendance numbers were surprising.

Empty Bowls educates, unites

Noah Orloff and Adin Zweigbaum March 5, 2019

While Empty Bowls planning committee co-chair Lisa Hertel reflected on the goals of the event, she said communal bonding was a main aspiration of Empty Bowls. “Our number one purpose in doing Empty...

Government shutdown hits home

Government shutdown hits home

Dani Orloff and Noah Orloff January 16, 2019

For senior Jack Ostrovsky, the government shutdown is more than simply a news headline. According to Ostrovsky, his father, a federal worker for the Internal Revenue Service, has been out of work for three...

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will come to St. Louis Park at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 11 outside STEP by the train tracks. It will serve as a fundraiser and food drive for STEP.

Holiday Train returns to Park

Maggie Klaers December 10, 2018

Junior Amaya Fokuo said her past experiences with the Holiday Train have been enjoyable. “I enjoyed it a lot. We took my little cousin last time, his little friends, and my brother. The kids really...

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